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Palm Treo 680
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Mostly Average Reviews
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Curious about data devices, and looking to step up from a traditional handset to a smartphone with more power and features? Look no further than the Palm Treo 680 smartphone. Perfect for business customers, mobile professionals and just about anybody looking to get more out of their handset, the 680 is an amazing and affordable smartphone. With features like Bluetooth 1.2, 64 MB of internal memory, an SD card slot with support for up to 2 GB of memory, a digital camera with zoom and auto light balance, and a full QWERTY key pad with backlighting, the 680 goes above and beyond many far more expensive smartphones. It’s also the perfect complement to Cingular Wireless service.
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Professional Critic Reviews
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Palm InfocenterThe Treo 680 brings a much needed slimmer look and feel to the Treo line at a very nice price point. While still not the flashiest or thinnest smartphone out there, the Treo 680 still demonstrates why the Treo leads with its ease of use, large software library and powerful functionality. |
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Treo CentralThe 680, however, is primarily intended for new smartphone users and feature phone upgraders. If you’re one of these people, the Treo 680 is a great match. The limited battery capacity is unfortunate, but shouldn’t be an issue if you don’t talk much or are good about charging your phone every night or so. |
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LAPTOP MagazineFor Cingular customers, the HSDPA-enabled Samsung BlackJack is the best bet for style-conscious multimedia mavens. But the Treo 680 has broader appeal because of how intuitive Palm makes the user experience. |
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PDAStreetThe 680 is an attractive addition to the Treo line, but we wish a little more innovation and value had been packed into it. While other smartphone makers are driving the category, Palm is resting with small refinements. If the Treo can’t keep up with its competitors, it’s going to fall behind. |
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Good Gear GuideThe 680 has one of the most well-thought-out smartphone interfaces we’ve come across. The bright colours it’s available in make it more attractive and all of the programs that would appeal to a mobile professional come preinstalled. Considering the time gap between the 680 and its predecessor, however, we would’ve at least expected built-in Wi-Fi and/or 3G. |
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Mobile Tech ReviewBut for Treo 650 users who are looking for a Palm OS GSM upgrade and 3G, sorry—there’s nothing in sight yet. |
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BrighthandOutside of unlearning and relearning a few things, the Treo 680 is both uninspiring and inspiring at the same time. |
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IT ReviewsThe Treo 680 feels like a case of too little too late. It does have some strong features on both the hardware and software sides, but it does not represent a huge advance on the old Treo 650, and that is a disappointment. |
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PC MagAn incremental update to the Treo 650, the Treo 680 is still the easiest smartphone to use. It will appeal to new smartphone users but not to the tech-savvy. |
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