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Palm Treo 650 GSM/GPRS Smartphone

by Palm
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Large 320 x 320 vibrant colour touch screen
  • MultiMediaCard/SD/SDIO expansion slot
  • Finger-friendly backlit QWERTY keyboard for fast data entry
  • Palm OS® 5.4
  • Wireless: Bluetooth® technology
  • 21 MB available storage
  • Removable lithium-ion battery for up to 6 hours talktime or 12.5 days standby time
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 5.9 x 11.3 cm ; 227 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 907 g
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  • Item model number: Palm650
  • ASIN: B000982UY2
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 24 April 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 182,318 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Box Contains

  • Treo 650 smartphone
  • Lithium-ion battery
  • AC charger
  • USB HotSync® cable
  • Headset
  • Software Installation CD
  • User guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars clear calls, good battery life, great palm device 11 July 2005
By anibani
I've had this smartphone for a week now. It replaced an ageing Sony Clié SJ20 and a very basic Nokia 2100. I was able to synchronise all my data from my Apple Powerbook (via USB cable included or bluetooth) and also retrieve contacts information from both my computer and my sim card.

As a phone, the Treo 650 gives clear calls. I have not used the included earpiece nor the speakerphone though. Calling is easy from the Contacts application. I also liked the Call Log listed in the Phone software. Texting is very easy with the QWERTY thumb keyboard - a lot more enjoyable to use than a regular phone. I do have one stubborn 'T key' that has to be pressed harder than the others, but it is such a minor problem on an otherwise perfect unit.

As a Palm OS device, the Treo is even more useful. Aside from Contacts (addressbook), it also synchronises Memos and Calendar (so all appointments can be entered or edited on the Treo). Documents-to-Go is also bundled with it -- so I can view and edit Microsoft Office documents with on. It also comes with VersaMail (for email management) and Blazer (for websurfing).

Other software I use a lot (can be purchased at palmgear.com or handango.com, some are freeware) - dictionaries (english and other languagees), thesaurus, scientific calculator, measurement converter, London tube and street map. They come in handy at different times and vary in size from <100kb to 30MB. For those interested in multimedia (not really my thing so I can't review this part), it also has a built-in camera, comes with RealPlayer software, and there are other software available to play mp3's and movies.

The Treo comes with a 320x320 bright colour display which is a pleasure to view and work on. Available memory is only 23MB, but
there is an SD slot that reads cards at good speed (so most applications launched from the card are still fast). I use a 256MB card on mine, but have read that 1GB cards are readable.

I recommend this smartphone to people who are already using or are interested in Palm OS, because you would have to invest in software to maximise the features of this very capable phone.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The truly terrific Treo 28 Dec 2005
After exhaustive research and no little trepidation I plumped for this rather chunky Smartphone over all the other market offerings; three weeks later I only wonder why I spent so much time taking the plunge. Lets start with the basics: it's a good phone backed up by the best contacts package I've come across. The chunky external aerial gets a signal where other phones don't and, even when the phone goes on the blink, there's usually still signal enough to text, e-mail and surf. In all three cases, the software offers sophisticated options - I may not have explored every permutation of every sub-menu, but I've yet to find something it can't do.

I also found using the QWERTY keypad really easy. I had fully expected to have to buy a portable keyboard as I have rather large hands and big thumbs and, at first sight, it seemed even smaller than I has thought. However, clever contouring and a very positive action makes it very quick and easy to use, even with two, size nine left thumbs! A word of warning though, you will NEVER want to go back to an ABC/DEF keypad again.

The huge plus for this phone though was the ease of its Hotsync functon. As the owner of a Mac G4 laptop, I had become fed up waiting for the other phone companies to get their act together and was rather sceptical as to how well handheld and lap top would work together. At the very least, I thought I might have to give up using Microsoft Entourage - which has by far the best integration and project management facilities of any desktop organizer I have yet to come across - or cobble something together using either Palm's own software (which I have used happily before) or Mac's own version (which continues to be a disappointment, even on OSX "Tiger" 10.4). Although it took two minutes fiddling with conduit settings, the Hotsync, which works with the touch of a button and takes just seconds, operates smoothly with any of the three and actually does MORE than it claims.

As for the rest, the digital camera and video both work better than my HP photosmart 812, even if I have yet to work out how to sync it with iPhoto; the built in training is better than the manual, which is bulky yet, ironically, short on detail and the MP3 player works fine. Set up, for once, was all done first time with no loss of temper. The only possible thing missing is a built in radio and I'm sure that, sooner or later, a piece of software will emerge that allows you to use the RealPlayer as an MP3 dictaphone.

Certainly, every other eventuality seems to be taken care of on the software front: it comes with edit-enabled Microsoft Office Lite (which can also be synchronised to your laptop), all of which means I can function without my G4; and everything from GPS to games is available as downloads from the (rather expensive) palm store - I invested in a dictionary, universal infra-red remote and some multi-game bundles. With regard to accessories, I found it a bit chunky to carry in a pocket so got a stylish belt pouch; the earpiece and speakers are both inadequate for music, but a simple adaptor was all that was required to use my existing ear-phones; screen protectors and a spare stylus are a must, my fingers are far too large to use the touch screen. Battery life is such that a car-charger and spare battery are not necessary. If you want multi-functionality on the go, the Treo 650 sells itself !

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Super-Smart and Simple to Use 5 Sep 2005
I've often been accused of being attracted to gadgetry, but I'd give everything up, as long as I could keep hold of my Treo 650. When pared with Butler software and a PIM upgrade like Key Suite, the 650 becomes a business communications monster: it copes with everything, and in 6 weeks has made a genuine and vast difference to my work. My only fear now is loosing it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Smartphone
This is a very tidy product and does exactly what it says it should. Would definatley recommend to others for use.
Published 4 months ago by Mr Emmett Trainor
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this phone!
When I wrote off my favourite mobile handset, and my Windows PDA stopped talking to my computer in the same week, I decided to give one of these a go.

I love it. Read more
Published on 8 April 2009 by Tink
4.0 out of 5 stars when will palm bring out the 650 with build in wifi and forget about...
Ihave been using the Treo 650 now for more than 2 years,In the first few months i had some issues with the sound quality, but palm has taken care of that. Read more
Published on 1 July 2007 by S. Stilwell
4.0 out of 5 stars A year with the Treo 650
I have had my Treo 650 for just over a year and it has been one of the best phones i've ever owned. I have had some minor headaches created from me trying to push it to it's... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2007 by James Bunch
2.0 out of 5 stars It has no WiFi and for that reason deserves to be a flop
I was given the Palm Treo 650 several months ago and I still can't figure out why anyone would voluntarily buy this product. Read more
Published on 19 April 2006 by Mr. Selva S. Naidu
1.0 out of 5 stars Technology ain't wonderful
This gadget and its equivalents promise well for the future, but as business tools in the current nationwide, sub-3G comms network they really are for the anoraks rather than the... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by Tog
5.0 out of 5 stars Best smartphone but lacking flash memory
I bought a Treo 650 six months ago after extensive research. It has more than lived up to the promise. Within a few days it became an indispensable tool. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2006 by Alexander Chambers
1.0 out of 5 stars No WiFi = No Buy
I was going to buy one of these but then realised there is no WiFi support which is crazy since the LifeDrive from Palm has WiFi. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2006
5.0 out of 5 stars A great machine for Apple users
This is a great device with a wealth of programmes & applications available for it. It syncs perfectly (I sync it with MS Entourage with no problems whatsoever). Read more
Published on 26 July 2005 by T. Harrison
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