The Palm Treo 755p is a smart phone manufactured by Palm. It is an upgrade to its predecessor, the Palm Treo 750p. Unlike its predecessor, the Palm Treo 755p does not have an external antenna and also weighs less. However, it maintains most of its features including a QWERTY keyboard, EV-DO high-speed data, Bluetooth, mega pixel camera and a memory card slot. On top of that, the Palm Treo 755p also has an additional support for Exchange Direct Push email.

Specifications
The Palm Treo 755p measures 112 mm x 58 mm x 21.3 mm (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 160 g including its provided battery. It comes in the form of a monoblock candy bar with a full QWERTY keyboard and an internal antenna. The Palm Treo 755p is compatible with network connections CDMA 850 and CDMA 1900. It runs on a Palm OS version 5.4.9 operating system and operates on an Intel XScale processor of 312 MHz. The Palm Treo 755p is powered by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery that has a capacity of 1600 mAh. It can provide up to 4.2 hours of talk time, or even last 240 hours when left on standby. There is also a colour TFT/ TFD LCD display with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels and support for 65,536 colours (16-bit). Besides that, its system memory has up to 60 MB of internal memory available to user for storage. However, its phone book capacity is based on shared memory. In addition to that, there is also an integrated A-GPS navigator for E-911 only. Additional features include adjustable text size, digital TTY/ TDD and a hearing aid compatibility rate of M3, T4 which means that it is very tele-coil compatible. Besides that, the Palm Treo 755p also has vibrating mode. In terms of connectivity, it has support for Bluetooth Profiles including HFP, HSP, DUN and OPP version 1.2. Besides that, it also has support for Infrared (IR), PC Sync and USB version 1.1. As for contacts, the Palm Treo 755p allows for multiple numbers to be saved per number, picture ID, ringer ID and voice dialling. The Palm Treo 755p also allows for customizations via custom graphics, custom ringtones and real-music ringers in supported formats including AAC, AAC+ and MP3. As for data and network features, the Palm Treo 755p features data tethering, external antenna jack, flight mode, high speed data using 1xEV-DO rO technology, and a WAP/ Web Browser software called Blazer 4.5. Input methods include volume keys and shortcut keys on the left side, a backlit full QWERTY keyboard on the front face, as well as a touch screen. The Palm Treo 755p also allows for memory expansion via its memory card slot that supports miniSD memory cards. Messaging features include MMS, 2-way text messaging (SMS) and text messaging templates. Besides that, it also supports email client protocols including Microsoft Exchange Direct Push, POP and IMAP, as well as Instant Messaging networks including Yahoo!, AIM and Windows Live. In addition to that, the Palm Treo 755p also has an integrated Pocket Tunes music player that can play MP3 formats. As for photo and video features, the Palm Treo 755p has a built-in digital camera of 1 mega pixel which can take still pictures as well as perform video recording in CIF resolution of 352 x 288 pixels. The Palm Treo 755p can also perform video streaming via Windows Media. For added convenience, the Palm Treo 755p also has other functions including alarm clock, calculator, calendar, to-do list and voice memo. It also has pre-loaded games. The Palm Treo 755p also has a 2.5 mm headset jack and speaker phone function.

Reviews

“Though it’s not a major overhaul of the smart phone, the Palm Treo 755p offers a nice collection of enhancements and solid performance to make it an attractive upgrade.” (CNET, 2007)

“The price might be a turn off for some, but if you are using a 650 or 600 and looking for a reason to upgrade, the 755p is a good buy and will make for a solid mainstay in your mobile computing adventures.” (BrightHand, 2009)

“The Treo 755p offers very little new in terms of technology and design, yet it remains one the most powerful and easy to use smartphones available. The 755p is a nice minor update from the 700p, but as a power user I wish more had been done to improve the software and overall user experience. Nevertheless, the 755p is a good choice for people looking for a productive mobile device, as it continues to offer Palms blend of an excellent user experience with the ease of use and software choice the Palm OS platform provides.” (PalmInfoCenter, 2009)

The Palm Pre is a PDA phone that is designed to sync with your life. It has features that allow you to pull your different online calendars into one view, as well as pre link all of your contacts from different sources into one place. Not only that, the Palm Pre also delivers incoming messages and notifications in an intuitively subtle way. The Palm Pre sports a design that has a slide out keyboard for faster and easier texting, as well as a full widescreen then the keyboard is closed up and rotated to browse through music, websites, photos and videos.

Specifications
The Palm Pre measures 59.5 mm x 100.5 mm x 16.95 mm (W x H x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 135 g. It runs on a Palm webOS platform operating system. The Palm Pre is also compatible with Dual-band CDMA 2000 networks and 3G: EvDO Rev A networks. There is a vibrant 24-bit colour touch screen display that measures 3.1 inches diagonally with a HVGA resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Other input devices include a physical full QWERTY keyboard. The Palm Pre also has email features including Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology, as well as support for POP3/ IMAP for Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail and other email service providers. As for messaging features, the Palm Pre comes with integrated IM, SMS and MMS. For added convenience it also has a built-in GPS navigator. There is also a 3 mega pixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field. In terms of sensors, the Palm Pre features ambient light, accelerometer and proximity sensors. Supported media formats include MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP and WAV for audio files, MPEG-4, H.263, and H.264 for video files, as well as GIF, JPEG, PNG and BMP for image files. The Palm Pre also has wireless connectivity features including support for Wi-FI 802.11 b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication, Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo as well as Bluetooth support. In terms of memory, the Palm Pre comes with up to an 8 GB capacity, with approximately 7 GB worth of memory available to users. Not only that, it can also be used as a mass storage device as USB mass storage support is provided. The Palm Pre also comes with a MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. There is also a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack on the body. In addition to that, there are also Palm Synergy features including aggregation for Facebook, Google, Microsoft Office Outlook, LinkedIn, Yahoo! Mail, Google Talk and AIM Instant Messenger. Besides that, Palm Synergy also has the ability to group all your conversations with the same person in one chat-style view so that you may continue the same conversation even on another platform, as well as see who’s online right from Contacts to start a new conversation. Not only that there is also a universal search function that is able to search through user’s applications, contacts, dialling information and web. Activity cards include third party and ROM applications accessible as movable, multi-view cards. This feature allows you to keep multiple applications open as well as ability to move easily between your email, maps, photos, websites and more, treating them as activity cards so that you can flip through them, move them around or even throw them away off screen. Other Palm services include over-the-air backup, restore, remote erase and software updates. The Palm Pre is also compatible with Palm Touchstone Charging Dock. The Palm Pre also features intuitive notifications that appear as notifications at the bottom of the screen in order to alert you about text messages and calendar appointments without complete interrupting current activity.
Reviews

“The Pre may have hardware that’s worse than the G1/G2, but the whole package—the software and the hardware—isn’t bad. It’s good. It’s different. That’s something we can get behind. I can’t wait to see what Palm gets dealt in their next hand.” (Gizmodo, 2009)

“To put it simply, the Pre is a great phone, and we don’t feel any hesitation saying that. Is it a perfect phone? Hell no. Does its OS need work? Definitely. But are any of the detracting factors here big enough to not recommend it? Absolutely not. There’s no doubt that there’s room for improvement in webOS and its devices, but there’s also an astounding amount of things that Palm nails out of the gate.” (Endgadget, 2009)

“It’s slicker than using Symbian, arguably more pocketable than its top rivals the HTC Hero and iPhone and a valuable and valid alternative to the ever-expanding sea of Android phones we seem to be pelted with on a weekly basis these days. Updates would be welcome, but this is a good start.” (ITPro, 2009)