Palm Treo 750

It may not be the smallest phone, but who said the smallest is the best?

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Camera: The camera, even though its a 1.3MP is fast and actually usable.


Screen: The display is pretty good. But brightness and readability of the screen while outside is an issue. Anyone who's had a BlackBerry knows how easy it is to read that screen outside. The Treo 750 takes a big step backward by comparison.


Windows Mobile OS: One frequent complaint I hear about with Windows Mobile phones is that they lock up and need to be reset (soft or hard) frequently. Again, so far, so good for the 750. I did reset it yesterday because it went totally mute on me - no beeps, no notification sounds, no ringer on the phone! And no, I did not accidentally set the ringer switch to silent. After I reset it, all the sounds worked again. It's too early to tell whether this will be a persistent problem.


Email: The push email client was very easy to setup. I have gotten my e-mails reliably so far - it seems as good as my BlackBerry.
The PROBLEM though is that it drains the battery life like crazy! It is essentially useless because the battery only lasts about 8hrs with minimal use (10 minutes, internet, 20 minutes talk time, 10 minutes playing with the contacts/scheduler) This won't even get you through the day. If you leave your house at 8am, your phone is dead at 4pm. Not cool.

As an alternative, you can keep the phone tethered to your computer or on the AC charger (have to have one or the other with you at all times) during the day, and/or buy a car charger, about $20 (if you'll be in the car). But if you're just out and about, battery life will be a significant issue for many.

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I did some searching, and it turns out the push email client drains the battery because it is constantly connected and sending information back and forth. Disabling this feature should increase battery life tremendously!! :o)


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The lack of WiFi is a little disappointing but 3G speeds make up for it.

Overall great phone/mini computer!


Hope this helps!!

The Phone works great, ability to check work and personal email on the Go, comes with office products ( word, excell, and powerpoint ) etc along with adobe this is a complete office on the go, I had Blackberrys before but this phone is almost idiot proof. I recomend it to anyone.