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Treo 650
Manufacturer Palm
Type Smartphone
Connectivity GSM/GPRS, CDMA, Bluetooth
First available November 2004
Operating System Palm OS
Camera 0.3 Megapixel
Media MMC, SD
Input Keypad
Power Battery
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The palmOne Treo 650 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone officially announced on October 24, 2004 as the successor to the company's hugely successful Treo 600. It began shipping in November of 2004, and is widely acknowledged as one of the most advanced smart phones on the market today. A successor, the Treo 700w, was released during the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2006.

Contents

  • 1 Specifications
    • 1.1 Carriers
  • 2 Main concerns
    • 2.1 Firmware solutions
    • 2.2 Treo Ace
  • 3 See also
  • 4 External links

Specifications

  • Mobile phone, GSM/GPRS model with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands, CDMA model with 800/1900 MHz bands.
  • Intel™ PXA270 312 MHz processor with Intel XScale Technology
  • 23 MB user-available stored non-volatile memory (22 MB multi-lingual)
  • Removable rechargeable lithium ion battery
  • Palm OS® Garnet at 5.4.x
  • 4.4 x 2.3 x 0.9 inches (11.3 x 5.9 x 2.3 cm)
  • 6.3 oz. (178 grams)
  • 32-bit Color 320 x 320 TFT touch-screen display
  • Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCards
  • Built-In Bluetooth 1.1 Compliance
  • 0.3 megapixel (640x480) VGA digital camera with 2x digital zoom and video camera capability

Carriers

In Release Order

  • Sprint PCS (USA)
  • Cingular Wireless (including AT&T Wireless customers) (USA)
  • Unlocked GSM
  • Rogers Wireless (Canada)
  • Verizon Wireless (USA)
  • Earthlink Wireless (USA)
  • Bell Mobility (Canada)
  • Telus Mobility (Canada)
  • AllTel (USA)

The following carriers are NOT compatible with the Treo 650 as of the August 2, 2005 update:

  • Nextel (USA)

T-Mobile (USA) is compatible with the Treo 650, though you need an unlocked GSM version of the Treo 650 to do so. There has been no word when a T-Mobile-locked Treo 650 will be coming out.

Main concerns

Coming to the attention of mainly power users were problems arising from Treo 650's new FAT-based Non-Volatile, Flash-Based Memory System. The following were issues Power Users had with the initial release of the Treo 650:

  • Slower-than-usual loading times
  • Larger-than-usual file sizes* (Details here)
  • Unusual difficulty transferring files from previous PDA Platforms based on Volatile Memory Systems.

An interesting discrepancy worth mentioning is that while the Treo 650 had the same amount of memory as the Treo 600, the Non-Volatile File System uses a different algorithm that forces even the smallest piece of database to take at least 512 bytes of block space (See NVFS). While Palm clearly stated that the key benefit of NVFS being that data and handheld information is retained even if it ran out of battery charge, the new file system was given a lot of harsh friction from power users. This has been fixed in a ROM update for the Treo 650, and is no longer an issue. While it was an issue, however, Palm (at the time palmOne) responded to the controversy by giving out, on request, a free 128 MB SD flash card to Treo 650 users.

Other main concerns surrounding the Treo 650 (during its initial release period) are as follows:

  • Nearly all users experience random resets at one time or another. Although the cause is unknown, a complete reset via the Reset button on the back of the phone under the battery door keeps the phone stable and running most of the day.
  • Some users are also reporting problems with the unit's microphone. They claim that voice clarity on the recipient's end of the connection is poor, akin to talking "inside a cardboard box." (koreth, Slashdot). Using bluetooth-enabled wireless headsets seem to be an effective work-around, however.
  • Another problem people have reported is that the handset's earpiece makes it difficult to hear in loud environments. Using a bluetooth-enabled wireless headset will also take care of this problem.

Firmware solutions

On March 22, 2005, palmOne released a first ROM/Firmware Update (v1.12) for Sprint-branded phones which alleviated the NVFS inefficiency, random resets and the microphone problems. This was followed by a second firmware update on June 16, 2005. The Unlocked GSM Firmware Upgrade (v1.13) was also released on the day of the second Sprint Treo 650 firmware update which also addresses the problems first fixed with the first Sprint Treo 650 firmware update. The Rogers Wireless Treo 650 Firmware Update was quietly posted at the Rogers Wireless Treo 650 support site, and like the Unlocked GSM Firmware Update, fixes the main concerns during the initial release period. The initial release of the Verizon Wireless Treo 650 and the Earthlink Wireless Treo 650 already has the main concerns assessed, including the NVFS Memory System fix. On July 19, 2005 the Verizon Wireless firmware update was released. On July 25, 2005, Cingular released firmware version 1.15, and updated to 1.17 on November 21. All Treo 650 users are encouraged to deploy the latest possible version of the Treo 650 firmware.

Treo Ace

The Treo Ace was the rumored code name for PalmOne's Treo 650 smartphone introduced at the October 2004 CTIA Conference in San Francisco. The rumors for this product began on June 27th, 2004, when TreoCentral posted detailed specifications and mockup drawings for the product. That article started the flow of hyped demand and interest for the Treo's launch that fall. (The original rumor)

See also

  • NVFS File System
  • Treo Smartphone Line
  • Rendering Wikipedia legibly on Blazer - the Treo 650's default web browser

External links

  • Official palmOne Treo 650 Homepage
  • TreoCentral - Everything you ever need to know about the Treo 650
  • Review at CNET
  • Slashdot article on file system problem
  • Slashdot article on file system solution
  • Slashdot article on microphone problem
  • Slashdot article on booting Linux
  • Tom's Hardware Guide Mobile Devices: The PalmOne Treo 650: Did You Say Phone, Camera, Computer or Email?

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