Treo Pro caught in the wild; Plus, we have more details!

Treo Pro

Just when we posted that Palm is working on the Treo 850 / Treo Pro, we have first images of the device caught in the wild as well as more details.

Let’s do the details (specs) first. Here’s what we know:

400Mhz CPU
256MB ROM, 128MB RAM — i.e. enough for performing multiple demanding tasks at once
Tri-band 3G, quad-band GSM/GPRS
320×320 pixels touchscreen
built-in GPS
2 megapixel camera (why not more?)
microUSB connector
3.5mm audio jack
1500 mAh battery (wow, that should provide tons of juice)
there’s a WiFi switch on the side (ultra cool!)
Preinstalled software includes Adobe Reader, Embertec Java, Telenav and Sprite Backup.
microSD slot supports cards of up to 32GB

Palm may finally have the real deal with the Treo Pro and I can’t wait to try it out. More photos of the device are available on WMExperts.

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

Zak

I smell a comeback
Eltawil

The general form factor and thickness of mostly all Palm phones haven’t changed for a very long time. The new phone still looks like a brick and the screen size is still small for most smartphone users. Palm is waaaay behind in smartphones.

I think Palm lost it’s creativity somewhere along the way.
Raidium

I disagree. I rather like the designs of the Palm devices. Sure, it doesn’t have no kickass sliding keyboard but that just decresses the effort required to type. LMAO. I have a palm Centro and I love the device, no doubt, and this looks like it would be a very nice phone to own. I can see Palm hitting some good sales margins with this baby. The only thing I’m concerned about is it’s lack of a 3.2 megapixel or higher camera. That may be a bit of a “turn off” for most users. Plus they should also offer this with the Palm OS rather then just Windows. I am a huge fan of Windows OS but Palm is very simple to use, a preference to entry level Smartphone users. Palm has some good things instore for them with this phone, I think it will be exactly what they needed to help pull them out of that pit.
Marian Bennett

Just found your site, looks informative! I currently have the TREO 650W on Verizon. Will need to upgrade within the next six months. Do you know when this new one will be available? I don’t care about the camera because I use a separate camera anyway for house photos. The camera value for me would be to catch something in transit that I want to post to the blog. I vote for function over size. I also want to incorporate new listing search tools on the phone.
Zak

Just got the inside scoop!

This phone will be available throughout Canada within the next few weeks.

The rest of the world will unfortunately have to wait 2-3 months before they’ll be able to get their hands on it.

Burn
newtype2011

I think this is a good effort by Palm, although I don’t think it is enough to steal some BB and HTC users –

(and bravo to them for the 3.5mm jack)
tyler

Eltawil is dumb. The Palm Treo is the MOST versatile phone on the market staring with 700 wx. The Pro just tops it off. You name it and the Palm Treo Pro can do it.