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Palm Treo 700w

Design: Candy bar • Carrier: Verizon • OS Supported: Windows Mobile • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 5:27 • Price When Reviewed: $500
Palm Treo 700w (Front)
Palm Treo 700w (Front)
74.4 Good
Last updated
October 09, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Tom Mainelli
Pros
  • Plenty of accessbile memory
  • Works well as a phone
Cons
  • Keys can be difficult to use for typing
  • poor talk-time battery life
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $500 (5/9/2007)
  • Performance:Fair: 64
  • Features:Good: 75
  • Design:Very Good: 81
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $500

Very Expensive: $500

Performance Fair: 64

Fair: 64
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 5:27 
Battery Life Word Score Fair 

Features Good: 75

Good: 75
General
Dimensions (inches) 2.3 by 4.4 by 0.9 
Weight (oz.) 6.4 
Design Candy bar 
Antenna External 
Carrier Verizon 
GPS No 
CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor Intel 
Processor Speed 312 
Battery Type Lithium ion 
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes) 04:42 
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes) 360:00 
Display
Number of Displays One 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 2.2 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 240 by 240 
Maximum Text Display (lines) 12 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 800 No 
GSM 850 No 
GSM 1800 No 
GSM 1900 No 
CDMA 850 No 
CDMA 1900 No 
IDEN No 
TDMA No 
WCDMA No 
HSDPA No 
EDGE No 
EvDO Yes 
GPRS No 
UMTS No 
Other CDMA 2000 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
EMS No 
MMS Yes 
E-Mail Yes 
IM Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
IrDA Yes 
WiFi No 
PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth No 
USB1 No 
USB2 No 
Proprietary Cable Yes 
Over the Air No 
Expansion Card Support
SD Card Yes 
MiniSD No 
MicroSD No 
MSMicro No 
Other SDIO 
Input Method/Devices
Keyboard Yes 
Stylus Yes 
Touchscreen Yes 
Five-Way Joystick/Thumb Wheel No 
Predictive Text Entry (T9) No 
Dedicated Controls
Music Playback No 
Volume Control Yes 
Camera Shutter No 
Voice Memo Recorder No 
Operating system
OS Supported Windows Mobile 
E-Mail Support
POP3 Yes 
Exchange Yes 
IMAP4 Yes 
SMTP No 
Lotus Notes No 
Digital Audio Support
AAC No 
AAC Plus No 
WMA Yes 
MP3 Yes 
RM No 
Other WMV, 3G2 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs Microphone 
Audio Outputs Headphone jack 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 1.3 megapixels 
Flash No 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video No 
Video Calling Conference No 
Other
Included Hardware Removable battery, AC charger, USB sync cable, headset, quick reference guide 
Included Software Microsoft Office Outlook (with Email, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes), Microsoft Office Mobile suite (with Word, Excel, PowerPoint Mobile, and Internet Explorer Mobile) and Pocket MSN, Verizon Getting Started CD 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 14 
Saturday Support (hours) 9 
Sunday Support (hours) 9 
Other Service Palm offers 90 days of free technical support via phone from the date of purchase; after this period, the fee for phone support is $25 per incident. Phones supplied through a wireless service provider will be supported by that provider. 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 81

Very Good: 81
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