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Palm Treo 700p

Design: Candy bar • Carrier: Verizon • OS Supported: Palm OS 5.4.9 • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 4:59 • Price When Reviewed: $400
Palm Treo 700p (Front)
Palm Treo 700p (Front)
75.2 Good
Last updated
July 10, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa J. Perenson
Pros
  • Offers plenty of on-board memory
  • Supports fast EV-DO networks
Cons
  • Poor talk-time battery life
  • Pricing:Expensive: $400 (3/27/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 60
  • Features:Fair: 68
  • Design:Very Good: 86
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Expensive: $400

Expensive: $400

Performance Fair: 60

Fair: 60
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 4:59 
Battery Life Word Score Fair 

Features Fair: 68

Fair: 68
General
Dimensions (inches) 4.5 by 2.3 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) 4.5 
Display
Number of Displays One 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 2.5 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 320 by 320 
Maximum Text Display (lines) varies 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 800 No 
GSM 850 No 
GSM 1800 No 
GSM 1900 No 
CDMA 850 Yes 
CDMA 1900 Yes 
IDEN No 
TDMA No 
WCDMA No 
HSDPA No 
EDGE No 
EvDO Yes 
GPRS No 
UMTS No 
Other 1XRTT 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
EMS No 
MMS No 
E-Mail Yes 
IM Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
IrDA Yes 
WiFi No 
PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes 
USB1 Yes 
USB2 Yes 
Proprietary Cable No 
Over the Air No 
Expansion Card Support
SD Card Yes 
MiniSD No 
MicroSD No 
MSMicro No 
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 No 
Camera Shutter No 
Voice Memo Recorder No 
Operating system
OS Supported Palm OS 5.4.9 
E-Mail Support
POP3 Yes 
Exchange Yes 
IMAP4 Yes 
SMTP No 
Lotus Notes Yes 
Other Microsoft Outlook (via third party middleware) 
Digital Audio Support
AAC No 
AAC Plus No 
WMA No 
MP3 Yes 
RM No 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs microphone, voice recorder speakerphone 
Audio Outputs 3mm headphone jack 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 1.3 megapixels 
Flash No 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video Yes 
Video Calling Conference No 
Other
Included Hardware Device, battery, AC travel charger w/ adapter, USB synch cable, stereo headset, Read this First poster, Getting Started packet, Terms and Conditions of Service, Software Installation CD 
Included Software Blazer Web browser, Calculator, Calendar, Contacts, Documents to Go 8.0, HotSync Manager, VersaMail 
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: 86

Very Good: 86
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