Treo 680

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Palm Trēo 680
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Manufacturer PalmOne
Series Trēo
Compatible networks Quad band (850/900/1800/1900) GSM
Availability by regionNovember 2006
Predecessor Cingular Wireless Trēo 650 (GSM)
Successor AT&T Palm Centro (GSM)
Dimensions111.8 mm H x 58.4 mm W x 20.3 mm D (4.4 inches H x 2.3 inches W x 0.8 inches D)
Mass158 grams (5.5 oz.)
Operating system Palm OS Garnet v5.4.9
CPU Intel 312 MHz XScale PXA270 (Bulverde)
Memory128 MB (64 MB user available storage)
Removable storage MMC, SD/SDHC/SD I/O
Battery1200 mAh Li-ion battery
Display320×320 65k color illuminated TFT LCD touchscreen
Rear camera640x480 VGA (0.3-megapixel) with 2× digital zoom and video capture support
ConnectivityGSM/GPRS/EDGE class 10 radio, Bluetooth, IrDA, Dial-Up Networking
Data inputs QWERTY Keypad and touchscreen

The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone as the successor to the company's Treo 650.

Contents

It was the first-ever Palm OS Treo with no external antenna.

The Treo 680 is older, larger, and heavier than the Palm Centro. But the Treo 680 has a larger keyboard which is more comfortable to type on. There are other differences between the Treo 680 and the Centro. An article on the Treonauts weblog includes a good comparison chart and some in-depth commentary. [1]

Specifications

Carriers

AT&T and Rogers were the only carriers to offer the Treo 680 in North America; but, for a more expensive price, you can get an unlocked GSM Treo that works with any GSM/GPRS/EDGE network worldwide. [2] The Treo 680 was also available from many carriers worldwide including Singtel, Vodafone in NZ & Aus, Globe, Orange France, Swisscom, Telcel MX, Cable & Wireless (Caribbean) and Claro in Brazil.

Colors

The Treo 680 comes in several colours: Arctic, Copper, Crimson, and Graphite. Initially, Graphite was the only colour available to wireless carriers, with the Arctic, Copper and Crimson models available unlocked exclusively through Palm.com and Palm's retail stores. This policy was reversed in the US, with Graphite the only color available unlocked and AT&T along with Rogers selling the colored models. In other countries, unlocked color models were available.

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References

  1. ↑ Carton, Andrew. "Centro Specifications & Comparison Chart". Treonauts weblog.
  2. ↑ ""What's Unlocked GSM?" (pop-up note)". Products: Smartphones. Palm, Inc. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-18.


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