Treo 680

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Treo 680
Manufacturer	Palm
Type	Smartphone
Connectivity	GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth
Retail Availability	November 2006
Operating System	Palm OS 5.4.9
Camera	640 x 480 VGA (0.3 Megapixel)
Media	MMC, SD
Input	Keypad, Touchscreen
Power	Battery
CPU	Intel PXA272
Display	320x320 16-bit illuminated TFT LCD
Touchpad	WM9712 AC'97 digitizer

The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone, officially announced on October 12, 2006 at DigitalLife Expo [1][2][3] as the successor to the company's Treo 650. It began shipping in November 2006 in four colors: Arctic, Copper, Crimson, and Graphite. Palm has stated that Graphite will be the only color available to wireless carriers at launch and the rest will be exclusively available via Palm.com and Palm retail locations.

It is the first Treo phone based on the Palm OS to have the stubby antenna appendage removed. It is targeted at consumers with more friendly colors and easy to use advertising.

[edit] Specifications

Mobile phone, GSM/GPRS/EDGE model with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands.
Intel™ PXA272 312 MHz processor with Intel XScale Technology
64 MB onboard NAND storage as user-available stored non-volatile memory
64 MB onboard NOR Strataflash (part of the PXA CPU)
32 MB onboard SDRAM split between system memory, dynamic memory and cache
Removable rechargeable lithium ion battery
Palm OS® Garnet version 5.4.9
111.8mm H x 58.4mm W x 20.3mm D (4.4 inches H x 2.3 inches W x 0.8 inches D)
158 grams (5.5 oz.)
16-bit Color LCD 320 x 320 TFT touch-screen display
Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCards, up to 4 GB in size with built-in driver (Numerous people have tried 8GB SDHC cards successfully)
Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
Battery 1200 mAh
0.3 megapixel (640x480) VGA digital camera with 2x digital zoom and video camera capability
Palm Desktop version 4.1.4 for Windows and version 4.2 for Macintosh OS

[edit] Carriers

AT&T and Rogers are currently the only carriers to offer the Treo 680, however for a more expensive price , you can get an "unlocked" GSM Treo that works with almost any GSM/GPRS/EDGE network worldwide [4]. Palm's CEO has stated at product announcement that by the end of Q1 2007, the Palm Treo 680 will be on 20 major networks worldwide. [5]