Palm Treo 680 Reviews and Deals

Palm Treo 680 Reviews and Deals reviews

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This mobile phone is a good all rounder.

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6.5 out of 10 based on 4 reviews.

Palm Treo 680: with 0.3MP camera, Touchscreen and 320 x 320 display. See full product description

Overall rating	6.5
Battery life	6.0
Design	8.5
Size and weight	6.5
Performance	6.0
Value for money	7.8

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Confirmed purchaser techno granny

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: easy to use
good functions
Bad points:: battery life very short

Overall rating	8.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 May 2008

MIKE, Cardiff

Score 2.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Crashes and freezez all the time...eapecially when you need it most

Overall rating	2.0
Battery life	5.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 May 2008

Confirmed purchaser Retired

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: QIERTY keyboard.
Features.
Bad points:: Sychronisation with Outlook

Overall rating	7.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 02 May 2008

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Product Features

Operating system	Palm webOS
Software on which the device runs
Screen Resolution (pixels)	320x320
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Shape of phone	bar
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Touchscreen
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Email

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	320

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	320

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	0.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	4
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	12.5

Depth in cm	2

Height in cm	11.2
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	5.8

Memory card slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	No
Weight (g)	157
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	No
Java	No
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2006-03-15
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Treo 680

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Manufacturer's Description

What’s in it for you? Everything.

Say hello to the Palm® Treo™ 680 smartphone. It’s your phone along with email, messaging, and web access1. Not to mention your contacts, calendar, photos, and songs. Sounds like a lot. And it is. But everything’s so easy to learn that you’ll actually use it. which makes it anything but a typical phone. Even better, the Treo™ 680 smartphone features a large color screen and an easy-type keyboard, making it just the right size. Which means you can go practically anywhere and choose to be connected—or not1.