Palm Treo 850 Specs Leaked

Tam over at TamsPPC has posted the supposed product specifications for the unannounced Treo 850 smartphone. Tam claims to have received the specs for the upcoming Treo from a source at Palm.

In the article posted on TamsPPC, the source writes:

"This is not the PalmOS version of the Centro. (I think they mean Windows Mobile version).

It can be regarded as the evolution of the 750 line of devices. The unit is a little wider, but much slimmer than the Centro, it’s 175 MB for user), 32 MB SDRAM and Windows Mobile Pro 6.1.

The Codename for this unit was 'Skywriter' "

Tam goes on to list the specs for the Palm Treo 850 as the following:

14 mm in thickness, width 60 mm and length 113 mm

GSM, EDGE and UMTS HSDPA 3.6

assisted-GPS receiver

Wi-FI b/g

320*320 screen, touch panel

micro-SD slot under the battery

2 MP camera

1500 mAh battery

a micro-USB connector for both power and sync

bluetooth 2.0 EDR + A2DP, 256 MB NAND-Flash (> 175 MB for user), 32 MB SDRAM

Windows Mobile Pro 6.1



Treo 850 comparison pic with the BlackBerry 8800. (Palm has finally realized thin is in) :)

Love 'em or hate 'em, there are some changes from the current Treo smartphone line up. First is the inclusion of Wi-Fi 802.11b and 802.11g as a built-in feature. Also, the addition of a 320x320 display in a Windows Mobile device is also new. Most power users will be happy with the 2.0MP camera and will probably bemoan the fact that there is no built-in flash. (Come on people, must you have everything?!) However, before you rush out and purchase that new Treo, just keep in mind that the Athena sync port is being replaced with a micro-USB cable, which means that you may need to purchase some extra cables if you sync or charge your Palm at multiple locations.

All-in-all, this looks like it is going to be a solid device that will make many of Palm's customers happily fork over the cash to upgrade from older Treo products.

***Editor's note*** The Treo 850 is shaping up to be a VERY impressive device, just look at how thin and powerful it is . Palm is finally going head to head in features and design against the HTC's, and BlackBerry's of the smartphone market, and all I can say is it's about time!!

Pictures from The Boy Genius Report .

Labels: palm. treo, rumors, windows mobile

  ¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 5/24/2008 09:09:00 PM