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Handspring treo 600 mobile phone review
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 Handspring treo 600 is announced in 2003
Design
Handspring's treo 600 - one of few models from Handspring featuring a more traditional candy bar design, the Handspring treo 600 is very heavy and too big handset at 112 x 57 x 22 mm and 168 grams. The 16 bit - color display which is a little milky, dim and uneven, as well as having lower resolution than usual.The display resolution 160 x 160 pixel ideal for small and smart phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker, while on the other side we find a dedicated camera button.
Lacking LEDs of any kind, however, the display - combined with vibration and audible alerts - is the treo 600's only way of notifying users of new messages and missed calls. This is common for all Handspring handsets, requiring users to inconveniently have to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting rather than just glance at it.
Ergonomics
The treo 600 is not comfortable for hold in ones hand because it is too wide.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Handspring handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the comfortable center keys, make the phone easer to dial.Its keypad is as pleasing in use as its chassis is on the eyes: tactile feedback is excellent and all buttons are placed in a logical manner - quite a feat, considering treo 600's knack for quirky keypads.The most notable trait of the treo 600 is of course the way in which it expands from an ordinary mobile phone with a numeric keypad to a fully fledged messaging device with a QWERTY keyboard.
Features
In the WAN department, the treo 600 boasts healthy support for Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, as well as GPRS, SMS, and a range of applications such as WAP , Email client, FAX/Modem, Loud Speaker, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of infrared old wireless device,GPRS support is the fastest way to download files with your mobile, and spacious phone book.
As previously mentioned, the treo 600 is also equipped with a 0.3 megapixel camera support for picture-taking , as well as an integrated MP3 player.The latter of which is also the reason for why the 0 MB of internal memory, which initially appears spacious, is quickly stretched to its limits.
Unfortunately, neither Memory Stick Duo format or any other method of memory expansion is supported by the treo 600, meaning users find themselves drawn by the MP3 playback capabilities will also quickly - and repeatedly - drawn to their PC and USB cable for updating ones playlist.
Performance
Audio quality on the treo 600 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 1800 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 4 hours talk time or 240 hours standby, which is quite low given the battery's theoretical capacity. Charge time is about 270 minutes.
Availability
The Handspring treo 600 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Handspring treo 600 is a beautiful phone to hold and use, and it's quickly won our hearts. The typical Handspring design flair is present in abundance, with all the requisite consumer features to back it up.But love doesn't notice such little flaws. |
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