Palm 700wx Review - Display & Audio
 While the 2.5" diagonal, 240x240 pixel touchscreen on the 700wx isn't state of the art, it does get the job done. Most PocketPC devices have 240x320 displays, but Palm decided to keep their traditional square-shaped screen when designing a Windows-based Treo, but the limits of Windows Mobile forced this resolution instead of the 320x320 display found on the Treo 700p.
The display only renders 65,000 colors, but it's plenty bright and clear, and text and graphics are easy to see under most lighting conditions. I did wish for more screen space during Web browsing - and quite a few Windows Mobile apps (games in particular) are designed for 240x320 screens, and so suffer a bit on the 700wx - but in general the display was fine.
Windows Mobile 5 allows for customization of the display including installation of background images on the Today screen. Font styles and sizes can also be customized throughout the system.
Call quality on the 700wx was generally excellent. Voices came through loud clear through both the earpiece and speakerphone. The included wired stereo earbuds worked well enough, though I would consider an upgrade for serious music listening or extended wear. A 2.5-to-3.5mm stereo adapter is available for use of standard stereo headphones with the Treo.
Windows Mobile allows for extensive customization of ringtones and system sounds on the 700wx. WAV and mp3 files can be assigned to ringtones, caller ID tones, and a plethora of system sounds. While Windows Media Player does a fine job of handling music playback, a variety of third-party audio applications are available, including PocketTunes, which allows for integration with iTunes PC software.
Next: Messaging, Internet & Connectivity »Reviews by manufacturerVerizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, Sanyo, HTC, Palm, BlackBerry, Sharp, Pantech, BenQ, Apple, Eten, o2Our fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...02/20/2007 - BASKING RIDGE, NJ and SUNNYVALE, CA — Verizon Wireless and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced the availability of the Palm® Treo™ 700wx smartphone running Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology, adding another choice to Palm’s current EV-DO product offerings for Verizon Wireless customers.
The Treo 700wx smartphone combines broadband-like speeds on Verizon Wireless’ high-speed network with... Palm broke from tradition at the beginning of 2006 by introducing their first Windows Mobile-powered device, the Treo 700w for Verizon. The 700w brought the familiarity and corporate compatibility of the Pocket PC operating system to the Treo platform. Now Sprint subscribers can get in on the Pocket PC on Treo action with the 700wx, which runs the same Windows Mobile 5 software as the 700w but doubles the available operating memory.... Palm did well to enhance the standard Windows Mobile 5 operating system with some well-placed add-ons, including Today Screen plug-ins for speed dialing, photo ID speed dialing, and a Google search bar. Sprint also added a speakerphone short cut to the main in-call menu, something which was oddly missing from the Verizon 700w.
The 700wx of course includes the standard WinMob 5 application suite, including mobile versions of MS Word,... The Treo's initial popularity was due in large part to its use as a mobile email client. Out of the box, the 700wx supports multiple POP3 and IMAP email accounts as well as push email from an MS Exchange Server as well as via the pre-installed Goodlnk application.
Email is handled by the Outlook mobile application. Outlook supports HTML email as well as attachments. Email can also be downloaded from and synched with Windows... Only a few years ago, the original Treo revolutionized business communications by combining the functionality of a PDA with the mobile connectivity of the cell phone. The Treo 600 upped the ante with the first widely successful integration of a QWERTY thumboard and touchscreen on a PDA phone, bringing mobile email to the masses.
Nowadays the market is literally flooded with QWERTY-enabled smartphones running a variety of operating... Now if you were a salesman you would be wonderful at selling phones, you sold me on that phone and Im still in shock that the phone does all of that in the first place. Wow, I love the look of the this one. The review was well written. This is the one that my boyfriend told me that I should look into getting. I like it a lot. Thanks for the review! I wonder why they do that. Is it more about the design when they say that its a new phone or new version of the phone? some very few feature are diffrent other than that almost every thing is in commmon. I went ahead and got treo 750 and surpassed the 680. I think some of the featuers that were on the 680 aren't on the 750 Are there any good blue tooth headsets that are compatible with the Palm Treo 700w? I agree, I guess if you want a Blackjack you are going to have to buy an extended battery just to make it through the day. Unfortunately the Blackjack suffers from much worse battery life than either the 680 or the 700 [:(]
There has also been some question on the battery life of the Treo 680 and 700wx phones.
Some users have experience extremely poor battery performance even with limited usage. Many recent users of the new Treo 680 have complained about limited battery life.
Although some have found that if you "reset" the battery it fixes the problem..
"Plug your treo up then take the battery out for about 1-2 min. put the battery back in and charge for 2-3 hours".
The user claimed an 100% improvement in battery life.
Some users have found that the 680 is more stable than the 650, but others disagree.Who knows?
I think the...
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