Treo 680

Palm Trēo 680
Manufacturer	PalmOne
Series	Trēo
Availability by region	November 2006
Predecessor	Cingular Wireless Trēo 650 (GSM)
Successor	AT&T Palm Centro (GSM)
Compatible networks	Quad band (850/900/1800/1900) GSM
Dimensions	111.8 mm H x 58.4 mm W x 20.3 mm D (4.4 inches H x 2.3 inches W x 0.8 inches D)
Weight	158 grams (5.6 ounces)
Operating system	Palm OS Garnet v5.4.9
CPU	Intel 312 MHz XScale PXA270 (Bulverde)
Memory	128 MB (64 MB user available storage)
Removable storage	MMC, SD/SDHC/SD I/O
Battery	1200 mAh Li-ion battery
Rear camera	640x480 VGA (0.3-megapixel) with 2× digital zoom and video capture support
Display	320×320 65k color illuminated TFT LCD touchscreen
Connectivity	GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 10 radio, Bluetooth, IrDA, Dial-Up Networking
Data inputs	QWERTY Keypad and touchscreen

The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone as the successor to the company's Treo 650.

It was the first-ever Palm OS Treo with no external antenna.

The Treo 680 is older, larger, and heavier than the Palm Centro. But the Treo 680 has a larger keyboard which is more comfortable to type on. There are other differences between the Treo 680 and the Centro. An article on the Treonauts weblog includes a good comparison chart and some in-depth commentary.^[1]

Specifications

Mobile phone, Broadcom BCM2133 M-Stream chipset providing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 10 model with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands.
Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance - Broadcom BCM2045 "Blutonium" Bluetooth Chipset
XScale PXA270 (Bulverde) 312 MHz processor
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
1200 mAh removable rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Palm OS Garnet version 5.4.9
111.8 mm H x 58.4 mm W x 20.3 mm D (4.4 inches H x 2.3 inches W x 0.8 inches D)
158 grams (5.6 ounces)
16-bit Color LCD 320 x 320 TFT touch-screen display
IrDA transceiver
Supports SD, SD I/O, SDHC and MultiMediaCards - 4 GB to 32 GB cards supported through SDHC
Dial-Up Networking (via USB cable or Bluetooth)
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 Mac OS
Documents To Go version 8 included in ROM
Stylus

Carriers

AT&T and Rogers were the only carriers to offer the Treo 680 in North America; but, for a more expensive price, you can get an unlocked GSM Treo that works with any GSM/GPRS/EDGE network worldwide.^[2] The Treo 680 was also available from many carriers worldwide including Singtel, Vodafone in NZ & Aus, Globe, Orange France, Swisscom, Telcel MX, Cable & Wireless (Caribbean) and Claro in Brazil.

Colors

The Treo 680 comes in several colours: Arctic, Copper, Crimson, and Graphite. Initially, Graphite was the only colour available to wireless carriers, with the Arctic, Copper and Crimson models available unlocked exclusively through Palm.com and Palm's retail stores. This policy was reversed in the US, with Graphite the only color available unlocked and AT&T along with Rogers selling the colored models. In other countries, unlocked color models were available.

References

^ Carton, Andrew. "Centro Specifications & Comparison Chart". Treonauts weblog.
^ ""What's Unlocked GSM?" (pop-up note)". Products: Smartphones. Palm, Inc. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

External links

Treo 680 Review. PalmInfocenter.
Hands on With the Treo 680. Engadget.
Treo 680 troubleshooting and repair advice. iFixit.

[1] Carton, Andrew. "Centro Specifications & Comparison Chart". Treonauts weblog.

[Palm-unlockedGSM-2] ""What's Unlocked GSM?" (pop-up note)". Products: Smartphones. Palm, Inc. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

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