Treo 750v Coming to New Zealand

Posted By: Ryan Wednesday, November 1, 2006 11:18:24 AM

Palm Treo 750vPalm today announced the Palm Treo 750v smartphone in New Zealand, the first Treo smartphone to take advantage of Vodafone's 3G/UMTS network. The Treo 750v offers the world-class Palm experience on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0.

"Expanding the Treo footprint globally is a key focus for Palm, and the new Treo 750v smartphone on the Vodafone New Zealand 3G/UMTS network adds another choice for customers," said Paul Blinkhorn, vice president for Palm Asia Pacific. "The Treo 750v expands Palm's line of compelling Treo smartphones, helping mobile professionals and businesses in New Zealand be more productive in the office and on the go."

The Treo 750v combines the hallmark Palm experience of a multifeatured mobile phone with email, messaging, web browsing and organisation software all in a new compact design. The new smartphone comes with Microsoft's Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP) for Windows Mobile 5.0, which includes Direct Push Technology and enhanced security features free and out of the box.

Palm Treo 750vTreo 750v Specs
The Palm Treo 750v runs Windows Mobile 5.2 Pocket PC edition. It is powered by a 300MHz Samsung processor and has 128MB nonvolatile flash memory (60MB available for storage). The display is a 65k colour, 240 x 240 pixel touch screen. It has integrated Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology, but like previous Treos does not include Wi-Fi support. It has a new side mounted mini-SD memory expansion and a 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom.

The wireless phone is a quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS radio. It supports the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM bands, and 850/1900/2100 UTMS bands. The battery is a removable 1200 mAH Lithium-ion, good for a claimed 4.5 hours GSM / 2.5 hours UMTS talk time, with 10 days standby time.

It has dimensions of 111 mm x 58 mm x 22 mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 0.8" inches) and weighs in at 154 g (5.4 ounces). The casing is slightly slimmer than the 650/700 series and the casing has a "soft touch" paint finish. It is also the first new Treo model to have an internal antenna.

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