Palm Treo 800w

“There's nothing essentially wrong with the Treo 800w -- it does all of its jobs reasonably well, and doesn't exhibit any red flags that would cause concern. On the other hand, it doesn't do a single thing really well, and that's a problem given the options which are available (or will be available soon) from competitors. At the end of the day, Palm has made a fiercely middle-of-the road device -- it's not attractive, its software isn't unique, and the phone does little to separate itself from the ever-growing pack. With the resources and user-base the company has, we keep expecting more -- hopefully someday soon Palm will meet those expectations.”

“As with previous units, the Palm Treo 800w from Sprint offers quite an extensive feature set for business users. The addition of a 2 megapixel camera, paired with the microSD card slot and A2DP make for a suitable multimedia performer, as well. However, both our test units had stability and related reception problems, and both also suffered from poor battery life. The all-in-one micro-USB port and poor loudspeaker were also a disappointment. Based on these factors, we at MobileBurn.com give the Sprint Palm Treo 800w a 'Not Recommended' score, pending a firmware update that would address the stability and battery issues, which would move this smartphone up to 'Recommended'.”