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Review summary: The Treo 500v is the entry level model from Palm that gives new visitors to the world of Windows Mobile the opportunity to live the all-round play and work experience without having to fork out on an expensive bells and whistles handset. The Palm ...

Pros: Compact and lightweight ; Has 3G ; A good entry-level WM6 Standard device

Cons: Memory card is behind battery, Triband only, Poor screen protection, Only 64MB RAM, No GPS, No WiFi, Camera capture a little slow

Verdict:    Using this phone on a daily basis for a week, in place of my far more advanced TyTN II, I was surprised at how the things I missed came down in the end to simple expensive hardware add-ons. I missed my touch screen, I missed my GPS and my WiFi and ...

Review summary: Poor value and lacks a few high-end features.

Verdict: With the same slightly underpowered Intel processor onboard as the Palm 680 (and the extra burden of Windows Mobile), however, it feels sluggish in comparison. The BlackBerrys and faster Windows Mobile devices also outpace it this month, and there's a ...

Review summary: The Palm Treo 500 is the first of the Treo smartphones that breaks with tradition in terms of the PDA handset design.

Verdict: A superb smartphone that feels solid in the hand but is less bulky than previous models, the Palm Treo 500 is a superior handset. It's not quite shaken off the PDA feel that would give it mainstream consumer appeal, but it's a fully featured business ...

Pros: Design ; comfortable keyboard ; A2DP Bluetooth ; solid, if not outstanding features list

Cons: No Wi-Fi, no standard 3.5mm headphone jack, regular WM6 interface

Verdict: The Palm Treo 500 remains a solid handset, but the tailored interface of its Vodafone exclusive brother would have been a nice inclusion

Review summary: The Palm Treo 500 has a form factor and operating system similar to other smartphones we have reviewed over the past few months, so what's so special about it?

Pros: Construction ; full QWERTY keypad ; Office-oriented applications

Cons: Small keys ; microSD card slot not hot-swappable ; built-in camera does not have auto-focus or flash ; no secondary camera

Verdict: There is nothing special about the Palm Treo 500. Most of its main features can be found in other Windows-based smartphones, its keypad is too small for our taste, and it does not have any other programs or connectivity features that could have set it ...