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Ending eons of speculation, Cingular and Palm have finally given us the damn release date and price of the Treo 680: November 24 for $199 with a two-year contract. The 680 can also be purchased, unlocked, directly from Palm's Web site for $399. Ordering it from there also lets you choose from one of four different colors.
As luck would have it, Mobility Today got their hands on a review unit and have blessed the world with a fairly in-depth video review. Of note is the return of the SD card slot and, yes, a new battery. As you already probably know, it's really just a simplified Treo for the everyman. If you are an everyman, though, it's probably not a bad choice to break your smartphone cherry.
Product Page [Palm via Mobility Today]
Press Release [Mobility Today]
Comments
It's about damn time! :)
$200 can get you a whole helluva lot more phone than that thing can give you.
And this coincides with their release of an apple iphone being no big deal?
oki doki!
So exactly what makes this Treo a "simplified Treo for the everyman"? Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that, as far as Treos are concerned, this is only missing UMTS/HSDPA (of which Palm OS 5.4.9 isn't capable). Other than that, it has the every other feature and function of the 700p for a much lower price - and a slick form factor to boot.
Ok but if you buy one at a Cingular store on Black Friday before noon, they are having a Buy one get one free BOGO offer on all of their phones. The ad will be in Thursday and Friday's papers nationwide.
Doesn't it have wifi? Isn't that a big deal?
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