iPhone Vs. Palm Treo 750

Apple iPhone vs. Palm Treo 750
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Both the iPhone and the Palm Treo allow users to read Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), but only the Treo allows users to write, edit, and save Office files as well. The Treo also supports Microsoft Outlook whereas the iPhone does not. Neither the Palm Treo 750 nor the Apple iPhone support Java.

As a Windows Mobile 6.0 phone, the Palm Treo 750 supports thousands of third-party applications whereas the iPhone, a Mac OS X phone, did not offer any support for native third-party applications until Apple released the iPhone SDK (software developer's kit). Because the iPhone SDK is so new, however, it will be a little while still before a comparable number of native third-party apps for iPhone exist.

The iPhone and Palm Treo 750 are both touch screen phones, but the Treo also comes with a stylus and a backlit QWERTY keyboard. The iPhone has no keyboard (other than a virtual keyboard that user can bring up on the touch screen itself). The iPhone also boast a single multifunction navigation button whereas the Treo 750 has a 5-way button.

The iPhone has WiFi support whereas the Palm Treo does not. Both smartphones support Bluetooth, though the iPhone has Bluetooth 2.0 EDA whereas the Treo only has Bluetooth 1.2. They also each support certain forms of wireless connectivity that the other does not: IrDA (Infrared) on the Treo and IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b on the iPhone. Currently the Treo 750 can run on 3G networks whereas the iPhone cannot, although a 3G supported iPhone is in the works and scheduled for release sometime this year. Wireless service for both smartphones is provided by AT&T.

The iPhone has a significantly larger display area (3.5" vs. 2.8") and much higher pixel resolution (320 x 480 vs. 240 x 240). Both smartphones are approximately the same height and width (4.5" x 2.4" for the iPhone and 4.4" x 2.3" for the Treo). The iPhone, however, is half as slim as the Treo (.46" versus .8"). The iPhone is also slightly lighter weight than the Treo (4.8 oz. vs. 5.4 oz).

Both are GMS phones, though the Palm Treo also supports UMTS connections. The Apple iPhone has a significantly longer talk time than the Treo, almost twice as long, with up to 480 minutes (8 hours) as compared with up to 270 minutes (nearly 4 hours). They both match each other, however, in standby time: about 250 hours. The Treo has a removable battery whereas the battery on the iPhone cannot be removed.

The iPhone has a much larger storage capacity than the Treo, with a 4 GB option and an 8 GB options compared against the Treo's 60 MB. But the Treo has a miniSD card expansion slot whereas the iPhone has no such storage expansion capabilities. The digital camera on the iPhone is 2 megapixels versus the 1.3 megapixel camera on the Treo 750.

As for price-point comparison, depending on which model you're talking about and where you purchase it, the Palm Treo 750 is a good $100-$200 cheaper than the Apple iPhone.