It's official. The Palm Treo 680 has landed at Cingular. Priced at an affordable $199.99 with a two-year contract and offering ease of use, the Treo 680 is a smart phone for the masses. Catch it in all its glory here.
Palm is hoping to attract a wider segment of the market with the Treo 680, touting ease of use and an affordable price point. Cingular, the official carrier of the 680, will sell the 680 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and an unlimited data plan.
Something's missing here. Ahh, yes, the antenna has now been integrated into the 680, so you don't have that stubby appendage adding extra bulk to the smart phone.
The Treo 680 boasts a bright and sharp 320x320-pixel-resolution display. It's also a touch screen, which gives it an advantage over the BlackBerry Pearl, the Motorola Q, and the Samsung BlackJack by providing you with another method for navigating and entering data into the device.
The smart phone's QWERTY keyboard is a little cramped, so you might want to take it out for a test-drive. The Moto Q and the Samsung BlackJack definitely have the Treo beat in this category.
The Treo 680 is equipped with a lowly VGA camera, and it took some pretty horrid pictures. We think Palm could have at least included a megapixel lens.
Though Cingular will sell only the graphite version, you can purchase an unlocked model ($399) of the crimson, copper, or arctic Treo 680 directly from Palm. And we've seen them in person; they're not as blinding as we originally thought.
