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Palm Treo 750

25 Oct, 2007, 5:34 pm IST | Laiq Qureshi | Smartphones

This Treo is equipped with a 300MHz Intel processor with 128MB flash memory, which makes the phone kind of sluggish for all that it has to offer. I've always felt that a faster processor is mandatory when you're working with Windows Mobile.

Sadly, the kind of effort and strain it takes to run all those applications is too much for the existing processor to handle. To add to that, simple things like unlocking the phone seems to take an eternity, which is quite unacceptable.

Such niggles apart, the Treo 750 is feature-rich, and can be the perfect device to integrate your office needs. It offers dial by name and photo speed dialing directly from 'Today' (which is like the desktop on your computer) screen.

One thing about the dial by name feature is that you can choose to search by name or enter the number directly on the Today screen. Since the letters and numbers share numpad space, every time you type a letter, the corresponding number will be entered too. If you press another number it will let you keep typing numbers, and if you go beyond the numpad you can start typing a name. Cool or what?

Another unique feature of the phone is that whenever you get a call and you wish to ignore it, you have the option to ignore it with a text message. This is a polite way of ignoring the caller – you can simply choose from presets such as "busy in a meeting".

The phone also offers an easy one-touch voicemail management system, by means of which you can set up a speed dial that will allow you to access any compatible voicemail box. In the settings, you can define username and password so you don’t have to go through the hassle every time you access your voicemail.

Messaging is fun. Instead of listing messages sequentially in the inbox, the phone sorts them according to the person you're interacting with, in what the company calls 'chat-style' view. This is brilliant; exactly how I would love my messages to be displayed.

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