800W vs Treo Pro

[Rudy]

So what is the difference between the 800W and Treo Pro.

The Pro appears to have a little larger battery, and little smoother look, but what else is different?

Thanks
Rudy

[benjie]

Are you speaking of the GSM Treo Pro or the Sprint CDMA Treo Pro? The devices are different, especially in terms of available memory.

[Rudy]

Are you speaking of the GSM Treo Pro or the Sprint CDMA Treo Pro? The devices are different, especially in terms of available memory.

The Sprint phones

[benjie]

#1 - the company manufacturing the device. HT&T manufactures the Treo Pro and that sure is better than the company that manufactured the 800W. I had 3 800W devices before going with a Touch Pro.

#2 - Memory. A bit of research shows that available memory is not good on the Sprint Treo Pro. Due to that, its release date has been put on hold in order to correct/improve the situation.

Bluetooth - on the 800W it works; however, it does not stay enabled throughout the day. Touch Pro it does and I would hope that with HTC involved, the Treo Pro would last throughout the entire day. My Touch Pro Blue Tooth is on 24/7 and has never turned itself off.

Radio - All three of my 800Ws would loose the data connection. The Touch Pro never has lost it and I would hope that with HTC involved, it would stay connected throughout the entire day.

The interface that the Palm 800W came with is plain, but can be cleaned up a lot. I have seen the initial screens of the Sprint Treo Pro and they are basically the same. So getting use to it is should be a breeze.

The battery in both bites. For extended use, an extended battery will go a long way.

The key pad may take a bit to get use to - different styles. I was on a Centro and went with the 800W and preferred the Centro key pad. The Sprint Touch Pro uses the same style key pad as the Centro.

I love the extra keys on the 800W - really nice not having to hit the screen to provide the functionality of those keys. The Treo Pro does not have the 2 hardware keys.

Check out the memory when you are ready to buy. Not enough memory = bad performance, slow downs, stalls, et cetera.

To close, I was not at all happy with the 800W. I miss the one-handed key pad and I am definitely not a fan of the slider key board used in the Touch Pro. However, the additional memory on the Touch Pro makes a big difference along with its build quality. If the Sprint Treo Pro improves with more memory and build quality, I would recommend it. For the time being, I have no intention of going back to the Palm line.

Sorry for not answering your question...