Sprint Gets GPS-Enabled Palm Treo 800W Smartphone

by Justin on July 15, 2008

Palm Treo 800W

Sprint is now carrying the Palm Treo 800W smartphone, which ZDNet calls the best Treo on the market.  Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, the Treo 800W is GPS-enabled offering maps, point-to-point directions, a POI database and supports Sprint Navigation which offers turn-by-turn voice-guided directions, on-screen driving directions, 3D moving maps, local search, traffic alerts, and rerouting.  GPS capabilities aren’t available everywhere and require an additional account plus additional data transfer costs.  The feature-packed Palm Treo 800W also boasts:

  • EVDO Rev A
  • 802.11b/g WiFi with Internet Explorer Mobile
  • 128MB RAM and 256MB flash ROM
  • TI OMAP 2430 333 MHz processor
  • 110MB internal dynamic memory
  • 1.74 inch square 320×320 high resolution display
  • Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 radio with A2DP
  • Infrared port
  • 1150 mAh Lithium ion battery with reported 4 hours of talk time
  • microSD card slot with microSDHC support
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • micro USB port for syncing/charging/wired headset
  • direct connection to Microsoft’s Exchange Server
  • full QWERTY keyboard
  • Sprint TV featuring video-on-demand movies and 50 live television channels
  • Pocket Express for receiving customized, up-to-date web content
  • Sprint Instant Messenging

The Palm Treo 800W is currently available from Sprint for $249.99 after discounts and rebates with a two-year contract.  Talk/text/data plans run from $69.99/month to $129.99/month.

via sprint

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