Guest Paul (MVP) Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Are these pics really the forthcoming Treo Pro previously known as the Treo 850? Originally posted at WMExperts, the details have now been removed from that site. Go figure :D If there's ever a way to confirm a leak, then that is the way to do it! A picture paints a thousand words as they say... Discuss! :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrownSource Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 whats the screensize and res on this badboy I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 320x320... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metoo Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 320x320... P A whole gallery of the real thing here:- http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/more_tre...o_pictures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Looking at the top right of the screen, me sees a task manager that has an uncanny resemblance to HTCs Task Manager... Are HTC being the OEM on this I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Looking at the top right of the screen, me sees a task manager that has an uncanny resemblance to HTCs Task Manager... Are HTC being the OEM on this I wonder? I'd expect so. HTC made the Treo 750. Looks like another phone I won't be able to resist :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 I'd expect so. HTC made the Treo 750. Looks like another phone I won't be able to resist :D But HTC aren't palms only OEM (or at least, not that I know of) As and when someone gets there paws on one, can the check if there are any HTC Apps (Connection Setup, Network Plugin etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metoo Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Does the labelling of the front LED simply as a "charge indicator light" suggest that message waiting/event notification is going to be as lame as that on 680 and Centro, i.e. practically non-existant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Confucious Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 But HTC aren't palms only OEM (or at least, not that I know of) As and when someone gets there paws on one, can the check if there are any HTC Apps (Connection Setup, Network Plugin etc)? As it seems to have HTC's task manager I'd be very surprised if it's not. It's also as ugly as all the other Palms and why a square screen on a WM device? Strange that these are so popular in the US.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) As it seems to have HTC's task manager I'd be very surprised if it's not. It's also as ugly as all the other Palms and why a square screen on a WM device? Strange that these are so popular in the US.... Square screen does have its advantages (although its a pain to add support for when programming!) The keyboards are usually good, and they're generally good to use. Why would they not be popular in the US? EDIT: Looking at the Images above reminded me of an early android test device: (from http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.co...301134,00.html) Edited August 18, 2008 by l3v5y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Definitely more than a passing resemblance! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chucky.egg Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 I like it, in fact I've liked several of the weeny small Palm devices. They're also supposed to be fast aren't they? I ditched my Samsung i780 because of the square screen though. I didn't get on with it for reasons that are hard to explain - it just felt wrong. I don't like having to scroll up/down on menus to see all the options, and I couldn't read it properly with realVGA installed. I was reading an article on PocketPC Thoughts where they were wondering where the excitement had gone from WM, and I have to say I agree with them - this Treo looks nice, but it's certainly not exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Confucious Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Square screen does have its advantages (although its a pain to add support for when programming!) What advantages does a sqare screen have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Definitely more than a passing resemblance! P I'm surprised no one else has noticed that though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 What advantages does a sqare screen have? Same in landscape and portrait. Get a decent screen real estate. Wider pages good for things like web browsing (Opera for example) Even with the menu bars showing, you get a large amount of screen space. Keeps the device to reasonable proportions with a hardware keyboard. Looks cool! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neilg Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 .......and so with the piccies and the specs (assuming they are true) go my hopes (yet again) of a decent new qwerty WM Standard (Smartphone) device.......again.............anyone out there fancy getting a Nokia E71 to run WM ;-)........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Confucious Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Same in landscape and portrait. Get a decent screen real estate. Wider pages good for things like web browsing (Opera for example) Even with the menu bars showing, you get a large amount of screen space. Keeps the device to reasonable proportions with a hardware keyboard. Looks cool! :D Isn't 640 X 480 better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Isn't 640 X 480 better?DAMNIT! Yes, but you can't get the same form factor as the Palm with that screen unless you want a device uglier than one designed by a three year old on crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metoo Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 DAMNIT! Yes, but you can't get the same form factor as the Palm with that screen unless you want a device uglier than one designed by a three year old on crack. 320x320 is pretty optimum for that size screen IMO. RealVGA 96dpi on my i780 is still perfectly readable and base OS menus/icons are still selectable on the move. RealVGA on a 2.8" 640x480 screen definately isn't, so you're stuck with pixel doubling and no gain over QVGA for most applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Confucious Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 RealVGA 06dpi is perfectly readable on the 5" display on the Ameo...... OK maybe not quite the same form factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l3v5y Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 It's now official! http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news4215.html From here And it looks like HTC (unless Palm/another OEM has nicked the Task Manager) have added some nice new things! -- One-touch Wi-Fi button -- Easy, fast Wi-Fi connection experience (802.11b/g).(1) -- Today screen enhancements -- Web search directly from the Today screen. -- Ringer switch -- Silences the device immediately. -- Screen saver -- Lets users know at a glance -- without turning on the device -- what time it is and whether they've missed a call or have a new SMS/MMS message. -- New voicemail indicator -- The center button flashes to let users know that a voicemail is waiting.(3) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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