The Palm Treo 750v is set to launch in Europe with Vodafone. Features include:

* Windows Mobile 5.0
* quad-band GSM
* tri-band *850/1900/2100 MHz) UMTS
* display: 240 x 240 pixel resolution touchscreen
* miniSD memory expansion slot
* 1.3 megapixel camera

Via MobileBurn.

Palm Treo 750v Reviews

CNET has a preview up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “I can tell you that the device has a sleeker form factor, though that’s not as significant as you may think. It’s definitely shorter in length (4.4 inches vs. 5.1 inches), but there’s no difference in width and it’s only 0.1-inch thinner in depth. And as I noted in our 700wx review, with the arrival of sleek smart phones like the Motorola Q and the BlackBerry 8700 series, the Treo is starting to look pretty big. … It’s easy to use one-handed, and the QWERTY keyboard is pretty decent.” Link.

TreoCentral has a preview of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “Overall, while improved, it looks and feels very similar to every other Treo released in the last 4 years. Aside from the antenna, is not the major form factor change that we have been looking forward to for years. I like what Palm has done design wise - the bubbly Vodafone logo, the soft touch rubber. I like the larger send/end keys, and I am relieved that the ringer switch has stayed. miniSD cards are more expensive then SD cards, but they are becoming more common, and prices are dropping fast.” Link.

Trusted Reviews has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “As I write this review I’ve been using the Treo 750v for a little more than a week. That’s been long enough for me to form some very strong first impressions, and I have to say that overall I really, really like it. … The absence of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2 and lack of front facing camera and the need for a separate charger all annoy. These aside, Palm has done something quite special with the Treo 750v. The company has enhanced a widely used operating system with clever tweaks that reflect how users (or at least how this user) wants to work, making it easier to perform a lot of standard tasks. In doing so, Palm has added value to Windows Mobile in ways others have not managed and produced hardware that is neat, tidy and ergonomic.” Link.

3G has a review of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “The screen delivers at 240 x 240 pixels. With some handsets managing to squeeze 240 x 320 pixels into a smaller overall screen size these days the screen feels a bit old hat, and we’d have really liked Palm to up the ante to 320 x 320 in its square format. As it is things are OK, but not wonderful. … We do have a fair few niggles with the Treo 750v, but are also impressed with a number of features. The good points are very good indeed, and it is a real shame about the bad ones. If you can live with the negatives, though, the Treo 750v is certainly worth a look.” Link.

Pocket-lint has a review of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “The Palm Treo 750v is a good Windows Mobile device with plenty of features, however we found the keyboard small and frustrating to use mainly due to the rounded buttons - for the record we’ve never managed to get on well with the Treo keyboard and unfortunately this 750v hasn’t changed our minds. So while we think the Treo is a good unit, personally it’s not for us. Our recommendation therefore is to visit a Vodafone store and have a go yourself.” Link.

CNET Asia reviews the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “Call quality was fine, and we found we were able to use the Treo 750v one-handed much of the time. The relatively small screen size is a major irritation, but something else would have had to be squeezed to make it larger and that would have been a pity. … The Treo 750v is the first Windows Mobile device from Palm we have seen in Asia, and the company simply had to do well with it. On the usability front it has succeeded, though there are some things that annoy us — like the small screen.” Link.

VnuNet has a review of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “The combination of Internet Explorer and 3G mean web browsing is effortless. Annoyingly, Vodafone’s Content Control blocks various websites include popular sites such as YouTube. The filter can be disabled, but the process is awkward and shouldn’t be necessary for a phone not aimed at children. In summary, the Treo 750v is one of the best Windows Smartphones we have ever used. Operation is easy and its construction is superb. The phone is exclusive to Vodafone and available from free to £150 with a contract. The VBE service works extremely well, but is far too expensive for what it offers.” Link.

TreoCentral has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “Let’s not beat around the bush: the 750v is the Treo you want to own. It handles phone, data, and PDA applications well and it does it in a slick looking interface. … I have a few pet peeves. The Calendar app is not up to snuff, the shutter lag on the camera seems worse than the 650. In ten seconds I could design a better button layout. And yes, sometimes you do have to click a bit more than you’d like. Ultimately, those are minor issues. This is a great device and a huge step up from Palm OS devices. A few less clicks here and there are insignificant compared to the much more powerful suite of software, fast multitasking, and better user experience.” Link.

IT Reviews has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “The ability to put photo contacts on the main screen (the Today Screen) and then speed dial to them could be really useful for those few people you call a lot. For the main bulk of contacts, you just start to type their names until they appear in a dial window, then choose which of their numbers to call. With nearly 2,000 contacts in our review handset it took about three seconds to find someone this way. … What the Treo 750v proves is that a developer can take Windows Mobile and do things with it that its rivals have not. It is a refreshing change to see this kind of innovation in a Windows Mobile device - it might spur others to think more broadly.” Link.

Gadgeteer has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “The 750v doesn’t have an SD card. Instead, it has a slot for a MiniSD card. The change from SD to MiniSD isn’t a big deal, except for one issue… the ability to easily add WiFi to the 750v. MiniSD WiFi cards are coming to market, there is at least one available now: the Spectec SDW-822. But the the problem with that one is that the card sticks out of the slot, making it easy to accidentally break off the door. For me the lack of WiFi really isn’t that big of a deal. If I want to surf, I just use my mobile data plan.” Link.

The unwired has a review of the Palm Treo 750v and concludes, “So what can I say, would I buy the Treo 750v today (since I have to send it back to Vodafone Germany next week which thankfully loaned me the device for the review, I have to buy it myself if I would like to continue to use it)? No, I wouldn’t but only because of the missing W-LAN support. This would be the only reason which keeps me away from the 750v since I expect W-LAN support for today’s Pocket PC Phone Edition devices. If you say you don’t need W-LAN at all because you have a flat UMTS fee or because you don’t access your local W-LANs at all, the Palm Treo 750v might be the right choice. Quite frankly, as soon as Palm launches the follower of the 750v and this follower includes W-LAN, I’m the first one to buy it (even if all the rest stays unchanged).” Link.

Geekzone has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “Albeit not publicised in Europe, I was told by representatives of Palm and Vodafone New Zealand that the Palm Treo 750v is indeed HSDPA-ready, and a ROM update will be available sometime around Q1 2007 enabling an even faster connection from this device. Great news for people wanting to use it as a wireless modem for their laptops and desktop, which can be done easily over Bluetooth. And it’s fast too, not only in terms of mobile data but in operation. I’ve noticed that Internet Explorer Mobile renders Web pages faster on this device than any of my previous Pocket PCs, even when comparing the Treo 750v (300 MHz CPU) with a nominal faster CPU, such as the one on the i-mate Jasjar, at 520 MHz.” Link.

SiliconRepublic has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “The Windows 5 Mobile environment is actually quite sturdy and the search for contacts window on the front screen is quite fresh and innovative. The device lends itself ideally for messaging applications and it is very easy to get a name, email address or number from your contacts database. All in all the Palm 750v actually promises to be one of the more iconic phone offerings of 2007 and one I can see Vodafone, Palm and Microsoft pushing with great vim and vigour.” Link.

ITWeek reviews the Palm Treo 750v and concludes, “The Treo 750v is small enough to be used as a phone, and just large enough for a practical qwerty keyboard to ease data input. Palm’s careful attention to detail makes this one of the better Windows Mobile devices we have seen.” Link.

MobileBurn has a review up of the Palm Treo 750v, and finds it a decent smartphone: “The device kept most of Palm’s strengths, and some of the exclusive customizations are very handy - especially the comprehensive speed dial solution and the mechanical switch for silent mode. The major drawbacks of the Treo 750v would be reception quality and the keypad, which is not too user friendly. The screen and the camera are not good enough for a lot of people, but they are still acceptable when compared to what the big players like HP and HTC are offering. At this price point, the lack of WiFi came as a huge blow. Hopefully the device can support miniSD WiFi modules, but this is still unknown at this point. To conclude, the Treo 750v is a decent smartphone, but it definitely loses to RIM’s Blackberry in terms of messaging and Nokia’s S60 v3 devices in terms of web browsing. However, if you are a Palm fan, this Treo represents an important breakthrough in the company’s history.” Link.

PocketNow has a review up of the Palm Treo 750 and concludes, “While I haven’t had enough time with the Treo 750 to iron out every little bug, there were a couple minor things with which I had issue. By default, the phone arrived with its phone radio turned off. So after charging and powering on the device, I still had to figure out how to get the phone part turned on. The lower button on the side also doesn’t do anything unless you press and hold it. I thought that was kind of weird. Furthermore, there’s no dedicated camera button. You have to go into the Programs folder and then open the Camera app from there. The Treo 750 is also missing any kind of video calling features that are built into the UMTS specifications. There’s no front facing camera either, so it’s likely that this device will not acquire these features should Cingular decide to support them in the future. We complained about the screen in the Treo 700w review, and the complaint still remains - using some applications on a low-resolution, square screen, is a bit cumbersome at times.” Link.

Digital Lifestyles has a review of the Palm Treo 750v and writes, “We liked the Treo 750v. Although it’s somewhat of a lardy beast by contemporary standards and the omission of Wi-Fi may prove a major sticking point for some, we found it one of the most usable Windows smartphones yet. … We’ve still got issues with Windows Mobile, mind: the fact that programs don’t actually close when you click on the big ‘X’ in the corner is one of the stupidest ideas that Gates & Co has ever come up with, and at times we found the interface exasperatingly fiddly. So we’ll be staying with the Palm OS for now, but if you’re looking for a solid and straightforward smartphone that packs a load of functionality into an easy to use package, the Treo 750 could be worth a closer look.” Link.