Treo 500v introduced officially

It’s official, Palm has just introduced the Treo 500v in Europe. It’s 3G phone that’s unfortunately a little larger and heavier than the Samsung Blackjack (review). The Treo 500v offers a cute design (I really like it) and Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition, but is fundamentally not very different from other Windows Mobile phones.

If the Treo 500v was smaller and thinner, it would be a really sexy smartphone, but it’s not. I also regret that the space occupied by the Call/Hang-up/Home/Back/Menu buttons is so big. Microsoft is to blame for requiring hardware buttons and Palm for designing such needlessly large ones.

Specs

• Windows Mobile 6 Standard
• 320×240 transreflective color screen
• Tri-band GSM/3G
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 256MB memory
• 2 Megapixel camera
• Micro SD extension
• 1200mAh battery
• Mini USB connector
• 16.5 x 61.5 x 110mm, 120g
• 13 x 58 x 112 mm, 95g (Samsung Blackjack)