New photos were leaked of the Palm Gandolf, which some are calling the Treo 800p. This new Treo appears to be more of an entry-level smartphone, so it’s more likely to carry the Treo 690 moniker or something along those lines. According the source, “The screen is a touchscreen and is smaller than the display on a Treo 650. The keyboard as “very smaller” (sic) than the Treo 650 and 680 and the keys are a soft translucent plastic. The source also says the overall form factor is smaller and thinner than a 650.”. No word on what carrier might be in line to carry this new Treo. In the past, leaks of this nature usually mean something is imminent. Stay tuned.
Source: PalmInfo Center
Archive for the 'Gandolf' Category
I suppose the appropriate title for this post would be rumors as several new rumors have cropped up surrounding new Treo devices. Rumored photos of a new Treo form factor codenamed Gandolf appeared on The Morning Paper blog. This image depicts what appears to be a new slim form factor Treo featuring a black casing running the Palm OS. The source claims this device will be available on Sprint in Q4 and support EVDO- Rev A.
This image was later followed up by another blurry photo leaked on TreoCentral’s forums. The second “Gandolf” image features a white casing and appears to be running Windows Mobile Smartphone and sports Vodafone branding. Vodafone is a GSM network, indicating this phone could be headed to AT&T Wireless if released in the US.
Although none of the images offer a side view of the new device, it appears Palm will look to position Gandolf against the Motorola Q and Samsung Blackjack, both slim form factor smartphones. Similarly, it appears this new Treo could be the first not to sport a touchscreen interface.
If this weren’t enough, there is a buzz surrounding two new Treos coming to Verizon. The Treo 755p, released last month by Sprint, was spotted by a member of Howard’s Forums on a Verizon release sheet. If correct, the Treo 755p will be available on Verizon as early as July 4th. Continuing the fireworks, there is also word of a Treo 800w coming September 13th. Among the hightlights, the Treo 800w is rumored to run Windows Mobile 6 and support WiFi. The latter being another first for a Palm Treo device. Running Windows Mobile 6 will also allow for Palm to release the new Treo 800w with a 320×320 resolution screen, something that was not possible with previous Windows releases due to limitations in Windows Mobile 5. There has been buzz that the Treo 800w will find its way to both Sprint and Verizon Wireless networks come this fall.
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