There were many questions in the forums whether they have to throw their treo 700 in favor of the newly minted treo 680 cellphone. When choosing between these two great phones, you have to consider what is it that you really want in a phone.
There are many of us who simply would want a phone with no bells and whistles. There are those also who would want the latest and the best there is - that is if budget is not a problem.
Well, If you’re at lost of which Treo you are going to buy, here’s a quick comparison:
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Palm Treo 680 GSM | Palm Treo 700p CDMA |
| Release Date | November 2006 | May, 2006 |
| Processor | Intel PXA270 312 MHz | Intel XScale 312 MHz |
| Operating system | Palm OS 5.4.9 | Palm OS 5.4.9 |
| Screen | 320×320 pixel TFT touch screen, over 65K colors | 320×320 pixel TFT touch screen, over 65K colors |
| Memory | 64 MB non-volatile flash memory available for user storage | 128 MB (60 MB user accessible) non-volatile |
| Camera | VGA camera with 2x digital zoom and video capture support | 1.3 MP and 1280 x 1024 screen resolution Video capture with 352×288 resolution |
| Expansion slot | Support for Multi Media Card (MMC), SD and SD I/O cards | Support for Multi Media Card (MMC), SD and SD I/O cards |
| Wireless | GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 10 radio Quad band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
CDMA 800/1900 MHz digital dual-band CDMA2000 EvDO network |
| Battery | Lithium ion battery,4 hrs of talk time and 300 hrs standby time, 3.67V/1200mAh (min) |
Lithium ion battery, 4.5 hrs talk time and 300 hrs standby time, 1700mAh |
| Dimensions: | 4.4″ (h) 2.3″ (w) 0.8″ (d) |
4.4″ (h) 2.3″ (w) 0.9″ (d) |
| Weight | 5.5 ounces | 6.4 ounces |
Hard Reset Treo 680. This is one where this unit differs with other Palm Treo cell phones. The Treo 680 unit does not have the usual reset hole present in the other Treo family of Smartphones.
For you to do a hard reset of your Treo 680, you can do the following steps:
Important! Important: All of your data will be deleted from the unit if you do a hard reset, so make sure that you do a HotSync before starting the Treo 680 hard reset procedure.
1. Detach the back panel of your Treo 680 to expose the battery.
2. Hold the power button down of the unit.
3. Firmly holding the power button, start removing the exposed battery.
4. While still keeping your fingers on the power button, place the battery back to its place.
5. Now, you will notice that your Treo 680 will reboot. You will notice a message inquiring if you would like to delete all your data.
6. Let go of the power button and press UP on the 5-way navigator.
7. HotSync your Treo 680 to restore back your data.