My treo 600 was dying and I was in the market for a new phone/pda. I had very specific requirements, so I wrote my own comparison chart, hopefully this will help others out there.
In the end I got a treo 680 and have been very happy.
UPDATE: I recently upgraded to OSX 10.5 Leopard and sync stopped working!! Now I’m forced to using The Missing Sync*
UPDATE:6th of Nisan, 5769 I’m now starting to hate my t680, it doesn’t sync any more, and the battery only lasts 1/2 a day (If I’m lucky), and sometimes it can’t connect to the network for hours ( not a problem with the network, I tested on other phones, and switched sim cards)
UPDATE:4th of Iyyar, 5769: Looking into getting a Nokia E71 now.
| feature | my 600 | treo 650 | my treo 680 | nokia e61 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| price | ?? | >$250 | $300 | >$419 |
| phone | broken | 1 | Sometimes doesn’t work | 1 |
| bluetooth | 0 | 0.5 | sometimes has connection problems | 1 |
| talktime | 6hr | ≤6hr | 7hr | |
| camera | vga | vga | X | |
| dimensions | 58.42mm x 111.76mm x 22.86mm | ? | 117mm x 69.7mm x 14mm | |
| sound switch | yes | ? | ||
| wifi | no | no | yes | |
| gizmo project | no | yes IM only | yes VOIP | |
| IM | yes AIM toccer free and GizmoProject also free(MSN and AIM). | yes 3rd prty software | ||
| SSH | yes | |||
| hebrew | yes have piloc** | bought new piloc | ? | |
| IMAP | need chatter $50 | yes versa mail | yes | |
| push mail | need chatter $50 | maybe with versa mail | Exchange only | yes |
| native osx sync | yes pre 10.5/ No after 10.5 unless you use the missing sync* | yes | ||
| address book photo sync | no | requires missing sync, missing sync* $40 | yes | |
| speaker phone | yes | yes | ||
| stupid antena | missing screw | Yes, can be replaced | internal | internal |
| removable battery | no | yes | yes | |
| touchscreen | yes | yes | no | |
| works with SDcards that I have | yes | yes | no, minisd | |
| works with cabels that I have | yes | no | yes | no |
| works with the gps software*** | yes | yes | no | |
| resolution | 160x160 | 320x320 | ? | 320x240 |
| Works with Salling clicker | no | yes but no phone events | every thing | |
| internal memory | 32mb | 23mb | ? | 64mb |
| voice dialing | with 3rd party software | yes | ||
*I would not recommend the missing sync, it is not a finished product and it is way over priced. There is really nothing that you can’t do with out it.
**The same PiLoc hebrew works for the 600 and 650, but you need a new version for the 680
*** OY! It looks like UDrive is no longer with us. Another strike against the Treo!