Smartphone Smackdown: Palm Treo Pro and HP iPaq 910c Business Messenger
The newest Palm Treo and HP iPaq unlocked phones aim to take a bite out of the business phone market. But do they have the chops to do so?
Even so, I found the HP easier to use overall, despite its slightly larger size. Its button layout was clear, whereas the Palm's was confusing at times. On the Palm, I kept tapping the blank area below the screen softkeys, which never produced a response. The Palm also got warm rather quickly--something I didn't notice while holding the HP, perhaps because of its case's rubbery-feeling back plate.
I would definitely recommend the HP to hard-core business users who can benfit from its enterprise software--as long as they can live with its expansion-card limitations. The Treo Pro has plenty of pluses, too: Skinny good looks, bundled GPS software, a standard earphone jack, support for 32GB SD cards, and easy Windows Mobile app shutdown. But the Treo Pro's heat issue worries me--and its high unlocked price tag will turn off anyone whose corporate IT department isn't buying.
Palm
Everything BlackBerry with tips, news and reviews from our mobility expert Al Sacco.
