PalmOne Treo 600
The Treo 600 is one of the most common converged devices across the North American wireless carrier market--and for good reason. It's a solid offering, though it has some notable weaknesses. Of the six major U.S. carriers, only Nextel does not support the Treo 600, though it's worth noting that newer cellular data technologies like EDGE and EV-DO are not yet supported by the Treo. The market penetration of the device can be credited to PalmOS brand recognition, the wide variety of PalmOS apps and the device's elegant design and usability.
There are two models of the Treo 600, with and without integrated camera, making it appealing to organizations with policies against camera phones or simply without the need for them. The Treo 600 has 32 MB of RAM, sufficient to support most enterprise apps, with additional secondary storage available through an SD/IO slot. The Blazer 3.0 browser, QWERTY keyboard and five-way navigation key make Web browsing and mobile messaging relatively simple--although small thumbs and short nails help because the keyboard is smaller than that found on a BlackBerry. The lack of support for Bluetooth and 802.11 connections are more notable deficiencies, but at least the former will be addressed in the yet unannounced but highly anticipated Treo 650.
Samsung SPH-i700
The SPH-i700 is powered by the Microsoft Pocket PC Phone edition and includes integrated Microsoft e-mail and browsing clients. The i700 sports a 300-MHz processor with 64 MB of ROM, 64 MB of RAM and an SD expansion slot to support SD/IO cards with appropriate drivers. The i700 does not have a built-in QWERTY keyboard, meaning data input is performed with a stylus or soft keys, which can be slow and cumbersome. The notable features of this device are its voice-command capabilities, voice-recognition software and an available integrated VPN client for secure communications.
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