EngadgetMobile reports that TechWorld has accidentally posted the release of the Palm Treo 700p which confirms that the phone will be announced on May 15.
In addition to a 1.3 megapixel camera, it looks like the 700p will alsoi nclude:
* 128 MB memory
* 312MHz Intel Xscale processor
* DUN capability
CNET reviews the Palm Treo 700p and talks about the 700p's camera: "The 700p's camera took decent pictures with sharp edges, but it had some problems in dark environments. ... The Treo 650's VGA camera has been swapped for a 1.3-megapixel camera with 2X zoom. The device comes with ScanR software, which enables you to take a picture of a whiteboard, then put the writing from the board into a Word document. You can record videos with sound and create slide shows with music and audio commentary."
PCMag reviews the Palm Treo 700p and awards it an Editor's choice, although the review has this to say about the smartphone's camera: "The 1.3MP camera takes sharp photos, although there is a slight reddish cast. The camcorder mode teases you with 352-by-288 videos at 13 frames per second (which you can save to the length of whatever memory you have), but they come out hideously blocky."
MobileBurn reviews the Palm Treo 700p and comments on the camera: "The Treo 700p makes use of a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with a 2x digital zoom instead of the older VGA unit found in the Treo 650. The new camera can shoot photos at the full 1280x1024 resolution as well as at 640x480 (VGA) and 320x240 (QVGA) resolutions. There are no manual settings for white balance, but the automatic white balance in the 700p appears to work quite well. The 1.3MP photos look pretty good, especially if you are photographing a nearby subject since the focus seems to be skewed in favor of portraits rather than landscapes. They do often lack contrast, though."
Unstrung reviews the Palm Treo 700p and notes, "Unlike the 700w, most of the 60MB of user memory is actually available for use. In testing, the device was responsive and didn't suffer any major hangs, with one exception. Overall, however, performance is significantly and noticeably faster on the 700p compared with the 650. ... As a phone, we found the interface a bit annoying compared to the 700w. For one thing, the green "connection" button does nothing at all unless you're on the phone screen. It's essentially a wasted button (and a large one too.) "
Brighthand reviews the Palm Treo 700p and finds it to be a solid, though unexciting, upgrade to the Treo 650. The conclusion: "the 700p is a significant improvement over the 650, and alleviates a lot of the major problems with the last generation Treo. It's not an enormous upgrade, but is probably enough to tempt many Palm faithful who don't want to jump to the 700w. Compared directly to its Windows-based sibling, the 700p has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. As always, the best way to judge is based on individual needs. The 700p lacks the Exchange connectivity features and Wi-Fi options of the 700w, but does have a better screen and the classic Palm OS interface. I suspect that despite its flaws, the 700p is going to be a good performer for Palm."
Palm InfoCenter reviews the Palm Treo 700p and talks about the 700p's camera: "The camera quality is pretty standard for a phone-cam. Outdoor scenes and good natural lighting conditions will give you the best results. Since the resolution is higher you get better detailed and clearer pictures than the Treo 650. However the 650 does a better job indoors and in lower light situations. The 700p camera has a tendency to be very dim and washed out in darker conditions and in low light indoor scenes. In some indoor, low light conditions the 700p would be totally dark, when the 650 would have a clear picture."
TopTechNews reviews the Palm Treo 700p and comments on the 700p's camera: "When snapping photos with the phone, the onboard 1.3-megapixel sensor delivers solid imaging performance at a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 pixels, whereas video clips are captured at the lower resolution of 352 x 288 pixels."
LaptopMag has a review of the Palm Treo 700p and writes, "While the 700p is powered by the same 312-MHz Intel XScale processor, Palm has upped the amount of user-available memory from 23MB to 60MB, which allows users to store more applications on the device instead of an easily lost memory card. A new 1.3-MP camera takes sharper shots than the Treo 650รข€™s VGA cam, and you can now share your pics without having to leave the Camera application, as well as save a photo to a contact directly from an album."
MobileTechReview has a review of the Palm Treo 700p, and writes about the 700p's phone: "We loved the Treo 650's camera, even though it was a low resolution VGA affair. It simply took photos with excellent color and Palm's image processing software made good photos from a low-end camera. The Treo 700p shares the same camera used in the Treo 700w, which increases resolution to 1.3 megapixels, offering sharper and larger images. However, it lacks the color saturation and accuracy of the Treo 650. That said, your favorite image editor can help things along once the shot is taken. You can crank color and change color balance, but you can't add pixels where non exist (without making a noisy image), so we'll take higher resolution over color fidelity. Still, we wish the colors were as nice as the Treo 650's. Images taken at full 1280 x 1024 resolution look nice and sharp when resized down to sub-VGA size. The sample photos below were taken at 1280 x 1024 resolution and are unedited other than resizing down to 300 x 240."
NetworkWorld has a review of the Palm Treo 700p and writes, "As a personal entertainment device, the 700p includes a 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder and the Pocket Tunes digital audio player, which can play music from a Secure Digital card. The Sprint TV application was OK; watching live TV or other video clips was hit or miss (sometimes the system timed out trying to connect, or I got jittery video). The camera and camcorder are vastly improved over early attempts at digital cameras on a PDA."
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