Tom Keating checks in with pros and cons of new Treo

From his post at VoIP and Gadgets blog:

Pros:

• Finally added streaming support with built-in streaming application
• First all-in-one Treo smartphone with EvDO and Palm OS
• First Treo to support PDF format natively
• 320 x 320 color touch-screen (better resolution than Windows Mobile 5.0 phones which currently only support 240x240, but will support 480x480 when the cost of these screens goes down) (Note: Treo 700w, based on Windows Mobile 5.0 is 240x240)
• Supports Bluetooth and USB DUN (Dial Up Networking). Note: the Treo 700w doesn't support Bluetooth DUN.
• Better compatibility with Macintosh OS vs. the Windows Mobile version
• works with 2GB cards but they said they are only "testing with 4GB SD cards". Hopefully, their tests go well.

Cons

• No GSM support. When asked, they wouldn't comment on future GSM plans.
• Kept same 312Mhz Intel XScale processor. They should have went with the newer Intel PXA27x XScale processor which can be clocked as high as 624Mhz.
• So Skype support or plans for a VoIP client. (Skype runs on Windows Mobile)
• No WiFi support
• No EVDO Revision A support and will not be upgradeable to this new high-speed spec
• Cannot use voice dialing via Bluetooth headset.
• No built-in VoIP support

I've read about people trying to hack a VoIP option using 1xrtt on the Treo 650, but it never worked out. This might have something to do with the decision to stick to the Garnet Palm OS.