Palm Treo 600, 650, 700 were all technically ‘smart’ phones.
what defines ‘smart’? cause none of the crap they make these days are smart, if anything I consider them pretty stupid now
only thing Treo was missing was wifi, Bluetooth and some junky app store. it had touchscreen, email, internet browsing, full keyboard, Infrared to control TVs and such, tons of other features that are lackluster or paid only on modern 'smart’phones.
The main difference is installing your own apps and not being limited to what the phone maker put on it. Making the Danger Hiptop more of a smartphone than a Palm Pilot or Blackberry; it could have new programs installed to it.
I’m not sure why OP specifically mentions the Treo anyway; it is already classified as a smartphone. I know some of the earlier PalmOS devices didn’t have that ability. But I also know some candybar style dumb phones, like the Sony Ericsson, that did also allow installing apps like games and such that existed before the iPhone coined the term. 🤷♂️
that’s just false…
Palm Treo 600, 650, 700 were all technically ‘smart’ phones.
what defines ‘smart’? cause none of the crap they make these days are smart, if anything I consider them pretty stupid now
only thing Treo was missing was wifi, Bluetooth and some junky app store. it had touchscreen, email, internet browsing, full keyboard, Infrared to control TVs and such, tons of other features that are lackluster or paid only on modern 'smart’phones.
The main difference is installing your own apps and not being limited to what the phone maker put on it. Making the Danger Hiptop more of a smartphone than a Palm Pilot or Blackberry; it could have new programs installed to it.
you could put new PROGRAMS on your Palm Treo via hotsync by using a cable and a computer. You were not restricted to whatever Palm preinstalled.
Are you saying it was not possible to install a third party app on a PalmOS device like the Treo? I’d have to disagree with that.
I’m not sure why OP specifically mentions the Treo anyway; it is already classified as a smartphone. I know some of the earlier PalmOS devices didn’t have that ability. But I also know some candybar style dumb phones, like the Sony Ericsson, that did also allow installing apps like games and such that existed before the iPhone coined the term. 🤷♂️