Top 5 Palm Smartphones of All Time

Palm started out as a powerhouse in the handheld computing market. Then for one reason or another, Palm fell from their perch. Now, with the introduction of webOS, Palm is slowly making their comeback. It wasn’t all doom and gloom for Palm, they did put out some great handheld devices. Here is a list of the 5 best Smartphones put out by Palm in no particular order.

Palm Treo 600 – Running Palm OS 5.1, the Treo 600 offered improved battery life, a VGA camera, SDIO expansion slot, one-handed navigation and supported international cell phone towers.

Palm Treo Pro – The Palm Treo Pro offered a sleek design that combined a full QWERTY keyboard with a touchscreen. You could surf the web with Internet Explorer 6 and it came with a variety of connectivity option such as EV-DO and GPS.

Palm Treo 800w -In this version, Palm ran Windows Mobile 6.1 and added Wi-Fi and GPS as well as support for EV-DO. It also included a touchscreen, slim design and 2 Megapixel camera.

Palm Pre – The Palm Pre is thought to be the device that started Palm’s slow raise back into the Smartphone market and the first to run Palm’s webOS. The Pre offered multitasking, an unparalleled notification system, a multitouch screen and solid web browser. Palm managed to cram 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS into this package as well.

Palm Pixi – Pixi featured a nice, thin design and an improved QWERTY keyboard. An OS update brought Yahoo integration and enhanced messaging features. The only thing lacking from the Pixi was the inclusion of Wi-Fi, but something had to set it apart from the Pre.