Palm Treo Pro Available Through Vodafone New Zealand

In an attempt to save its smartphone sales, the US-based company Palm announced that it would launch its latest high-end device, Palm Treo Pro, in New Zealand. The smartphone is available through Vodafone New Zealand for a recommended retail price of $760 USD or $1,300 NZD. Treo Pro is the first Pocket PC developed by Palm that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional version, after Treo 500v offered the 6.0 Standard Edition of Microsoft's operating system.

Announced in August 2008, it took Palm only two months to make Treo Pro available on the market. I believe that the collaboration with Vodafone offers Palm some sales backup, as the device will be advertised on the carrier’s expenses and will most certainly be a good choice for those that are looking for a cheaper high-end smartphone. Therefore, according to the plan you choose, Palm Treo Pro could be worth it.

"The Treo Pro smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1 brings a powerful personal computer experience to the small screen, improving how people do business on the go on a single device," said Ben Green, Windows Business Group Lead, Microsoft New Zealand. "Windows Mobile 6.1 also comes with a new Getting Started Centre, which helps the new owner with the typical tasks the phone is used for in the first 10 days when setting up the device. This is just one of the many enhancements that come with the Treo Pro and Windows Mobile 6.1."

Some of Treo Pro's highlights include: full QWERTY keyboard, 2.5 inch touchscreen (65k colors support), HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivities, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, 100MB built-in user available memory, 128MB RAM, Qualcomm MSM7201 400MHz processor, microUSB port, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, built-in GPS and a 2 Megapixel camera.