Finally. The Treo I was hoping for when I first heard about the 600 in June of 2003. The 650 does indeed have the long-rumored 320x320 pixels and Bluetooth.
Other cool stuff: The GSM version supports EDGE. Runs at 312 mhz. Has a removable battery which is probably needed with all this good stuff. Nonvolatile memory like the new Tungsten T5. A keyboard!!!!!, of course, but none of the other Palm devices that have charmed me have had keyboards. Can you say eBay? I'll be eBaying my P800 and my Zire 72 which are redundant once you have one of these.
I've been the one arguing for a small cell phone plus a large PDA. This phone is close to but not quite the bulk of my P800. It weighs about the same - 6.3 oz. - heavy. It's 1/10th oz heavier than the 600 and the same size as far as I know. If this turns out like I think it will, I'll be a combo-believer.
I just played with a Treo 600 last week and it was sweet. I think I can thumb type with it - the 650 keyboard is better. Once again, not the Sidekick II. But, the Palm platform and 320x320 and Bluetooth sway me. PalmOne did good. Except I'm disappointed to learn that Palm1's wi-fi card doesn't work according to Engadget. Apparently P1 isn't done with the wi-fi drivers yet. Oh well... Think of it as something to look forward to?
Now it's just a matter of waiting for a carrier to release this baby. Hoping that I can snag one by Christmas. That there will be a GSM phone from Cingular soon. That I can get a cheap all you can eat data plan - $30 max.
Update 10/25 5:20 pm: Sprint was first with the 600 and have announced they are planning to be first with the 650 in mid-November - too bad they are crippling the Bluetooth so we can't use the phone as a modem for our notebooks! Bad news because, according to c|net, Sprint will be the only ones selling the 650 until after the first of the year. Hope that's not true because I want the uncrippled Bluetooth.
Links:
Treocentral First-Hand Report
Treonaut Hands On Review