Screen size
Quick verdict
Treo 500v leads the measured specs 5-3.
Measured wins
Treo 500v
5
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Treo 680
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Treo 500v
GSM / UMTS
Treo 680
GSM
2G bands
Treo 500v
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Treo 680
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Treo 500v
UMTS 2100
Treo 680
-
Speed
Treo 500v
Yes, 384 kbps
Treo 680
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
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GPRS
Treo 500v
-
Treo 680
Class 10
EDGE
Treo 500v
-
Treo 680
Class 10
Announced
Treo 500v
2007, September. Released 2008, February
Treo 680
2006, October
Status
Treo 500v
Discontinued
Treo 680
Discontinued
Dimensions
Treo 500v
110 x 61.5 x 16.5 mm (4.33 x 2.42 x 0.65 in)
Treo 680
111.8 x 58.4 x 20.3 mm (4.40 x 2.30 x 0.80 in)
Weight
Treo 500v
120 g (4.23 oz)
Treo 680
157 g (5.54 oz)
Keyboard
Treo 500v
QWERTY
Treo 680
QWERTY
SIM
Treo 500v
Mini-SIM
Treo 680
Mini-SIM
Type
Treo 500v
TFT, 65K colors
Treo 680
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size
Treo 500v
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~26.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Treo 680
2.5 inches, 20.2 cm2 (~30.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Treo 500v
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Treo 680
320 x 320 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~181 ppi density)
Other
Treo 500v
5-way navigation button
Treo 680
5-way navigation button
OS
Treo 500v
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
Treo 680
Palm OS 5.4.9
CPU
Treo 500v
32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Treo 680
Intel PXA270 312 MHz
Card slot
Treo 500v
microSD (dedicated slot)
Treo 680
SD/MMC, up to 4 GB
Internal
Treo 500v
150MB
Treo 680
64MB
Single
Treo 500v
2 MP
Treo 680
VGA
Video
Treo 500v
Yes
Treo 680
CIF
Other
Treo 500v
No
Treo 680
No
Loudspeaker
Treo 500v
Yes
Treo 680
Yes
Alert types
Treo 500v
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Treo 680
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack
Treo 500v
No
Treo 680
No
WLAN
Treo 500v
No
Treo 680
No
Bluetooth
Treo 500v
2.0, A2DP
Treo 680
1.2, A2DP
Positioning
Treo 500v
No
Treo 680
No
Radio
Treo 500v
No
Treo 680
No
USB
Treo 500v
miniUSB
Treo 680
Proprietary
Infrared port
Treo 500v
-
Treo 680
Yes
Sensors
Treo 500v
Treo 680
Browser
Treo 500v
WAP 2.0 / HTML (PocketIE)
Treo 680
WAP 2.0 / HTML (Blazer 4.5)
Other
Treo 500v
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player WMV/MP4 player Organizer Pocket Office Voice memo
Treo 680
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP3 player Organizer Voice memo
Type
Treo 500v
Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
Treo 680
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Treo 500v
Up to 240 h
Treo 680
Up to 300 h
Talk time
Treo 500v
Up to 4 h 30 min
Treo 680
Up to 4 h
Colors
Treo 500v
Black, White
Treo 680
Graphite, Crimson, Arctic, Copper
SAR EU
Treo 500v
0.89 W/kg (head)
Treo 680
-
Price
Treo 500v
About 90 EUR
Treo 680
About 220 EUR