Strategy Analytics said Palm’s device is its highest-rated converged device in the US. The Treo 650’s Best in Class performance rating comes from a head-to-head consumer test against the RIM BlackBerry 7100, the Samsung SCH-i730 and the UTStarcomm PPC6600. The results come from hands-on consumer testing by the Strategy Analytics Advanced Wireless User Panel.

With carrier activation, the Palm Treo 650 smartphone combines a mobile phone with email, a Palm OS organiser, messaging, web access and digital camera, allowing users to organise and simplify their business and personal lives all in one device, according to Palm.