Reviews of the Palm Centro - cobalt blue (Verizon Wireless)
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CNET Review
The Good: The Palm Centro offers ease of use, a compact design, and a solid feature set at an affordable price. The smartphone is also EV-DO capable and offers good call quality.
The Bad: The Centro's keyboard is small and cramped. There's no support for stereo Bluetooth headsets.
The Bottom Line: Despite some minor shortcomings, the Palm Centro offers Verizon Wireless customers an easy-to-use, affordable, and solid performing smartphone that's perfect for the first-time buyer or anyone on a budget.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 66/100. Comparing these reviews to 234987 other Cellular Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.
Manufacturer: Palm
Part number: CENTROCOBALTBLUVZW
Telecom
- Email protocols supported IMAP, POP
- Data services E-Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger
- Modem Integrated Wireless cellular modem
- Service provider Verizon Wireless
- Cellular enhancement protocol CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO, HSDPA
General
- Built-in devices Digital player, Camera
- Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.1 in x 0.7 in x 4.2 in
- Weight 4.2 oz
- Color Cobalt
- Standby time Up to 300 h
- Combined with With digital camera
Operating System / Software
- OS provided Palm OS 5.4.9
- Software included Pics&Videos, Blazer 4.5, Phone, Palm VersaMail 4.0, On Demand, Nuance Voice Control, HotSync, Google Maps, Voice Memo, My Centro, Contacts, Camcorder, DataViz Documents To Go Professional Edition, Quick Tour, Tasks, Pocket Tunes Deluxe, Calendar, World clock, Memos, Astraware Sudoku, Calculator, Bluetooth, Camera
- Min Operating system Apple MacOS X 10.2 - 10.4.x, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Memory
- Flash memory installed 64 MB
Phone
- Call features Caller ID, Call history
Processor
- Processor 312 MHzXScale
Input Device
- Input device type Keyboard, 5-way navigation button, Touch-screen
Digital Camera
- Still image resolution 1280 x 1024
- Digital zoom 2
- Features Self-portrait mirror
PDA Features
- Flash memory installed 64 MB
Audio
- Digital audio standards supported MP3
- Audio input type Microphone
- Audio output type Speaker(s)
Display
- Display type 2.4 in TFT active matrix
- Color support 16-bit (64K colors)
- Max resolution 320 x 320
Power
- Battery installed ( max ) 1 Lithium ion
- Talk time Up to 210 min
- Power supply device Power adapter
- Power device type Power adapter
Expansion / Connectivity
- Wireless connectivity Bluetooth
- Port / Connector Type:Interface 1Headset
- Expansion slot(s) total (free) 1 MicroSD
- Cable(s) included 1 x USB cable
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.2 in
GPS
- GPS System / GPS Navigation None
Product Photos
User Opinions
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