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 71/100 and users 70/100. Comparing these reviews to 492644 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 87/100 = Very Good.
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No Rating
pcworld.co.nz
Review Summary: The Centro lacks the design x-factor of other consumer smartphones like the iPhone and its subsequent competitors, but it's stylish enough with a hint of retro. The rounded corners and accented metal belt, housing four shortcut keys and an oval five ...
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No Rating
pcworld.ca
Review Summary: Call quality was excellent: The people at the other end sounded as good as on a landline, and they reported that I sounded great, too. Talk-time battery life was poor, though, as the Centro lasted only 4 hours, 19 minutes in our lab tests
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devhardware.com
Review Summary: Other standard cell phone features that you will find on your smart phone are the ability to trade text messages with your friends and a built-in camera to snap shots of whatever strikes your fancy
Manufacturer: Palm
Part number: Centro
General
- Product Type Smartphone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider Verizon Wireless
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.2 in
- Weight 4.2 oz
- Body Color Cobalt
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Phone Navigation Buttons Navigation button
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Application Software Memos, Phone, Tasks, Camera, HotSync, Calendar, Contacts, Bluetooth, Camcorder, My Centro, On Demand, Blazer 4.5, Calculator, Quick Tour, Voice Memo, Google Maps, Pics&Videos, World clock, Astraware Sudoku, Palm VersaMail 4.0, Pocket Tunes Deluxe, Nuance Voice Control, DataViz Documents To Go Professional Edition
Communicator Features
- Operating System Palm OS 5.4.9
- User Memory 64 MB
Messaging & Data Services
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM), Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
- Mobile Email Yes
- EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 1280 x 1024
- Digital Zoom 2
- Video Recorder Resolutions 352 x 288 (CIF)
- Features Self-portrait mirror
GPS System
- GPS Navigation None
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 320 x 320 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.4 in
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3
Memory
- Flash Memory 64 MB
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Headset jack
- Slot Provided 1
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included USB cable
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1150 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 210 min
- Standby Time Up to 300 h
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