Palm Centro Onyx Black Cell Phone

User rating Not Rated | Add review The Centro is the smallest mobile device Palm has every introduced. Available in red and black the Centro features a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, touchscreen, expandable memory card slot (MicroSD up to 4GB), Palm OS 5.4.9, and an Intel XScale processor 312MHz. View full phone specs View image gallery View reviews Compare against other phones Compatible accessories

In-Depth Review

What’s Not Good: QWERTY keys are small and cramped; Display is smallish (if still easy to read); Hardware and software design feels a bit dated; Noticeably thicker than comparable devices; No Music Store access (yet)

Bottom Line: Get Centro in your hands.  If you like the way it feels and if the buttons aren’t too small for you, you might have found yourself the best value currently going in a full-featured smartphone built for consumers.  Palm OS is not slick, but it works well and Sprint’s fast EV-DO data network and excellent music store add value to the device.  But the cramped buttons and small screen will be deal-breakers for some.

Specs:

• Make/Model: Palm Centro (690)
• Network: CDMA
• Data: EV-DO
• Carrier: Sprint (Locked); GSM version available from AT&T
• Size: 107 x 54 x 18.5 mm
• Weight: 119 g
• Form Factor: Candybar
• Display: 2.25” Color LCD, 320 x 320 resolution, 65,000 Colors
• Memory:  64 MB built-in, microSD card slot
• Notable Features: Palm OS Smartphone Platform; POP3, IMAP, and MS Exchange Email support (including MS Direct push); IM support for multiple procotols; Web browser; Sprint TV and Power Vision compatibility including laptop tethering; ocketTunes Deluxe music player software including Internet Radio support; Sirius Satellite Radio support

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Centro is a dud

Overall Rating:
2.8 out of 5

By: Darryl G on Sunday, June 22, 2008
From: Atlanta, GA (United States)
Experience: 1 Weeks

Pros: It is small, I like the styling, it is very easy to use

Cons: keyboard is too small, USB teather will not connect properly for downloads. batter life is very short, the veiwing screen is too small

Summary: I have had it a week but do not plan to keep it, I have been using a Palm 750, I am switching to a Blackberry Curve

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Palm Centro not for business

Overall Rating:
2.8 out of 5

By: kay paggi on Thursday, May 22, 2008
From: dallas, TX (United States)
Experience: 14 Days

Pros: touch screen, automatic key guard

Cons: email is slow, limited categories for contacts, no search function, tiny keypad prevents dialing while driving

Summary: The main page for phone says it all: it shows two young girls using the phone. Good to play with, not great for business use.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

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