Palm Centro Reviews

1.

24 Jun 2009 by Anonymous

20%2out of 10

just wondering if this phone has the get it now option, so i can use backup assistance, also i have a G'Zone and was wondering if it could just be synced into the palm Centro or if there have been any problems.

 

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2. Okay

23 Jun 2009 by safekid

70%7out of 10

I liked this phone at first because it was new to me and way different then a free L2 Sliver.... but after having it for a while now I really want my L2 back. I do like the palm centro because I can type pretty fast, its really made for people with tiny fingers though. I like the way the texting is set up and the different features it offers. However I do not like how when I'm trying to send a picture to someone and the file is to big, the phone just shuts off or if I'm doing anything that requires it to think to hard.. shuts off. I also still havent figured out how to delete a contact if its programed onto my sim card, it was no problem for me on my previous phones. This phone is good for someone who does more texting then talking because when talking to someone for an hour on this phone the battery is needing to be recharged.

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3.

18 Mar 2009 by Anonymous

50%5out of 10

this phone has good features, but it is sooooo annoying. it shuts off randomly and gets THE WORST BATTERY POWER EVER! also, the keys r unbelieveably small and it sometimes freezes and randomly shuts off and restarts. i suggest not to get this phone.

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4. Ehh, I'm tired of it.

7 Mar 2009 by Zach Helms

60%6out of 10

I got this phone for my birthday in November. I was so excited, and thought it was so much fun to play with. I liked the way it looked, I liked the way it was touch screen, and I liked everything about it. Now that i have had it for a while, it has became a bother. Simple things are hard to due on this phone. Like texting, the keyboard( some think is good) is way to small and I can't get use to it. Sometimes when you press the end button to hang up a phone call, it doesn't hand up so people still hear you. It scratches very easy. I bought a case right when I got the phone and it is still scratching. The battery life is not very good. I don't want to complain and only say negative things about this phone, but it has just became a pain to me. I miss my old Samsung a737. It was simple and I could text faster on it. This phone however does have a cool painting feature, and has good call reception. But overall i recommend you not to get this phone only because it will really annoying you after 3 months. Oh and also it is really really fat.

Pros

Good features
Good reception
Ok Camera
Touch Screen works good

Cons

The qwerty keypad
The design is fat
The touchscreen uses all battery life.
Annoying

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5. Great but chubby

1 Dec 2008 by kumquack

70%7out of 10

I love my Palm Centro. I really do. But it's chubby. Real fat compared to other phones on the market. The keyboard is pretty good, but small. I'm shredding mine because of the bubble buttons. (I have to use my thumb nails to press the tiny buttons.) 

I really love the features and the touch screen. It hasn't given me any trouble. I also like that you can download or buy applications for the phone with the Palm OS interface. It also has tons of calanders and schedules to keep organized.

Pros

Touchscreen
Downloadable applications like Facebook for Palm
Lots of Organizational tools

Cons

FAT
tiny keyboard
bubble keys are good at first... but mine are cracking...

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6. Response to bad battery life claims

17 Nov 2008 by baseballjmr

90%9out of 10

The people that claim the phone has bad battery life, have not charged it properly. The first time, or first couple times, you are supposed to charge the centro for about 8 hours. I did this, and on the last use I got 4 days of battery life, while texting a lot. If you learn how to charge a phone battery correctly, with correct battery cycles and everything, I don't see battery life being too much of a problem. I'm not calling anyone out, but I think people should make sure they have a stronger knowledge base before trying to influence someone's decision.

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7.

22 Jul 2008 by wyamamoto

96%9.6out of 10

Having research many phones and having talked to numerous salesman and people who are in the know when it comes to pda phones, i decided to purchase the centro based on the facts that it functions as a calendar that syncs to outlook and it has very good reception. i have used the old motorola e815 for years because of its great reception and this centro actually has better reception.
i added a kingston 4 gig card and have had no problems adding music and photos to the card. with music tones it is easy to trim down an mp3 to add as a ringtone.
having read the reviews on the keyboard, i would agree that it is on the small side, but once you have used it for a while, it works fine. i do miss the old pad for writing on the 700.
the battery could use an extra boost, but i just turned the power level down on the screen and have been able to get a day and a half with normal use. i don't use the phone for email or internet.
if you are looking for a good calendar phone and great reception, i would strongly recommend this phone.

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8. Old Treo User...

21 Jul 2008 by Matt

92%9.2out of 10

Great Phone indeed...nice follow up to the Treo family. I purchased because my screen shattered on my treo 650. I like the size and the features added since the 650 are pretty good. Such as, internet radio, video messaging and YouTube which i didnt know were included until i started playing with it.

In response to the battery life, after owning the 650 with the same 2 batteries that I used to alternate back and forth for 3 years, they last longer than my 2-day-old Centro. They are not even close to what they used to be 3 years ago and still out lasts it.

I have no experience with any other touch screen phones. Maybe coming from an iPhone or a Tilt, this wouldnt seem too bad, but coming from a Treo (its predecessor), this is a huge downgrade, especially since the backlight on the keys is much dimmer and the screen is a half inch smaller.

To give you an example, I charged it fully last night, took it off the charger around 8:30AM when I got up this morning, and its now 3:33PM and I am down to 38% battery with very little use today...i sent a text and took a call that lasted 2 minutes and 21 seconds. My email isnt even set up yet so its not hitting the server for that...kinda scared to see what happens when i do set it up for auto-email.

Love the phone tho...hope they come out with a longer-life battery. Luckily it uses the same power cable as the Treo and I have 3 of them so I can keep them all over the house cause it seems like Ill be charging this thing quite a bit.

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9. research phones b4 you post reviews

23 May 2008 by Rell

86%8.6out of 10

1st of all to people thinking this phones battery life is bad, you all should have asked people who have touchscreen phones about thier battery life EVERY TOUCHSCREEN phones battery life is horriable from the iphone to the tilt the centro's battery life is not bad for it being a touchscreen phone
2nd its kind of stupid to say that you dont like a phone because of its small size, when the point of the phone is for it to be one of the smallest of its class (a touchscreen pda)the keys and screen where seen when you purchased you prolly liked the size but now to complain about it is stupid
ive worked for at&t and the centro is nice phone like everyother palm but you should know about the features of the phone before you purchase go to the store and actually play with it try to type test call and everything else you do with or want to do with your mobile device

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10. CUTE PHONE BUT.......

2 May 2008 by kate

64%6.4out of 10

THIS PHONE IS GOOD AS FAR AS FAR AS FEATURES, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BATTERY LIFE IT'S NOT GOOD. IF YOU ARE A PERSON THAT TEXT ALOT, THE KEYPAD IS A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE COMPARED TO THE BLACKBERRY.
DO UR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU PURCHASE!!!
BATTERY LIFE IS AWFUL!!!

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