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Palm Centro CDMA

Palm Centro is the smallest Palm device up to date, a CDMA/EV-DO phone with touch-sensitive display and QWERTY keyboard similar to other Treos. It is smartphone running on Palm's OS and features microSD card slot, 1.3-megapixel camera, and multimedia player

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Palm Centro CDMA specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
  • It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.73 inches)
  • Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable for computer connection instead of a standard microUSB
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
  • Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:

    OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc

    • Palm OS (5.4 (Garnet))
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.22 x 2.11 x 0.73 (107 x 53.5 x 18.5 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 4.20 oz (119 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 320 x 320 pixels
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536
  • Touchscreen:
      • Resistive

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 3.50 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 12.5 days (300 hours)
      the average is 16 days (390 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1150 mAh

Hardware

  • Storage expansion:

    Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.

    • Slot Type:

      Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo

      • microSD

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 1.3 megapixels
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Blazer 4.5 Browser

Technology

  • CDMA:

    CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.

    • 800, 1900 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • EV-DO

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.0
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Connector:
      • Proprietary
    • Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Hearing aid compatibility:
      • M4, T4
    • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 27 Sep 2007

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