Palm Centro - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Centro is Palm's latest attempt to bring innovation to the smart phone market, after years of phones with only minor improvements. The biggest thing you'll notice when you see the Centro is that it's smaller than any Treo, and, despite being ...

Verdict: Let's face it, there's nothing particularly cutting edge about the Palm Centro. Palm OS is long in the tooth, and despite the fact it's still an easy-to-use and fast operating system, it desperately needs an update. The Centro is smaller than Palm's ...

Pros: Smaller form factor, QWERTY keyboard, Loud speaker, Smaller form factor, QWERTY keyboard, Loud speaker

Cons: Same old Palm OS, No WiFi, Hard to get to microSD slot, Same old Palm OS, No WiFi, Hard to get to microSD slot

Review summary: The dual-band CDMA/EV-DO Centro measures 4.2 x 2.1 x 0.7 inches and weighs 4.2 ounces. While this isn't that much smaller than a typical Treo, Centro feels much better in the hand. That's mostly because it sports more of capsule shape and a rounded ...

Verdict: Palm rates Centro is rated for 3.5 hours of talk time. With average use, we found it lasted for about 3 days between chargings

Verdict: The dual-band CDMA/EV-DO Centro measures 4.2 x 2.1 x 0.7 inches and weighs 4.2 ounces. While this isn't that much smaller than a typical Treo, Centro feels much better in the hand. That's mostly because it sports more of capsule shape and a rounded ...

Review summary: The Palm Centro made its debut in Fall 2007 as the smallest and lightest Palm OS based smartphone to date. It is the third new model from Palm this year after the Treo 755p and Tre... review

Verdict: Presently traditional smartphones only make up a miniscule 5% of the US market for mobile handsets, estimated to be around 8 million sold annually (IDC). Of course the number of smartphones sold is widely expected to climb, but Palm's hopes today are ...