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Review summary: Palm broadens its smartphone assault with an affordable 3G-capable Verizon model.

Review summary: Palm touts the Centro as its smallest smart phone yet, and they've managed to fit a lot in a small package. To a large degree, the Centro is a smaller, more modern looking Treo with many of the same features, including a QWERTY keypad with tiny keys. ...

Verdict: On its own, the Centro is a good phone that covers the basic needs of users who want smart phone capabilities. It falls short in some areas, such as the camera, when compared with other smart phones on the market and if users were expecting the Centro ...

Review summary: palm centro review: Not the flashiest phone around, but its jaw-dropping price, ease of use and vast software ecosystem, make it a good choice for first time smartphone buyers and Palm OS afficionados alike.

Pros: Look at the price ma!, Palm OS is light and easy to use, Good software inclusions, Plenty of third party software apps available

Cons: No 3G or HSDPA, Thumb-board not for everyone, Camera is rudimentary, Looks are polarising, Unlocking from Telstra adds AU$100

Verdict: Not the flashiest phone around, but its jaw-dropping price, ease of use and vast software ecosystem, make it a good choice for first time smartphone buyers and Palm OS afficionados alike.

Review summary: Not the flashiest phone around, but its jaw-dropping price, ease of use and vast software ecosystem, make it a good choice for first time smartphone buyers and Palm OS aficionados alike.

Pros: Look at the price ma!, Palm OS is light and easy to use, Good software inclusions, Plenty of third party software apps available

Cons: No 3G or HSDPA, Thumb-board not for everyone, Camera is rudimentary, Looks are polarising, Unlocking from Telstra adds AU$100

Verdict: Not the flashiest phone around, but its jaw-dropping price, ease of use and vast software ecosystem, make it a good choice for first time smartphone buyers and Palm OS afficionados alike.

Review summary: It's not quite the Palm Treo 850 news we were hoping for, but we're sure Verizon Wireless customers will still be happy to hear that they'll be able to get their hands on a Palm Centro. First introduced on Sprint and then AT&T, the Centro has breathed ...

Pros: 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.

Cons: The Centro's keyboard is small and cramped. There's no support for stereo Bluetooth headsets.

Verdict: 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.