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Palm Centro

Design: Candy bar • Carrier: Sprint • OS Supported: Palm • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 4:19 • Price When Reviewed: $100
81.6 Very Good
Last updated
January 11, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Yardena Arar
Pros
  • Excellent call quality
  • Petite, attractive design
Cons
  • Plastic case feels a bit fragile
  • Lacks Wi-Fi and GPS
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $100 (12/19/2007)
  • Performance:Poor: 52
  • Features:Good: 79
  • Design:Very Good: 86
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $100

Very Inexpensive: $100

Performance Poor: 52

Poor: 52
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 4:19 
Battery Life Word Score Poor 

Features Good: 79

Good: 79
General
Dimensions (inches) 2.11 by 0.73 by 4.22 
Weight (oz.) 4.2 
Design Candy bar 
Antenna Internal 
Carrier Sprint 
GPS No 
CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor Xscale 
Processor Speed 312 
Battery Type Lithium ion 
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes) 3.5 
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes) 12.5 
Display
Number of Displays One 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 2.2 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 320 by 320 
Maximum Text Display (lines) 7 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
Other CDMA 800/1900 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
MMS Yes 
E-Mail Yes 
IM Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
Other DUN 
PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes 
USB1 Yes 
Other IR 
Expansion Card Support
MicroSD Yes 
Input Method/Devices
Keyboard Yes 
Stylus Yes 
Touchscreen Yes 
Operating system
OS Supported Palm 
E-Mail Support
POP3 Yes 
Exchange Yes 
IMAP4 Yes 
Lotus Notes Yes 
Digital Audio Support
AAC Yes 
AAC Plus Yes 
MP3 Yes 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs Microphone 
Audio Outputs Speaker, 2.5mm 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 1.3 megapixels 
Flash No 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video Yes 
Video Calling Conference Yes 
Other
Included Hardware Read This First, Welcome to Sprint, Getting Started Guide, Palm Software Installation CD, Setting Up Email Guide, Experience Sprint Power Vision, USB Sync Cable, AC Charger, Sprint charger Adapter, Headset. 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 14 
Saturday Support (hours) 9 
Sunday Support (hours) 9 
Other Service Palm offers 90 days of free technical support via phone from the date of purchase; after this period, the fee for phone support is $25 per incident. Phones supplied through a wireless service provider will be supported by that provider. 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 86

Very Good: 86
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