Palm Centro - Smallest QWERTY

Palm Centro - Smallest QWERTY

Details: Category: Cell Phones; Written by Richard Lee

Palm's new Centro is a smaller version of the very successful Treo line of cell phones, in a smaller form factor with all the same features and more speed. The Centro will be exclusive through Sprint in the United States in the beginning and is available in black or red.

With it's compact design, Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date. With its full keyboard, Centro makes it easy to send text messages and respond to emails. Since Centro comes with the Palm OS, it will no doubt be very successful among those who switched to Windows Mobile in recent versions of the Treo but missed the features and keyboard friendly shortcuts offered in the Palm Operating System.

Below are some additional features of this phone:

Availble in Red and Black
Size: 2.1” W x 4.2” H x .7” D, Weight: 4.2 ounces
Includes Palm OS 5.4.9
Intel® XScale processor 312 MHz
Memory: 128 MB of ROM / 64 MB RAM
MicroSD Card Slot
Dual-band: CDMA (1900mHz and 800 MHz)
Data via Sprint 1x-EV-DO (Rev. 0) and 1XRTT
Rechargeable Li-Ion (1150 mAh) battery
Up to 3.5 hours continuous digital talk time
320 x 320 pixel 1.56” x 1.56” TFT display with 65K colors
1.3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder
Bluetoothv. 1.2
Voice/Memo Recorder
One-touch Speakerphone

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