| Design | 3.8/5 |
| Display & Interface | 3.5/5 |
| Calling | 4/5 |
| Talk time | 3/5 |
| Messaging | 3/5 |
| Music | 3/5 |
| Video | 3/5 |
| Camera | 2/5 |
| Memory | 2.5/5 |
| Web browsing | 2.5/5 |
| Connectivity | 3.5/5 |
| Productivity | 4/5 |
| Scheduling | 4/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 4/5 |
| Navigation | 2/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 2/5 |
| Accessories | 3/5 |
| Value | 3/5 |
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Pros:
Tiny size. Full Palm OS for complete smartphone experience. Fast networking. |
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Cons:
Interface and apps are getting very, very old. E-mail is behind the times. No IM clients pre-loaded. Lacks many multimedia features. No GPS or Wi-Fi. |
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| When the Palm Centro was new to the Palm line, it made complete sense as an inexpensive, compact version of the Palm Treo. A year later, the phone lags behind the competition in both hardware and interface design. For scheduling and productivity, the phone is a real powerhouse, but those features are likely not what Centro users are attracted to as much as Web browsing, multimedia and messaging, and the phone falls behind in all of these. Not to mention the calling features aren't as easy on the eyes as the AT&T version of the same device. The Centro is still the best Palm OS device on the market, though it barely beats Verizon Wireless' own LG enV2 consumer QWERTY phone. And then, Palm, it's time to come up with a Palm Centro 2. |
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