Palm Centro specifications & quick facts

When buying a smartphone, it’s always best to know all its specs and functionality and not just its outside appearance and style. After all, you’re looking for a smart phone. Right?

So you like to have a new Palm Centro smartphone with its compact style. You just have to wait though. Unless you’re ahead with Sprint. Centro will be exclusive through Sprint in the United States for 90 days (at a shockingly low $99.99 price). Meanwhile, here’s a Centro specs guide for you:

Display : 320×320 pixel Transflective color touchscreen, supports 16-bit color (up to 65K colors)
Radio : Dual-band CDMA2000 EvDO backward compatible with 1XRTT and IS95
Platform : Palm OS 5.4.9
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology : Version 1.2
Memory : 64MB available user storage
Camera : 1.3 megapixels with 2x digital zoom and
video capture
Battery : Removable 1150mAh, lithium-ion
3.5 hours talk time, up to 300 hours standby time
Expansion : microSD card (up to 4GB supported)
Connector : Multi-connector
Dimensions : 4.22″ (L) x 2.11″ (W) x 0.73″ (D); 4.2 oz
Colors : Ruby and Onyx
System Requirements : Windows® XP
Windows Vista™
Mac OS X v10.2-10.4

Quick facts you might want to know:

• All-in-one phone and messaging device
• Small and light, weighs just over 4 oz
• Full keyboard and a touchscreen
• Text messaging with a chat-style view
• AIM, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger
• Wireless email for accounts like Gmail, AOL and Yahoo!
• Visit YouTube and Yelp, MySpace and more
• Broadband-like speeds for quick web searches
• Google Maps for directions and traffic
• Works with Microsoft Office docs and PDF files
• Microsoft Direct Push Technology for delivery of Outlook email as it arrives
• Use as a modem to connect your laptop to the high-speed network

Software on this device includes Bluetooth, Calculator, Camcorder, Camera, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Memos, Documents to Go Professional Edition 10, Downloads, Google Mobile Maps, HotSync, Instant Messaging, Nuance Voice Control, My Centro, On Demand, Phone, Pics and Video, PocketTunes™ Deluxe, Quick Tour, Sprint Mobile Email, Sprint Store, Sprint TV, Sudoku, VersaMail, Voice Memo, Web (Blazer 4.5), World Clock.