BlackBerry KEY2 LE vs Palm Centro

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Centro: 32 g lighter

    KEY2 LE:
    156 g
    Centro:
    124 g
  • Width

    Centro: 18.3 mm narrower

    KEY2 LE:
    71.8 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 2.25 in smaller diagonal

    KEY2 LE:
    4.5 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Rear camera layout

    KEY2 LE:
    Dual
    Centro:
    Single
  • Depth

    KEY2 LE: 10.2 mm thinner

    KEY2 LE:
    8.4 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 43.1 mm shorter

    KEY2 LE:
    150.3 mm
    Centro:
    107.2 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. KEY2 LE

    Height:
    150.3 mm +43.1 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    71.8 mm +18.3 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    8.4 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +10.2 mm versus KEY2 LE

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. KEY2 LE

    156 g

    +32 g versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    124 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. KEY2 LE

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.3 cm²
  2. 2. Centro

    Screen diagonal:
    2.25 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.3 cm²

KEY2 LE has approximately 269.2% more rectangular screen area than Centro.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

KEY2 LE: Original memory entry

32/64 GB · 512GB 4GB

Centro: Original memory entry

64 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. KEY2 LE

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

2. Centro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. KEY2 LE

    3000 mAh

    +1850 mAh versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. KEY2 LE2. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 150.3 Х 71.8 Х 8.4 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 156 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1620 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 60.0 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 434 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/3.1''
  • 1.12µm
  • PDAF -5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 8 MP
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 509
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 115692
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Release date
  • 2018
  • August
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Slate
  • Champagne
  • Atomic
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Body build
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - BBE100-1
  • BBE100-4 DS (EU
  • Africa
  • AU) LTE band 1(2100)
  • 13(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • 39(1900)
  • 41(2500) - BBE100-2
  • BBE100-5 DS (NA
  • LATAM)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head) 1.61 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for KEY2 LE, Centro.
SpecificationKEY2 LECentro
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard - Versions: BBE100-1
  • BBE100-4 DS (EU
  • Africa
  • AU); BBE100-2
  • BBE100-5 DS (NA
  • LATAM)
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo