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BlackBerry Keyone vs Palm Centro

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Centro

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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.

  • WeightCentro: 56 g lighterCentro: 124 g · Keyone: 180 g
  • WidthCentro: 18.9 mm narrowerCentro: 53.5 mm · Keyone: 72.4 mm
  • Screen diagonalCentro: 2.25 in smaller diagonalCentro: 2.25 in · Keyone: 4.5 in
  • DepthKeyone: 9.2 mm thinnerKeyone: 9.4 mm · Centro: 18.6 mm
  • HeightCentro: 41.9 mm shorterCentro: 107.2 mm · Keyone: 149.1 mm
  • Release year2017 / 2008Keyone: 2017 · Centro: 2008

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.

Front
Keyone: 149.1 × 72.4 mm 1 Centro: 107.2 × 53.5 mm 2
Side
Keyone: 149.1 × 9.4 mm 1 Centro: 107.2 × 18.6 mm 2
  1. 1. Keyone
    Height
    149.1 mm+41.9 mm versus Centro
    Width
    72.4 mm+18.9 mm versus Centro
    Depth
    9.4 mm
    Weight
    180 g
  2. 2. Centro
    Height
    107.2 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    18.6 mm+9.2 mm versus Keyone
    Weight
    124 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Keyone180 g

    +56 g versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro124 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.

Screen size
Keyone: 4.5 in, 3:2, About 60.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Centro: 2.25 in, 1:1, About 16.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Keyone 4.5 in · 3:2 About 60.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Centro 2.25 in · 1:1 About 16.3 cm² rectangular area

Keyone 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.

Keyone: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM 32 GB · 3 GB RAM

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. Keyone

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. Keyone3500 mAh

    +2350 mAh versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Keyone2. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 149.1 Х 72.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 180 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 memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
  • upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
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 4
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.55µm
  • PDAF
  • 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
  • f/2.2
  • 1/4''
  • 1.12µm
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 506
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 61392
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
Release date
  • 2017
  • February
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Black/Silver
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 290 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
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by) - BBB100-4 only
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 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)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS2
  • No
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features
SpecificationKeyoneCentro
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard - Versions: BBB100-1 (Canada
  • LATAM
  • APAC
  • US V1); BBB100-2 (EMEA); BBB100-3 (US V2); BBB100-4 (India); BBB100-6 (Japan)Also known as BlackBerry Mercury
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo