HP iPAQ Glisten 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: 8 g lighter

    iPAQ Glisten:
    132 g
    Centro:
    124 g
  • Width

    Centro: 9.3 mm narrower

    iPAQ Glisten:
    62.8 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 0.25 in smaller diagonal

    iPAQ Glisten:
    2.5 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Depth

    iPAQ Glisten: 5.2 mm thinner

    iPAQ Glisten:
    13.4 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 5.6 mm shorter

    iPAQ Glisten:
    112.8 mm
    Centro:
    107.2 mm
  • Release year

    iPAQ Glisten:
    2009
    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.

  1. 1. iPAQ Glisten

    Height:
    112.8 mm +5.6 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    62.8 mm +9.3 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    13.4 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +5.2 mm versus iPAQ Glisten

Weight

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

  1. 1. iPAQ Glisten

    132 g

    +8 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. iPAQ Glisten

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²
  2. 2. Centro

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

iPAQ Glisten has approximately 18.5% 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.

iPAQ Glisten: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

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. iPAQ Glisten

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. iPAQ Glisten2. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112.8 Х 62.8 Х 13.4 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 132 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7200
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.3%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 130
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Release date
  • 2009
  • November
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for iPAQ Glisten, Centro.
SpecificationiPAQ GlistenCentro
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Organizer -Media player -Voice memo -Predictive text input For AT&T Also known as HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo