LG Optimus One P500 vs 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.

  • Weight

    Centro: 5 g lighter

    Optimus One P500:
    129 g
    Centro:
    124 g
  • Width

    Centro: 5.5 mm narrower

    Optimus One P500:
    59 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 0.95 in smaller diagonal

    Optimus One P500:
    3.2 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Depth

    Optimus One P500: 5.3 mm thinner

    Optimus One P500:
    13.3 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 6.3 mm shorter

    Optimus One P500:
    113.5 mm
    Centro:
    107.2 mm
  • Release year

    Optimus One P500:
    2010
    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. Optimus One P500

    Height:
    113.5 mm +6.3 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    59 mm +5.5 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    13.3 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +5.3 mm versus Optimus One P500

Weight

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

  1. 1. Optimus One P500

    129 g

    +5 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. Optimus One P500

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

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

Optimus One P500 has approximately 86.7% 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.

Optimus One P500: Original memory entry

170 MB · 512 MB 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. Optimus One P500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Optimus One P500

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Optimus One P5002. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113.5 Х 59 Х 13.3 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 129 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 170 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 45.5%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • 480p@18fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Release date
  • 2010
  • July
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Wine
  • Titan
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Purple
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
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 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.37 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Optimus One P500, Centro.
SpecificationOptimus One P500Centro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Document viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo