Motorola SPICE XT300 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: 21 g lighter

    SPICE XT300:
    145 g
    Centro:
    124 g
  • Width

    Centro: 7.5 mm narrower

    SPICE XT300:
    61 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 0.75 in smaller diagonal

    SPICE XT300:
    3 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Depth

    SPICE XT300: 1.8 mm thinner

    SPICE XT300:
    16.8 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Height

    SPICE XT300: 10.2 mm shorter

    SPICE XT300:
    97 mm
    Centro:
    107.2 mm
  • Release year

    SPICE XT300:
    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. SPICE XT300

    Height:
    97 mm
    Width:
    61 mm +7.5 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    16.8 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm +10.2 mm versus SPICE XT300
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +1.8 mm versus SPICE XT300

Weight

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

  1. 1. SPICE XT300

    145 g

    +21 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. SPICE XT300

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

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

SPICE XT300 has approximately 70.7% 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.

SPICE XT300: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. SPICE XT300

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. SPICE XT300

    1170 mAh

    +20 mAh versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. SPICE XT3002. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 97 Х 61 Х 16.8 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1170 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 27.9 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.1%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • 480p@25fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 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.
  • 170 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 230 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.58 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for SPICE XT300, Centro.
SpecificationSPICE XT300Centro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - BACKTRACK rear trackpad
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo