Nokia 5500 Sport 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

    5500 Sport: 21 g lighter

    5500 Sport:
    103 g
    Centro:
    124 g
  • Width

    5500 Sport: 8.5 mm narrower

    5500 Sport:
    45 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5500 Sport: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

    5500 Sport:
    1.7 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Depth

    5500 Sport: 0.6 mm thinner

    5500 Sport:
    18 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Release year

    5500 Sport:
    2006
    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. 5500 Sport

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    45 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm +8.5 mm versus 5500 Sport
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +0.6 mm versus 5500 Sport

Weight

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

  1. 1. 5500 Sport

    103 g

  2. 2. Centro

    124 g

    +21 g versus 5500 Sport

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. 5500 Sport

    Screen diagonal:
    1.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    9.3 cm²
  2. 2. Centro

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

Centro has approximately 75.2% more rectangular screen area than 5500 Sport.

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.

5500 Sport: Original memory entry

8 MB · 64 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. 5500 Sport

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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. 5500 Sport

    860 mAh

  2. 2. Centro

    1150 mAh

    +290 mAh versus 5500 Sport

Specifications

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1. 5500 Sport2. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 45 Х 18 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 1.7" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 208 x 208 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 860 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • Series 60 rel. 3.0
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 9.3 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 19.4%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 173 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • QCIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Black and gray
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Downloadable themes
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for 5500 Sport, Centro.
Specification5500 SportCentro
Dop
  • Infrared port - Sports tracking (stopwatch
  • steps calculator
  • calories burned) -Text-to-speech capabilities to read SMS messages out loud -Accelerometer sensor for tapping commands (music or voice feedback) -Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer - Dust and splash resistant -Flashlight
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo