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Nokia N8 vs Palm Centro

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Nokia N8

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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: 11 g lighterCentro: 124 g · N8: 135 g
        • WidthCentro: 5.6 mm narrowerCentro: 53.5 mm · N8: 59.1 mm
        • Screen diagonalCentro: 1.25 in smaller diagonalCentro: 2.25 in · N8: 3.5 in
        • DepthN8: 5.7 mm thinnerN8: 12.9 mm · Centro: 18.6 mm
        • HeightCentro: 6.3 mm shorterCentro: 107.2 mm · N8: 113.5 mm
        • Release year2010 / 2008N8: 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.

        Front
        N8: 113.5 × 59.1 mm 1 Centro: 107.2 × 53.5 mm 2
        Side
        N8: 113.5 × 12.9 mm 1 Centro: 107.2 × 18.6 mm 2
        1. 1. N8
          Height
          113.5 mm
          Width
          59.1 mm
          Depth
          12.9 mm
          Weight
          135 g
        2. 2. Centro
          Height
          107.2 mm
          Width
          53.5 mm
          Depth
          18.6 mm
          Weight
          124 g

        Specifications

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        Everyday essentials
        Everyday essentials
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 113.5 Х 59.1 Х 12.9 mm
        • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
        Weight
        • 135 g
        • 124 g
        Technology
        • AMOLED
        • TFT
        Screen size
        • 3.5" inch
        • 2.25" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 360 x 640 px
        • 320 x 320 px
        Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
        • 16 GB
        • 256 MB RAM
        • 512 MB ROM
        • 64 MB
        Memory card support
        • microSD
        • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
        • microSD
        • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
        BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
        • 1200 mAh
        • Non-removable Li-Ion
        • 1150 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • Symbian^3
        • upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
        • Palm OS 5.4.9
        Headphone jack
        • Yes
        • No
        Display
        Display
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        • resistive touchscreen
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 65K
        Screen area
        • 33.8 cm2
        • 16.3 cm2
        Screen format
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        • 1:1 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 50.3%
        • 28.5%
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 210 PPI
        • 201 PPI
        Screen protection
        • Corning Gorilla Glass
        		 Unknown
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Rear camera, main
        • 12 MP
        • Single
        • 1.3 MP
        • Single
        Camera specs
        • 12 MP
        • 1/1.83''
        • AF
        • 1.3 MP
        Functions
        • Carl Zeiss optics
        • Xenon flash
        • ND filter
        		 Unknown
        Video
        • 720p@25fps
        • 720p@30fps (via SW update)
        • Yes
        Front camera, selfie
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        • 0 MP,
        Specifications
        • VGA videocall camera
        		 Unknown
        Performance
        Performance
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Processor CPU
        • 680 MHz ARM 11
        • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
        Graphics processor GPU
        • Broadcom BCM2727
        		 Unknown
        General specs
        General specs
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Release date
        • 2010
        • April
        • 2008
        • February
        Colors
        • Dark Grey
        • Silver White
        • Green
        • Blue
        • Orange
        • Pink
        • Bronze
        • Obsidian
        • Glacier
        • Midnight
        • Cobalt
        • Onyx
        • Electric Blue
        • Rose
        • Olive
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 140 EUR
        • 70 EUR
        Battery life
        • Stand by time- Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
        • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
        Communication and Connectivity
        Communication and Connectivity
        SpecificationN8Centro
        SIM card
        • Mini-SIM
        • Mini-SIM
        Network
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        		 Unknown
        Speed
        • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
        		 Unknown
        GPRS
        • Class 33
        • Class 10
        Edge
        • Class 33
        • Class 10
        Wi-Fi
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
        • UPnP technology
        • No
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
        • No
        USB
        • microUSB 2.0
        • USB Host
        • Proprietary
        Bluetooth
        • 3.0
        • A2DP
        • 1.2
        • A2DP
        Harmful irradiation
        • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
        • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
        Music and Audio
        Music and Audio
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Radio
        • Stereo FM radio
        • RDS; FM trans
        • No
        Others
        • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
        • 5-way navigation button
        Other features
        Other features
        SpecificationN8Centro
        Dop
        • Sensors Accelerometer
        • proximity
        • compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound -Anodized aluminum casing
        • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
        • Excel
        • PowerPoint
        • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo