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Nokia N96 vs Palm Centro

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Nokia N96

Nokia N96

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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.

        • WidthCentro: 1.5 mm narrowerCentro: 53.5 mm · N96: 55 mm
        • Screen diagonalCentro: 0.55 in smaller diagonalCentro: 2.25 in · N96: 2.8 in
        • DepthN96: 0.6 mm thinnerN96: 18 mm · Centro: 18.6 mm
        • HeightN96: 4.2 mm shorterN96: 103 mm · Centro: 107.2 mm

        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
        N96: 103 × 55 mm 1 Centro: 107.2 × 53.5 mm 2
        Side
        N96: 103 × 18 mm 1 Centro: 107.2 × 18.6 mm 2
        1. 1. N96
          Height
          103 mm
          Width
          55 mm
          Depth
          18 mm
          Weight
          125 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
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
        • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
        Weight
        • 125 g
        • 124 g
        Technology
        • TFT
        • TFT
        Screen size
        • 2.8" inch
        • 2.25" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 240 x 320 px
        • 320 x 320 px
        Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
        • 16 GB
        • 128 MB RAM
        • 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.
        • 950 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        • 1150 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • Symbian OS 9.3
        • S60 rel. 3.2
        • Palm OS 5.4.9
        Headphone jack
        • Yes
        • No
        Display
        Display
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Touchscreen Unknown
        • resistive touchscreen
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 65K
        Screen area
        • 24.3 cm2
        • 16.3 cm2
        Screen format
        • 4:3 (height:width)
        • 1:1 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 42.9%
        • 28.5%
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 143 PPI
        • 201 PPI
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Rear camera, main
        • 5 MP
        • Single
        • 1.3 MP
        • Single
        Camera specs
        • 5 MP
        • AF
        • 1.3 MP
        Functions
        • Carl Zeiss optics
        • LED flash
        		 Unknown
        Video
        • 480p@30fps
        • Yes
        Front camera, selfie
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        • 0 MP,
        Specifications
        • VGA videocall camera
        		 Unknown
        Performance
        Performance
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Processor CPU
        • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
        • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
        General specs
        General specs
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Release date
        • 2008
        • February
        • 2008
        • February
        Colors
        • Black
        • Silver
        • Quartz
        • Obsidian
        • Glacier
        • Midnight
        • Cobalt
        • Onyx
        • Electric Blue
        • Rose
        • Olive
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 220 EUR
        • 70 EUR
        Battery life
        • Stand by time- Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G) Music play - Up to 14 h
        • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
        Communication and Connectivity
        Communication and Connectivity
        SpecificationN96Centro
        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 32
        • 107 / 64.2 kbps
        • Class 10
        Edge
        • Class 32
        • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
        • 177 kbps
        • Class 10
        Wi-Fi
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
        • UPnP technology
        • No
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
        • No
        USB
        • microUSB 2.0
        • Proprietary
        Bluetooth
        • 2.0
        • A2DP
        • 1.2
        • A2DP
        Harmful irradiation
        • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
        • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
        Music and Audio
        Music and Audio
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Radio
        • Stereo FM radio
        • RDS
        • No
        Others Unknown
        • 5-way navigation button
        Other features
        Other features
        SpecificationN96Centro
        Dop
        • Sensors Accelerometer DVB-H TV broadcast receiver -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -TV-out -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
        • Excel
        • PowerPoint
        • PDF) -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo - Dual slide design -Built-in kickstand
        • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
        • Excel
        • PowerPoint
        • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo