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Palm Centro vs Philips W8555

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Centro

Palm Centro

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Philips W8555

Philips W8555

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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: 76 g lighterCentro: 124 g · W8555: 200 g
  • Screen diagonalCentro: 2.75 in smaller diagonalCentro: 2.25 in · W8555: 5 in
  • Release year2008 / 2013Centro: 2008 · W8555: 2013

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
Centro: 107.2 × 53.5 mm 1
Side
Centro: 107.2 × 18.6 mm 1
  1. 1. Centro
    Height
    107.2 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    18.6 mm
    Weight
    124 g
  2. 2. W8555
    Height
    Unknown
    Width
    Unknown
    Depth
    Unknown
    Weight
    200 g

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro124 g
  2. 2. W8555200 g

    +76 g versus Centro

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.

Screen size
Centro: 2.25 in, 1:1, About 16.3 cm² rectangular area 1 W8555: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Centro 2.25 in · 1:1 About 16.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. W8555 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

W8555 has approximately 322% 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.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageCentroW8555
16 GB Unknown 2 GB 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. Centro

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

2. W8555

NFC
See details Yes (MasterCard PayPass ready)
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Centro1150 mAh
  2. 2. W85553300 mAh

    +2150 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. W8555

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationCentroW8555
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 200 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes (MasterCard PayPass ready)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationCentroW8555
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationCentroW8555
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
SpecificationCentroW8555
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz
General specs
General specs
SpecificationCentroW8555
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2013
  • November
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 340 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 950 h Talking time- Up to 18 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationCentroW8555
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
  • (Dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationCentroW8555
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationCentroW8555
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass