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Palm Centro vs Plum Compass LTE

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Centro

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.

  • WeightCentro: 22 g lighterCentro: 124 g · Compass LTE: 146 g
  • WidthCentro: 18.1 mm narrowerCentro: 53.5 mm · Compass LTE: 71.6 mm
  • Screen diagonalCentro: 2.75 in smaller diagonalCentro: 2.25 in · Compass LTE: 5 in
  • DepthCompass LTE: 9.3 mm thinnerCompass LTE: 9.3 mm · Centro: 18.6 mm
  • HeightCentro: 42.8 mm shorterCentro: 107.2 mm · Compass LTE: 150 mm
  • Release year2008 / 2017Centro: 2008 · Compass LTE: 2017

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 Compass LTE: 150 × 71.6 mm 2
Side
Centro: 107.2 × 18.6 mm 1 Compass LTE: 150 × 9.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Centro
    Height
    107.2 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    18.6 mm+9.3 mm versus Compass LTE
    Weight
    124 g
  2. 2. Compass LTE
    Height
    150 mm+42.8 mm versus Centro
    Width
    71.6 mm+18.1 mm versus Centro
    Depth
    9.3 mm
    Weight
    146 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro124 g
  2. 2. Compass LTE146 g

    +22 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 Compass LTE: 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. Compass LTE 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

Compass LTE 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
StorageCentroCompass LTE
8 GB Unknown 1 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. Compass LTE

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

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. Compass LTE2100 mAh

    +950 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. Compass LTE

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 150 Х 71.6 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 146 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TN TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
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%
  • 64.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 8 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 29318
General specs
General specs
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2017
  • November
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Black
  • Gray
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 17(700)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.1
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationCentroCompass LTE
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer Also known as Plum Z517