Palm Centro vs Samsung Galaxy Beam2

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

    Centro: 41 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    Galaxy Beam2:
    165 g
  • Width

    Centro: 16.5 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    Galaxy Beam2:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 2.41 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    Galaxy Beam2:
    4.66 in
  • Depth

    Galaxy Beam2: 7 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    Galaxy Beam2:
    11.6 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 27.3 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    Galaxy Beam2:
    134.5 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    Galaxy Beam2:
    2014

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. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +7 mm versus Galaxy Beam2
  2. 2. Galaxy Beam2

    Height:
    134.5 mm +27.3 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    70 mm +16.5 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    11.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

  2. 2. Galaxy Beam2

    165 g

    +41 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.

  1. 1. Centro

    Screen diagonal:
    2.25 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.3 cm²
  2. 2. Galaxy Beam2

    Screen diagonal:
    4.66 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    61.8 cm²

Galaxy Beam2 has approximately 278.5% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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. Galaxy Beam2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. Centro

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Galaxy Beam2

    2600 mAh

    +1450 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. Galaxy Beam2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 134.5 Х 70 Х 11.6 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 4.66" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 61.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 65.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 200 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 13243
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2014
  • April
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Gray silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
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
  • GLONASS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
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 — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, Galaxy Beam2.
SpecificationCentroGalaxy Beam2
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Built-in nHD projector - Available as Samsung Galaxy Beam2 G3858 for China