Palm Centro vs Samsung i250

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: 6 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    i250:
    130 g
  • Width

    i250: 3.5 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    i250:
    50 mm
  • Depth

    Centro: 7.4 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    i250:
    26 mm
  • Height

    i250: 13.2 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    i250:
    94 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    i250:
    2004

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 +13.2 mm versus i250
    Width:
    53.5 mm +3.5 mm versus i250
    Depth:
    18.6 mm
  2. 2. i250

    Height:
    94 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    26 mm +7.4 mm versus Centro

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

  2. 2. i250

    130 g

    +6 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Centro

    Screen diagonal:
    2.25 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.3 cm²
  2. 2. i250

    i250: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

i250: Original memory entry

32 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. i250

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Centro2. i250

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 94 Х 50 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 0" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 176 x 220 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Microsoft Smartphone 2003
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
Unknown
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Second external TFT 65K color display (128 x 96 pixels)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, i250.
SpecificationCentroi250
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - Predictive text input -MP3 player -Voice memo -Pocket applications(Outlook
  • IE
  • MSN Messenger
  • ActiveSync)