Palm Centro vs Samsung S8500 Wave

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

    S8500 Wave: 6 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    S8500 Wave:
    118 g
  • Width

    Centro: 2.5 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 1.05 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    S8500 Wave:
    3.3 in
  • Depth

    S8500 Wave: 7.7 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 10.8 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    S8500 Wave:
    118 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    S8500 Wave:
    2010

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 +7.7 mm versus S8500 Wave
  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    Height:
    118 mm +10.8 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    56 mm +2.5 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    10.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

    +6 g versus S8500 Wave

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    118 g

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. S8500 Wave

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

S8500 Wave has approximately 89.8% 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

S8500 Wave: Original memory entry

390 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. S8500 Wave

NFC:
Unknown
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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Centro

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. S8500 Wave

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. S8500 Wave

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 3.3" 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
  • 390 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, S8500 Wave.
SpecificationCentroS8500 Wave
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)