Palm Centro vs Sony Ericsson P990

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: 26 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    P990:
    150 g
  • Width

    Centro: 3.5 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    P990:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 0.45 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    P990:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Centro: 7.4 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    P990:
    26 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 6.8 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    P990:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    P990:
    2005

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
  2. 2. P990

    Height:
    114 mm +6.8 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    57 mm +3.5 mm versus Centro
    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. P990

    150 g

    +26 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. P990

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²

P990 has approximately 38.2% 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

P990: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM

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. P990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

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. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
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
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, P990.
SpecificationCentroP990
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland