Palm Centro vs Sony Ericsson W950

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

    W950: 12 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    W950:
    112 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 0.35 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    W950:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    W950: 3.6 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    W950:
    15 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    W950:
    2006

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 +3.6 mm versus W950
  2. 2. W950

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    54 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

    +12 g versus W950

  2. 2. W950

    112 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. W950

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

W950 has approximately 28.2% 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

W950: Original memory entry

4 GB

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. W950

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

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

    +250 mAh versus W950

  2. 2. W950

    900 mAh

Specifications

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1. Centro2. W950

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 106 Х 54 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 2.6" 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
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 36.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2006
  • February
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Mystic Purple
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 340 h Talking time- Up to 7h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
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
  • W958c only
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
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 - 1.02 W/kg (head) 1.22 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.35 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Handwriting recognition -Wallpapers
  • screensavers
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, W950.
SpecificationCentroW950
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo - W950i UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHzW958c 900/1800/1900 MHz with EDGE for ChinaMainland