Palm Centro vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

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: 51 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    Xperia PLAY:
    175 g
  • Width

    Centro: 8.5 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    Xperia PLAY:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 1.75 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    Xperia PLAY:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Xperia PLAY: 2.6 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    Xperia PLAY:
    16 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 11.8 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    Xperia PLAY:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    Xperia PLAY:
    2011

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 +2.6 mm versus Xperia PLAY
  2. 2. Xperia PLAY

    Height:
    119 mm +11.8 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    62 mm +8.5 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    16 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

  2. 2. Xperia PLAY

    175 g

    +51 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. Xperia PLAY

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    44.1 cm²

Xperia PLAY has approximately 170.1% 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

Xperia PLAY: Original memory entry

400 MB · 512 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. Xperia PLAY

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

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. Xperia PLAY

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. Xperia PLAY

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 119 Х 62 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LED-backlit LCD
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 400 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
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
  • Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 59.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
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
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 205
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 4823
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Black
  • White
  • Stealth Blue (for Play 4G)
  • Orange
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) Music play - Up to 31 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Up to 80 kbps
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, Xperia PLAY.
SpecificationCentroXperia PLAY
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Dedicated game store -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) - Available on AT&T as Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G Also known as R800a
  • R800at
  • R88i