Palm Centro vs T-Mobile myTouch qwerty

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: 61 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    myTouch qwerty:
    185 g
  • Width

    Centro: 10.4 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    myTouch qwerty:
    63.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 1.75 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    myTouch qwerty:
    4 in
  • Depth

    myTouch qwerty: 4.3 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    myTouch qwerty:
    14.3 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 17.6 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    myTouch qwerty:
    124.8 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    myTouch qwerty:
    2012

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 +4.3 mm versus myTouch qwerty
  2. 2. myTouch qwerty

    Height:
    124.8 mm +17.6 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    63.9 mm +10.4 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    14.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

  2. 2. myTouch qwerty

    185 g

    +61 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. myTouch qwerty

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

myTouch qwerty has approximately 178.9% 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.

Recorded RAM for Centro, myTouch qwerty, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageCentromyTouch qwerty
4 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Centro: Original memory entry

64 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. myTouch qwerty

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. myTouch qwerty

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. myTouch qwerty

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 124.8 Х 63.9 Х 14.3 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 185 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
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
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 57.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
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
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 205
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2012
  • August. Released 2012
  • August
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 290 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 185 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
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, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, myTouch qwerty.
SpecificationCentromyTouch qwerty
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - T-Mobile TV -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype)