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Palm Centro vs T-Mobile Prism

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Centro

Palm Centro

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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.

  • WidthCentro: 6.7 mm narrowerCentro: 53.5 mm · Prism: 60.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalCentro: 1.25 in smaller diagonalCentro: 2.25 in · Prism: 3.5 in
  • DepthPrism: 6.4 mm thinnerPrism: 12.2 mm · Centro: 18.6 mm
  • HeightCentro: 9.1 mm shorterCentro: 107.2 mm · Prism: 116.3 mm
  • Release year2008 / 2012Centro: 2008 · Prism: 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.

Front
Centro: 107.2 × 53.5 mm 1 Prism: 116.3 × 60.2 mm 2
Side
Centro: 107.2 × 18.6 mm 1 Prism: 116.3 × 12.2 mm 2
  1. 1. Centro
    Height
    107.2 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    18.6 mm+6.4 mm versus Prism
    Weight
    124 g
  2. 2. Prism
    Height
    116.3 mm+9.1 mm versus Centro
    Width
    60.2 mm+6.7 mm versus Centro
    Depth
    12.2 mm
    Weight
    125 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro124 g
  2. 2. Prism125 g

    +1 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.

Screen size
Centro: 2.25 in, 1:1, About 16.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Prism: 3.5 in, 3:2, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Centro 2.25 in · 1:1 About 16.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Prism 3.5 in · 3:2 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area

Prism has approximately 123.4% 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

Prism: Original memory entry

512 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. Prism

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. Centro1150 mAh
  2. 2. Prism1400 mAh

    +250 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. Prism

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationCentroPrism
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 116.3 Х 60.2 Х 12.2 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationCentroPrism
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationCentroPrism
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationCentroPrism
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 600 MHz
General specs
General specs
SpecificationCentroPrism
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 170 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 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationCentroPrism
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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationCentroPrism
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationCentroPrism
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input (Swype)