Palm Centro vs ZTE Axon M

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: 106 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    Axon M:
    230 g
  • Width

    Centro: 18.1 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    Axon M:
    71.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 2.95 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    Axon M:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    Axon M: 6.4 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    Axon M:
    12.2 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 43.7 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    Axon M:
    150.9 mm
  • Release year

    Centro:
    2008
    Axon M:
    2017

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 +6.4 mm versus Axon M
  2. 2. Axon M

    Height:
    150.9 mm +43.7 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    71.6 mm +18.1 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    12.2 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

  2. 2. Axon M

    230 g

    +106 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. Axon M

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

Axon M has approximately 356.5% 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

Axon M: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Axon M

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 GB

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. Axon M

    3180 mAh

    +2030 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. Axon M

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 150.9 Х 71.6 Х 12.2 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 230 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Dual IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 73.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 68.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 426 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 20 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 2160p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 530
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 117563
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2017
  • October
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Carbon black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 730 USD
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 290 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 29 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 66(1700/2100)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Dolby Atmos -32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, Axon M.
SpecificationCentroAxon M
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - For AT&T