Palm Centro vs ZTE nubia N3

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: 66 g lighter

    Centro:
    124 g
    nubia N3:
    190 g
  • Width

    Centro: 22.1 mm narrower

    Centro:
    53.5 mm
    nubia N3:
    75.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 3.76 in smaller diagonal

    Centro:
    2.25 in
    nubia N3:
    6.01 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Centro:
    Single
    nubia N3:
    Dual
  • Depth

    nubia N3: 10.1 mm thinner

    Centro:
    18.6 mm
    nubia N3:
    8.5 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 51.6 mm shorter

    Centro:
    107.2 mm
    nubia N3:
    158.8 mm

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 +10.1 mm versus nubia N3
  2. 2. nubia N3

    Height:
    158.8 mm +51.6 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    75.6 mm +22.1 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    8.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Centro

    124 g

  2. 2. nubia N3

    190 g

    +66 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. nubia N3

    Screen diagonal:
    6.01 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    93.2 cm²

nubia N3 has approximately 470.8% 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

nubia N3: 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. nubia N3

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 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. nubia N3

    5000 mAh

    +3850 mAh versus Centro

Specifications

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1. Centro2. nubia N3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
  • 158.8 Х 75.6 Х 8.5 mm
Weight
  • 124 g
  • 190 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.25" inch
  • 6.01" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 2160 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 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat); nubia UI 5.1
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 16.3 cm2
  • 92.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.5%
  • 77.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 201 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -5 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance
Performance — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 506
General specs
General specs — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2018
  • March
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
  • Obsidian Black
  • Space Gold
  • Nebula Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 300 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • 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, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Radio
  • No
  • To be confirmed
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS Sound
Other features
Other features — specifications for Centro, nubia N3.
SpecificationCentronubia N3
Dop
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging