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Palm Centro AT&T Review
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Palm Centro AT&T Review
Quad-band GSM smartphone for AT&TQuad-band GSM smartphone for AT&T
Published on: 01 May, 2008 by PhoneArena Team
Performance:
From our perspective the call quality of the Centro was good. Callers sounded natural and clear, but they reported that we sounded “good not great” and that our voice was more “electronic” instead of natural. We were easily able to pair with our Samsung WEP500 and Plantronics 510, but callers said we sounded worse over Bluetooth, more “tinny.” To our disappointment we were not able to get voice activated dialing working over Bluetooth, only redial. The Centro is rated at 4 hours of talk time, but we were happily able to achieve just over 6, and its rated 13 days of standby is plenty.
Conclusion:
We still really like the Palm Centro, but prefer the CDMA version for its 3G data. The device feels great in your hand, call performance was admirable and as a smartphone there isn’t anything it can’t do. This phone is aimed at the “tweener” crowd- the 16-29 year olds who have never owned a smartphone- but given the robust support for both multimedia and business applications and the fantastic form-factor this phone should appeal to anyone interested in the Palm OS. Oh, and the $99 pricetag will continue to draw in a few users as well.
Conclusion:
We still really like the Palm Centro, but prefer the CDMA version for its 3G data. The device feels great in your hand, call performance was admirable and as a smartphone there isn’t anything it can’t do. This phone is aimed at the “tweener” crowd- the 16-29 year olds who have never owned a smartphone- but given the robust support for both multimedia and business applications and the fantastic form-factor this phone should appeal to anyone interested in the Palm OS. Oh, and the $99 pricetag will continue to draw in a few users as well.
Pros
- Great size
- Low price point
- Full-featured Palm OS device
- Easy to use
- Good phone performance
Cons
- Palm OS is stable, but boring
- Lack of 3G data
PAppeal 
- Christian Dior:
- High
The black Centro is a good looking device but just bulky enough to leave a bulge in your Lucky jeans.
- Average Joe:
- Average
Palm’s open platform means unlimited potential for the device, but the camera is admittedly low-tech and lack of 3G really hurts.
- Corporate US:
- Very high
Full organizer and contact manager, QWERTY keyboard, Exchange support…the Centro has it all (except 3G.)
- High-Tech junkie
- Very high
Finally, someone has created a smartphone for the masses. The Centro is small enough to be carried everywhere, easy enough that anyone can learn to use it quickly, powerful enough that it won’t be overshadowed and cheap enough that just about anyone can afford it.
Check prices
Check prices
| Model | Carrier | Price Today | Price after rebate | |
Palm Centro Black
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$0.01 | You make $39.99 | Buy |
Palm Centro White
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$0.01 | You make $39.99 | Buy |
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