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| Global Score | |
| 30.2 | 33.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Palm |
| Symbian 7.0s | Palm OS 5.4 |
| 2004-02-23 | 2008-02-19 |
| 5.83 x 2.20 x 0.95 inches | 4.22 x 2.10 x 0.73 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| $ 360.00 | $ 225.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 2.2 inches |
| 640 x 200 pixels | 320 x 320 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| -- | 206 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| processor | Intel (Single-Core 312 MHz) processor |
| -- | 64 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 81,92 MB internal memory | -- |
| MMC, RS-MMC external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 0.5 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 0.30 MP | 1.30 MP |
| 3.63 | 4.51 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 4 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 2.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 1.1 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
Comparison review
The Palm Centro is just a bit better than the Nokia 9500 Communicator, having a 33.1 score against 30.2. The Palm Centro comes with Palm OS 5.4 operating system, and Nokia 9500 Communicator comes with Symbian 7.0s operating system. The Palm Centro body is a lot newer, much lighter and a lot thinner than Nokia 9500 Communicator.
Palm Centro features a little better processing power than Nokia 9500 Communicator, because it has a larger number of cores. The Palm Centro has an incredibly better looking display than Nokia 9500 Communicator, although it has a little bit worse 320 x 320 resolution. Nokia 9500 Communicator has much more memory to store more games and applications than Palm Centro, although it has no SD card slot.
The Nokia 9500 Communicator has a little better battery life than Palm Centro, because it has 1300mAh of battery capacity instead of 1150mAh. The Palm Centro captures much clearer photographs and videos than Nokia 9500 Communicator, because it has a lot better 1.3 mega-pixels resolution camera.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Palm Centro is also a lot cheaper.
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