Palm Centro vs Nokia 5230 Comparison and Differences
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Palm Centro or Nokia 5230 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Palm Centro | Nokia 5230 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2008, February | 2009, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 107.2 x 53.5 x 18.6 mm | 4.22 x 4.22 x 2.11 in | 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm | 4.37 x 4.37 x 2.04 in | |
| Weight | 124 g | 4.37 oz | 115 g | 4.06 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Obsidian, Glacier, Midnight, Cobalt, Onyx, Electric Blue, Rose, Olive | Black, White | |
| Battery | 1150 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 1320 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 300 h Talking time - Up to 4 h |
Stand by time - Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 33 h |
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| Keyboard | QWERTY | ||
| Approximate price | 70 EUR | 80 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | TFT | TFT | |
| Touchscreen | resistive touchscreen | resistive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 65K | 16M | |
| Screen size | 2.25" in | 3.2" in | |
| Screen area | 16.3 cm2 | 28.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 1:1 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 28.5% | 49.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 320 x 320 px | 360 x 640 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 201 PPI | 229 PPI | |
| Other specs | - 5-way navigation button | - Handwriting recognition | |
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Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 1.3 MP, Single | 2 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -1.3 MP | -2 MP | |
| Video | Yes | 480p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 0 MP, | 0 MP, | |
| Specifications |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Palm OS 5.4.9 | Symbian 9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 | |
| CPU | - 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz | - 434 MHz ARM 11 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 4 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 MB | 70 MB, 128 MB RAM |
Benchmark
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Mini-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps | ||
| GPRS | Class 10 | Class 32 | |
| Edge | Class 10 | Class 32 | |
| Wi-Fi | No | No | |
| GPS | No | Yes, with A-GPS; Nokia Maps | |
| NFC | |||
| USB | Proprietary | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 1.2, A2DP | 2.0, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.08 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes |
Other features
| Sensors | , Infrared port | - Accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- Document editor (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo |
- MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Nokia 5230 Nuron |
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