Palm Centro...from Sprint PCS

The latest mobile phone from Palm is officially available from Sprint PCS. The new Palm Centro is a smaller version of the Palm Treo and is offered through Sprint at prices as low as $100 with activation.

Initially available in the color black, the red version will be available the first week of November 2007. The Centro has a list of features typically available with the Treo...Palm OS, Palm Desktop Manager and Hot Sync, 1.3 MP camera, touch screen, keyboard, web browser, VersaMail, Pocket Tunes, Bluetooth 1.2, Documents to Go, etc. Screen resolution is 320x320 and measures 2.2" diagonal; internal memory is 128MB, and it has an expansion slot for micro-SD cards. Sprint states that the Centro will offer broadband speeds with EVDO, but has not stated which version or if it will be upgradeable. Additionally, the Bluetooth version of 1.2 does not have the stereo capabilities (A2DP) of version 2.0 which is available on other Sprint products at present (Samsung and HTC Mogul). Are these deal killers? Probably not, but keep in mind that the attractive pricing is for new Sprint customers and for existing customers who add a new line of service and a data plan.