2. Negative Quotes Positive Quotes Neutral Quotes Google News “ Now, we're just trying to figure out if this an actual future GSM model or just the bastard offspring off a failed deal between Palm and AT&T. Given the trumpeting of Sprint exclusivity, the latter is more likely” We've tested all the handsets the Palm Centro will be competing against in Sprint's portfolio , and we think it may do well. In our recent round-up of QWERTY phones for consumers , we also noted that Sprint still didn't offer their customers such a phone; now they do. As the price point for such phones is crucial, we think the $100 Palm Centro will take one of the top spots of this chart. Palm launched the Centro last week together with Sprint, a US operator that uses the CDMA network. There was no news of a GSM version, until now. The 500P picture on Gear Diary shows two applications named AT&T Mail and AT&T Music. This implies that it will be released by the famous US iPhone-exclusive GSM carrier. By inference, this 500P will be a GSM device Google Blog Search I didn't like it, I played with it this afternoon at the Digital Life Expo. Its small and thin but the world doesn't need another smartphone. Between the iPhone and the Palm Centro, I’m giving my vote to the latter for smartphone of the year. :) Looks like the iPhone won't be the only hot new handset available from AT&T as Palm's recently released Centro has been shown to run AT&T software, so you can draw your own conclusions as to whether this Cingular replacement will pick up the Centro or not. Interestingly enough, this would mean a GSM version of the Centro is in the works Google Video No negative quotes Palm Centro Brings Ease of Use to Traditional Mobile Phones The Palm Centro is a new smartphone aimed at the mass market. Will its features really appeal to the average user
3. Negative Quotes Positive Quotes Neutral Quotes Ask.com Blog Search However, the design doesn't do much for me. It lacks the flash and "wow" factor of a device from HTC or Nokia, and in the hand, it feels, well, a bit cheap. The navigation controls below the display feel plasticky, and I think the QWERTY keyboard may give some users problems since they had to cramp it into a smaller space. To me this is a great device and as I mentioned remarkably refreshing and has been designed to a very high standard. If anything, I could see the Centro attracting more female customers than men, which is part of Palm's goal. Technorati There may not be much hard science behind it, but word on the street (more of a superhighway, really) is that Sprint is the “suckiest” cell phone company out there, to borrow the vernacular of the times. It isn’t meant to be a full laptop but with specs such as WiFi and a webcam, it allows you to be comfortably mobile and still get the job done! Sprint has been touting the fact that they have an exclusive stranglehold on the Centro, but it then raises the question as to whether this exclusivity is extended only to CDMA? You be the judge. BlogPulse As an owner of the Samsung Blackjack, I already thought that keyboards on PDA styled devices shouldn’t get any smaller if they wished to remain useable. Apparently, Palm never realized this. The keyboard on the Centro is entirely too small to effectively type on. In order to hit only one button, I had to use the edge of my finger nail and, even then, it was tough. I only had a few minutes to test out a display model, but the device was responsive, more so than other smartphones on the market. The browser opened very quickly and the device never seemed to drag its feet while switching between menus. Take a long, hard look at that Centro in the photos (which is referred to as the Treo 500P) -- it's got AT&T branding all over that home screen. Is your curiosity piqued? Join the club
4. Negative Quotes Positive Quotes Neutral Quotes Icerocket If they can manage to give the keyboard some space, one could easily look past the lack luster UI and find themselves with a very nice device at an even better price. Until they accomplish that, though, I simply cannot recommend the Centro to anyone looking to buy a smartphone. The device doesn’t have a touch screen capability obviously but I find using the d-pad on the device to navigate to were I need to go on the device a lot better to use. To me this is a great device and as I mentioned remarkably refreshing and has been designed to a very high standard. I look forward to seeing what the Palm Centro is going to be like, especially as it runs my favourite Palm OS. Digg The Screen size on Centro is even smaller than any previous Treo! I think you are going in the wrong direction palm. Look at the competition launching big screen devices (like the IPhone) and you launching this MicroScreen and MicroKeyboard Device And since Centro comes with the Palm OS, it offers all of the great organizer functionality that Palm is renowned for. Although Palm Centro was designed as an entry level smartphone, it still feature things you will consider like a touchscreen, ability to read/send email and to manage documents including spreadsheets.
