Palm Centro Launched in Venezuela With Movistar

Posted By: Ryan Kairer Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:47:29 PM

Palm today introduced its popular Palm Centro smartphone in Venezuela through Movistar. Palm's smallest and lightest smartphone and is now available through Movistar in red and blue.

The Centro is a quad-band GSM/EDGE smartphone running Palm OS Garnet v5.4.9. It has a 320x320 pixel touchscreen display, Bluetooth v1.2, a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with video capture and 64MB of memory. For memory expansion it has a microSD slot. You can find our Centro review here.

Centro helps users manage email and text messaging, keep track of their schedules, stay up-to-date on the latest news, capture and share pictures, and get directions on Google Maps - all in one fun compact phone. Its full keyboard also makes it easy to quickly type text messages and emails with complete thoughts and ideas.

Running on Palm OS, Centro offers Palm's unrivaled ease of use and organizer functions, making it the perfect solution for users who are looking for a smart but compact mobile phone to help them manage increasingly busy lives, whether it's juggling business meetings or keeping track of social engagements. Centro is also highly customizable with thousands of commercially available applications to help users with everything from maintaining a healthy eating plan to keeping track of golf handicaps or personal expenses.

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No-frills, no problem: Sub-$100 phones making a comeback

Gekko @ 4/30/2008 7:45:03 PM #

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24390335/

RE: No-frills, no problem: Sub-$100 phones making a comeback

palmit @ 4/30/2008 8:55:49 PM #

Why not mention the Centro features for a $99 phone? Were they just listing phones without listing the ones with carrier rebates?

RE: No-frills, no problem: Sub-$100 phones making a comeback

hkklife @ 4/30/2008 9:30:38 PM #

Yes, the Centro is only $100 or less after numerous carrier subsidies, rebates, and (at least) a 2yr contract.

On top of that, the "hidden" data charges for the Centro can add up quickly, especially for users in countries without affordable unlimited data plans.

Finally, I think that any device with a touchscreen (especially a Palm Inc. product!) is ill-suited for in a developing or rural market due to the inherent fragility of the touchscreen. And let's not forget the Centro's atrocious battery life!

Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p

Palm must be proud

PacManFoo @ 4/30/2008 7:45:09 PM #

Taken from the Palm Blog:

"if it's excitement you crave, however, a Palm smart phone is definitely not for you"

I couldn't agree more.

PDA's Past and Present:
Palm TX (Number 2)
Palm - IIIxe, Vx, M500, M505, Tungsten T, TX
Handspring - Edge, Platinum, Deluxe
Sony - SJ22, UX50
Casio-EM500
Apple - MP110, MP2000, MP2100

RE: Palm must be proud

SeldomVisitor @ 4/30/2008 8:07:33 PM #

What a strange thing for a marketing site to say!

RE: Palm must be proud

PacManFoo @ 4/30/2008 8:25:10 PM #

To be honest they had just copy and pasted a PC World article which said a few nice things as well as some not so nice, yet truthful things about the Centro.

PDA's Past and Present:
Palm TX (Number 2)
Palm - IIIxe, Vx, M500, M505, Tungsten T, TX
Handspring - Edge, Platinum, Deluxe
Sony - SJ22, UX50
Casio-EM500
Apple - MP110, MP2000, MP2100

RE: Palm must be proud

hkklife @ 4/30/2008 8:51:11 PM #

Worst Case Scenario: IMO Palm paid off PC World (folks, get ready for a LOT of this going forward) and/or "leaned" on them to create this piece that sounds almost critical enough to be "believable" but ultimately arrives at the conclusion that Palm is still #1. Otherwise, they'd NEVER post an article like this verbatim on the blog.

Best Case Scenario: Giving PC World the benefit of the doubt, if anyone from Palm actually CARED (hah!) they'd have addressed at least one or two of the issues raised. It's a worrying sign when Palm's famous spin machine isn't even cranked up to provide a proper amount of propaganda & rah-rah PR fluff on the corporate blog.

So Palm's essentially telling us that, given the choice between a miniscule square screen and a large, bright, 320x480 screen....you're supposed to prefer the small one because it's less "touchy"? That's like decreeing us to take a 480i 13" CRT monitor over a 46" 1080P LCD because the CRT has more accurate color reproduction.

Hell, even a warmed-over "We are well positioned whichever way the market goes" from Mr. Loefler would have been better than nothing!

Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p

RE: Palm must be proud

palmit @ 4/30/2008 9:41:51 PM #

I'm thinking you are reading to much into this acticle.

He mention some good and bad points regarding Palm smartphones and also mention Centro's good value for the cost.

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In my opinion, Palm's smart phones still offer a strong mix of features, software, ease of use, and affordability.
People looking to buy their first smart phone or to replace their aging Treo or Windows Mobile Smartphone, might consider the Palm Centro. At $99 (with a two-year AT&T or Sprint contract), it's one of the best values in smart phones today. We gave the phone a PCW rating of 82 (very good).