When Palm introduced its first model with a reflective(aka outdoor-readable) screen, users were disappointed with the weak colors. By the time the Treo 680 hit the market, the company had improved its technology far enough to verse TFT’s. Usually, consumer smartphone screens are the best-of-breed – can the Centro stack up?

First of all, a Palm Treo 500 versed the Centro. The 500 won. BTW, the Centro’s keyboard backlighting is extremely weak – this is not an optical distortion.
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The Treo 680 had no issues dispatching the Centro either:
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The rx4240’s TFT screen literally ripped the Centro’s screen to pieces – total ownage:
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Last but not least, here are a few more Centro-vs-Treo shots. Please note how the Treo’s screen reflects light a lot better:
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In the end, the Centro’s tiny screen renders all further discussion futile as it simply is too small to be comfortable to use for longer duration. The reddish hue, average contrast and weak reflectivity are annoying – but are minor issues compared to the screen size. People coming from a 680 should look elsewhere…

P.S. Yep – the white border around the screen seems to be gone!

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