Palm Centro unlocked GSM review – system and performance

After having looked at the Centro’s hardware, it’s now time to move over to the device’s interior… . Do we see a completely overhauled box, or just a tiny incremental upgrade?

Looking at the Centro’s launcher, one can see that little has changed. The Camcorder app known from the Treo 650 is back, and PocketTunes was upgraded to the DeLuxe edition.

Unfortunately, Palm rehashed the Treo 680′s phone app on the GSM Centro:

Also, Palm’s Voice Dialing Software is included for free:

Performance-wise, the Centro is very much on par with the Treo 680 – which is unsurprising, as they are all based on the same 312MhZ iPXA processor. The images below show its Speedy results:

Interestingly, the Centro writes to memory cards very quickly – the ratings achieved with the stock SanDisk card from my Qtek 8500 is the best I have ever seen on a Palm device:

Here’s a shot of the memory sizes – as one can see, the device has plenty of RAM and DBCache:

In the end, the Palm Centro is little more than a Treo 680 with PocketTunes Deluxe in ROM. The device’s performance matches the Treo’s almost 1:1 except for the significantly faster memory card access – tune in soon for a look at the device’s camera…

Related posts:

1. Palm Centro unlocked GSM review – the verdict
2. Palm Centro unlocked GSM review – unboxing
3. Palm Centro unlocked GSM review – physical
4. Palm Centro unlocked GSM review – size
5. Palm Centro unlocked GSM review – screen