Observations from the Centro, Implications for the next WM Treo

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Malatesta over at WMExperts has written an interesting article on the Centro and how it might be a glimpse of what’s coming up in the next WM Treo.

Malatesta mentions how there has been recent discussion in the TC forums regarding the upcoming Palm Treo 800w and what it will have for hardware and features. He says that without a doubt there will be people judging the 800w on pure numbers e.g. how much memory, how fast the processor is, and if it will have all the bells and whistles as the recent AT&T Tilt.

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Posted by Jennifer Chappell on November 7, 2007 12:56 PM

Filed under Sister Site; Centro, Treo 800w, WMExperts

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While the hardware specs are certainly important, I’d also argue how that hardware is implemented and integrated in the OS is just as significant, if not more so.

Case in point: Bluetooth. Palm Treos all have version 1.2 and also have the notorious reputation of being some of the worst implementations of this popular standard. Blame it on the hardware or blame it on the BT software stack, either way Treos are not known for their stellar BT performance. However, if you look at the new Sprint Mogul (ppc-6800), it has BT 2.0 — surely an upgrade from the ubiquitous 1.2 standard that is out there. But here too HTC drops the ball a bit as many report the usual: connection and static issues, something that was partially addressed in the recent HTC ROM update.

Lesson learned: just because it’s the latest version of something doesn’t mean it works well.

So how is Palm doing in this regard with their latest device, the Palm Centro? I recently picked one up and one thing is clear: Palm seems to have finally nailed down hardware performance and integration. Will this new found hardware improvement carry over to their upcoming WM Treo 800? Too early to tell, but the Centro inspires confidence where it was previously lacking. Read below for my review of the new Centro hardware and why this bodes well for WM Treo users.

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