Palm Centro for AT&T

Right on schedule as rumoured, Palm and AT&T announced the availability of the Centro smartphone. You can have the white version now and the black version will be available next month. I like the white, but the green buttons make me think twice about it. You can get the Centro from AT&T for US$99, with a 2 year contract.

There are some AT&T specific features in this version of the Centro, all of which seems to be designed to make even more money for AT&T:
* XM Radio Mobile – Allows you to stream commercial free music ($8.99 per month)
* MusicID – Helps you identify unknown songs by simply holding your Centro up to a speaker ($3.99 per month)
* AT&T Mall – You can buy ringtones, wallpapers, and other multimedia content and download over the air to the device.
* Push to Talk (PTT) – The same version which was available on the Treo 680 Update 2.11 for AT&T. PTT costs from $9.99 a month.

All the AT&T Centro hardware features and specifications are the same as the Sprint version:
- 64MB memory
- microSD card expansion
- 320×320 touch screen
- 1.3 megapixel camera
- Bluetooth 1.2

With AT&T, you get the GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 10 radio, quad band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) version (no 3G). Back in November last year, I managed to get my hands on a GSM Centro prototype. Here’s my review (Part 1, Part 2).

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