Cingular Go Phone: Metal Stylus for Palm Centro 685 / 690 Review

Unlike the (non-pen) Boxwave replacement stylus for the Centro, isn't shipped in a rigid plastic container inside the bubble envelope, but mine sustained no damage in shipping.Anyhow, the fact that you're not paying for extra packaging helps make this one so much cheaper.

The two replacement styli seem about equivalent to me based on my brief testing so far.This one is perhaps slightly more comfortable in the hand than the Boxwave one, but it's an extremely minor difference.The reviewer who claimed that this one is about as flexible as the original plastic stylus is either crazy or got the wrong item (or maybe an early iteration of this product); the metal is appropriately rigid.There are also no issues with the tip being of the wrong shape or being of potentially screen-scratching material on either stylus.

This Boxwave stylus fits in the Centro slightly more snugly, and I have had issues with replacement styli for previous Treos becoming too loose over time and falling out, so hopefully that won't happen with this one.

The real question for either of these is whether their glue at the points the metal is joined to the plastic will fail, which it has for some prior reviewers.I'll post a followup if that occurs.There was a bit of glue residue along one of the seams on this stylus, which doesn't give one great confidence in the QA for these, but may at least indicate that they used plenty of glue there.

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Product Description:
Composite construction: metal shaft with a hard plastic tip and soft silicone top. Barrel Color: Aluminum. Tip Material: Polymer Blend. Tip Color: Black. Type: generic/aftermarket. Accessory ONLY. Compatible with: Palm Centro 685 / Centro 690