The newly announced Palm Pre, the first device from the company to run webOS platform, will be followed by Centro 2, reports Russian telecommunications news website Mobile Review.

The Centro 2 is said to have similar dimensions as the original Centro, but it will not feature a hardware keyboard, instead, it will make use of a large touchscreen, in order to boast the potential of Palm's new operating system.

The phone is also to be locked to Sprint in the US, and the release date points to Autumn 2009. Price is not known.