Sony Ericsson P990 review: A coveted smartphone
Highly awaited as it is, Sony Ericsson P990 is going to be the flagship of the Sony Ericsson product line. Equipped with every possible current connectivity features, an autofocus 2 megapixel camera, a second video calls camera, a conventional keypad and a QWERTY keyboard, Memory Stick slot, FM radio with RDS, the latest Symbian 9.1 OS, and last, but not least with a large 2.76" TFT touchscreen with a QVGA (240x320 pixels) resolution it surely made the news for many impatiently waiting fans when it finally hit the market.
- manudha
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I m using a P990i for about an year now. It had problems, but with the latest firmware it works awesomely. Couldn't see at least a single crash after that (for 1.5 months). But I recommend you to buy it from a branded dealer. Do not go for the black market. And optionally buy a walkman headset also. Anyway I don't see a big difference between P1 and P990.
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- 2007-05-13 15:45
- PZcu
- Amit
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Hi,
I could not find on internet any such news which says sony has order to return 990. I am planning to buy one , pls suggest. From its launch i was excited to buy but i found it quite expensive to buy one but now its prices are fallen too much, so i was just thinking about buying one. pls suggest..
If not this, can anyone suggest me some nice phone in this price range..
amit
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- 2007-05-03 05:18
- jnxv
- Egypt_Eagle
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Be informed that all SonyEricsson agents all over the world had order from SonyEricsson itself to return the p990 back if any customer wanted to do so.
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- 2007-04-16 14:39
- T00R
- Anonymous
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Applies to P990 Vodafone Live version-
* Release remains at stone age with all the problems unsolved...
* Browser is unsually unstable. Sometimes after 1 link, sometimes after 10, the Task Mgr dies out. Often needs BRR. Its a lot better if you disable 3G!! (but then, VF doesn;t sell 3G airtime!)
* Call log fills up after ~450 entries and gets stuck. Then you need to BRR and factory-reset the phone to recover. Of course, youhave lost all setup params, folders, sms etc because backup also doesn't work.
* When camera cover is open, you answer a call and then another call comes in (not usuall case, but happens a few times), the phone needs BRR
* Most often backup fails most of the time
* Browser has lots of features undocumented (light click on link to follow it, long-click to see properites, long click on photo to save as) etc
* etc, etc, etc
(BRR=Battery Remove and Reboot, or SE support its freezing cold!)
Support centres dont understand the nature of the problems and ask to review and possibly replace or update the device.
The features of thos phone are for either the show-off or the heavy user. The first must be perfectoly satisfied with a bulky phone that makes phone calls. The heavy user is heavily disspointed. It is evient that SE & VF never field tested before release to the public and are neither capable to stabilize or bold enough to recall.
Shame on both SE and Vodafone.
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- 2007-03-24 13:15
- MRIV
- Anonymous
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everybody needs to update the software.
This phone is great once you update it. Trust me, I had a lot of problems with it. But once I updated it, it was all a whole lot better
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- 2007-03-23 16:47
- M0YE
- Yong
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Can any people help me ! I can't use my wifi/wlan !
How to use it , i am not a 3g user , any setting i need to change?
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- 2007-03-08 11:21
- ibnY
- lim
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where can i update R9 and where can get free download anti virus to my p990i?any one can tell me?thanks
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- 2007-03-06 14:29
- ibnI
- pp
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i just got the p990 phone..
do i need to update the software.
please help.....
thanks
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- 2007-02-06 00:51
- 4}gT
- dejavu
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which is thicker? se w900 or this se p990? please reply, im planning to upgrade my fon.. thanx. chow!
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- 2007-02-02 18:40
- P@YQ
- John H
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Battery Life is the worst ever. Anyone got any ideas or ways round this issue. Thanks
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- 2007-01-24 18:58
- R02U
- pete
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i am new with the se p990
if i were to install software for gps
do i still need a internet connection?
help?
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- 2007-01-24 17:25
- 4}gT
- Srun
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Hi!everyone,currently i am using the Nokia 6233,but I want to change it,i want to ask whether Sonyericsson P990i can play the music through loud speakers as loud as Nokia 6233?the Nokia 6233 actually can play really loud through loud speakers but i think the sound quality is not so good,it distorts a bit when playing higher volume,so can anyone tell me which phones can play the music nicely and loudly through loud speakers?
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- 2007-01-22 01:42
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- Paul9292003
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I just updated my P990i with the R9 firmware. It now works a whole lot faster. recently I used to have problems logging onto y 2 different online email accounts (same website) but the web browser's security features would some how lock up when I tried to change user id's. with R9, it doesn't happen... surfing the net is fast and reliable now. pulling up apps, like media player, contacts or the calender/organizer functions work so much better now. My phone did restart a few hours after the update, but it took less than 10 sec to be back up and running and has been smooth ever since. My only problem with the update process is that I dont keep my phone setting when I convert... I sync my phone prior to the update and after, but It did not keep like my speed dial or contact ringtone settings... I hope that is rectified on the next firmware update...
I love my phone... it gets better and better each day I use it
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- 2007-01-06 00:50
- PE2R
- abubasim
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R9 firmware is out now on Sony Ericsson Update Service with improvements for speed, memory handling and stability.
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- 2007-01-03 03:28
- nXEd
- Paul9292003
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Well, I've had the phone about a week now, and I still love it, despite a couple of problems. It does show an error message ocassionally, only indicating that it shut down an application that was not being used. the phone restarted once since I got it, only beacuase I have a whole host of apps running in the background. It is always a good idea to goto the task manager and shut down an app or feature that you are not using, it does speed up the performance a bit. I updated the software to the latest release as of 12/30/06 (R7.) I used the camera in both video and still pic mode. The still pics are outstanding for a 2.0 mp, the videos are fairly smooth and detailed considering they are in qvga, not full vga resolution as in the newer Nokia N series phones that are out there. once I got my settings right, web browsing is a breeze, although it does take time to load a page ocassionally. I still haven't figured out how to download any of my videos into the memory stick. I have about 350 mp3's in my memory stick right now and the sound quality of the media player is on par for a Sony device. the phone's mini speaker is quite loud enough to play any song for individual enjoyment. I am currently using a 2.0GB Sandisk gaming memory stick duo pro for the PSP in my phone, it took a couple of tries to format it into a usuable memory source, but now it works flawlessly. Battery time on the other hand is a little on the short side. if you use the phone's multimedia features alot during the day, you will end up using almost all of the battery up in a day. its ok for me, since i just have it sit on the charging/computer sync stand for a couple of hours when I get home from work.
I paired a couple of blutooth devices to my P990i, the HBH-MV425 Bluetooth Handsfree and the SE MBW-100 Blutetooth Watch made by Fossil. The hadsfree was easy to pair, wears comfortably on my ear for extended periods and has good sound quality.
Now the MBW-100 Watch. I have been reading that it only can fully work with the W and K series walkman phones. at the risk ofit not being compatible with my P990, I bought it anyway since it looks very stylish. I managed to pair the watch with my phone... The caller ID function works flawlessly, as does the music player controls and the out of range feature. I haven't been alerted when I had a text arrive, but I dont get many text's anyways. I love this watch, it has rugged good looks, rather large beefy looks(which is OK since I am a rather large framed guy) and works well to. The only drawback to the watch is that it has to be charged with its own dedicated charger often. if you disable all the bluetooth features, you may get up to 2 weeks worth of time keeping, but with all the features on, I have been getting a few days, if not only 2 days functionality, with an additional day or 2 of time keeping, so I end up charging the watch almost daily if I want to keep all the features on. None the less a good product, SE and Fossil need to work on the battery life.
Overall my first week with my phone has been a good one... this is my first smart phone so I am not able to compare the functionality and ease of use to any other smart/PDA phones on the market. But having a good web browser, with wifi conectivity on a phone, as well as it being a good mp3 player and soo on, The Sony Ericsson P990i is defiitely a good phone in my opinion. So stayed tuned for further developments. I will update you all when the new sofware updates arrive and it improves the performance of this great phone... Until next time.
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- 2007-01-02 04:27
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- Paul9292003
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A correction to my last comment. The N95 is Wifi capable. So to think about it, it is a "dream phone" to many peoples eye... I would like to buy it... but will not be out for a while and I need a phone right now.
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- 2006-12-26 13:06
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- Paul9292003
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Just recieved my new SE P990. I will be giving a complete series of reviews here. I downloaded all the supprot software from www.sonyericsson.com... I hope this phone will rise above all these negative comments... once I install all the necessary firmware updates.
From what I have seen, the SE P990 has all the features that I ever wanted in a mobile phone.... 3G capable, Wifi, Bluetooth, 2.0 mp camera(if I wanted a higher resolution camera, I will bring my digiam with me,) sleek looking design, video phone and soo on...
Before I decided to buy the P990, I wanted something new in a mobile phone. I wanted a smartphone... I was eyeing the the Palm Treo 700, Motorola Q or the Nokia E61. But what I was really caught my attention was the soon to be released N95. When I really started to think about what I needed in a mobile phone, it dawned on me that I dont need GPS, having a 5MP camera in a phone should be awesome. But considering that the N95 is not Wifi capable, and when it finally is released to the public(which would probably be more towards the mid/end of 2007, remember the N91 and how long that took to be released.) it will be at least $300USD more than the P990... probably more like $500+ USD more.
So my P990 just arried via FedEx to my home, I haven't seen the box yet. I can't wait to start playing with it.
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- 2006-12-26 12:59
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