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Sony Ericsson P990 review: A coveted smartphone

04 August 2006 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson P990 review: A coveted smartphone - read the full textHighly 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.

 

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hi to all specially for those people in the philippines,

i saw this unit in alabang town center. it cost P52,000 for about $1,050..... so expensive........

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  • 2006-08-20 04:53
  • UDV$

someone tell me when it is comming in the market?
i want to buy this phone...

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  • 2006-08-20 00:45
  • ixYQ

Who needs EDGE ??? it's a 3G handset ... :p

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  • 2006-08-17 21:41
  • PIQq

what! no edge!

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  • 2006-08-16 22:04
  • ixSd

Anyone gonna comment about the 850mhz Ive mention before? is there gonna be a P990 with 850mhz? Ive seen it on the SE white sheet, and on GSMarena's first page review.

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  • 2006-08-14 14:28
  • ke1Z

@MT

Features are basically UiQ itself and touchscreen display are advantage. Talk about programs can be difficult because is an open OS like S60, youll find a lot of different programs in the future. Card scanner and scanner dictionary are very good elements in this phone, E series dont have it, but overally, speking about programs are in the same level (UiQ and S60) because both are open OSs. The UiQ advantage is Touchscreen to fast navigate between menus, and you can play with the phone only with one hand with flip closed, with keypad or jog dial.

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  • 2006-08-13 23:50
  • P9n{

Hey Guys ( Esp Australia readers)
Would anyone have an idea to went the P990 will hit Australia waters? and to how expensive its going to be to buy outright? I have contacted at least a dozon phone retailers and noone can answer my questions.

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  • 2006-08-13 07:32
  • wgd5

Hey guys, (espicialy to UK viewers)

I went into a vodafone store for an upgrade and the told me release date for the P990i is 23rd AUGUST, 2006 (on voda). So not too long now.

If you want it earlier, my mate who works at 02 says they will have it by 18th.

Hope that helps anyone searching for a release date.

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  • 2006-08-11 21:40
  • nErx

Can P990 receive and send fax?
For information the price 699 euro in Belgium.

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  • 2006-08-10 20:07
  • 5xGQ

hey guys n galz!!! some say p990 is not good some say its good!! but I am having nokia n93, 6233, n91, n80, 7360, moto v3i, samsung d870 and imate jamin.,my brother has n73, and to tell u the truth.. im not having fun in any of them,, nokia never makes change in the software of the fone!! n93 n80 n91 n73 four of them look almost identical from inside!! sony ericsson alwayz comes up with something diferent!! something decent!! nokia make such phone shapes that are very ugly and strnage!! people only buy nokia bcoz they wanna check out whats ugly and strange in nokia!! im thinking to sell my n93, n80, 7360 and buy a p990i!! ah, gotta tell u guys one more thing bout the optical zoom in n93!!!
the optical zoom is not nice at all!! after you snap the picture,, it takes almost about 5-6 seconds to display the pic!! and in those 5-6 seconds if you move your fone from the position the snap was taken the pic gets destroyed!!!
OVERALL the P990i is a mobile revolution and will be a super hit like 7610,p910i or like nokia 3310!! hehehe
SO GUYZ I NEED UR HELP!!!
Can u tell me the price of p990 in us dollars!! it would be very kind of you

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  • 2006-08-09 07:20
  • Rxx0

SonyEricsson P990 is the best class in the world..Nokia E n N series is very ugly,suck n always damage..

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  • 2006-08-09 02:43
  • j2CC

this fone is sucks!!! too expensive, E series is much2 better or u can wait until nokia launch 9800.

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  • 2006-08-08 09:36
  • UDMB

To Tarantula.
Can you say what business features are better on UIQ over S60?
(the touchscreen is not issue for me)

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  • 2006-08-07 17:19
  • S1M5

Heaven Sent! Sony Ericsson phones are top of the class. no doubt about it! earlier releases must be here in the Philippines, cant wait to grab one of your P990's!

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  • 2006-08-07 08:48
  • RKpa

such a great smart cell.someone says that nokia provides these features ago.ple go for nokia.every one know they r very slow,and held during work i used nokia cell for bussiness but now i user of SE p series.i love it.and now i should go for p990.goodluck SE

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  • 2006-08-06 21:38
  • PVtn

Hi 2 All
im a P series user , in my openion P990i is a v.good mobile but ,,,
1- whay did they make the screen smaller & change the keyboard place ?
2- they have to put an internet program like windows ,Opera cant work with some login sites or download .
3- we need more programs .
4- can P900i work as a GPS such as the I MATE ?

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  • 2006-08-06 16:02
  • TmpU

Looks like as brick. Nokia has offered all this ages ago.. not interested.

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  • 2006-08-06 09:54
  • iA@X

Hello everybody !

Does anyone knows if the P990 can be used also as a web cam ?

Tks. !

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  • 2006-08-06 03:30
  • mAM{

I m new on this forum... Some names were not mentioned so I used the codes in my below post...

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  • 2006-08-05 14:24
  • 2@HX

Dea mmnb, what do u mean??? Someone who has never owned a touchscreen or P-series should never even buy one??? Why so???

There was a time I was not using a touchscreen phone and when the P800 came, it became my first touchscreen phone and since then I m using touchscreen phone...

Its not at all an awful phone, thats why it has a flip so that atleast the basic phone featres can be carried out as with a normal phone... The whole P-series is fabulous except for few like u who have a different menatality... Basic stuff like sms or call are really easiy with this phone, qwerty keypad and flip remember...

For yKN2, have u even read the whole review rather than the conclusion??? U think that even for calling u need both hands... Well first u got the flip, second read the line below taken from the review itself:
"When the flip is opened or off though you should make use of the integrated phone application in order to dial a contact using the touchscreen display. The virtual keys are nicely set apart so that you can press the numbers with your thumb without any mistake even if you have large fingers."

People use ur brains before posting a comment... The phone has great usability and 'basic phone features' can be carried out with one hand alone even with the flip open... Though previous P-series had better scroll wheel...

mrFZ, come on, N80 should be turned on if u wanna use it... How r u gonna utilise its features when its battery would be over within few hrs...

The phone was announced last year, but by now they should have reduced its size and the price should have been US $600-$700... I dont know the exact price though... Yeah a 'black color' too...

One thing mentioned in the review, the loudspeaker is not impressive... Can anyone comment on this??? Is it because its a test version or the phone wont have good sound at all...

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  • 2006-08-05 14:20
  • 2@HX
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