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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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Wich smartphone with touchscreen can be operated with one hand???? if you find one, please warn me because this will be a revolution. Why the flip with all buttons????
Read the review before post useless things
N80 compared to P990????????? maybe you are blind, maybe you are a st***d. How can you compare a poor phone with a business phone, starting in battery life, N80 are simply poor. Maybe 1MP more and WiFi g, but overally is a mediocre phone, buggy and very slow.

E70, the most closest, but cant reach the feature set in software and reliability, starting with touchscreen.

P990 is expensive, very expensive. It is the negative part

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  • 2006-08-05 00:34
  • P9n%

One hopes that S-E will have learned from past mistakes and address vital issues on the P990.
1. The option to set the alarm and switch the phone OFF and know that the alwarm will wake you.
2.

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  • 2006-08-04 21:45
  • Nxsf

sure a great smart phone.GOOD by Stupid,ugly nokia E .it is complete set for all users

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  • 2006-08-04 20:01
  • PVtn

How come the reviews says there will be a P990A?

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  • 2006-08-04 19:43
  • 4VXe

Looks like a good phone but its not strong enough to make me drop my Treo. Two hands to make a call?...forget it. Why 802.11.b?...g is the standard. Its just a showoff phone, loads of features with low overall usability. No regrets choosing the N80 over this.

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  • 2006-08-04 19:17
  • mrFZ

ASALAMALIKOM.i love this phone i waited much for this but i was forced 2 buy w900 but i happy with w900 but p990 has evey thing u need enge is no vital coz 3 g is more powerful. it has 2 mp auto focus camera,symbian beautiful desing and it has 30f/sec vidoe recording plzz keep in mind coz its wriiten on sony"s own site iofficial site.when this phone will be in my hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2006-08-04 19:13
  • PDTi

The conclusion part of the review says it all.. I would never buy a phone that requires both hands to make a call.. And, frankly, I still find the looks horrible, the flip looks like a sad last minute add on that does not fit. Pricy, not convenient.. why bother?

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  • 2006-08-04 16:56
  • yKN2

this phone is for all nokias series E!!!
whole P series is the best from P800 on!
i would buy it but i rather buy W950 beacuse has 4GB space for music:))

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  • 2006-08-04 16:07
  • MmRm

Normal mobile phone users should not get this phone. It's for people who like showing off or need a PDA/phone and are used to the interface. It would be an awful first phone. Unless you know this is the right phone for you - don't buy it. The whole P-series are awful. This phones looks amazing and full of features but the novelty will wear off quickly. Basic stuff like making a call or texting is a hassle. The touchscreen may seem cool but trust me - buy a nice phone and decent PDA. Yes, there will be some people who find this phone amazing but for majority of people, this phone will frustrate you and although an improvement of the previous P-series - it should be avoided.

This phone may be jack of all trades but it's master of none.

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  • 2006-08-04 14:47
  • mmNB

Great that set is but they mentioned about autofocus thats not fine enough thats bad i was using K800 also with 2M camera but ita shutter was not working and what about that? otherwise that set is good but only missing Edge design is good features r good thats very nice set is

Love u SE

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  • 2006-08-04 12:39
  • PGhb

wow! I never looked into the P-series or symbian in general, but this one has really got it all! im very impressed with the music player features, i was expecting everything that isn't a W*** to suck in the category.

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  • 2006-08-04 12:05
  • wY54

Some information about SIP? Is it or not compatible?

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  • 2006-08-04 10:57
  • mLvv

hi,thanx gsmarena for such an in-depth review.
wanted to know how much of a prob is it to use it in u.states wid 900 freq band.

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  • 2006-08-04 10:53
  • 2@e3

Did you try
Settings -> Phone Settings -> Setup Wizard
to re calibrate the screen?

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  • 2006-08-04 10:14
  • Mx@E

very gd phone, but i dun need qwerty keyboard. if SE take it out and make it alot smaller and thinner, (and black color), I will make no second thought to buy it.

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  • 2006-08-04 09:16
  • PFM9

So this is the ultimate Sony Ericsson at the moment, eh? Sounds like a very impressive smart phone. Nice review. It was very in-depth.

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  • 2006-08-04 08:51
  • kecY

i would have bought this phone if its was smaller, or at least thinner.. and if came earlier, it took almost a year to go out, and its no so impressive. and its still expensive =/

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  • 2006-08-04 07:49
  • Pv9c

I loved its Music part:-D

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  • 2006-08-04 07:00
  • mu3U
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