Sony Ericsson P1 review: A smart sharp-shooter

08 May 2007
The Sony Ericsson P1 is an exciting new smartphone that is to be included in Sony Ericsson portfolio. Powered by Symbian OS and featuring a QWERTY keyboard, a touchscreen TFT display with QVGA resolution and a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, it represents the next level of the development of UIQ smartphones. As such, it seems that the Sony Ericsson P1 will be the flagship of Sony Ericsson smartphone line overrunning even the Sony Ericsson P990 and we were more than curious to find out how it performed in real life.

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  • Mojo
  • 0dw
  • 05 Jun 2008

Quick correction in my review....

UIQ 3 and Symbian 9.x is O/S used not Symbian 3.

Also, forgot to mention another disadvantage of the phone...

The shortcut keys on the phone can be customized but be careful...
Once a shortcut is created, it is PERMANENT as stated in the user's guide and can NOT be removed.
Also, the position of the shortcut can NOT be changed as well.
Customize the shortcuts carefully!!

What a stupid feature to omit, the ability to remove or move a shortcut?! How shortsighted is that?!

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    • Anonymous
    • fuN
    • 03 Jun 2008

    I have used a P910i for two and a half years - unfortunately it has now been damaged beyond repair. Does anyone know how I can load the backup from my pc onto the P1i?? I thought this would work no problem but I am told otherwise.....

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      • lhon0901
      • vp1
      • 22 Apr 2008

      An added note on RAM: I've used P990i and now have P1i, so I know how P990i lags in terms of memory... It seems that I need to restart the phone once a week so that the memory will not get full/phone will not crash, w/c is a hing of the past for P1i... Used it for a week and never restarted the phone even once (until I updated the firmware, that is.) P990i users should definitely take this into consideration and upgrade to P1i if they can. Only an opinion, though. Hope I don't hurt P990i users out there. Ü

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        • Dude from Jamaica
        • Rf7
        • 20 Apr 2008

        Personally, I think a lot of persons who complain about this phone don't know anything about smartphones or PC Technology at large. I will be getting my phone this Thursday and already I have researched all the features of the phone, when online at http://www.sonyerisson.com and used the virtual phone there. I also contacted my service provider to see if they are able to accomodate the network of the phone.
        People!!!! You need to read and UNDERSTAND the capabilities of the phone, it is like a PC where you can install programs, surf the web, emulate other programs, etc.

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          • WONDERING
          • nAk
          • 12 Apr 2008

          Hey everybody. I would really love some advices on this. Which one is better. N95 8GB or P1 ? I ve heard that P1 its a bit complicate to use and that N95 8Gb battery is way better. I ve never seen these phones but im really interested in buying one of those. So which one you think is worth spending my money off??? Please i really need some advice. Thank you

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            • Tetophone
            • 0ET
            • 12 Apr 2008

            I would like to know how it works with a

            navigation system like Tomtom. Is the processor

            strong enough?

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              • Anonymous
              • 2SQ
              • 17 Mar 2008

              hi , i am planning to buy this smart phone , can banybody help whether it is really worth ..
              what all problems are faced in this ?????


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                • z1nck3y
                • wre
                • 02 Mar 2008

                p1i doesn't have profile?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • mc3
                  • 29 Feb 2008

                  In the task manager you don't have to terminate the apps one by one, tap "More" then "End all". Apart from that great review

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                    • Mf From Ireland
                    • p4h
                    • 15 Feb 2008

                    Sony Ericsson P900 was a brilliant phone. P1 is a disaster I've had two (1 new & 1 replacement) & they both had problems backing up. Error messages would appear saying that the phone cancelled the backup. Sony Ericsson were extremely unhelpful about this. Can anybody help me here???

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                      • Anonymous
                      • wu4
                      • 06 Feb 2008

                      I just bought this phone and am very pleased with it. For me the keyboard is very convienent and fast though others may find it a bit confusing. A few problems I'm having with the phone are that the alarm will not sound when it is in silent mode, there is no way to delete recently used contacts in messaging and the battery life is not so good. I've heard that new batteries need time to reach their full life span but I've been through three charging cycles already. I keep bluetooth, 3G and WLAN off as well. Any advice? Thank you!!! Also does anyone know the latest firmare? Mine is R9J005...

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                        • mikoshoti
                        • PU2
                        • 20 Jan 2008

                        p1i is cool i have one and still searching for the right applications for it i need flash reader if i used it for internet and watch videos it says java is turn off or your flash reader is old version so can any body help me where can i download flash reader for p1i thnakssss

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                          • klaw
                          • pqD
                          • 17 Jan 2008

                          hy,
                          i have now se k810 and i want to buy p1 that is 340 euros,do you think it's worth?or p990.can i get themes and accesories for p1 or 990?i am a newbie in cells,please help me ,tnx

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                            • Ann K
                            • 2Ap
                            • 16 Jan 2008

                            hi im new to phone technology and i really like this phone and planning to buy one. can anybody tell me

                            what is EDGE?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • wYD
                              • 06 Jan 2008

                              hi im new to phone technology and i really like this phone and planning to buy one. can anybody tell me

                              what is EDGE?
                              what is HSDPA?

                              can your pc browse the internet when this phone is attached to your computer?

                              thanks alot.

                              -jay r

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                                • sasa
                                • T0j
                                • 05 Jan 2008

                                hi i had p1i its great cell phone really
                                im just asking ...when im hide folder
                                how could i restore it into visable mode?
                                thanks

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                                  • Printer Elf
                                  • m23
                                  • 24 Dec 2007

                                  A question for all those that actually have one of these:
                                  Does this phone continue the P-series trend of resizing images within a received MMS down to 160x120px or less?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • LxI
                                    • 16 Dec 2007

                                    can the P1i watch videos on youtube and have a flash player?

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                                      • sasha brinkova
                                      • jJw
                                      • 11 Dec 2007

                                      Contrary to popular belief, the end of the year is one of the best times to look for, awesome descion

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                                        • Atieh
                                        • nTp
                                        • 29 Nov 2007

                                        I am having problem brousing the web.It shows strong WLAN signal but cannot brouse the web. I would highly appreciate it if some one gives tips of how to fix this problem