Sony Ericsson P990
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- P%q
- 16 Oct 2005
I just want to ruit this phone up its usb port
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- Paw83
- nHS
- 16 Oct 2005
HSCSD stands for High Speed Circuit Switched Data. It's basically a pre-gprs data connection that'll get you connected at around the 28kb/s mark,
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- modik
- TVp
- 16 Oct 2005
HSCSD High Speed Circuit Switched Data
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- LA DUEÑAS
- PSv
- 16 Oct 2005
the p990 with style and advance features. what do we expect from sony ericsson that gives all you want to satisfy your demands. so lakas, san ka pa!!!
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- edison_fuster
- P@c
- 16 Oct 2005
i say wow
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- Michael
- nSb
- 16 Oct 2005
To whom saying the screen is almost the same as P910: why waste potential screen area, virtual keyboard and hand writing recognition was enough.
Also the numeric keyboard is step backward.
All the other features Wi-Fi, 2Mpix comera and 3G are expected from any high end phone.
I think 2006 will be the time I switch from my P910 to something else but not definitely to P990.
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- giannis
- Sjm
- 16 Oct 2005
you know what ppl?
actualy,the screen is not smaller than p910
p910=2.8 inches
p990=2.76 inches
come on,this is not a big deal.And in p990 there is a higher resplution!!
simply the best smartphone!
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- Masroor
- MSR
- 16 Oct 2005
I am very disappointment to know that "NO WIDE SCREE". It really has to have a large scree. Especially when we have used internet. Please install the bigger diaplay like that of the p800, p900, p910. I humbly request Sony Ericsson engineer teams please consider this request. Thanks
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- Amit
- jwX
- 16 Oct 2005
They sure took their sweet time, but Sony Ericsson finally appear to be back - with a vengeance. Having worked up a solid footing in the handset business with handsets such as the popular K750i and W800i, the company finally found time to refresh its languishing line of P series communicators - and it's a solid one. I've just had the pleasure of playing with the P990 in a pre-release state, and despite being virtually identical to its predecessor in terms of size and shape, there's a whole lot of new goodies under the hood.
Having had its looks further refined over those of its predecessor, the P990 is a rather attractive - yet business-like - unit. The characteristic dual-usage design remains with a flip-down numerical keypad covering the bottom half of the display, but in contrast to poor design of the thumbboard of the P910i, that of the P990 intelligently integrates its thumbboard into the body of the device rather than the back of its flip - and is rather comfortable, if I may say so.
Located beneath the screen, the thumbboard feels a bit cramped at first due to its rectangle-shaped buttons with vertical bezel, but a bit of use quickly yielded adequate results. As upsides, an extremely comfortable soft blue backlight emanates from the buttons, and the P990 also sees its predictive text functionality improved - whilst handwriting recognition remains for those favouring this particular method of input. Also, for those who prefer immediate access to the advanced functionality of the device at all times, the flip can - as with previous P series communicators - be removed.
What lies beneath
The screen of the P990 is excellent, sporting an improved resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and a 262K colour depth with impressive brightness and clarity. The user interface has been enhanced and now accomodates slightly more information as a result of the increased horizontal resolution, and the navigational paradigm has also been altered slightly - but not too much to make users feel as if though they're on unfamiliar ground.
Impressively, Sony Ericsson has also managed to squeeze a vastly improved communications array into the device; unfortunately, only a limited amount of this functionality could be previewed as the device made available was an early pre-production sample. Still, the merging of GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz with WCDMA 2100 MHz 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b, Infrared and full USB 1.0 operating at 12 Mbps - as opposed to the bungled 0.7 Mbps serial/USB conversion of the P900 series - in such a compact device must be said to be quite a feat.
As if that wasn't enough, the P990 also contains a 2.0 Megapixel camera with close to identical capabilities to that of the lauded Sony Ericsson K750i, which should yield excellent results with its LED photo light, auto focus and other advanced imaging capabilities. As with earlier models, data can either be stored to the internal memory of the device - now expanded to a comfortable 80 MB - or a Memory Stick Duo card which can soon be had in size of up to 4 GB. Also, it's worth mentioning that the inclusion of an additional, front-mounted 0.3 MP camera enables video calling; a handy addition.
The devil is in the details
There are quite a few small touches which contribute to raising the overall impression of the P990. For instance, the inclusion of a stereo FM radio with RDS is a very clever stroke indeed, whilst instating version 8 of the Opera browser as the default browser is another. Even better, the latter supports landscape browsing, and is, along with the imaging applications, the only application to take advantage of new APIs which allow developers to create applications which run in landscape mode on the P990; genius.
Another feature I've wanted to see for a long time is the Activity screen, which - much like the Today screen in Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform - gathers information from a number of applications including, for now, messaging and PIM, and displays this as glanceable information. As with the new landscape APIs, developers will be able to tap into this concept.
Unfortunately, however, there is one major snag with the P990, which is also the reason why Sony Ericsson opted to announce the existence of the device so far in advance of its introduction - slated to take place in the first quarter of 2006. Due to the introduction of a new security framework in Symbian OS 9 none of the existing applications for the P900 series will be compatible with the P990; they will need to be recompiled with support for the security precautions. This should prove a relatively simple task for developers according to Sony Ericsson's claims, but something tells me users will raise eyebrows at having to rely on the mercy of software houses to release upgrades to their applications to be able to use previously bought applications with the P990.
All in all, the Sony Ericsson P990 - or the P990i, depending on whom you ask - shows a great amount of promise. If the company can rally its developer community to quickly provide updated versions of its software, the feature set of the P990 is fully on par with the best of the competition it will face in the first quarter. What remains to see, however, is whether such a feat of engineering will come with an equally impressive price tag.
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- SE Supporter
- PFM
- 15 Oct 2005
wonder y u guys compare this phone with p910.. tho the design may be almost the same but the rest should be different n this phone should be better than p910 too.. screen may be smaller but overall better than tons of 3G or 2G phones..
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- Bayo Akande
- SsB
- 15 Oct 2005
I have been waiting for like forever for this phone. Im happy its finally out. I wa gettin tired of my p9oo. Is the screen really that small?? Pls answer
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- Nick Chios
- MFM
- 15 Oct 2005
Excellent!
Just getting better and better.
...except the lack for the ex-wide screen..
The rest is just amazing!!!!
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- Harry
- P%0
- 15 Oct 2005
coolest cellphone i have seen in my life is P990.I ve got P910i and i have planned to buy P990 when it will come.So P990 come fast im waiting for you.
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- nif
- 15 Oct 2005
NAV is not an SE OS its symbian ;))
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- i want the p990 now!
- m2p
- 15 Oct 2005
its getting cold and im running low on food im camping out side se factory waiting and waiting for the first to leak out ive attempted to get in now 5 times and failed! im just waiting for the security guard to leave!!!!!
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- Jan
- nbq
- 15 Oct 2005
hi i saw the mirricle p990i and if any 1 plz know if it"s in the market yet cause i can"t wait any more i have the p910i and i wanna exchange it and ha another thing cause she"s goin down
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- abduljalil.m.attia
- SeE
- 15 Oct 2005
im using sony erecsson p900 since 3 years im happpy with it im not going to change it oly with new version;
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- nadir
- PxR
- 15 Oct 2005
no wide screeenn!!!!!!!!!
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- Anonymous
- 2Zu
- 15 Oct 2005
can anyone explain to me wat is HSCSD? wat is the benefit for having such feature?
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- Macky
- Rxn
- 15 Oct 2005
Nice phone but the screen is too small compared to the P910i... nice features though but they messed up with the screen big time... I hope sonyericsson realizes that especially that it has internet capabilities like WLan... It really has to have a larger screen...