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Sony Ericsson P990i

Sony Ericsson’s P990i is a monumental piece in the line of smartphones in Sony Ericsson as it managed to pack 3G and Wi-Fi support in a single phone. The unit measures 4.4 x 2.2 x 1.0 inches and weighs 5.3 ounces, a little smaller and lighter than the Palm Treo 700p. This silver-colored smartphone is comfortable in the hand and even in the ears when making a call.

The QWERTY keyboard is a big improvement as it features more tactile slightly rubberized keys and wider spacing. The front panel also includes standard navigation keys which consist of two soft keys, a five-way navigation toggle, a back button, and a clear button. Text entries can also be done with the stylus since the phone has handwriting recognition. P990i features a 2.8-inch screen that runs 262,144-colors. It displays bright and sharp text and images which are readable even in direct sunlight. Being a flip down phone, the P990i’s screen transforms depending on its state. When flipped down, the display becomes a touch screen and applications like the Web browser and the RSS feed reader become available.

The top left is where the VGA camera is positioned, where it is strategically positioned in making video phone calls. The left spine is where the media player button, jog dial, a back button, and a key lock slide are located. The jog dial served as a one-handed navigation.

On the right spine are the camera button, a Memory Stick Duo slot, and a Internet button. On the back side are the camera lens, self-portrait mirror, a flash, and a small speaker. The P990i runs on Symbian 9.1 OS and UIQ 3 software platform which includes the QuickOffice application for viewing, editing, and creating Word and Excel documents and a viewer for PDF and PowerPoint documents. Other productivity tools include calendar, a task list, a notepad, a calculator, an alarm clock, a voice recorder, a vibrate mode, a business card scanner, a stopwatch, and RSS feed reader.

Standard phone features includes the phone book and the 60MB of internal memory, plus a 64MB Memory Stick Duo. Additional phone feature is the video call which made video conferencing also possible. It retains capabilities for SMS, MMS and speakerphone.

As mentioned above, the inclusion of the WiFi and 3G/UMTS support, making the phone well-connected. Browsing the Internet can be done via the Opera Web Browser. The phone can also be utilized as a Bluetooth modem with your Bluetooth-enabled laptop. E-mail support remains the same as earlier Ericsson smartphone models.

Multimedia features in P990i includes the 2-megapixel camera that showcases excellent picture quality which can also be a video camera, and the integrated music player that supports various music files such as MP3, AAC, AAC+, and WAV. The video player supports 3GPP, MP4, and RealMedia video streaming.