Sony Ericsson P990
Manufacturer | Sony Ericsson |
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Compatible networks | UMTS, GSM |
Availability by region | Late July (limited) and August (full retail) 2006 |
Operating system | UIQ 3 / Symbian OS v9.1 |
Removable storage | Memory Stick Pro Duo |
Rear camera | 2 Megapixel |
Connectivity | 802.11b, Bluetooth, IrDA, USB |
Data inputs | Keypad / Touchscreen |
Sony Ericsson P990 is a smartphone and the successor of Sony Ericsson P910. The phone uses the UIQ 3 software platform, which is based upon Symbian OS 9.1. It was released in August 2006. The P990 has a numeric keypad that flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard below the display, on the phone itself. This is a change from P910 where the keyboard is on the flip. The flip itself can be attached or detached using the screw and screwdriver found in the box. The phone is a UMTS (3G) and tri-band GSM phone supporting video calls through its front VGA camera. The touchscreen displays 262,521 colours (18-bit colour depth) with a resolution of 240x320 pixels. It also comes with a 2.0 Megapixel camera featuring autofocus and an FM/RDS radio. The P990 runs the Nexperia PNX4008 ARM9 208 MHz processor from Philips.The screen despite a smaller length (2.8 inch) than its predecessors is actually larger in area because of the increased width. The phone also improves over the P910 by including support for Wi-Fi, allowing users to connect to 802.11b wireless networks.
This phone has a dedicated fan base, who have remained patient for its release (since October 2005, when the P990 was announced).
Due to its built-in video calling capability and thumbboard, the P990 is in competition with the Nokia E61, E70 and the HTC TyTN[citation needed]. However, the P990 does come with a stylus making navigation easier.
Specifications
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- Network UMTS 2100 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
- Dimensions 114 x 57 x 26 mm
- Weight 142 g
- Display Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
- Display Size 240 x 320 pixels, 42 x 57 mm
- QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition
- Ringtones Type Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3, AAC
- Expandable Memory: Card slot Memory Stick Pro Duo, 64 MB card included ,80 MB shared memory
- 3G, 384 kbit/s
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b (WEP, WPA, WPA2)
- Bluetooth, v2.0 ; Infrared port
- Features OS Symbian OS v9.1, UIQ 3.0
- Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, EMail
- Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8)
- Games Vijay Singh Pro Golf, Quadrapop + downloadable
- Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, autofocus, video, LED-light, second video call camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC player
- T9
- OMA DataSync 1.2 (Sync ML)
- Office applications
- Photo album
- Built-in handsfree
- Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion; Stand-by Up to 400 h; Talk time Up to 9 h
See also
External links
- Sony Ericsson Home Page
- CDA & firmware versions
- Known Bugs
- Feature wishlist
- UIQ Developer Portal
- SE-UIQ
- Collection of pre-launch information - will become a repository of useful information and software post-release
- Sony Ericsson P990i Review @ SmartphonesTalk.com (Free registration needed to access the review)
- Philips Nexperia 4008 Product sheet
Reviews
- All About Symbian - in depth P990 review
- My-Symbian - detailed review