Sony Ericsson P990
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- Posted: 10 Oct 2005 Announced: 10 Oct 2005
- Market Status: Released
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Sony Ericsson P990 is a tri-band GSM and UMTS phone. It continues the smartphone line of Sony Ericsson and adds new features like Wi-Fi and UMTS. The phone has numeric and full keyboard. It features 2.0-megapixel camera and QVGA 262k display
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Sony Ericsson P990 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (GPRS, UMTS)
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.98 inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Slow processor (208 MHz)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Symbian (9.1) UIQ 3.0
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.49 x 2.25 x 0.98 ( 114 x 57 x 25 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 5.47 oz (155 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 5.47 oz (155 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
- Touchscreen:
- Resistive
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 9.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 9.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 950 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, 208 MHz, ARM9
- Built-in storage:
- 80 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Duo
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 2 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Auto focus
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM, RDS
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Opera 8 Browser
- Supports:
- HTML
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- UMTS, GPRS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Unit converter, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 10 Oct 2005
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