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 pros

Cons

Slow processor (208 MHz)
Slow data means slow Internet browsing (GPRS, UMTS)
Bulky
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)
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:
- 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:
- 4.49 x 2.25 x 0.98 ( 114 x 57 x 25 mm)
Weight:
- 5.47 oz (155 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- 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 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 950 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 208 MHz, ARM9
Built-in storage:
- 80 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Duo

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Auto focus
Camcorder:
- - Yes
Front-facing camera:
- Yes

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM, RDS

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - 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.
- 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:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 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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