Sony Ericsson P800 Reviewed

Ch_Omega writes "For all those who have been waiting, there is now an in-depth and detailed review of one of the most anticipated connected handhelds of 2003, the Sony Ericsson P800, over at Infosync. Does it live up to the hype? According to the story, the answer is yes." I've been lusting after the t68i for awhile, but maybe I'll wait for this one. It just looks so cool!

Comments

It's the screen

[metamatic]

I was planning on getting a P800 until I discovered that the screen is smaller than a Palm.

I figured if I was going to put up with a device with a screen the size of a postage stamp, I'd go with a t68i, which will at least fit easily in my pocket, and have a separate handheld computer linked via Bluetooth.

I'm still looking for the computer part of the setup; the new Sony CLIE is looking promising.

Yeesh!

[TopShelf]

"there is also a plastic stylus which looks quite silly and flimsy at first glance, but thanks to its flat, curved shape works surprisingly well. And just like Sony Ericsson, we suspect it to be easy to lose track of - which is probably why there are three spare ones included in the box."

That doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the design team!

Killer App ??

[Bob Abooey]

Looks good but is it the killer app that the industry is looking for to drive sales for new devices?

With the economy still in the crapper it's gonna take a real killer "gotta have" device to make people shell out some dough right now

LInux?

[Anonymous Coward]

Can I connect it with my Linux box?

I'd like to run a web server on one of these

[dphoenix]

That would be like a nerd's dream. Run a web server on your PDA..

Oh wait.

You CAN!

Missing features

[Mattygfunk1]

Yet another phone that includes both a camera and bluetooth but fails to extend the features to the next logical step. The step? A webcam.

To make the connection would involve only a small amount of code so why not? While they are at it, an FM radio is a nice (but largely ignored) touch. Also something that I have yet to see in a phone is universal remote control features for your television and stereo systems etc.

All in all the 3 very useful features (IMO) would probably cost less than $30 to include in a $650 phone.

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Interior design making Australia look flashy.

Handspring Treo 300 Slams Them All

[skidoo2]

Handspring's Palm phone, the Treo 300, is far and away the best convergent device on the market right now. At least for my purposes :-)!

It's got a killer color screen, an excellent keyboard that works really well, it runs every Palm 3.5 app I've tried on it, and it fits comfortably in my pocket.

SMS, e-mail, browsing the real web, excellent calendar and contact management. The only things it lacks are:

Expansion slot.

Bluetooth.

Better sound support (for music playback).

But if you really need a wireless productivity tool in your pocket, this is the only option. Palm Pilot, Blackberry, and cell phone, all in one.

And no, I don't work for Handspring :-)!

Re:Sony-Ericson Phones

[muggy2]

Just to add my fuel to the fire...

Thankfully I managed to offload that T86 POS off to the girlfriend and I'm using the wonderful Nokia 7650 now. I just couldn't take the T68 any more.

Basically all the same complaints as above - not receiving calls even though you have full signal, losing the address book for 4 months (where did it go? Why did it suddenly reappear?) The endless repeating text messages. It is an absolutely attrocious phone. If you take your mobile seriously, don't even think about getting one. Nasty, nasty thing. And I can't even count the number of times I deleted the 1st entry in my phonebook.

Rant over

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