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Sony-Ericsson P900 Released
phil-trick writes "The Sony-Ericsson P900 was released today.
Here is a detailed P900 Review.
Also, to make linux oriented, here is a pice on how it Syncs with Linux"
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I have a P800 with T-mobile in the US. They don't officially support the phone, but then again I don't care. I just want the service. The phone is GSM/GPRS, so all T-Mobile does is activate the service. I took the SIM card out of the free phone they gave me, plopped it into the P800 and it works like a charm.
I've been impressed with T-Mobile's coverage, compared to Nextel which was my previous provider.
It sync's to my work laptop and lotus notes, and also to my home Mac's without a problem. Bluetooth is fantastic too. I have a wireless headset that alone is worth the price of the phone. I love doing conference calls with both hands free.
Battery life is phenominal. Sony rates it as 13 hour of TALK time. I've used it heavily and only gotten it down to half a charge with a full day's use. My Nextel phone would give up the ghost after just one, two hour conference call.
The P900 looks nice and some nifty features, but I'm not going to buy it for mostly cosmetic features like theme support. Although if anything happens to my P800, I'd buy a P900 without a second thought.
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The large screen and powerful processor on the Sony Ericsson P900 make it a great games platform too. The screen has 80% more pixels than the Nokia N-Gage offering better gameplay.
It's quite a large phone overall, but the Sony Ericsson P900 does have excellent battery life, with a maximum of 16 hours talk time and 20 days standby. The large screen on the P900 makes it ideal for organising data, appointments and contacts. The Sony Ericsson P900's PDA functions run on the Symbian OS, to give maximum performance from a mobile device.
Plus it plays MP3s, and with 128Mb memory sticks that should squeeze two full CDs into the P900.
I guess it's pretty good for a Symbian PDA/phone. However, the real competition might come from devices like the Voq Professional which has the backing of Micro$oft (and a clever keypad to boot).
All we need now is a decent megapixel digital camera rather than the rather lame 640x480 one in the P900.
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can't wait to get on the new phone.
basically, it improves much of the miscomings from the p800 (as a p800 user myself and basing this on reviews.) one drawback would still be the memory stick duo (not sure if it is compatible with the pro.)
but it is a great phone. it is a phone with pda functionalities and not the other way so it is easy to call with it (and it doesn't seem to be very awkward to call like a big pda.) with apps, there are now lots of apps available (both free and commercial) so it levels off with the regular pda.
for those camera freaks, a 640x480 is fine. what do you expect, a 4 megapixel camera fit in a phone with full flash and removable lens? i just want to take a picture anytime and send it to someone like mms or bluetooth. having a very high resolution camera will eat up lots of storage space and will be very difficult to send it to other people (so the camera will no longer work well with mobility) (gprs is already slow in our country, so i don't expect sending someone 400kb image file to be very convenient.)
one thing i like is the ability to play mp3 as alerts over the existing midi and wav combo (and the old formats.)
i don't also need to carry a pda with me (though i did not own one ever because it is pointless to carry too much gadgets in your pocket!)
the keypad also helps to allow you to do things on the go. unlike a pda, it will allow you to type if every you are in a car or something that is moving. as for me, i can send a text message without looking at the screen while crossing the street. time saving.
my last note, it is very helpful to me. i heavily use the calendar, task list and jotter. so i almost never forget anything and keep my schedule organized and allows me to do whatever i still need to do at work (or at home.) bonus is the synchronization with outlook (where the secretary just creates the schedule and i synch the phone to get the updated schedule.) other people will also be able to check my availability. so it increases my productivity.
recommendation, it is a good phone to invest to (unless maybe you already have a pda.) the money i invested in p800 already paid off for me in less than a year (through increased productivity.) i'll just give it to my sister.
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As a cultured /.'er, the words ogg vorbis probably sends shivers down your spineless back.
Yes, there is ogg vorbis support thru a skinnable app boringly called "Ogg Player". The only downside is that you can't use them as ringtones.
It should also interest you to know that there is a SCUMM emulator port for SymbianOS called escummvm.
The P900 is signifigantly better than the P800. You might even want to say that the P800 was an expensive beta test. The improvements include, but are not limited to:
1- Higher screen resolution
2- Landscape mode
3- Downloadable firmware updates
4- A full length, real stylus
5- A faster processor
6- More internal memory, plus support for Memory Stick Duo Pro
7- Real buttons on the non-removable keypad
8- More glorified business style; it doesnt look like a child's cheesy toy like the P800
9- Has video camera software with sound-in support
10- Includes the latest rev of the UIQ interface
11- Camera now has mirror so you can take self-potraits
All in all, it was an upgrade to the P800, and they were originally going to name it the P810, but marketing thought that this would raise the ire of thousands of P800 who would demand the free upgrades.
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The article states: "Although its casing is still made of plastic, it looks like if it was made of aluminium or similiar alloy."
/., isn't it? ;)
Duh? Since when did aluminum (or aluminium) become an alloy? Bronze, steel, or brass are alloys, but aluminum never was. Yes, aluminum is mostly used in aluminum alloys, but, still...
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The claimed battery life is a bunch of dingos kidneys.
If you don't use it, and kill every app you don't use (with switcher) you can get 5-7 days of standby time.
If you use it for the occasional phone call that'll drop quite rapidly. A regular user (I call about 10-15 minutes a day) can expect to get up to 72 hours battery life.
If you forget to terminate the apps (or you haven't downloaded switcher) the standby time will rapidly degrade - my wifes hit 3 hours at one point (you could actually watch the battery indicator falling!). Basically the P800 sucks power for every app you've ever run (there's no 'close' in most apps)... I really hope they've fixed that bug!
I've never heard of anyone claiming to get 400 hours out of the thing... I'm surprised they get away with claiming that.