Sony Ericcson P990 launched
P990 smartphone features Symbian 9.1 and UIQ3
10 October 2005
Sony Ericsson today announced the release of its latest smartphone,
the P990. In a continuing commitment to the Symbian OS, it will
be the first available phone to use Symbian 9.1 and UIQ 3 software
platform.
This flagship smartphone features a 2 megapixel
camera with autofocus and has a new hardware keyboard beneath
the flip-down keypad. The phone will start shipping during Q1
of 2006.
Sony Ericsson has decided to announce the phone
well in advance of availability so that developers have time to
create and certify as many applications as possible.
Although primarily intended to be a great mobile
phone, the P990 has all the benefits of UMTS including video calling,
high-bandwidth multi-media downloads and the ability to browse
the Internet with full HTML pages. These are viewed in landscape
on the new Opera 8 browser. In addition, the P990 is prepared
for all major push e-mail clients enabling full e-mail access
with attachments, anywhere, anytime.
The P990 has multiple text input methods and writing
e-mails is made easier by the new hardware keyboard positioned
beneath the flip-down keypad on the main body of the phone. E-mails
will be easier to read too due to the large 2.8 inch QVGA touch
screen. Multi tasking will be possible due to the enhanced capabilities
of the new software platform.
Memory has been extended in order to handle all
multi-media downloads and e-mail attachments. Memory Stick PRO
Duo up to 4GB will be available in the market at launch and the
P990 now has up to 80 MB user free memory. A 64 MB Memory Stick
PRO Duo is included in the box, preloaded with a VPN client and
trial version of a virus scan package.
The combination of UMTS and WLAN features will also
significantly improve the efficiency and flexibility of applications
such as e-mail, browsing the Internet/Intranet and video telephony.
Other new features include automatic time zone change
to the Calendar diary and updated PC sync software with extended
synchronization possibilities. Additionally the 2 Megapixel camera
with autofocus, digital zoom, photo light plus the bright TFT
screen and video recording provide a high quality imaging experience.
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