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Tech and Interface I have to say that even though this phone may be horribly sluggish, considering that it has 128MB RAM, the touch screen technology it uses is quite good. When it comes to typing or should I say, writing messages, it’s a cinch. It’s smooth and the handwriting recognition is really very good. If you’re using the web browser, much like the iPhone, you can scroll either up or down by simply moving your finger over the page. You needn’t use the stylus and use the scroll bars. It has a whooping 160MB of internal space with support from M2 cards for additional space if needed. The interface I’m afraid is painfully plain and boring, so I found just one theme some wonderful soul created and in order to make this article a bit more interesting I’ve used this theme in all the product shots instead of the default theme. Wallpapers can be adjusted to fit the screen, but if it’s a full sized wallpaper from you’re PC you’re going to have to zoom in a lot to make sure the image doesn’t get distorted when you place it as a wallpaper. The Scroll dial on the side is excellent for navigation. This is the one thing I really liked about the Sony Ericsson phones. It’s an extremely handy tool to have for quick navigation and selection of options. Business The P1i runs on a Symbian Operating System version 9.1, UIQ 3.0. But unfortunately is not very fast at all. In fact it’s downright slow! Perhaps it could be some odd problem with this piece, but I can’t confirm that for sure. It’s way too sluggish when it comes to opening up applications or pages or anything actually. However, as a business phone the P1i serves it’s purpose very efficiently. It has Quickoffice preinstalled so you can easily view and edit your word, excel and PowerPoint documents. There’s also a PDF reader that takes unimaginably long to load a file though. Presentations can be views remotely via Bluetooth on your PC. However, that's not as easy as it sounds. Sony Ericsson has also incorporated Blackberry applications into the P1i to simplify the use of the phone for those users who prefer that service. Since the P1i has a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, it also comes with a Business Card reader application that works really well. You will need a sufficient amount of light though, but it’s quite accurate most of the time. Other business functions include PC syncing to back up your emails, contacts and settings and also for transferring data to and from the device. The calendar option also allows you to save schedules and reminders. There’s also a Tasks application with an alarm function. Of course there are also options for notes and also for leaving voice memos with the voice recorder. The P1i also has basic applications like an easy to use calculator, a converter for various measures including currency, a stopwatch and a timer. The World clock is rather boring when it comes to the interface, or lack of one thereof. You simply find and click the city you wish to know the time of. No jazz. One of the issues I had with the P1i is that unlike other Sony Ericsson phones it didn’t allow me to use my SIM card contacts as default. So anytime I had to call or message someone I had to go to the contacts and then the View Folder option and select the SIM card option. |
Tags: touch screen , 3.2 megapixel
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