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Sony Ericsson P1i

04 Sep, 2007, 4:00 pm IST | by Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Power
With regard to the battery the P1i, in that category, wasn’t too bad. Unfortunately it wasn’t too good either. To be fair it was just about as average as it gets. Considering it uses a 1120mAh Li-Po battery I did expect big things. I wasn’t too disappointed though. I managed to squeeze a good day and a half out of the phone on a single charge with normal usage of calls, a little music, video and internet connectivity. But I have to say I was hoping for more.

The Bottom Line
The P1i on the whole is a good phone that I quite enjoyed using. The few kinks it has aren’t too minimal though. Not supporting EDGE for one. But it’s not something you can’t work around. The keypad could be an issue with first time users, but like I said, you can get used to it. The camera is the best part of course. The battery may not be all it’s cracked up to be either but it gets the job done well enough. So, for the price of Rs. 22,750 as a business phone with a lot of media options as well, it’s good. I wouldn’t pay so much but should it fall to around 20K (or less D-Uh) I’d jump at it. But don’t get me wrong I still liked using it. And I’m hoping the sluggishness was only a problem with this one piece, or I’m going have to take this all back.

Specs

Sony Ericsson P1i
Network	UMTS, GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS, 3G
Physical	106 x 55 x 17 mm, 124g
Display	240 x 320 pixels, 256k colors, 2.6 inch
Memory	160MB internal, 128MB RAM, M2 external support
Media	MP3, AAC+, 3GP, voice recorder, FM radio with RDS
Camera	3.2 megapixels, auto-focus, flash, video, secondary VGA
Connectivity	Bluetooth v2.0 (A2DP), USB Proprietary v2.0, Infrared
Battery	440hrs stand by, 5.25 mins. talk
Street Price	Rs. 22,750

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Tags: touch screen , 3.2 megapixel

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