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Sony Ericsson P990i

20 Nov, 2006, 11:16 am IST | Aalaap Ghag | Smartphones

Multimedia and Camera
Sony Ericsson phones always sound good, and the P990i continues the tradition. With a music player that does MP3 and AAC (which can also be used as ringtones), the P990i also adds in an FM radio tuner to the mix. Not exactly a requisite for a business Smartphone, but for a device that otherwise has everything one could ask for (except 3G), it just completes the picture. Sort of!

The phone comes with around 60 MB of phone memory and expansion is handled by a Memory Stick PRO/Duo card, as opposed to the newer Memory Stick Micro M2 on the M600i. This is good for existing P910i users who have invested in larger capacity memory cards, as they can simply plug the card into the P990i.

The camera on the P990i has a 2 megapixel sensor with auto focus, like the one found on the K750i, however, the quality is not as good. The sensor is capable of taking decent pictures, but the auto-focus doesn’t work too well. Also, there are a lot of settings available when in camera mode, but you need to use the stylus to work with them, which is not exactly the most intuitive method when using the phone in camera mode.

The camera can also be used to take pictures of business cards, but that also doesn’t work good enough for regular day to day use. The OCR is a hit and miss matter.

In the end…
The P990i retails the same hefty tag as its predecessors when they were launched—Rs. 31,000. Even if you compare it with its 'sober' brother—the M600i—this is a whole Rs. 13,000 more. For just a 2-megapixel camera, WiFi and FM radio, that’s too much of a premium to pay. Add to that the slow and rather unproductive UI, and the P990i business Smartphone just doesn’t make business sense at all.

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Tags: Sony Ericsson , P990i , Smartphone , UIQ , Mobile Phones

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