Posted on Tuesday, October 11 2005 @ 0:01 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
As with its predecessors, the P990 is designed to be first and foremost a great mobile phone. It also offers 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 enabling it to support all users’ needs and preferences. Writing e-mails is made easier by the new hardware keyboard positioned beneath the flip-down keypad on the main body of the phone. Reading them is made simpler on the large 2.8 inch QVGA touch screen. Multi tasking – being able to browse the Internet, send and receive files at the same time as talking – is now 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. WLAN, available in hot spots all over the world, acts as a complement to high speed 3G services, enabling widespread access to corporate network services.
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.
In a separate announcement today, Sony Ericsson Developer World and UIQ Technology outlined their plans to support UIQ 3 developers.
Developers can program in C++ or Java to create powerful professional and personal productivity tools for the P990. The smartphone is based on Java Platform 3 (JP-3). It supports four new Java Specification Requests (JSR’s) including Web Services (JSR-172) and is the twentieth phone from Sony Ericsson supporting Mobile Java 3D, demonstrating the company’s leadership in this new technology. Standard Java applications can be run with either the flip-down keypad open or closed.
Features:
The P990 will be available in the first quarter of 2006.Operating system - Symbian OS v9.1 Software platform - UIQ v3.0 Size - 114 x 57 x 25 Weight - 155g with battery and flip keyboard Screen - Large 2.8 inch QVGA (240 x 320) touch screen with 262 k colours that supports landscape view for camera, video imaging and browsing Interaction - Using touch screen, 3 way Jog Dial and dedicated buttons WLAN - 802.11b compliant Bluetooth - Includes car handsfree profile Infrared - Yes USB - Yes and charging via USB UMTS - E-GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 and UMTS 2100 Application memory - Up to 80 MB user free memory Camera - Integrated 2 megapixel CommuniCorder 24 bit colour depth, autofocus for still pictures, video clip recording and video calls Video telephony - Application included which allows video calls and video conferencing via the built-in dual cameras Media player - Supports playback, streaming and playlists Activity menu - Customizable top level menu Upgradeable - Via Sony Ericsson Update Service FM/RDS radio - Yes Browser - Opera browser (version 8) supporting frames and javascript Push email - Prepared for all major e-mail solutions including Research in Motion (Blackberry) Messaging - SMS, MMS and email PIM applications - Contacts, Calendar, To Do, Jotter for notes and sketches, Voice memo and Calculator, Converter, Stop Watch and Timer Viewers - Microsoft Excel. Word, Powerpoint and Adobe PDF Editors - Microsoft Word and Excel Themes - Easy personalisation of animated icons, screensavers, wallpapers and skins Speaker phone - Yes Memory Stick - Memory Stick PRO Duo slot for up to 4 GB removable memory. 64 MB supplied Flight mode - Includes option to turn Wi-Fi on Local and remote synchronisation - via SyncML Business telephony - Yes Java ME platform support
