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Forum PointsAn american friend of mine was surprised when i told him people in
Pakistan spend more than $500 easy on cell phones. His reply was $500,
just to say hello
SE P990 was introduced at a price closer to
$800, but market dynamics coupled with the immenent release of P1
(P990+more sys RAM + 3.2MP camera) the P990 has hit the 20,000 mark!
If
one looks carefully one can easily find this handset for that amount
here in Pakistan!, The 'retail' price (as comapared to the 'street'
price of 20,000) is 22,500.
I'll keep this review as tech free as possible, and only use techno-lingo when absolutely necessary. So here goes..
Also
the phone mics arent mine, dont have a good camera to take pics. As all
the P990s are of the same color, I'll just use 'generic' ones
1.The Phone
SE
P990 is a PDA based on Symbian OS V9.1 UIQ 3. The last 4 characters
indicate a mobile device with multiple ways of entering data, which
i'll get back to later. The other specs are:
1. Size: 114x57x25
2. Weight: 155gm with Battery & Flip
3. Network Compatability:
a. E-GSM 900
b. GSM 1800
c. GSM 1900
d. UMTS 2100
4. System RAM: 128MB Flash, 60MB Available to user as Storage, about 7 meg of free System RAM (depends on FW)
5. Expansion: Memory Stick Pro Duo; 64MB card included.
Prices: 1GB =1050; others: http://www.pakgsm.com/mobile_memory_card_rates.html
6. Connectivity:
a. Cable, USB 12Mpbs
b. Bluetoohs: Complies with Spec 2.0 (Stereo Bluetooth Headset Support)
c. Wireless LAN: 802.11b
d. Infrared: Standard
**No Edge**
7. Imaging:
*2 MP autofocus camera with Flash
*Formats: BMP, JPEG, MBM, PNG, GIF, WMBMP
8. Video:
*Formats: 3GPP, MP4
*Recording: QVGA (320*240)
*Playback: Can playback 1000kbps videos (not listed, what can be done)
9. Audio:
*Walkman Style Media Player.
10. Input:
* Full QWERTY Keyboard
* Stylus based Hand writing
* Flip
11. Display:
Resolution: 320*240
Dimensions: 41x56mm
Colors: 262k
Screen: Touchscreen, TFT
12. CPU: ARM @208 Mhz
GPU: Power VR based core running at 80mhz! 1.25 million flat polys per second
13. Whats in the box
a. The handset
b. The Stereo Wired headset
c. Data Cable (USB)
d. Desk Charger
e. Adapter
f. CD-ROM
g. Manuals
h. Mem Stick, 64MB (Pathetic)
13. Firmware:
Out of the Box: R9E
Flashed to: R9F11
As u can see this handset packs quite a punch for a 20k(ish) device!
The inclusion of a Desk charger was a surprise! It is nice and has a green led at it's base.
2. The Display
The
display is big, boasts a QVGA resolution. The size is 56x41 (vertical
longer). With the flip down the area increases, when the flip is closed
the screen resizes itself.
The display is gorgeous. It is as good
as the 16million color display on my 6131. The dotpitch (pixel element)
obviously is more on the SE cuz the screen is larger, But there is
minimal to no font jaggies (aliasing). This has to be the largest
screen cell phone that i've had. the only other cell phone that i've
owned with gigantic screens is the D820 Samsung. There was no
protective covering on the screening. This was obvious as the stylus
wont work over a protective layer.
The display does fade in direct sunlight, if u tilt it a bit, it is still legible.
As u can see the image is resized as the flip is opened.
It
is possible to Change themes. Themes change the background and
ringtones, Font size and color. Icons stay the same (all the themes
i've used)
3. MENUS & NAVIGATION
There are 2 ways via which u could navigate the phone (infact there are 3)
1. The Numeric Keypad on the Flip
With
the flip closed u can use the 'Navigation keys' in the center to move
about. Pressing the central button selects the highlighted option.
However not all menu options are available with the flip closed. These
include:
a. Video Playback
b. Control Panel & Device Management options under "Tools"
In the Standby mode the phone displays the short cuts assigned to the nav. key. These can be customized.
Pressing the Direction keys will take u to the selected short cut directly. The main menu can also be accessed from here.
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