Sony Ericsson P1i-amazing mobile

The Sony Ericsson P1i looks more or less like a calculator with a large QWERTY keypad and an large TFT touchscreen. The mobile is equipped with a stylus that an be used for opening icons placed on the screen of the phone. The dimensions of the mobile are 106 x 55 x 17 mm and it weighs 124 gms.

The Sony Ericsson P1i functions on 2G and 3G networks; and so it becomes easy for people to access every facility that these networks offer. Moreover, the phone being GSM enabled, it is possible for people to connect it to the network provider from almost any place on earth. The gadget also remains connected with alternative options such as GPRS, HSCSD, 3G, WLAN, Bluetooth, Infrared and USB port. So, it is possible to wirelessly transfer files from the phone to other compatible devices making use of technologies such as Bluetooth.

The TFT display screen of the device measures 2.6 inches and gives a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. This screen can support 256 K colours and this the reason why the image and its inherent colours get displayed so well. This handset comes loaded with some ringtones that are both polyphonic as well as MP3 in nature. More ringtones can be downloaded from the net using the WAP browser for the purpose of surfing. The handset has 160 MB shared memory and this is why the mobile can store innumerable number of music files, video files and games. It is not just restricted to downloading of files; in fact the whopping memory can be used for storing messages and contact information.

Entertainment in the Sony Ericsson P1i is made possible due to the presence of provisions such as a camera, a media player and FM radio. So, entertainment in the form of photography and listening to music is made possible in the handset. Music is supported in formats such as MP3 and AAC by the media player. The 3.15 MP camera gives a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Video-recording is also possible due to the presence of this camera. All these facilities of the mobile can be experienced for long hours due to the excellent support provided by the battery. A standby time of 440 hr and a talktime of 10 hr can be expected from the battery.

Features

Sony Ericsson P1i doesn't lack in features. It features, for starters, a reasonable processor, 128Mb RAM, 256Mb ROM, and huge 160Mb shared internal memory, and it comes with a pre supplied 1 GB M2 memory card. It features Symbian 9.1 and UIQ 3.0, so the overall performance is great, and even with nearly full memory, the working is much faster than it's Nokia's Symbian based cousins.

The touch screen is the best part of the phone. It's extremely bright and beautiful, and colour accuracy is splendid. The screen is extremely sensitive to touch commands and respond instantaneously, and writing on the screen using handwriting features although requires the user to memorize the specific shapes of some characters, is extremely fun with such high quality display.

Sony Ericsson P1i comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus. The image quality is slightly below Sony Ericsson K 800i, but the colour accuracy is great, and pictures are amazingly well adjusted after being taken in a low-light situation. Auto setting doesn't produce highest quality in some circumstances, so the camera should be set manually by selecting one among cloudy, daylight, fluorescent and incandescent settings. Autofocus is among the greatest in the market. The camera records video in QVGA (320x240) resolution and quality is acceptable.

P1i is in the p-series, so it comes with quick office which allows viewing and editing of word and excel documents, and it has business card scanner and PDF viewer.

The phone has a music and video player. The music player has many settings including Mega Bass, but sadly it has no manual adjustment, but it is no walkman. The sound quality is one of the best features. The sound is loud, and of high quality, and the music player allows sorting of tracks by artists, albums and playlists. It has fewer options and features than walkman, but is adequate for all needs. It supports mp3, WMA, WMC, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ formats. Video playback quality is among the best I've ever seen, even better than the Nokia N95 8 GB! It has fm radio as well. The Opera 8 browser is well awesome. It also supports 3G and HSC-SD and WLAN. Some users may be disappointed by lack of EDGE.

Conclusion

Overall, Sony Ericsson P1i is a great phone, much better than P990 and other previous P-series cell phones. It's great for businessmen and others alike and offers adequate features for every user.