Sony Ericsson P1i (Unlocked)

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• 9 stars

  Man finally uses his brains to get things at place

  by mewadmix on September 4, 2007

  Pros: Snazzy look, good applications, nice audio quality.

  Cons: A little slow and very little help on the know-how.

  Summary: There is always a mixed feedback from different people on various things. But it totally depends on us, to take the final call. I read thru a lot of opinions ...

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  Summary: There is always a mixed feedback from different people on various things. But it totally depends on us, to take the final call. I read thru a lot of opinions from various websites on P1i, but i finally bought it. Simply because, it is what i wanted to do. Well now about the phone, this latest craft of sexy, sleek, super helpful, simply great and SMART, from Sony Ericsson is one of their best. There are a lot of applications that really help and are useful in our daily lives. What a GUI man. The last time i really liked a GUI on phone was with Moto Ming. But i think SOny has done wonders. My only complain is that the phone is a lil slow and there aint much help from Sony Ericsson on the know-how and guidance about the P1i. Cheers.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 6 stars

  good phone with major kickbacks

  by sriraml on October 5, 2007

  Pros: Slim, good camera

  Cons: very poor battery life, gets stuck very often

  Summary: Sony has disappointed its consumer's with its P1i. The phone did not satisfy its expectation. Very bad battery back up.Max for a day the battery dies. The server ...

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  Summary: Sony has disappointed its consumer's with its P1i. The phone did not satisfy its expectation. Very bad battery back up.Max for a day the battery dies. The server is too slow and the phone gets stuck very often,had to remove the battery and then restart the phone. This resembles the same problem with the Nokia N series.
  We cannot change the radio FM stations on the go. We had to login each and every time to FM radio and select stations, incorgible.
  No carry case available for this exclusive with any sony outlets.
  one line to say
  " Think Twice before you leap"

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  4 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 5 stars

  A feature packed phone but of neither good in anyone.

  by Sameer-Chavan on August 27, 2007

  Pros: compact design for business series, Good combination of multimedia and business features, combination of keypad and tocuh screen, 3.2MP camera, microsoft active synch, good speakers,

  Cons: bad camera quality, problematic keybord, complex navigation, very basic email features

  Summary: I was using Windows mobile 5 HTC phone, then was using Nokia E61i series business phone and now i have got this P1i phone. My comparision is my experiences with ...

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  Summary: I was using Windows mobile 5 HTC phone, then was using Nokia E61i series business phone and now i have got this P1i phone. My comparision is my experiences with other phones. I found that this is a compact phone with partial QWERT keyboard, Microsoft Exchange mail, pop mail, 3.2MP camera with touch screen. This speacification is fantistic. But i realised that this keyboard with two letters on same buttons is extremly difficult. The error rate is 30%. I mean i keep typing wrong letters. Very high learning curve. May be it will take months to get use to. It has a touch screen but the stylus is located on the wrong side. IT would have been good to be on right side. The menu buttons are missing. So you dont see any 4-way navigation keys nor, the two option buttons. So it feels strange to navigate. You need to constantly use the jog wheel on the side. This wheel is very sharp and it pierces the finger. The press effect is very hard. If you use your fore fingure of right hand or thumb of left hand, you will constantly get confused with what fingures of which hands to use for rest of buttons. But i liked the big option menus appearing on the screen. They are fingure friendly. I mean they are big enough to be pressed by fingures. Unlike the windows mobile menu that is very tiny and only stylus can pin-point the location. But the menu of P1i - symbina UIQ 3 is very complex. It has 3 levels of canscading menue. You will not find the desired action on the first menu. eg- if you want to zoom the text size for surfing, you need to press more>setting>zoom> then drag the bar. So you see.. all the functions are hidden. even the copy and paste is two level deep every time you have to do more>edit>copy and then more>edit>past
  Such a stupid way.
  Most of the screen size is unnecessary used by the status bar on the top, followed by a big context specifice bar. Eg. big Email icons and the name of folder. So the effective usage area is just 60% of screen size. Also this screen is smaller then the HTC O2 or Nokia E61i. IT has very few hardware buttons that can be mapped. Nokia E61i have dedicated buttons for email, web, and volume, and a customized button. This has only one customize button, a jog wheel,camera button and return button ( which is again very hard to locate and press as it flushes with the side surface)
  Feature vise its limited in every function. Eg. in email, there is no spell check, you cant define keypad lock time, the text size in the emails is very small even after you set to max size, the touch screen with handwriting recognization dont have transcriber, meaning.. only single letters are recognized and not whole sentence like in HTC windows mobile, there is no single screen that controls bluetooth, wifi, gprs, etc. I liked the windows mobile connection manager.
  The camera quality of 3.2MP is less then Nokia 2MP E61i. The pictures appear edgy with white noise, The focusing is not proper. Also the camera opens in landscape mode and menu are in potrait. Such a stupid design. Video quality is also bad. It shows frames. The battery is very weak. It drains in a day. The video recording is in 3gp. You cant play that on dvd. you need to convert that in mpeg or mepg4.
  But the sound quality of speakers is good. The FM radio is good. Over all a good combination of business and multimedia but lacks the best design in all functions and usability

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  3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Pros and cons for the p1i

  by xtacized on September 24, 2007

  Pros: pros... the looks are okay. the build-in qwerty keyboard took awhile to get used to. Came with a pouch to put the phone in. unfinished pros. will go on opinions.

  Cons: Cons.. the pouch has lots of glue.. it'll paste onto the phone. took 3 days for the glue to dry up.

  Summary: I would prefer this phone to people that loves technology and touch screen. My previous phone was a touch screen too. it was the motorola e680i. costed me 300 only. ...

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  Summary: I would prefer this phone to people that loves technology and touch screen. My previous phone was a touch screen too. it was the motorola e680i. costed me 300 only. but someone stole it. and its still in perfect condition after 2 years. Bought the p1i and loved it. the easy Qwerty keyboard. fast response. i would play music, text, and play games at the same time. there would be a popup screen "Message from (name)"
  while you play the game. and the game will pause. thats a good thing about it. the battery life is awesome, i text about 250 a day. and after 16 hours of use. the battery was at around 50-65% 10 minute of that tretris-like game.. drained 1-2% of my battery life. which is kinda good/awesome.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Very good with some HUGE oversights.

  by trumanhw on September 24, 2007

  Pros: QWERTY Keyboard, sync with outlook, Jog wheel...

  Cons: Slow interface, poor quality of communications, TrackID doesn't work right.

  Summary: Lets face it... if a phone has a MILLION good attributes, but a few you CAN'T deal with, its eliminated. First off, I loved my Z710. It worked pretty ...

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  Summary: Lets face it... if a phone has a MILLION good attributes, but a few you CAN'T deal with, its eliminated. First off, I loved my Z710. It worked pretty fast, learned words quickly, and people heard my voice moreso than the background noise.
  
  My fingers out pace the speed at which the P1i can process my requests. I don't care what the cause of this problem is (slow CPU, poor compiling, etc) as I'm a CONSUMER, and i can't upgrade the hardware. A phone is something that should enable INSTANTANEOUS reaction to native applications/features. If it has to retrieve info off the net, of course there are delays... but the phone needs to move through the layers of the UI, and even text messages at the rate I press the buttons.
  
  2nd Crisis: The damned mic is at my effin CHEEK! This means, as opposed to a flip phone, that the beginning of each sentence, and after pauses, it will CUTOFF the first syllable. It also "hears" background noise just as well as it hears my voice. I had HOPED that Sony had found a way to address this, but it's entirely possible that it simply cannot be addressed. Meaning, in order to have a relatively compact design without the flip feature, you have to tolerate crappy quality of conversation induced by polluted audio. This defies the primary purpose of a phone, period.
  
  3rd on my list of disappointments is that TrackID feature is buried, and when you DO find it, you cannot send yourself the ID you've just acquired via text. Thus, you can either whip out the stylus and try to copy the page (if it'll even do that) and add it to a note... or write it down, because I'm sure you have a pen and paper handy. My old Z710 allowed me to text message it to myself... and so I could just look at my messages later and download songs if I actually really liked it later...
  
  For those of you waiting for the Z750, I've now used one, and it's a disappointment too. After having waited 5 months since I became aware of that phone to finally get one in my hand, it sucks. The first one was actually broken, however, I was able to verify that it's NO smaller (why are all phones not slim like a razr?? Men don't carry purses, and have to put these things in our pockets) no faster, and lacks the battery cover lock that the z710 had. I had never once accidentally removed my battery cover on that phone... whereas even with the DEAD ON ARRIVAL Z750, it came off accidentally, twice.
  
  Ultimately, it's disheartening to have a list of desires that no mfg will address all in one phone.
  
  1. QWERTY
  2. Add words to dictionary
  3. A mic that reaches my mouth so BG noice is limited, and I don't have to yell to be heard (people who do that are annoying).
  4. Fast-ish download speeds.
  5. Thin enough to fit in my pocket.
  6. Sync with outlook.
  
  I could go on... but I feel so many of the features I desire are COMMON DENOMINATORS of others preferences, and ALL phones should meet those standards. It seems phone manufactures will always demand that you CHOOSE the good features, at the expense of tolerating another annoyance.
  
  How about a flip phone, where the flip separates a full qwerty keyboard, and the display is oriented horizontally, spanning from the speaker - mic.?
  
  The ocean was good, it's just twice as thick as is useful, and it's needlessly rounded, making the keys difficult to hit. Also, the thickness interferes with touching the buttons nearest the display when opened in QWERTY mode.
  
  When will someone get a phone right? I liked the P1i, for the most part, until I realized how crappy the quality of voice was to the person I called.

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  2 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 3 stars

  frustrating failure

  by overig on January 24, 2008

  Pros: offers all ever needed in one

  Cons: a problem with each and all these features

  Summary: It'shocking how anno 2008 a phone as clumsy as this one can hit the market.
  
  A disastrous battery consumption makes its use as a phone very problematic.
  
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  Summary: It'shocking how anno 2008 a phone as clumsy as this one can hit the market.
  
  A disastrous battery consumption makes its use as a phone very problematic.
  
  Concerning it's 1001 software features: it seems this phone was released untested. So many unlogical and uncomfortable interface issues. Crucial information is very often hidden behind far too many key-clicks, browsing a menu and stepping back requires restarting all over, buggy wifi behaviour which is connection to the e-mail application in a very unpractical way.
  
  And the worse of all: it's extremely slow, and goes into hang-ups all the time.

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  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Never again in my life I will buy a phone without dedicated volume control

  by Knutars on January 20, 2008

  Pros: Neat body, crisp display, smart keypad

  Cons: No dedicated volume control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Summary: I can not even begin to describe the world of agony you will find yourself in when you own a cell phone without a dedicated volume control. Everything else aside, ...

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  Summary: I can not even begin to describe the world of agony you will find yourself in when you own a cell phone without a dedicated volume control. Everything else aside, this phone isn't worth considering when you want to buy a new device; just strike it from your list and look elsewhere, because this otherwise smart little companion will probably end up smashed into smithereens on a sidewalk, because of the frustration of having to navigate through menus to adjust your volume levels.
  
  I really don't exaggerate here, I have been close to smashing my P1i for this extraordinary shortcoming, and this behavior is totally new to me, I don't even kill mosquitos.
  
  The pros of this phone are several; it's leightweight compared to the competition, the display is pretty awesome, the keypad is really smart, it is packed with goodies right out of the box, and the battery life is decent for this type of device.
  
  The cons are fewer but more serious; it lacks your ordinary five way navigation cross or similar right below the screen. Instead it has an action scroll wheel on the left side above the back button, situated right where you normally find the volume control on other devices.
  
  Now, at a first look you may think this is just peaches, because the scroll wheel actually controls the volume when you're in a conversation or listen to audio or look at a video, right?
  
  NO, NO and NO again!
  
  This is NOT OK, because whenever you have started some app that makes use of the audio output, and temporarily leaves that app for something else, you immediately lose control of the volume level for that initial app.
  
  If your keylock is activated, you can't adjust the volume either.
  
  Yes, i know there is an icon in the top left corner of the screen that gives you access to some functions often used, like the volume level settings, but explain to me how I access that while my phone is in my pocket and I don't want to pull it out?
  
  Now if you're the type who never ever adjust the volume of your phone, the P1i might just be the best thing since sliced bread; it's an admireable phone in many ways. But if you do want to be able to control your phones audio behaviour the way you're used to do; via a dedicated control button or likewise, you're in for a sad surprise.
  
  I can in no way recommend this otherwise fine piece of engineering to anyone but the deaf, who might find good use of the rest of the functions.
  
  What exactly were they thinking of over at Sony Ericsson when they replaced the dedicated volume control with this? Really, this solution is so utterly stupid, I have to ask myself how they possibly could allow it to go into production. Didn't somebody who tested the Beta versions notify the developers of this flagrant flaw? Isn't Sony supposed to make audio/video equipment that is intuitive and logical? Did they collectively lose their minds or is this some sort of joke?
  
  I could go on and on about how serious this is but I believe it is described best by the fact that I gave the P1i a rating of measly 1, which is something I rarely, if ever, do. Normally I balance my verdict based on the different qualities, but in this one and only case, one single negative functionality is so grave that all of the positive functions are nullified.
  
  Perhaps a Bluetooth headset with its own volume control will provide a workaround for this problem, but that is something I even should not have to consider in the first place, now is it?

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  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 6 stars

  A slight dissappointment at this level.

  by JVWillis on September 22, 2009

  Pros: Design, features, and compatability with many SE accessories that I have from 3 to 4 previous (less expensive) models. I got the P1i because it streams MP3 music to a SE bluetooth stereo headset. Headset controlss MP3 & accesses P1i contacts/calls.

  Cons: CRAPPY WEB ACCESS - error messages - must reboot or retry. Slow OS makes you wait for most simple functions. Cannot adjust screen's auto-sleep timing/funcition. Doesn't have ability to save profiles for meeting/car/other ring/vibe alerts! ***?

  Summary: I got the phone at the end of December 2008 and was initially shocked that it is not officially supported by my wireless carrier. I've had trouble configuring th ...

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  Summary: I got the phone at the end of December 2008 and was initially shocked that it is not officially supported by my wireless carrier. I've had trouble configuring th e-mail and it still is not to my liking. I have the SE FM transmitter that I used with my W810, but it does not work with the P1i!
  The bluetooth headset is a dream! It looks better around my neck or hidden under my shirt until I pull out one earpiece, the other, or both for calls or music! I don't have to look like a member of the Borg or a receptionist ready to take your call keeping an earpiece in place! It even controls the P1i MP3 player remotely when docked at the external speakers! Can't use wireless in flight mode, lucky I brought corded headset along...!
  Oh, this is supposed to be about the P1i - overall, I do like the phone, but why does it not automatically adjust time when travelling.
  I am not happy that the GPS doesn't work here (states) and a lack of in depth support from SE, ATT, or the net. Charging hasn't been an issue with me. I docked mine at work and was able to sync it with my PC for Outlook appointments and stuff.
  I do like being able to program separate volume settings for calls, e-mail, and text alerts, but saving multiple different settings would be quite helpful.
  The coolest function is the Business Card Scanner and I'm dissappointed that the music TrackID does not work b/c my phone is not recognized by my service provider!
  I will hang on to this one for at least six more months, but will really scrutinize my next purchase. My brother has an iPhone and he's got an app for...

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• 5 stars

  Good Phone Bad after sale Serivce

  by tnegandhi on September 28, 2008

  Pros: 1. Touch Screen + QWERTY keypad
  2. Supports upto 4GB of external Memory
  3. Scroller for Navigation is very usefull
  4. Pretty fast OS but a bit slow with data above 3 GB
  5. Comes with a docking stand
  6. Decent Camera
  7. Bluetooth with A2DP

  Cons: 1. Pathetic Messaging software and Music player
  2. Keypad is difficult to use in the beginning but once we get used to it....makes typing really quick.
  3. Bundled handsfree is really cheap.

  Summary: Offlate my phone developed two problems...Touch screen stopped functioning and Scroller went wild. My phone is in service center for last 2 months. It is still not resolved.
  
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  Summary: Offlate my phone developed two problems...Touch screen stopped functioning and Scroller went wild. My phone is in service center for last 2 months. It is still not resolved.
  
  Good phone but the after sale service has tarnished the image of the company. The phone is under medication for 2 months plus.

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• 9 stars

  it's very good i think , i prefer always sonyericsson , nokia sux...

  by ahmad_yousef on July 28, 2008

  Pros: it's very good i think , i prefer always sonyericsson , nokia sux...

  Cons: it's very good i think , i prefer always sonyericsson , nokia sux...

  Summary: it's very good i think , i prefer always sonyericsson , nokia sux...

  Summary: it's very good i think , i prefer always sonyericsson , nokia sux...

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