Sony Ericsson P1i (Unlocked)
Manufacturer: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Part number: ERC-P1i
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- The Sony Ericsson P1i is a nice upgrade to its predecessor and offers an alternative to today's Windows Mobile and Palm smartphones, but we're ultimately disappointed by the kludgey interface and lack of 3G.
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CNET editors' review
Sony Ericsson P1i (Unlocked) price range: $482.99
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 10/29/2007
The good: The Sony Ericsson P1i features a beautiful touch screen, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. The Symbian smartphone also offers robust e-mail capabilities, productivity apps for the mobile professional, and good call quality.
The bad: The P1i doesn't support U.S. 3G networks and performance is sluggish at times. The interface can also be overcomplicated, and you're limited to Sony's proprietary headset and expansion cards.
The bottom line: The Sony Ericsson P1i is a nice upgrade to its predecessor and offers an alternative to today's Windows Mobile and Palm smartphones, but we're ultimately disappointed by the kludgey interface and lack of 3G.
Like Nokia, many of Sony Ericsson's smartphones don't usually get picked up by U.S. carriers, which is a shame since the company produces some very capable and popular devices. The latest example being the Sony Ericsson P1i. Luckily, you can purchase such phones through various online retailers, such as MobilePlanet, which is how we got our hands on this device.
As a refresh to the Sony Ericsson P990i, the P1i sports a more updated and usable design like the Sony Ericsson M600i's and features more memory and a better camera. It also continues to offer touch-screen capabilities, productivity and e-mail tools for the mobile professional, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It's certainly a viable alternative to today's Windows Mobile and Palm smartphones. That said, we're disappointed by the lack of support for U.S. 3G networks, and the smartphone is bit sluggish and kludgey to operate. Plus, at about $450 for an unlocked version, we just want a bit more from the device.
Design
The Sony Ericsson P1i has the familiar design of many of the company's cell phones but most closely resembles the M600i. The candy-bar-shape smartphone is compact and light at 4.1 inches by 2.1 inches by 0.7 inch deep and 4.4 ounces, and sports a traditional but attractive silver-and-black casing. It's certainly a huge improvement over the bulky P990i. With a solid construction, the P1i is comfortable to use as a phone, and it has a nice soft-touch finish on the back to make it easier to grip. It also won't make too much of a tight fit in a pants pocket.

The P1i boasts a beautiful 2.6-inch display that shows off 262,144 colors at a 320x240 pixel resolution. It's sharp and bright, and you can adjust the backlight timer, theme, wallpaper, menu style (grid or list views), and more to suit your personal style. Even better, it's a touch screen, so you can enter data, navigate the various menus, and launch apps with just touch of your finger or stylus. For the most part, the screen was responsive to our commands, though the smartphone's somewhat sluggish performance originally had us thinking otherwise (see Performance section for more).

Given the smaller footprint, the Sony Ericsson P1i doesn't have a full QWERTY keyboard but sports the dual-function rocker-style keyboard like the M600i's. (You also have the option of entering text using the onscreen keyboard or handwriting recognition system.) There are two letters per key, and if you press it to the left, it inputs one letter; pressing it to the right enters the other letter. Admittedly, it takes a bit of acclimation to use the keyboard, but not as much as one would think. We got the hang of it pretty quickly, and the tactile buttons are large and have a fair amount of spacing between them for easy typing. The number buttons are outlined in red to help you locate them in a sea of black. Unlike many smartphones today, there are no dedicated Talk and End keys on the P1i, so you'll have to use the touch screen to make and end calls.
There's also no navigation toggle, but you do get a scroll wheel on the left spine (as well as a back button and a cell phone strap loop) that you can depress to select an item. Though this control allows for easier one-handed use, we did miss having the directional keypad and we often found ourselves having to use the jog wheel for one task, the touch screen for another, and the keyboard for yet another function; it just wasn't the most seamless experience and got to be frustrating. On the right, you'll find a customizable shortcut button, a proprietary Sony Memory Stick Micro (M2) expansion slot, and a camera activation key. The camera lens and flash are located on the back, while there is a connector for the AC adapter and headset on the bottom. Of the latter, Sony Ericsson uses a proprietary port, so that's a bit of annoyance particularly where the headset is concerned.

Our Sony Ericsson P1i came packaged with a travel charger, a desktop stand, a USB cable, a 512MB M2 card, a wired headset, a soft carrying case, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
Features
Don't let its compact frame fool you. The Sony Ericsson P1i was built to meet the needs of a mobile professional. The smartphone runs Symbian OS 9 as do Nokia's devices, but the P1i is using a UIQ 3 interface rather than the S60 platform. This allows for the touch-screen functionality, and the menu systems differ. Overall, the P1i is pretty intuitive to use and everything is organized in a logical manner. That said, it's not the snazziest layout, and we think that the P1i's user interface requires too many steps to accomplish some tasks.
To get your work done on the road, the P1i ships with the DataViz QuickOffice suite so you can create, view, and edit Word and Excel documents right on your device. There's also a PDF viewer, a business card scanner, and other personal information management tools, such as a calendar, a tasks list, a notepad, a voice recorder, a calculator, a stopwatch, and more. The smartphone has about 160MB of internal memory, which is a huge boost over the P990i's 60MB. Still, to get the most out of your smartphone, we recommend carrying large files on a Memory Stick. Security options include a certificate manager, Java certificates, locks, and VPN access. For messaging, the P1i offers push e-mail support Microsoft Exchange Server and BlackBerry Connect. It can also be configured to access POP3/IMAP accounts and there's an e-mail setup wizard under the Control Panel to help walk you through the steps. Finally, Sony Ericsson throws in a PC Suite desktop application that can help you sync your e-mail and PIM info and transfer multimedia files from your PC to your phone.
The P1i's phone book is only limited by the available memory, and there's room in each entry for multiple numbers, home and work addresses, e-mail, birthdays, and more. For caller ID purposes, you can assign your contact a photo, a group ID, or one of 31 polyphonic ringtones. You also get a speakerphone, call waiting, speed dial, a vibrate mode, and text and multimedia messaging.
Wireless options on the P1i are disappointing, though it does include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. You can use Bluetooth to pair the mobile to hands-free kits, wireless headsets and, even better, stereo Bluetooth headsets, and dial-up networking. For surfing the Web, you can connect via Wi-Fi. Despite having to tap through several layers of menus, our review unit had no problem finding and connecting to our test access point, and we enjoyed viewing pages on the installed Opera browser. So what's disappointing? Well, the P1i doesn't support U.S. 3G bands, nor does it support EDGE, which we find to be a huge drawback for such a high-end device like this. If you don't have access to a Wi-Fi network, you may be in for some slow load times.

The Sony Ericsson P1i isn't all business. For your down times, you can use the built-in music and video player to listen to your favorite AAC, MP3, MP4, and 3GP files. Other goodies include an FM radio (requires the use of the included earbuds), RealPlayer for streaming media, a MusicDJ app for creating your own ringtones, and two games: Vijay Singh Pro Golf 3D and QuadraPop.
The P1i is also equipped with a 3.2-megapixel camera with up to 3x zoom and four shooting modes, including video. For still images, you have your choice of three quality settings and you can add various effects, such as sepia and solarization. There is a flash, but you can adjust the white balance settings, as well. In video mode, you don't have quite the same breadth of options, but you do get four frame sizes.

Picture quality was excellent. The clarity of the photos was impressive, but we were happier with the fact that the colors were pretty true to life. We've seen too many camera phones produce images with some kind of orange or yellowish tone, but not so with the P1i. Unfortunately, we didn't enjoy quite the same quality with videos as they appeared very grainy.
Performance
We tested the triband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) Sony Ericsson P1i in San Francisco using T-Mobile service and call quality was good. We enjoyed crisp audio and plenty of volume, but we detected a slight amount of background hiss. It certainly wasn't enough to distract us from the conversation, and we were able to interact with our bank's automated voice-response system without any problems. Meanwhile, our friends also reported similar results and said that they couldn't tell we were using a cell phone. The speakerphone was also decent with clean sound and good volume. We were able to successfully pair the P1i with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset.
General performance was a bit sluggish but much improved over the M600i, and we didn't experience any crashes. Still, there were times when we tried to open and work in various apps and were met with a "Busy" message. For a phone, the P1i was quite impressive in the multimedia department. Compared with other smartphones we've seen, we enjoyed some rich-sounding music through the handset's speakers and through the included headset, despite being uncomfortable. Video playback wasn't quite as good since there was some blurriness, but audio and images always synced up, so for short stints, you should be OK.
The Sony Ericsson P1i has a rated battery talk time of 10 hours and up to 18 days. In our battery drain tests, we were able to get 9.5 hours of talk time, which is short of the company's claim but still very impressive--good news for all you chatty Cathys out there. According to FCC radiation tests, the P1i has a digital SAR rating of 0.98 watt per kilogram.
User reviews
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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 ...
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.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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 ...
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"4 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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 ...
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 usability3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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. ...
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.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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 ...
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.
2 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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.
Concerning it'...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.1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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, ...
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?1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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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 ...
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... -
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 A2DPCons: 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.
Good ...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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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...
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
- Part number: ERC-P1i
- Description: Marketing description is not available.
General
- Product Type Smartphone
- Service Provider Unlocked
- Width 2.2 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.2 in
- Weight 4.4 oz
- Body Color Black, Silver
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Phone Navigation Buttons Jog dial
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b, Infrared (IrDA)
- Additional Features Melody composer, Radio Data Service (RDS)
Communicator Features
- Operating System Symbian OS
- Synchronization With PC Yes
- User Memory 160 MB
- Handwriting Recognition Yes
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Mobile Email Yes
- Data/Fax Capability Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- Included Services Video Call
- JAVA applications Yes
- Messaging / Data Features RSS feeds, PDF support, Microsoft Word support, Microsoft Excel support, Microsoft PowerPoint support
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats H.264, MPEG-4, H.263 video and AMR audio, RealVideo and RealAudio (RealMedia)
- Downloadable Content Games, Ring tones, Wallpapers, Audio files, Video files, Screensavers
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 3.2 megapixels, this camera phone will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 3.2 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 3
- Camera Light Source Flash
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
- Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
- Display Illumination Color White
- Multi-language Menu Yes
- Features Wallpaper, Screensaver, LCD touch screen
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Connections
- Connector Type Data port - IrDA, Data port - Fast Port
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Stylus, Carrying case, Hands-free headset
- Cables Included USB cable
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Talk Time Up to 600 min (GSM), Up to 210 min (UMTS)
Manufacturer info
- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.sonyericsson.com/us/








