May 09, 2007
Sony Ericsson P1
Sony Ericsson P1 Press Release
Sony Ericsson, the manufacturer that pioneered the development of smartphones, today unveils the P1 as the latest addition to its P-series range.
“In one sense the Sony Ericsson P1 is an evolution of our P-series smartphones, as it pushes forward the best attributes of its predecessors,” says Steve Walker, Head of Product Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “At the same time there are also significant improvements in design, speed and battery performance.”
Building on the feature set of earlier models, the Sony Ericsson P1 supports a wide range of push email solutions and Web browsing applications, plus connectivity via hi-speed UMTS and Wireless LAN (WiFi™). Add to this its compact size and multimedia capabilities and the P1 is the complete mobile office. It is based on the Symbian™ operating system (v9.1) and UIQ 3.0, an open platform that offers broad potential for multimedia applications from operators/carriers, content owners and third party developers.
In short, the P1 is a device as small as a standard phone that offers flexible ways to work:
* Dual function keyboard - full alpha-numeric (e.g. QWERTY) text input combined with one hand phone usability
* Choice of text input method including handwriting and word completion
* Push email enabled including support for Exchange ActiveSync™ and BlackBerry® Connect™
* Integrated WLAN and VoIP enabled
* 3.2 megapixel camera with business card scanner
* Large 2.6” touchscreen with a Transflective Display that is easier to view in bright light conditions
Push email and remote working
Always being connected while on the move is now a normal part of working life. The Sony Ericsson P1 gives you the ability to handle your corporate or personal emails, contacts and calendar wherever you are. It offers support for a broad range of push email services including Exchange ActiveSync™ and BlackBerry Connect and allows for remote wiping of email and PIM data; something critical in the event of the phone being stolen or misplaced.
The Sony Ericsson P1 lets you read and edit documents on the move, whether Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel. It also ships with a desk stand and USB cable in-box, making it straightforward to synchronise with your PC.
High speed connectivity
Both UMTS and integrated WLAN provide for high-speed Web browsing and data downloads, plus email at a rate and performance you enjoy from your office desktop. The Sony Ericsson P1 is also VoIP enabled for making calls over the internet.
Striking visuals
Surfing the Web is intuitive thanks to the Opera™ Web Browser that displays pages in horizontal, wide screen aspect. The large, touchscreen QVGA display can be seen and used even in bright environments due to the Transflective Display. The 3.2 megapixel camera takes great shots to store or share via Picture Blogging and is also a useful tool for work purposes. It does away with the need to collect stacks of business cards when travelling. Just take a close-up shot of a business card and the card scanner transfers the contact details directly into the phonebook.
Quality downtime
As well as a business tool, the Sony Ericsson P1 also serves as an advanced multimedia companion. Its music and video player mean that you can take your favourite tunes and video clips with you on the 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) provided. Catch the latest news via the on-board FM Radio or stream mobile TV direct to the large screen. Whichever you choose to do, with the P1 you are never short of options.
The Sony Ericsson P1 is a Tri-Band GPRS 900/1800/1900 and UMTS 2100 handset with Wi-Fi 802.11b. It will be available in selected markets from Q3 2007.
Sony Ericsson P1 Reviews
GSMArena reviews the Sony Ericsson P1 and writes, "We won’t comment much on the picture quality since we are rather convinced that the final, retail version of the smartphone would have the camera quality improved. We now can see that P1 shows good resolution, but the automatic white balance is unreliable. Nevertheless, we still find these samples good enough to share them with you. We expect that when launched Sony Ericsson P1 will produce images almost as good as K800/K810 models. The lack of the famous Cybershot logo is not something to mourn about. However, we think that the UIQ3 camera interface will never be as responsive as the one of the abovementioned models. ... Similarly to Sony Ericsson P990, the Sony Ericsson P1 can capture video with a maximal resolution of 320 x 240 pixels at 15 fps. ... The video capturing is a serious downside for a smartphone intended to be an all-in-one multimedia device such as Sony Ericsson P1."
MobileBurn reviews the Sony Ericsson P1 and writes, "The camera takes pretty reasonable photos in general, has a strong flash, and has a user interface that is pretty intuitive. The auto-focus system is a bit hard to control at times, though, and your intended subject is not always in focus. This problem is due, at least in part, to the fact that there is no focus target in the viewfinder screen. Users merely compose the photo, press the shutter button in half way, and the P1 reports that focus has been locked - without showing you what it has locked focus on. The white balance system in the camera is also a bit out of sync with the real world. Most of the time the photos come out well enough, but the camera tends to always be at least a bit off, even with the manual settings."
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