08 May 2007

Sony Ericsson P1:
the 5th generation P-series smart phone
and the most feature-rich yet

As we have already spotted during the past week, Sony Ericsson P1i is the fifth generation of the company's very well known UIQ Smartphone series and is supposed to be the flagship Sony Ericsson Smartphone for some time.

Anyway, in this MobilitySite's short video, Jens Greve from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications briefly goes through the main features of this powerful device, leaving us with a desperate wish to try it out.

It's a good walkthrough if you were wondering how the phone looks in the size of a normal person's hands, assuming Jens Greve has normal-sized hands.

In short, the P1 is a device as small as a standard phone that offers flexible ways to work:

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.

The Sony Ericsson P1 at a glance:

Productivity/Efficiency Features

• QWERTY keyboard and handwriting text input
• Predictive text input
• Handwriting recognition
• Transflective Display for bright light conditions
• Document editors and readers
• VoIP support
• WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11b)
• Business card scanning
• Video calling
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Flight mode

Email and Web

• Push email support provided by/licensed from;
  • AlteXia
  • Ericsson Mobile Office
  • Intellisync
  • Microsoft - Exchange ActiveSync™
  • Research In Motion- BlackBerry Connect
  • Seven
  • Sybase/iAnywhere
  • Visto
• POP3, IMAP4, including IMAP IDLE
• Opera™ Web Browser 8.0
• VPN client from Certicom

Imaging and Multimedia

• 3.2 megapixel camera with Auto focus
• Digital zoom, 3x
• Photo light
• Video recording/streaming/viewing
• Mobile TV – H.264 playback
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Text messaging (SMS)
• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Music tones (MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+)
• Polyphonic ringtones
• PlayNow™
• TrackID™
• 512 MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) expandable memory
• 160 MB User Memory (internal)
• FM radio RDS
• RSS Feeds
• Picture Blogging (Free downloadable application)
• 3D games

Hygiene Features

• Bluetooth 2.0
• Infrared
• Modem
• USB support
• USB 2.0 mass storage
• Speakerphone
• Sound recorder
• Vibrating alert
• Jog dial
• Picture wallpaper
• Wallpaper animation
• Java
• Alarm clock
• Stopwatch
• PC Software
• 1120 mAh battery

Accessories

• In-Box:
  • Stereo Headset HPM-62
  • Desk Stand CDS-65
  • 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
  • PC Software
  • USB Cable
  • Extra Stylus (for touchscreen use)
  • Protective Pouch
  • Standard Phone Charger
• Optional:
  • Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone HCB-120
  • Music Remote Control MRC-60
  • Bluetooth™ Music Receiver MBR-100
  • Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-GV435
  • Bluetooth Headset HBH-IV835
  • Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-DS980

Facts and Figures

• Operating system: Symbian™ OS v9.1
• Size: 106 x 55 x 17 mm
• Weight: 124 grams
• Colour: Silver Black
• Screen: 262,144 color TFT touchscreen
• Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
• Size: 2.6 inches
• Networks: P1c/i: UMTS 2100-GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900
• Talk time GSM/UMTS: Up to 10 hrs/3 hrs 30 min
• Standby time GSM/UMTS: Up to 440 hrs/350 hrs
• Video call time: Up to 2 hrs

1) Facts and figures may vary depending on local variant.
2) Talk, standby and video call times are affected by network preferences, type of SIM card, connected accessories and various activities e.g. games. Kit contents and color options differ from market to market. The full range of accessories may not be available in every market.