Typical price: £400
What is it: Large format, multi functioned, 3G supporting smart phone
What we think: There's not much more you could ask for in terms of the spread of features, but this is a chunky smart phone and it is complex to learn to use
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 11 September 2006
Tags: sony ericsson, media player, edge, accessories
We like:
Great widescreen Web browser; good music playback; good battery life; document editors and viewers; good handwriting recognition
We don't like:
Chunky; low on memory; takes time to learn to use; tiny and fiddly tappable icons
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The P990i has a great pedigree. Earlier handsets in this series pushed at the smart phone envelope, and the series has a loyal following. Sony Ericsson has updated the software with the P990i and crammed in the features, but the company has missed a trick with the user interface, many aspects of which are annoying and obtuse
Latest user reviews
November 28, 2007
Posted by: lazygirl007
"A sad apology for a product"
January 23, 2007
Posted by: Iain Dick
"Very poor, jack of all trades, master of NONE..."
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