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Sony Ericsson P1i Review

16 November 2007  |  Avg user rating: RatingRatingRatingRatingRating 

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Look and Feel

As a very powerful smartphone, you can excuse the Sony Ericsson P1i's boxy package, but this is a well put together phone which feels good in the hand and pocket.

Features

Everything you could hope for from a smartphone, including a full QWERTY keypad, 3.2 megapixel camera, Symbian UIQ operating system, push email with attachments, digital music player and loads more besides.

Ease of Use

There's a lot going on, but the icon based Symbian OS is easy to get to grips with.

Performance

From browsing the internet to taking photos to listening to the digital music player, the P1i rarely puts a foot wrong and is a significant improvement on its predecessor, the Sony Ericsson P990i.

Battery Life

Its strong when using the phone for the basics like voice and text, but understandably drains more quickly when downloading data over 3G.

Sony Ericsson P1i

Pros: Based on previous P-series efforts, the Sony Ericsson P1i is incredibly compact and supremely built for such a powerful multimedia specimen.
Cons: The dual QWERTY keyboard and touch-screen-driven user interface may not sit well with everyone.

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Verdict: By far the best P-series smartphone we've seen, with a new-look heavyweight multimedia performance to match its business acumen.