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Sony Ericsson P910/P900 Product Comparison
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Software
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P910 contains the following additional software features:
- New Viewer software for MS Word complete with editing functionality
- New Viewer software for Excel complete with editing functionality
- New Viewer software for PDF
- New image formats
- New Themes
User Interface
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Larger application launcher icons in flip closed.
Email Improvements
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Improved IMAP4 handling
Improved IMAP4 handling gives support for read/unread status.
Remote folders
For IMAP4 type accounts you can subscribe to re mote folders that are located on the server.
Local email folders
To improve the organization of your folders you can create more folders locally on your smartphone. All you have to
do is to select Edit folders from the folder menu and then select Add. Folders created this way are only visible in the
Messages application. Messages cannot be created on the Memory Stick.
This feature gives you the possibility of being able to download only recent messages and to select how many of
the recent messages to download.
HTML messages in plain text
Support for view of HTML text in messages.
Time window
Support for downloading only recent messages.
Document Viewers
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The viewers from Stellant are removed.
QuickOffice viewers for Word, Excel and PDF files are added. The Word and Excel viewers will also support
editing.
A PowerPoint viewer is available on the “Multimedia CD”.
MMS
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P910 Series supports all mandatory requirements in MMS Conformance 1.2 (OMA MMS).
PC Synch
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P910 Series supports Outlook2003 and Lotus Notes 6.0/6.5.
Advanced Telephony
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Improved behavior for call handling:
- At incoming call the phone will switch to the phone application (regardless of previous application).
- At incoming call, a common view will offer the most relevant alternatives (e.g. Call Filter, Call Forwarding
and Silent mode).
- Quick access to call filter in flip closed.
- The icons in the “Incoming call dialog (e.g. Answer) has been made larger.
- Initiating a 2nd call (from within a call) has been made easier.
- Setting up a Conference Call has been made easier.
- Sending DTMF tones (from within a call) has been made easier.
Corporate Telephony
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Just as P900, the P910 Series smartphones can be integrated into a corporate telephony environment* so you can
use your phone also as an intelligent terminal for your fixed line connection – you don’t need your desktop phone.
*- depending on the office PABX environment
Music Player
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The Music player in P910 Series can also play AAC format audio encoded into .aac, .m4a, .mp4 files.
Browser improvements
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The P910 Series browser offers a number of new features:
Narrow Layout
The Internet application can now display a Web page in two different ways:
- As you are used to see it on your computer. This makes it easier for you to recognise the page and find the
way to your favourite spots.
- Reformatted to fit the width of the screen (Narrow layout). This means you don’t have to scroll pages
horizontally.
One-Hand Navigation
You can browse the Internet using only the Jog Dial.
Select Narrow layout mode to avoid horizontal scrolling.
Hotspot navigation
Hotspots are links, radio buttons, check boxes, input fields, select lists and buttons on a Web page.
Rotate the Jog Dial to select a hotspot. By pressing the Jog Dial inwards you can then:
- Open a link or list
- Select a radio button
- Select or clear a check box
- Select an item in a list
- Press a button
You can press the Jog Dial forwards to bring up a menu with useful commands. Use the Back command to go to
the previous Web page.
Page scrolling
Rotate the Jog Dial faster to scroll the Web page up and down.
If you always use the Jog Dial for scrolling Web pa ges, you can remove the vertical scroll bar.
Scan text
To find the way to your favourite Web page spots, you can use the scan text function. Make sure no hotspot is
selected and then press the Jog Dial inwards. You can also select Scan text from the Internet menu.
The application will scan for and pan to the most text frequent part of the page.
Repeat the operation find the next text frequent area.
Storage Wizard
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The Storage Wizard enables you to quickly free-up storage space used by applications, media or other files and
messages. It is easily accessible by clicking the Storage Wizard icon on the Application Menu Three simple steps
which will guide you through the following:
Step 1 Applications. Remove applications that you no longer use such as the pre-installed Demo.
Step 2: Files. Get a list of the image, audio and video f iles on the device. You can delete files you no longer need or
move them to your Memory St ick.
Step 3 Messages. See how much storage is used by messages in different folders. Delete the ones you no longer
need.
Memory Stick PRO Duo
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The P910 Series now has enhanced Memory Stick Pro support with up to 1 GB. (Parallel mode is not supported).
Bluetooth
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Behavior changed in P910 Series so no authentication is required for outbound connections.
Car Handsfree profile
Support for Bluetooth Car handsfree HCB-300 accessory.
Sniff mode
P910 series supports Sniff mode.
Java
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The P910 Series offers the following upgrades on Java functionality compared to P900:
- All mandatory parts of the Joint Technology for Wireless Industry (JTWI) R1
specification (JSR-185) supported
- API support added for Full Screen Canvas, Vibrator and Backlight
- Access to IMEI number and software Version
Mechanics
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Industrial design
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P910 Series features a new design ID, but with limited mechanical changes except for the redesigned numerical
keypad on the outside of the flip.
The main functional change is the addition of a 33-key keyboard for text entry on the inside of the flip.
The new keypad, the added keyboard on flip inside, brings P910 Series a refreshed and sophisticated look.
The P910 Series also has new special customization area offering possibility for a higher quality co-branding.
Colour
P910 Series: Ambient Silver.
Size and weight
P910 Series have same size as P900 but is 1.8 mm thicker (over new keyboard flip) and is 5 g heavier.
New customization area
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33-key keybord
Flip Keyboard
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Located on the inside of the flip, the P910 Series has a new keyboard similar in design to that of a standard
computer keyboard enhancing text input in all Flip Open Applications. There are versions of keyboard layout to
cover the following languages.
QWERTY: QWERTZ: Others:
American English (AE) German (DE) French (FR) “AZERTY”
English (EN) Hungarian (HU) Russian (RU)
Swedish (SV) Polish (PL) Greek (EL)
Danish (DA)
Norwegian (NO)
Finnish (FI)
Dutch (NL)
Italian (IT)
Spanish (ES) Added languages for
Latin American Spanish (XL) Chinese version:
Portuguese (PT) Chinese Simplified (ZS)
Czech (CS) Chinese Traditional Taiwan (ZT)
Canadian French (CF) Chinese Traditional Hong Kong (ZH)
Customization area
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A separate label is used. This makes it possible to add the co-branding label very late in the process.
Keypad
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The Numeric keypad used on the P910 Series is a cluster-type designed to improve the phone’s ergonomics.
Printed circuit board
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Both phones are based on the same PCB with some minor component value changes.
Internal memory
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The total flash memory has been increased from 48 MB RAM up to 96 MB RAM. The available user memory is now
up to 64 MB (up to 60 MB for Chinese models).
Bluetooth
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New chipset and microcode.
Camera
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General quality improvements
Display
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For P910 Series, 262k colors are supported.
User setting for display light intensity has been added.
Backlight/LEDs
The number of LEDs have been increased for P910 Series.
This gives an increased luminance for P910 Series and an improved display performance outdoors.
Miscellaneous
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Accessories
P910 series will continue to support the same range of accessories as P900.
Manuals
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User Guide and Quick Guide for the P910 series will now be available at the Internet:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/support
Languages
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Additional languages for P910 series will now be available at the Internet: http://www.sonyericsson.com/support
Applications on CD for P910 series
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Installable Application Name Description Company Cost
Phone V-rally 3D graphic Game Ideaworks3D Free
Phone Mobipocket Reader Reader for ebooks Mobipocket Free
Phone Opera Web Browser Browser Opera Free
Phone Worldmate pro Tools for the traveler MobiMate Trial
Phone SplashID Encrypted private data manager SplashData Trial
Phone MetrO Metro maps around the world Metro Free
Phone SplashPhoto PC SW to edit and organize then SplashData Trial
sync with P910 to view images on
the go.
Phone IM+ Instant Messaging client ShapeServices Trial
Phone Photo Editor Photo editor Bitween Trial
Phone Wayfinder Mobile Mobile navigator Wayfinder Trial
Navigator
Phone HP Runestone Bluetooth printing Hewlett Packard Trial
Phone Booster Operating syst em extension Appforge Free
enabling Microsoft .NET and
Visual Basic 6.0 applications to
run
Phone Handy Day Productivity tool and shell Epocware Trial
application.
Phone Handy Expense Expense tracking application Epocware Trial
Phone DateMate Event manager MobiMate Trial
Phone Promyzer (formerly Streaming real-time quotes and Trustlink Trial
Roark Trader) trading application
Phone Quick Point Power point viewer Mobility Free
PC Adobe Photoshop Photo organizer Adobe Free
Album
PC Image editor Improved image editor Teleca Free
PC MMS Home Studio MMS editor Teleca Free
Web-link on CD:
Phone AvantGo Synchronizes specially designed Sybase Free
mobile websites from the world's
top brands to your phone
Phone Media Viewer Mobile access to news etc Mediabricks Trial
published on Media Viewer
PC/Mac QuickTime Multimedia player Apple Free
[ This Message was edited by: _LAU_ on 2004-09-14 18:25 ] |
Posted: 2004-09-14 19:21
