Sony Ericsson P1i Smart Phone Notes

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If you're looking for info on the P990i, click here

The P1i is essentially an upgrade to the popular P990i smartphone, but re-packaged in a smaller case, looking more like a slimline mobile phone. It has several technical enhancements over the older P990i, including:-

a 3.2MP camera
faster processor (both run a low power ARM9, clocked at 208 MHz but the P1i is visibly faster)
More memory (128MB RAM, compared to 64MB in the P990i)
a few more configuration options, such as customisable 'today' screen.
Up to 15 short-cuts on the main screen.
However, some commands now *only* work via the touch screen.

A full review of the P1i is online at my-symbian.com/uiq3/review_p1i.php

Latest firmware

The latest version of the firmware, as of 1st Aug 2007 is:-

Phone: CXC 162037 R9G007
Bluetooth: CXC 162143 R1C
Organizer: CXC 162108 R6D23
CDA: CDA 162024/55 R6A

The P1i runs UIQ 3.0 and has 128MB of memory (as opposed to 64MB on the P990i).

Hints and Tips

To connect to T-Mobile GPRS, see my separate T-Mobile page.

Links to other handy sites

Sony updates

Sony Ericsson Update Service - Required in order to upgrade your P990i to the latest firmware (latest version: 2.7.6.8-1)
PC Suite for Smartphones 1.3.11
Apple iSync plugin - A plugin to enable iSync support for Apple owning P1i owners.

Essential Utilities

Handy Safe - A secure database utility for storing passwords, credit card numbers and other confidential information.

Collections of Free Software

All About Symbian - Freeware for UIQ 3 phones
My Symbian - UIQ 3.x software downloads

Useful Utilities

Magnus Nordlander has created a kext (kernal extension) that allows the P1 and P990 to mount on Apple Mac OS X via USB. [More]

You can download it directly from magnus.nordlander.tk/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/M600USBFileEnabler.zip. A mirror copy is available here, just in case Magnus' site is unavailable.

Ring Tones

Movie Midi's - A selection of good quality movie theme MIDI files.

Themes

Symbian Freeware - Another 20-odd free themes
SE-UIQ - Another large collection of free themes

Comment posted by Matt John on 9th Oct 2009 @ 12:15am

Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001[1] by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. The stated reason for this venture is to combine Sony's consumer electronics expertise with Ericsson's technological leadership in the communications sector. Both companies have stopped making their own mobile phones.

The company's global management is based in Hammersmith, London, and it has research & development teams in Sweden, Japan, China, Germany, the United States, India and the United Kingdom. By 2008, it was the third-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world after Nokia and Samsung.[citation needed] The sales of products largely increased due to the launch of the adaptation of Sony's popular Walkman and Cyber-shot series.

I have won Sony Erricsson P1i during the ccnp training.

Thanks

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