Sony Ericsson P1 Review

GSMArena has reviewed the Sony Ericsson P1 3G smartphone which runs the Symbian OS. Sony Ericsson P1 has a 2.6-inch LCD touchscreen, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with Auto Focus, integrated MP3 player, WiFi, Bluetooth, InfraRed and USB connectivity.

The Sony Ericsson P1 runs the Symbian 9.1 OS with UIQ 3 user interface and has a QWERTY keypad and a Memory Stick Micro M2 card slot.

GSMArena’s conclusion:

Summing it up, the Sony Ericsson P1 offers more than every other Sony Ericsson smartphone before. Positive changes are noticeable both in system performance and in the hardware equipment. In terms of software, the handset is identical to the previous UIQ 3 handsets and when compared to Nokia S60 smartphones it does lose only on Internet calls capabilities, which are much more developed in the latest S60 mobiles. Apart from that, the Sony Ericsson P1 could have put up a very good fight with every competing messenger device currently on the market if it were not for the inconvenient keyboard solution.

Whether you should choose UIQ for your next smartphone is a matter of discussion and according to us the most controversial point of argument should be the touchscreen functionality. We feel that the toll it takes on navigation usability is greater than the added benefit of handwriting recognition, which is the only feature that really can justify the use of a stylus. Somehow, the smartphone platform cannot really use the stylus efficiently as much as PocketPC does and it turns into more of a deterrent since you have to use both your hands to do things you could have easily done with a simple joystick or a D-pad if one was available.