Sony Ericsson announces the P990 smartphone
10 Oct 2005 | Sony Ericsson | 47 comments
Sony Ericsson has announced today the P990, which is the first commercially available smartphone to contain Symbian OS version 9.1 and UIQ 3 software platform. Wi-Fi enabled, this UMTS smartphone will allow data communication between devices located in the same coverage area.
Other features of the Sony Ericsson P990 include a 262.000 color (240 x 320 pixel) display, touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, WLAN, Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, video recording, media player, FM radion with RDS, 64 MB of memory and slot for up to 4 GB removable memory.
"The technical prowess of the P990 will be brought to full life by applications from the third party developer community," said Jan Wäreby, executive vice president. "Demand for applications on the P800, P900 and P910 has been very high. Our smartphones have been recognised as the most advanced and useful on the market."
The Sony Ericsson P990 will be available in first quarter of 2006. Price was not disclosed. Images available below:
Sony Ericsson P990

Sony Ericsson P990 QWERTY

Sony Ericsson P990 Camera
~ 47 comments ~
I WANT ONE FOR FREE
I can't wait to find out the price of this baby.
This is a best phone & camera.
yoo man its very cool and superb..i want 2 own one..
yea, sony ericsson really does make the best cameras for their phones. I love them.
This is a seek out phone bro's
they've got it all wrong with that small screen - p800 & p900 users love their big touch screen and stylus
indeed, big screen is better. A friend of mine did own a p900, cool, but I rather have a sony ericsson's w800
I call it "the phone that won't make it to America until 2009" ;-)
Oh no. The design is all wrong. Why is the screen small? And what were they thinking with the ugly built in pad? What's the use of having flipped keypad to find another keypad inside?? (Virtual keypad anyone?)
I have a P910i, been waiting for a 3G enabled P-series. This one is like the mutant son of P900 and k750. Oh no!!
I was hoping for a bigger screen, at least the size of a P800. I am disappointed. I'll probably get the new I-mate
Well, I think it's hot. Due out near my birthday -yay-. I'll get it, no doubt. Sounds fun.
Yea, me too. I'm giving up my Nokia for this one, for sure. Sony Ericsson really started to impress me lately. Excellent phones still to come in the future. Way to go !
i was waiting this kind of smartphone and hope my country will buy same product
Its a phone guys and gals - you can swap the same inane rubbish on a 50 dollar cheapo.
No.... wait....why don't you tell us how you *REALLY* feel about it ?
Where is my big screen seriously......... and for some reason i dont like that menu seriously sony ericsson can do better in the design but keep the support of 4-gig cards and 2 mega pixel camera
what is the price of w900i and p990i oo sony ericsson
can some one tell me the price od sony ericsson w900i and p990i and wanna know .if not sure than can give idea..
Well disappointed cause it does not have large built memory like the W900 "470MB", built in keyboard sucks, I mean if it is a touch pad, it should be more than enough, should have had something like 3 megapixels, but ya not that impressive yet, maybe hopping for the P990i, which will be better
There is a lot of lacking info in teh above article. The screen may be physically smaller but the resolution is better so more will actually fit on the screen. the P series from ericsson is know for been teh leader in this market, only surpassed by blackberry. Migrate blackberry with a P series and the P990 is born. Big screen, laptop. What I and teh rest of the untapped market require is a functional phone that doesn;t crash like an MDA or i-mate. Not proprietry, thus symbian. For me the P800 was teh first phone, PDA and gadget that never let me down for its prime function as a phone, and it rocked for all its other features - and the power, it just keeps going, much liek a phone should, unlike many PDA's.
I am amazingly overwelmed that many of teh above comments have been posted, clearly from individuals who have failed to read about the device elsewhere or consider how it fits into the real world and that SE is a commercial business, and for this device have done their homework for attaining the mass market.
nice comment, you should apply to write for these guys
tell me the price of p990
1 . I'd like to know the price of P990i. and also
2. What's the difference between P990i and P990c?
3. any new mobile coming?
Abhijeet,
1. price not yet known, estimated around $1000. wait until the official launch.
2. The P990i is for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa; P990c for Mainland China
3. Sony Ericsson recently launched several phones. Check out the Sony Ericsson archive here:
http://www.mobileguerilla.com/articles/sony_ericsson/
i can't c any diference between the p990i and p990c in terms of functions and looks i need help guys plz
good vvvvv good soneyericssson 990i
good vvvvv good soneyericssson 990i
i would like to know the cost of Sony Ericsson p990 smartphone
i have never seen such a sexy fon ever b4.
is the best phone i had c b4
Not bad,but for guys who seek the benefits of PDA/phone its been down graded. P900 was a phone ahead of time so was 910, i had expected alot more with p990 but less in appearance, well cant tell whats in stock yet till i lay my hands on it. But i definately know that certin feature of the p900 series we all were used to 'laegr screen' is lost here so will more other features go with it. I think you should remove the 'P' title for this phone and use any other.
But most of all SonyEricsson is done well.
Hello,
Please i will like to know if you have 20 of this SONY ERICSSON P990 for sale,and i will like to know the total price and shipping cost to NIGERIA,and let me know your own prefer mode of payment,so get back to me as soon as possible.
Thanks
Mr Olawale Thomas.
could someone let me know how to get hold of the 990i
how much SE P990i price
i would like one of your new sony ericsson mobile phone when it come out it is gorgeous i think this is really really good.The p990 could you please send me one to THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL,WHITECHAPEL,LONDON, E1 1BB telno 0207377 7000 ext 3489 medical records THANKS PATSY.
Sony ericsson designed smart phones with wide range, certaily there is lacking in implementation of p800 p910i, now they implemented the design and introduced in market, certainly P990 is the HANDPHONE OF THE YEAR
dinesh kumar
How much SE P990i price and may I see catalogue?
what is the price of sony eircsson p990i
what is the price of sony ericsson p990i
can i own 1 for free? i really love P series of the product but i can't really afford it.. i once tried to keep money, but because of many expenses in school,it all gone.. and still don't have Sony Ericsson unit.. God bless you.. =(
haha, dude .. get a job!
i like the feature se 990i but one thing disappoint me is
there is no edge ,screen is not visible in sunlight.
the feature is very okay but the quality is in doubt.
as skaterJ said... they got it all wrong with that 'small screen' i was thinking of getting one but the 'smaller' screen put me off.. id rather stick to my p910i which has a screen double the size of the p990 one
Sony Ericsson announced their next generation smartphone, the Sony Ericsson P990, which succeeds their hugely popular P800, P900 and P910 smartphones. Slated to use the latest Symbian OS version 9.1 and UIQ 3, this UMTS smartphone is Wi-Fi enabled as well. UIQ 3 has been one of the most anticipated upgrades in the growing smartphone world. Offering a range of productivity features, the new P990 will also be sporting a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and full-fledged keyboard.
check out more info:
http://www.heymos.com/html/SonyEricsson/Sony-Ericsson--P990-smartphone_76.html
p990i ,its an awesome phone i have ever had in my life . although having some difficulties in operating it but still its a nice one .....