A smartphone with some neat features, but its lack of a mini-USB connector makes synching tricky
Launched this autumn, Sony Ericsson's P990i should appeal to mobile professionals who need a feature-rich, versatile device. Costing £570 + VAT without a contract, the P990i weighs only 155g and runs the newest release of the Symbian OS, version 9.1.
This high-quality smartphone has a distinctive flip-lid that opens to reveal a thumbpad for typing email, SMS, and editing Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
The screen is a 240 x 320 pixel, 18bit colour TFT model and the lithium polymer battery is rated at 1,120mAh. This, according to Sony Ericsson, should give three hours on 3G networks and nine hours on GSM, with standby times of 12 days on 3G and 16 days on GSM.