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COMPARISON
Technical specs and features of available UIQ devices presented in form of convenient and easy-to-read comparison.
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| SONY ERICSSON P910 | BENQ P31 / NOKIA 6708 | MOTOROLA A1000 | ARIMA ASP805 |
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| Tri-band GSM | YES, depending on version: 850/1800/1900 MHz or 900/1800/1900 MHz | YES | YES | YES |
| 3G UMTS | NO | NO | YES | NO |
| Memory card slot | YES, Memory Stick Pro Duo (32 MB included, up to 1 GB supported) | YES, SD/MMC | YES, TriFlash (Motorola's proprietary) | YES, SD/MMC |
| Internal storage memory | 64 MB | ? | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| CPU | 32-bit RISC ARM9 based @ 156 MHz | 32-bit ARM9 based TI OMAP 1510 @ 144 MHz | 32-bit ARM9 based @ 168 MHz | 32-bit ARM9 TI OMAP 710 @ ? MHz |
| Operating system | Symbian OS 7.0 | Symbian OS 7.0 | Symbian OS 7.0 | Symbian OS 7.0 |
| UIQ version | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Battery/standby | Li-Polymer 1260 mAh / up to 400 hrs | Li-Polymer 1050 mAh / up to 200 hrs | ? | ? |
| Talk time | up to 13 hrs | ? | ? | ? |
| Weight & size | 150 g, 115 x 57 x 24 mm | 150 g, 118 x 52 x 18 mm | 160 g, 117 x 59 x 18.7 mm | ? |
| Casing | Plastic, silver/black | Plastic, aluminium-like | Plastic, black | Plastic, aluminium-like |
| Operating memory (RAM) | 32 MB (~21 MB available) | 16 MB (8-9 MB available) | 32 MB (~21 MB available) | ? |
| GPRS | YES, 4+1, Coding schemes 1-4, up to 85 kbps | YES | GPRS and 3G | YES |
| HSCSD | YES, 28,8 kbps | NO | NO | NO |
| Bluetooth | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| IR port | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Cable connectivity | YES, USB, serial | YES, USB | YES, USB | YES, USB |
| Display | graphical, TFT, 262000 colors (18-bit), variable back-light, touch sensitive | graphical, TFT, 262000 colors (18-bit), variable back-light, touch-sensitive | graphical, TFT, illuminated, 65536 colors, touch-sensitive | graphical, TFT, illuminated, 65536 colors, touch sensitive |
| Resolution | 208x320 | 208x320 | 208x320 | 208x320 |
| Handwriting recognition | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| T9 predictive text input | YES | NO | YES | ? |
| Keyboard | Phone keypad + QWERTY thumb keyboard (removable) + virtual keypad | Phone keypad + virtual keypad | Virtual keypad | Phone keypad + virtual keypad |
| Email | YES: SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 | Yes, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 | YES, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 | Yes, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 |
| Browser | Built in: HTML 3.2, XHTML, WAP 2.0. Opera browser available as 3rd party application (free) | Built in: HTML 3.2, XHTML, WAP 2.0. Opera browser available as 3rd party application (free) | Built-in: Opera browser (HTML 4.01, WAP 2.0) | ? |
| SMS/EMS/MMS | SMS, EMS, MMS | SMS, EMS, MMS | SMS and MMS | SMS, MMS |
| Speakerphone | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Voice dialling | YES + "Magic Word" + voice answer/reject | YES + "Magic Word" + voice answer/reject | YES | YES |
| Built-in camera | YES, 640x480 24-bit, still images only | YES, 1.3 megapixel, 24-bit, camcorder function | Yes, 1.2 megapixel, 24-bit, camcorder function, live video calls | Yes, 1.3 megapixels, 24-bit, camcorder function |
| Open for 3rd party software | YES, C++, Java MIDP 2.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL | YES, C++, Java MIDP 2.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL | YES, C++, Java MIDP 2.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL | YES, C++, Java MIDP 2.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL |
| Vibrating | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Antenna | Internal | Internal | Internal | Internal |
| Navigation | 5-way jog dial | 5 keys on the built in keypad | 5-way button | 5-way button |
| Sound | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo |
| "Flight mode" (operating the PDA part with radio transmitter turned off) | YES | YES, also without SIM card inserted | YES | YES |
| Profiles | NO (normal and silent mode only) | Full support for user customizable profiles + Themes | NO (normal, vibrate and silent modes only) | ? |
| Multimedia playback | MP3, AMR, WAV, MIDI, AU, RMF (Beatnik), MPEG-4 | MP3, AMR, WAV, MIDI, AU, RMF (Beatnik), MPEG-4 | MP3, AMR, WAV, MIDI, AU, RMF (Beatnik), MPEG-4 | MP3, AMR, WAV, MIDI, AU, RMF (Beatnik), MPEG-4 |
| User free to install software | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Data synchronisation | Yes, MS Outlook, Lotus Organiser, Lotus Notes, SyncML (local and remote) | Yes, MS Outlook, Lotus Organiser, Lotus Notes, SyncML (local and remote) | Yes, MS Outlook, Lotus Organiser, Lotus Notes, SyncML (local and remote) | Yes, MS Outlook, Lotus Organiser, Lotus Notes, SyncML (local and remote) |
| Available software | lots | lots | lots | lots |
| Personalisation | themes (ringtones, alerts, backgrounds, color schemes), screen saver, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts, detachable keypad | themes (ringtones, alerts, backgrounds, color schemes), screen saver, profiles, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts, detachable keypad | themes (ringtones, alerts, backgrounds, color schemes), screen saver, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts and buttons | profiles, themes (ringtones, alerts, backgrounds, color schemes), screen saver, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts |
| Fax / modem | Modem | Fax and modem | Fax and modem | Fax and modem |
| Other features | The only UIQ phone with QWERTY keyboard | - | - | The first clamshell UIQ phone |
| Most important bugs/disadvantages | Low resolution camera | No T9, small internal storage | Proprietary memory card format | ? |
| (P910) | (P31) | (A1000) | (ASP805) |
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