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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 P800 | SONY ERICSSON P900 | MOTOROLA A920/925 | BENQ P30 |
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| Tri-band GSM | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 3G UMTS | NO | NO | YES | NO |
| Memory card slot | YES, Memory Stick Duo (16 MB included, up to 128 MB supported) | YES, Memory Stick Duo (32 MB card included, up to 128 MB supported) | YES, SD/MMC (32 MB included, up to 256 MB supported) | YES, SD/MMC |
| Internal storage memory | 12 MB (P800) / 9 MB (P802) | 16 MB (P900) / 13 MB (P908) | 8 MB | ~ 4 MB |
| CPU | 32-bit RISC ARM9 @ 156 MHz | 32-bit RISC ARM9 @ 156 MHz | 32-bit ARM9 based @ 168 MHz | 32-bit ARM9 based TI OMAP 1510 @ 144 MHz |
| Operating system | Symbian OS 7.0 | Symbian OS 7.0 | Symbian OS 7.0 | Symbian OS 7.0 |
| UIQ version | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Battery/standby | Li-Polymer 1000 mAh / up to 400 hrs | Li-Polymer 1260 mAh / up to 400 hrs | Li-Ion 750 mAh / up to 70 hrs | Li-Polymer 1050 mAh / up to 200 hrs |
| Talk time | up to 13 hrs | up to 13 hrs | up to 1 hr | up to 3-5 hrs |
| Weight & size | 148-158 g, 117 x 59 x 27 mm | 150 g, 115 x 57 x 24 mm | 212 g, 148 x 60 x 24 mm | 140 g, 118 x 52 x 17 mm |
| Casing | Plastic, blue or grey | Plastic, aluminium-like | Plastic | Plastic, aluminium-like |
| Operating memory (RAM) | 16 MB (7-9 available) | 16 MB (6-7 MB available) | 32 MB (21 MB available) | 16 MB (8-9 MB available) |
| GPRS | YES, 4+1, Coding schemes 1-4, up to 85 kbps | YES, 4+1, Coding schemes 1-4, up to 85 kbps | YES | YES, class 10, B |
| HSCSD | YES, 28,8 kbps | YES, 28,8 kbps | NO | NO |
| Bluetooth | YES | YES | Inactive (A920), YES (A925) | YES |
| IR port | YES, SIR 115,2 kbps | YES, SIR 115,2 kbps | Inactive (A920), YES (A925) | YES, SIR 115,2 kbps |
| Cable connectivity | YES, USB, serial | YES, USB, serial | YES, USB, serial | YES, USB |
| Display | graphical, TFT, 4096 colors, fixed front-light, touch sensitive | graphical, TFT, 65536 colors, variable back-light, touch-sensitive | graphical, TFT, illuminated, 65536 colors, touch-sensitive | graphical, TFT, illuminated, 262k colors (18-bit), touch sensitive |
| Resolution | 208x320 | 208x320 | 208x320 | 208x320 |
| Handwriting recognition | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| T9 predictive text input | NO | YES | YES | NO |
| Keyboard | Phone keypad (removable) + virtual keypad | Phone keypad (removable) + virtual keypad | Virtual keypad | Phone keypad (built-in) + 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) | Built-in: HTML, WAP 2.0 |
| SMS/EMS/MMS | SMS, EMS, MMS | SMS, EMS, MMS | SMS and MMS | SMS, EMS, 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, 640x480, 24-bit, camcorder function | Yes, 640x480 24-bit, camcorder function, live video calls | Yes, 640x480 24-bit, camcorder function |
| Open for 3rd party software | YES, C++, Java MIDP 1.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL | YES, C++, Java MIDP 2.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL | YES, C++, Java MIDP 1.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL. In A920 only applications certified by "3" network can be installed. | YES, C++, Java MIDP 2.0, Personal Java, Visual Basic (AppForge), OPL |
| Vibrating | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Antenna | Internal | Internal | External | External |
| Navigation | 5-way jog dial | 5-way jog dial | 5-way button | 5 keys on the built in keypad |
| Sound | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo |
| "Flight mode" (operating the PDA part with radio transmitter turned off) | YES | YES | YES | YES, also without SIM card inserted |
| Profiles | NO (normal and silent mode only) | Normal and silent mode + Themes | NO (normal, vibrate and silent modes only) | Full support for user customizable profiles + Themes |
| 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 | No - "3" certified software only (A920), YES (A925) | 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 | few (A920), lots (A925) | lots |
| Personalisation | ringtones, alerts, background picture, screen saver, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts, detachable keypad | themes (ringtones, alerts, backgrounds, color schemes), screen saver, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts, detachable keypad | ringtones, alerts, background picture, application shortcut key, phone skins | profiles, themes (ringtones, alerts, backgrounds, color schemes), screen saver, picture phonebook, customizable application shortcuts, profiles, welcome screen |
| Fax / modem | Modem | Modem | Fax and modem | Fax and modem |
| Other features | - | - | - | - |
| Most important bugs/disadvantages | No T9 support, no video recording, no profiles, poor quality of the plastic keypad, no fax support | No fax support | Software certification (A920 only), inactive Bluetooth and Infrared (A920 only), installing 3rd party software on internal drive only, poor battery life, no profiles, only available in "3" networks. Big and heavy | External antenna |
| (P800) | (P900) | (A920/925) | (P30) |
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