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Sony Ericsson P990

Codename	Hermione
Manufacturer	Sony Ericsson
Compatible networks	UMTS, GSM
Availability by region	Late July (limited) and August (full retail) 2006
Predecessor	Sony Ericsson P910
Successor	Sony Ericsson P1
Operating system	UIQ 3 / Symbian OS v9.1
Removable storage	Memory Stick Pro Duo
Display	240 x 320 TFT 262,114 colors
Rear camera	2-megapixel with autofocus (rear camera) and QVGA@15fps video recording
Front camera	VGA camera (front)
Connectivity	802.11b, Bluetooth, IrDA, USB
Data inputs	Keypad / touchscreen

Sony Ericsson P990 is a mobile phone and the successor of Sony Ericsson P910. The phone uses the UIQ 3 software platform, which is based upon Symbian OS 9.1. During development the phone was codenamed Hermione, after the Harry Potter character of the same name.^[1] It was introduced on 11 October 2005,^[2] but had a long delayed market release only in August 2006.^[3][4]

The P990 has a numeric keypad that flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard below the display, on the phone itself. This is a change from P910, where the keyboard is on the flip. The flip itself can be attached or detached using the screw and screwdriver found in the box. The phone is a UMTS (3G) and tri-band GSM phone supporting video calls through its front VGA camera. The touchscreen displays 262,114 colours (18-bit colour depth) with a resolution of 240x320 pixels. It also comes with a 2.0 Megapixel camera featuring autofocus and an FM/RDS radio. The P990 runs the Nexperia PNX4008 ARM9 208 MHz processor from Philips, which also includes an PowerVR MBX GPU.^[5] The screen despite a smaller length (2.8 inch) than its predecessors is actually larger in area because of the increased resolution. The phone also improves over the P910 by including support for Wi-Fi, allowing users to connect to 802.11b wireless networks. Users can browse the Web using the built in Opera browser. Additional features includes RSS feeds, online video streaming, Java ME support and handwriting recognition.

See also

• List of Sony Ericsson products
• List of UIQ 3 Phones

References

External links

• Sony Ericsson P990i Support Page
• Sony Ericsson P990i Support Page (UK)
• Missing Sync for Symbian
• CDA & firmware versions
• Known Bugs Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
• UIQ Developer Portal
• SE-UIQ Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine