Sony Ericsson P900 vs Sony Ericsson P990i

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P900 compared with P990i

	Sony EricssonP900	Sony EricssonP990i
Overview
Released
Released	November 2003	August 2006
Display
Screen size
Screen size	2.9″	2.76″
Resolution
Resolution	320 × 208	320 × 240 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	132 pixels per inch	145 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Display type
Display type	Touch-sensitive TFT with 65,536 colours; 2.9-inch diagonal (Teltarif)	TFT touchscreen with 262,144 colours (PhoneArena)
Display features
Display features	208 × 320 pixels with the flip open; 208 × 208 visible with it closed	Stylus touchscreen with full 240 × 320 resolution; 240 × 240 visible with the flip closed (OSnews)
Performance
Memory
Memory	–	64 MB
Chip
Chip	ARM9	–
Storage
Storage	16 MB	60 MB (better)
Storage type
Storage type	Up to 16 MB internal user storage on standard P900; supplied 32 MB Memory Stick Duo; supports cards up to 128 MB; Chinese versions have up to 13 MB user storage	Up to 60 MB internal user memory without 3D games; 64 MB Memory Stick PRO Duo supplied; supports cards up to 8 GB in the maker user guide; the original sale release stated up to 4 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	0.3 MP	2 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Main camera
Main camera	VGA still camera, 640 × 480 pixels; 0.3 MP classification (PhoneArena)	2 MP autofocus camera with photo light, digital zoom and lens cover
Front camera
Front camera	–	Separate video-call camera
Video recording
Video recording	MPEG-4 video at QCIF, 176 × 144 pixels, with clip length limited by available memory	–
Battery and charging
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 13 hours talk time and 400 hours standby with the standard battery	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	150 g (better)	155 g
Thickness
Thickness	24 mm (better)	26 mm
Height × width
Height × width	115 × 57 mm	114 × 57 mm
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Size unfolded
Size unfolded	–	Maker P1 comparison lists 21 mm body and 26 mm with flip; P990i user guide instead specifies 25 mm overall thickness
Buttons
Buttons	Removable numeric keypad flip and five-way Jog Dial; T9 text input	Removable numeric keypad flip, fixed QWERTY keyboard and Jog Dial
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Symbian	Symbian
Software at launch
Software at launch	Symbian OS 7.0 with UIQ 2.1 interface (GSMonline)	Symbian OS 9.1 with UIQ 3
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM 900/1800/1900; GPRS with 4 downlink and 1 uplink slots; HSCSD; no UMTS (Teltarif)	GSM 900/1800/1900 and UMTS 2100; no EDGE support (OSnews)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Not supported (GSMonline)	Wi-Fi 802.11b wireless network connectivity
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth for headsets, file transfer and synchronisation	Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio (OSnews)
USB
USB	USB synchronisation cradle; infrared and SyncML synchronisation	USB 2.0 low speed (1.5 Mbit/s) and full speed (12 Mbit/s) through Fast Port; IrDA-SIR and IrOBEX infrared