Sony Ericsson P1 Smartphone announced

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has announced their latest Smartphone product named P1. This new product is expected to be launched in the market by the third quarter of the current year.

Sony Ericsson P1 would feature a 3.2 megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard in addition to VoIP and BlackBerry support, handwriting recognition, a business card scanner.

Steve Walker, Head of Product Marketing at Sony Ericsson spoke about this upcoming product: “In one sense the Sony Ericsson P1 is an evolution of our P-series smartphones, as it pushes forward the best attributes of its predecessors. At the same time there are also significant improvements in design, speed and battery performance.”

The phone has been designed primarily for the business users as it would support not only BlackBerry Connect for push emails, but Microsoft users are accommodated with Exchange ActiveSync.

It would be powered by the Symbian operating system (v9.1) and UIQ 3.0. it would support 3G with GPRS capability for data coverage in addition to Tri-Band GPRS 900/1800/1900 and UMTS 2100. Sony added that the phone would also support Wi-Fi 802.11b.

More on the upcoming Sony Ericsson P1:

Productivity/Efficiency Features
QWERTY keyboard and handwriting text input
Predictive text input
Handwriting recognition
Transflective Display for bright light conditions
Document editors and readers
VoIP support
WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11b)
Business card scanning
Video calling
Calculator
Calendar
Flight mode
Email and Web
Push email support provided by/licensed from;
AlteXia
Ericsson Mobile Office
Intellisync
Microsoft - Exchange ActiveSyncTM
Research In Motion- BlackBerry Connect
Seven
Sybase/iAnywhere
Visto
POP3, IMAP4, including IMAP IDLE
OperaTM Web Browser 8.0
VPN client from Certicom
Imaging and Multimedia
3.2 megapixel camera with Auto focus
Digital zoom, 3x
Photo light
Video recording/streaming/viewing
Mobile TV - H.264 playback
Picture messaging (MMS)
Text messaging (SMS)
Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
Media player
Music tones (MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+)
Polyphonic ringtones
PlayNowTM
TrackIDTM
512 MB Memory Stick MicroTM (M2TM) expandable memory
160 MB User Memory (internal)
FM radio RDS
RSS Feeds
Picture Blogging (Free downloadable application)
3D games
Hygiene Features
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
Modem
USB support
USB 2.0 mass storage
Speakerphone
Sound recorder
Vibrating alert
Jog dial
Picture wallpaper
Wallpaper animation
Java
Alarm clock
Stopwatch
PC Software
1120 mAh battery
Accessories
In-Box:
Stereo Headset HPM-62
Desk Stand CDS-65
512MB Memory Stick MicroTM (M2TM)
PC Software
USB Cable
Extra Stylus (for touchscreen use)
Protective Pouch
Standard Phone Charger
Optional:
BluetoothTM Car Speakerphone HCB-120
Music Remote Control MRC-60
BluetoothTM Music Receiver MBR-100
BluetoothTM Headset HBH-GV435
Bluetooth Headset HBH-IV835
Stereo BluetoothTM Headset HBH-DS980
Facts and Figures
Operating system: SymbianTM OS v9.1
Size: 106 x 55 x 17 mm
Weight: 124 grams
Colour: Silver Black
Screen: 262,144 color TFT touchscreen
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Size: 2.6 inches
Networks: P1c/i: UMTS 2100-GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900
Talk time GSM/UMTS: Up to 10 hrs/3 hrs 30 min
Standby time GSM/UMTS: Up to 440 hrs/350 hrs
Video call time: Up to 2 hrs