p990i not what you'd expect (Sony Ericsson P990i)

Member Name: yossperl

Product:	Sony Ericsson P990i
Date:	30/01/07 (210 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: full featured

Disadvantages: lots of bugs, reboots oftnly, not user friendly, hard to customize

I have waited for a while to get my hands on this phone. Once I got and put it to a test drive for a few months now, I have to say it is far from the promised leader.
Indeed it is the smallest 3G full featured smart phone out there but it lacks in so many ways that my over all conclusion is disappointment :(
The UiQ platform is full of bugs and has way too many errors, reminds me a bit of a MS beta version...
Not a lot of software out there for the UIQ 3 platform in this is a big disadvantage and the little out there is very expensive. The camera is a good one but has a very slow reaction time and is not that friendly. The orignial OS suck big time and you almost cannot configure it to fit your needs. Basic things, like changing the desktop layout and icons are impossible and I am hoping for new versions of psiloc eprofiles or other similar customization programmes to come to uiq3. The fact the screen always returns to the default mode when closing the lid makes it impossible to use properly sw like hanty day or any other program.
What else, the sound quality is good although the speaker lacks in quality.
The lid buttons and internal keyboard are far from being friendly and I have trying using it in both modes, with and without lid, both with many disadvantages.. final conclusion was to keep the lid as without it there are to many clicks to sollow to complete simple tasks like phone, SMS etc.

Summary: Wait for the iPhone

Processing/Quality:
Reliability:
Ease of use:
Sound quality:
Variety of features: