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Soon: Sony Ericsson P900!

467 replies · 94,895 views · Started 23 June 2003

firstime911 24 Jun 2003, 12:29

If they release the new P810, I think this gonna be my last Sony Ericsson mobile phones.. I'd stick with nokia instead.. 😞

Guest 24 Jun 2003, 13:24

i'll ditch SE as well. after looking at the Treo 600, i plan on buying that as well. high rez camera, MUCH better OS (palm), keyboard, smaller. its beautiful.

Raven 24 Jun 2003, 13:40

[quote="tkurz1"]i'll ditch SE as well. after looking at the Treo 600, i plan on buying that as well. high rez camera, MUCH better OS (palm), keyboard, smaller. its beautiful.[/quote]

Much better OS? -Yeah right.. :roll: The only advantage of using Palm would be more software. I've checked out the Treo 600 as well - The screen size is like 160x160 pixels, compare that to P800's 208x320, and did you check out the size of that tumb-board? -Can't see that as very practical unless you are a little girl with teeny tiny thumbs.. :P

I don't understand why some of you are getting all worked up over these RUMOURS.. You all know that all manufacturers tend to release new and improved products, right? You do understand that SE isn't a charity organisation, right?

And I'd be willing to bet good money on SE NOT releasing a successor to the P800 this year.

Guest 24 Jun 2003, 14:27

[quote="firstime911"]If they release the new P810, I think this gonna be my last Sony Ericsson mobile phones.. I'd stick with nokia instead.. 😞[/quote]

Oh, right, the company that has launched the 3510, closely followed by the 3510i - then launched the 7210, 7250 (same, just with camera) and now the 7250i.
All within only a few months of each other... 😉

Guest 24 Jun 2003, 14:33

Why is it that other phone manufacturers are allowed to release new phones day in day out (many of which are based on exactly the same hardware and software) and know one complains. As soon as SE does it everyone jumps on the wagon and say "Ill never buy another SE". Know one has seen this mystical phone (despite claims) but everyone is making judgments on a few comments made by the SE Chairman. If they do release a new phone (by the way, they are a phone manufacturer, what do you expect them to do...make cars!), I wonder how many of these fickle criticisers will start trumpeting any new SE phones if they suddenly decide they like it!

Raven 24 Jun 2003, 14:36

...3310 - 3330

8910 - 8910i.. Just following your list.. 😊

It's normal for all manufacturers to release successors to a product that is doing well. Nokia being a prime example of this, releasing a successor with minimal improvement and still getting away with it and selling well.. SE does this as well(T300 - T310 etc.), but I think when it comes to the more professional devices such as the P800, SE will not release a successor with only minor changes, but I think it will be very different/improved hardware-wise.

Lantana 24 Jun 2003, 16:07

It's normal for all manufacturers to release successors to a product that is doing well.

Yeah, and why wouldn't you? They're not trying to capture the upgrade market (of their existing customers on the newly outdated model) but compete with other vendors' new products. If SE doesn't eventually bring out a new P800 version, sales of the P800 will drop off as either people have already bought it or there are better products on the market.
Sony have released newer versions of their Clie PDA - NR70V had a 300k pix camera, then the NX70V (still 300k camera) and now the latest (NZ90V) has 2M camera which even has a flash. Takes bloody good pics by the way - 300k is on the verge of 'just usable' but is not for serious pics, whereas 1M is quite satisfactory as it is the size of ordinary photo.

simply258 24 Jun 2003, 21:54

no keypad on that thing ?

[quote="firstime911"]If they release the new P810, I think this gonna be my last Sony Ericsson mobile phones.. I'd stick with nokia instead.. 😞[/quote]

why is everyone so upset ? doesnt nokia release so many phones every 2 months ? maybe even less .. this is technology and technology changes quick ..

Delta737 25 Jun 2003, 06:04

Mobile-review.com now also reports about the P810!
http://www.mobile-review.com/news.php?language=en#news1004

"Tuesday 24 June 2003
Sony Ericsson P810 - the beginning of sales in the third quarter [ 12:01 ]
Author: Eldar Murtazin Translation by:

According to the interview for Swedish newspaper SVD, the president of Ericsson company has mentioned new smartphone from Sony Ericsson, we'll describe its characteristics. The new device will appear in sale in the third quarter of this year, its difference from the predecessor is in essentially other materials used at creation of the case. Externally the device is closer to Sony Ericsson T610, the common features are traced. The case of silver color is made of metal alloy, the keys are chromeplated. By height the device does not differ from the predecessor, while its thickness is approximately twice less. The built-in camera now has 1.3 Megapixel resolution, that allows to receive the pictures of better quality pictures and resolutions (1280х1024 against 640х480 in Р800). From other changes it is necessary to note the improved screen, on the sun it behaves well, the picture does not fade. In my personal opinion, the new smartphone has turned out rather stylish and one of the most attractive in the market, as from position of functionality, and price.

It is supposed, that Р810 will appear in sale in November and its cost will make about 650-700 Euro. From the moment of its occurrence the price for Р800 will fall a little. Simultaneously with this product it will be offered a youth smartphone in the average price segment."

Guest 25 Jun 2003, 07:07

i can't wait for that. is there any esimates how much it's going to cost?

Accela 25 Jun 2003, 07:26

[quote="Anonymous"]i can't wait for that. is there any esimates how much it's going to cost?[/quote]

its cost will make about 650-700 Euro

Special 25 Jun 2003, 08:45

The P800 was released in January, and the successor will be released in November :-?

If that is true, it will be my first and last SE phone! I paid $800 for the damn thing. :agrue:

Edgedale 25 Jun 2003, 08:53

Hahahahah i have paid $998 for it... :-? Hahahah ehhehehehhe 😞

[quote="Special"]The P800 was released in January, and the successor will be released in November :-?

If that is true, it will be my first and last SE phone! I paid $800 for the damn thing. :agrue:[/quote]

J2theIZZO 25 Jun 2003, 10:36

Think about it, the P800 was released almost a year late, if the P810 is "supposedly" released Q3 2003, then you are likely to get it Q2-3 2004.

I certainly won't be touching another SE phone after all the problems with the P800.

The next phone I buy is likely to be the new communicator, until then the 8910i will keep me happy 😊

simply258 25 Jun 2003, 11:22

[quote="Jordan"]Think about it, the P800 was released almost a year late, if the P810 is "supposedly" released Q3 2003, then you are likely to get it Q2-3 2004.[/quote]

The P800 was postponed because of problems and bugs with the software (firmware). I'm guessing by the looks of it the P810 will use the same software, only difference is the hardware, so there should be no problem as bugs have been ironed out (almost) in the P800.

JulesG 25 Jun 2003, 11:24

I only paid �75 ($110), so guess I can afford to upgrade in November, although it is probably more like Q1 next year based on the slippage on the P800. 😃

xunvala 25 Jun 2003, 12:54

I contacted Sony Ericsson via e-mail:
Their reply : "Regarding your query, there is no such model of Sony Ericsson."

Delta737 25 Jun 2003, 13:10

[quote="xunvala"]I contacted Sony Ericsson via e-mail:
Their reply : "Regarding your query, there is no such model of Sony Ericsson."
P800 Rulz Still![/quote]

What did you expect!? That they were gonna confirm this :P

Anyway, I don't think we'll have to wait for the P810 as long as we had to wait for the P800. For the P800 an entire OS (UIQ) had to be developped, this time it's just some changes and updates to the P800's OS...

@Jordan... What problems? I never had major problems, and the minor ones were all solved in the latest firmware versions....

GhostDog 25 Jun 2003, 14:15

[quote="Delta737"]Anyway, I don't think we'll have to wait for the P810 as long as we had to wait for the P800. For the P800 an entire OS (UIQ) had to be developped, this time it's just some changes and updates to the P800's OS...

@Jordan... What problems? I never had major problems, and the minor ones were all solved in the latest firmware versions....[/quote]

UIQ is not the OS,its the UI.

Can I answer that for you Jordan?I guess I can 😊 Remember a bug in R1B (I think) that crashes your phone if you fill up the memory on C: You can't boot up,you can't format it.It was fixed by a dummy .ini file in later firmware's.The only cure is for the firmware to be reflashed and all data wiped out.Well,that happened to Jordan and as a normal customer would do,he sent for repair.After a months of torment he got the phone back,one small,it was the same phone he used and it came with a note that said:Warranty not valid (or something),return to customer.It seems that if you have installed 3rd party software that is not SE certified(most of the apps out there)and you have a software crash that they can't fix,you are screwed,you can use your warranty as toilet papet.In the end,Jordan has a p800 for 4 months,it works fine for two months,the other two,he uses is for dust capture.

Delta737 25 Jun 2003, 14:38

[quote="Handy"].... have a look at:

http://mobiletreff.muenet.ch/download/P810v.jpg
http://mobiletreff.muenet.ch/download/P810h.jpg
http://mobiletreff.muenet.ch/download/P810o.jpg

.... and enjoy.....

Greez Handy[/quote]

Those look more real, than those other pictures!!!! If it's yours could you please post some more (and hopefully better) pics? 😊 BTW How does the flip work, since it doesn't have such "stylus-points" underneath the keys...

@GhostDog As I said. I never had any real problems... I'm sorry for Jordan that he did have so much problems... But as I said, pretty much everything is solved in R2x

musawi 25 Jun 2003, 16:03

[quote="simply258"]if u look at the reflection on the 1st and 3rd pics u can see they were taken by a P800 😃[/quote]

yep..i think theyre real 2..SE just need to confirm this..!

Cardinal 25 Jun 2003, 16:12

GhostDog,

I dunno how valid your assesment of Jordan's experiance is. There is no mention of certification of software under the warrenty and the only mention of installation is if installation is carried out by a non-Sony Ericsson approved person. Seeing as Jordan is based in the UK, under UK law it would be very difficult to argue that the end customer is not approved by Sony Ericsson to install software on their own machine. The arguement would be based on the fact that it is unreasonable to expect someone to go to a service center to install software, esp as there are instructions on how to do it on the website and in the manual.
Now, if they can prove that someone other than the end customer (in this case Jordan) they might have a point. Otherwise they don't have an arguement.
The full warrenty can be found in the back of the manual for reference.

GhostDog 25 Jun 2003, 16:29

Well Cardinal,i guess that,if he wants,Jordan can tell the full version.The point is that Jordan's device is unusable because of software glitch and it was not replaced or repaired while it was still under warranty.