What do you want in the P800 FAQ?

As a newbie, I am not sure that this is the kind of info to put in a FAQ. I searched previous posts but could not seem to find a definitive answer. I would like this question inserted:

Does the phone have a replaceable battery? (I know it is rechargeable but not whether it is replaceable).

Thanks to everyone on this forum. It is very informative.

The most FAQ that I can recall, without any particular order, are

Q When, where and for how much can I buy one?
Q Is there an online version of the user manual? URL?
Q What is the oficial P800 web page?
Q Can I use Memory Stick cards with the P800?
Q I want to develop programs for the P800, wich tools do I use? Are they free?
Q Can I run programs for the Psions on the P800?
Q Can I run programs for the Nokia 7650 on the P800?
Q Wich software is available?
Q What are the practical advantages of P800's Symbian v7.0 over previous v6.1 (Nokia 7650 & 92XX)?

I will edit this post if I remember more Q

Thanks both of you, very helpful 😊

I'll get on it soon.

Rafe

[quote="Rafe"]Please tell me what you want in the P800 FAQ and i'll do my best to put one together.

Rafe[/quote]

hmm.. maybe...
1)i would like to know where can i find few URLS that provide good and free software, games and so on.
2)DmX said there is 3 stylus provided, would like to know more bout it.
3)is it possible to multitask on it?
4)Whats the actual Processing speed of P800 CPU?
5)Does P800 Support Atrac3 Audio COmpression format which Sony Network Audio Suport? If yes, is the OpenMG Software provided?

Thanks alot Rafe~! :angel:

I agree that all the above things should be included in the faq, and also I'd like to know how the pda application speed (games, editing docs, opening documents, opening applications) is compared to f.ex. palm m515.

[quote="johniemi"]I agree that all the above things should be included in the faq, and also I'd like to know how the pda application speed (games, editing docs, opening documents, opening applications) is compared to f.ex. palm m515.[/quote]

I suggest to compare with HP Jordana, WDA, Wireless Digital Assistant.
Furthermore, microsoft is coming out with there own phone, using SD card, with is much cheaper then memory stick, really is a lose lose situation .... i think should include but this too.
😉

1. Does P800 have Delivery reports when sending the SMS just like Nokia phones?

2. How many languages it will support? For instance, can it be switched to Chinese from English interfaces?

3. Can it capture a motion clip?

Alright since I own one now, I will go through and answer everyone's questions one by one. Hope everyone appreciates this.

1. The P800 has a replaceable battery. You just need to take out the back plastic panel. The battery is a Li-Po 3.6V 1000mAh. It can take about 7 hours of heavy abuse.

2. The P800 uses Memory Stick Duo. The unit comes with a 16MB card and a Memory Stick adapter to fit in normal Memory Stick slots. This means that MS Duo is compatible with other memory sticks. This however does not mean that you can use a normal memory stick in the MS Duo drive. There may be another adapter for that later on.

3. The development kit for the P800 and Symbian OS7 is called CodeWarrior. It is not free as of this moment. It will cost approximately USD400.

4. Programs designed for the Nokia 7650 cannot run on the P800 since they use different operating systems. You need to convert the Nokia application to Symbian OS7 in order to run it on the P800.

5. Symbian OS7 is extremely versatile. The battery life consumption seems to be low and it is an extremely good OS for smart phones. My personal opinion is that it is more tuned to the user than Pocket PC phone edition.

6. The P800 is packaged with 1 stylus in the unit itself and 3 extra stili. The stylus is a bit light. It makes sense when in use with the P800. I have a stainless steel stylus with excellent weight but after a while, I stopped using it since it was extra weight that did not serve many functions.

7. The P800 is capable of multitasking. I was able to run the MP3 player, and communicam program at the same time. The music was a little choppy when loading but this happened to my iPAQ as well.

8. The P800 does not support Atrac3 and does not use Sony's OpenMG system. MP3 playback however sucks up battery life like crazy just like any other multitask device so take it easy on the unit and use a network walkman to play music. The sound is excellent out of the speaker but don't expect it to be like your surround sound system at home. It does the job and that is that. The supplied headphones were alright and when answering the phone, you can hear in both ears. I suggest a separate device to play music since the P800 battery life will go down drastically when using MP3 playback.

9. Application speed is decent. Things open up much like a 133Mhz iPAQ. It depends on what data you are reading though. If you have lots of data, the program will open but the lag time will be associated with data scanning. This happens with all PDAs.

10. My personal opinion is that the P800 handles phone functions much better than the XDA. It includes voice dialing, picture ID, and voice functions. The P800 is also able to handle PIM applications a bit better since everything is really integrated with the phone functions. The Orange SPV and other "Stinger" variants will not have touch screen and therefore should be categorized under the normal smart phone category such as the 7650. The P800 is categorized somewhere between the smart phone category and WDA category. When more software comes out for it, it may even surpass the WDA.

11. There are SMS notifications on the P800. A small mail icon will either appear on the task bar on the bottom or it will show as an icon in the phone screen. This includes notification for POP3/IMAP4 e-mail, MMS, and SMS.

12. The P800 will have language packs available. It is uncertain how many language packs are out. There are however 2 chinese interfaces. The first type is simplified which will come included on the P802 for sale in mainland China. The second type is traditional chinese which will come on the P800c for sale in Hong Kong.

13. The P800 does not currently capture motion pics. I expect that a 3rd party will produce software capable of capturing motion clips.

[quote="whtrbt7"]13. The P800 does not currently capture motion pics. I expect that a 3rd party will produce software capable of capturing motion clips.[/quote]

Hmmm, maybe not:

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5226

[quote="DmX"]More official bad news from SE. There will be no possibility for developers to adress the built-in camera on the P800. What that means: there will be no way to write software that turns the P800 into a videocamera or webcam, surveillance camera or whatever. SE say that there is a risk that hackers use the camera to spy on people, so they don't provide the API (tools) to work with the camera. Ridiculous. The camera in Nokia 7650 is freely available to developers. If hackers decide what honest developers can do, we live in a reversed world.

From the SE Developers Forum, this was posted by SE Develepor Support people:

"For this product it was decided to not disclose a native camera API towards third party developers.
One concern can be that the existing internal API's are not suitable for exposure (no pun intended) towards third parties and would require an abstraction layer for acceptable robustness. A public API needs to be concise, well documented and robust.
There are also considerable security/integrity issues associated with disclosing a public camera API. Image capture is a powerful capability in a Internet connected device and could easily be abused by malicious applications without end user awareness.
Someone assessing risks could say that the immediate availability of network connectivity in combination with image capture is a sitting duck waiting for those rogue apps to strike. Of course for a developer it is a very exciting feature to play with.
In case of the P800 the camera feature is available to end users through the integrated native 'Communicam' application."[/quote]

what about... when will be higher capacities Memo Sticks Duo becomes available??

Another question is
Capability in sending & receiving Fax?

another good qs....

what are the accessories availble for the P800 and what will be later?

What are possible interactions of applications - for instance: recording a call, taking notes during a call, playing anything to the other, replying on SMS with email, linking persons to the tasks and sending them invitations for a meeting etc, etc ... possibilities for demands are almost endless 😉

Jimbo

My life circles around Office so I would like to learn about the capabilities of P800 handling word-, excel-, power point-files. The boring stuff, I may add. Any comparisons between 9210 and P800 would be appreciated. None of the applications for 9210 work for P800, right?

[quote="LAuRA"] None of the applications for 9210 work for P800, right?[/quote]

That's right.

As for the Word/Excel veiwers, I think other veiwers come with the P800 on a CD, but they are only veiwers, no editors at this moment in time as far as I can tell.

Ok, that settles it, I will stick with my 9210 for now. 😊

I was beginning to feel uneasy thinking I might have to start collecting money to buy a new phone. Not to mention the idea of taking the big step away from Nokia to a neighboring country... 😉