Sony Ericsson P800
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The Sony Ericsson
P800 is a smartphone
introduced in 2002 based upon UIQ
version 2.0 (which itself is based upon Symbian OS v7.0) from Sony Ericsson
. The P800 is arguably the successor of the Ericsson R380
, and initial design work was done within Ericsson, but it was produced after Sony & Ericsson merged their mobile phone businesses.
The P800 uses the UIQ
(version 2.0) user interface
and has a touch screen much like a PDA
. It is powered by an ARM9 processor running at 156MHz, which was also used for the successive models Sony Ericsson P900
, Sony Ericsson P910
. It came with a 16MB Memory Stick Duo but supports up to 128MB. The touchscreen displays 4,096 colours (12-bit colour depth). It was succeeded in 2003 by the Sony Ericsson P900
.
A long awaited updated version of the "P" series phones, the Sony Ericsson P990
was launched at the Symbian Smartphone Show in September 2005. It is based upon the UIQ
3 platform (utilizing Symbian OS v9.1).
The latest successor is the Sony Ericsson P1
, announced on 8 May 2007. Whilst using the same UIQ platform as the P990, it has a smaller form factor based on the Sony Ericsson M600
and updated hardware.
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
P800 is a smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
introduced in 2002 based upon UIQ
UIQ
UIQ by UIQ Technology is a software platform based upon Symbian OS. Essentially this is a graphical user interface layer that provides additional components to the core OS, to enable the development of feature-rich mobile phones that are open to expanded capabilities through third-party...
version 2.0 (which itself is based upon Symbian OS v7.0) from Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
. The P800 is arguably the successor of the Ericsson R380
Ericsson R380
The Ericsson R380 Smartphone was a GSM mobile phone made by Ericsson, released in 2000. It combined the functions of a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant . It was the first device marketed as a 'smartphone'. In December 1999 the magazine Popular Science appointed the Ericsson R380...
, and initial design work was done within Ericsson, but it was produced after Sony & Ericsson merged their mobile phone businesses.
The P800 uses the UIQ
UIQ
UIQ by UIQ Technology is a software platform based upon Symbian OS. Essentially this is a graphical user interface layer that provides additional components to the core OS, to enable the development of feature-rich mobile phones that are open to expanded capabilities through third-party...
(version 2.0) user interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
and has a touch screen much like a PDA
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
. It is powered by an ARM9 processor running at 156MHz, which was also used for the successive models Sony Ericsson P900
Sony Ericsson P900
The Sony Ericsson P900 is a Symbian OS v7.0 based smartphone from Sony Ericsson.It was introduced in 2003 and is the successor of the Sony Ericsson P800, and, like the P800 uses the UIQ platform....
, Sony Ericsson P910
Sony Ericsson P910
The Sony Ericsson P910 is a smartphone by Sony Ericsson introduced in 2004 and the successor of the Sony Ericsson P900. The P910 has a full QWERTY keyboard on the back of the flip The biggest change from the P900 to the P910 is that the P910 now supports Memory Stick PRO Duo and the phone's...
. It came with a 16MB Memory Stick Duo but supports up to 128MB. The touchscreen displays 4,096 colours (12-bit colour depth). It was succeeded in 2003 by the Sony Ericsson P900
Sony Ericsson P900
The Sony Ericsson P900 is a Symbian OS v7.0 based smartphone from Sony Ericsson.It was introduced in 2003 and is the successor of the Sony Ericsson P800, and, like the P800 uses the UIQ platform....
.
A long awaited updated version of the "P" series phones, the Sony Ericsson P990
Sony Ericsson P990
Sony Ericsson P990 is a smartphone and the successor of Sony Ericsson P910. The phone uses the UIQ 3 software platform, which is based upon Symbian OS 9.1. It was released in August 2006. The P990 has a numeric keypad that flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard below the display, on the phone...
was launched at the Symbian Smartphone Show in September 2005. It is based upon the UIQ
UIQ
UIQ by UIQ Technology is a software platform based upon Symbian OS. Essentially this is a graphical user interface layer that provides additional components to the core OS, to enable the development of feature-rich mobile phones that are open to expanded capabilities through third-party...
3 platform (utilizing Symbian OS v9.1).
The latest successor is the Sony Ericsson P1
Sony Ericsson P1
The Sony Ericsson P1 is a smartphone and the successor of the P990. It integrates many of the hardware features of the P990 in the form factor of the M600. It was announced on 8 May 2007. There is a Chinese version of P1 called P1c...
, announced on 8 May 2007. Whilst using the same UIQ platform as the P990, it has a smaller form factor based on the Sony Ericsson M600
Sony Ericsson M600
Sony Ericsson M600 is a 3G smartphone based upon the UIQ 3 platform...
and updated hardware.