W880 or P990 • Non-Gaming • Mobile Phones • Eurogamer.net

Help_me 4 Apr 2007 20:51:11 1,090 posts
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Hi folks,
Anyone got any oppinions on which to go for? Was all ready to go for the w880 but then I was told I can get the P990 free.

Oppinions much appreciated.

deem 4 Apr 2007 20:54:03 31,667 posts
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Ginger 4 Apr 2007 20:58:29 7,256 posts
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depends. do you want a brick that does everything (990) or a slim walkman phone not much bigger than an Ipod nano (880)?

Horses for courses really

IMadeThis 4 Apr 2007 21:02:28 1,299 posts
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I love the look of the w880i. Never had aSony phone & tend to go for Nokia's, but I'm interested in the w880i. Only cos it's so wee though.

Help_me 4 Apr 2007 21:30:19 1,090 posts
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deem wrote:
I can't help, but I LOVE your username.

I'll let you have it for a pound.

Ginger 4 Apr 2007 21:45:02 7,256 posts
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IMadeThis wrote:
I love the look of the w880i. Never had aSony phone & tend to go for Nokia's, but I'm interested in the w880i. Only cos it's so wee though.

It's great, but I'm finding that the SE phone isn't as good as my old Nokia - just not quite as customisable

GitSomE_UK 5 Apr 2007 00:34:31 1,206 posts
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If you want a phone with PDA functions go for the P990. If you want a phone and music player it's the w880.

I've got the P990 it's a great phone, very functional and it does the job with no problems (Make sure you update the firmware first if you get one). Syncs with Outlook etc. It's great for what I do at work and home.

Battery life is good, good signal... I can't fault it really.

If you want style, want to make a statement about something about yourself with your choice of phone then the P990 isn't for you.

The P990 just works, it does the job and it doesn't pretend to be anything else.

Ginger 5 Apr 2007 00:36:53 7,256 posts
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GitSomE UK wrote:

The P990 just works, it does the job and it doesn't pretend to be anything else.

Except a brick. It's huge

GitSomE_UK 5 Apr 2007 00:44:17 1,206 posts
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I'm 6ft 5" and quite stocky so to me the P990 is a cute dinky phone.

It's not that much bigger than the Motorola Chav (Twice the thickness and add another inch to the length). In fact come to think of it, it's the same size as the Nokia N70.

Ginger 5 Apr 2007 00:48:03 7,256 posts
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GitSomE UK wrote:
I'm 6ft 5" and quite stocky so to me the P990 is a cute dinky phone.

It's not that much bigger than the Motorola Chav (Twice the thickness and add another inch to the length). In fact come to think of it, it's the same size as the Nokia N70.

True, but the 880 is just tiny - not much bigger than an Ipod nano

ElNuevo9 13 May 2007 14:26:42 14,164 posts
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Dont get the w880!

I got it on upgrade the other day to replace my ever trust worthy W810i. Its easy to be seduced by the looks, but the battery is shite!

I think i may have a faulty one, because i charged it fully, and around 6 hours later it was red hot and had 17% battery left!

erniewhatbert 13 May 2007 14:37:26 3,131 posts
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I've always liked the look of the W950. I wouldn't replace my iPod in a hurry, but I could fill up the 4gb flash drive with wikipedia & other tomeraider files. Still only TR2 for the UIQ system though.

NBZ 13 May 2007 15:28:53 2,425 posts
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I would say wait for the p1.

Coming soon from what I hear. It's like a P990, but smaller. (you may not like the button layout though...)

w880 has crap sound quality from its speakers.

Deleted user 13 May 2007 15:32:55

Help_me wrote:
Hi folks,
Anyone got any oppinions on which to go for? Was all ready to go for the w880 but then I was told I can get the P990 free.

Oppinions much appreciated.

Have you had a look at the M600i? It's slimmer than the P990 and is a decent size for a smartphone. Plus it has a quasi-keyboard which makes texting a dream. I've got it on a T-Mobile web'n'walk and now pick up all my email on it. Nice ;-)

It doesn't have a camera though (if that's an issue).

henno 13 May 2007 15:49:48 19 posts
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(posting this from a P990...)
I really like mu SE phone, it got a good browser and a pretty good rss reader. The keyboard can be a bit tricky to use if you got bigger fingers than an avarege kid but you get used to it. One big downside is the battery life when using wlan. If youre a heavy user you have to recharge almost every day. But, over all a good phone and youll get used to the size of it after a while.

brokenkey 13 May 2007 18:19:05 11,128 posts
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dravenclarke wrote:
Id say wait for the K810i

I've got one (as mentioned in my Mobile Phone Group).

Its practically identical to the K800 in terms of functionality, the main improvement is to the camera cover.

The w880 is a cracking phone, and very highly recommended.

Deleted user 13 May 2007 18:27:46

Are the buttons alright on it? Haven't seen one in the flesh so I haven't had a chance to try them, they look a bit naff but look a lot more robust at the same time.

brokenkey 13 May 2007 18:38:42 11,128 posts
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buttons are fine to use - but lots of people round the office don't like the look of them. There's certainly less flex on them than is apparent on the old keyboard.

I'd say the joystick is too stiff, 10 minutes of browsing with opera mini and I've got an indent on my finger.

HarryB 13 May 2007 18:42:39 7,630 posts
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get the p1i
k800 = crap

brokenkey 13 May 2007 19:55:10 11,128 posts
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I'd caution against any SE symbian phones - they messed up big style with the P990, the M600 and the W950, and the P1 could end up being another expensive mistake.

@harryb - you're the first person I've ever seen describing the K800 as crap, its got lots on fans on here...

HarryB 13 May 2007 20:11:52 7,630 posts
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I really don't like the k800 - the os on it just seems poor on it .. people used to compared it to the n80 but the only similar thing they had were 3mp cameras.. I dunno - when I used a k800i I wasn't impressed..spoiled by smartphones, maybe?