REVIEW: Sony Ericsson P1i

Posted by Admin | 3:09 PM | 0 comments »

This is actually my admired pda phone since 2008 which it has several most wanted specifications.


First things first. The most important improvement that HAS TO be mentioned right at the beginning of this review is the increased size of operating (RAM) memory. The P1 has twice more RAM (128 MB compared to 64 MB in the previous models) but that's not all. As the operating system still uses the same amount of memory as previously, i.e. about 48 MB, having twice more RAM means that there is FOUR TIMES MORE free RAM memory available for the user and applications (128 MB - 48 MB = 80 MB free RAM in the P1 compared to 64 MB - 48 MB = 16 MB in P990). If you own the P990, M600 or W950, you most probably know that the limited size of available RAM has always been the most serious problem on these models.
Not anymore. 80 MB free RAM in the P1 means virtually unlimited multitasking, i.e. the ability to simultaneously run as many programs as you wish and keep them working in the background. Forget about 'Not enough memory' errors or the browser or email client shutting down by itself when you attempt to run other programs. The increased size of available RAM also improves stability. Even if there are still some memory leaks (and I haven't noticed any so far), it'll be much more difficult for them to fill four times more memory and make the phone unstable. The good news is that after one week of tests I haven't experienced any "phone reboots to improve performance" issues.