Product Features Rating
0=No Support/Poor 1=Fairly poor 2=Average 3=Fairly decent 4=Support/Excellent
Ergonomics
Joystick 3
Keypad 4
Screen 2
Look’n’feel 4
Robustness/Rich Complexity
Operating System 3
Generic Features 3
VAS Features
GPRS Support * 0
WAP Support 2
MMS Support 2
32K 1
Email 2
Connectivity Options
Cable (USB/RS232) 2
Bluetooth 3
IrDA 3
Memory
In-built 3
Expansion Slot 0
Varied Media Support 2
Entertainment Extras
In-built camera 3
Instant Messenger 0
Media Player 0
Supports AirTel OTA 4
PC Sync 4
Java support 3
Battery type 4
Form Factor 4
P o s I t I v e s
•Hardware
• Li-Polymer battery gained an upper-hand over Li-Ion
• Camera support at 255 x 388 pixel resolution
• Diverse communication protocol support
• Attractive look’n’feel coupled with excellent keypad (& other) ergonomics
• Extremely easy Bluetooth access configuration
•Software
• Phone features comparable to the higher-end P800
• J2ME CLDC/MIDP support
N e g a t I v e s
•Hardware
• STN passive matrix LCD’s readability affected outdoors in the sun
• Small memory footprint (2MB)
• MMC slot not available
•Software
• Poor content support for AirTel Live!
• Unintuitive MMI
• Managed but relatively inactive developer community
The ‘GPRS Support’ feature (with reference to AirTel’s ‘Mobile Office’ solution) could not be checked due to the unavailability of connection medium & appropriate drivers.