Chinese Models In Detail; Product Name And Languages; Input Methods - Sony Ericsson P900 White Paper

Chinese Models in Detail

Chinese Models in Detail
This section provides more information about the extra features of the P900/P908 for Chinese language
markets and the differences when compared to the standard, non-Chinese, P900 models.

Product Name and Languages

Product
Market Name
China P908
Hong Kong P900
Singapore P900
Taiwan P900
All Chinese models have both the default and alternative language stored on ROM and neither can be
deleted.
There are basically two written languages of Chinese – Traditional and Simplified. Traditional Chinese is
used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Simplified Chinese is primarily used in the People's Republic of China
(PRC).

Input Methods

Product
Market Name
China P908
Hong Kong P900
Singapore P900
Taiwan P900
Strokes is an input method based on the basic building blocks of Chinese characters. A Stroke is a
component of a Chinese character written with one motion of the brush to paper.
Pinyin is a method of writing down the pronunciation of Chinese characters using the letters of the Latin
alphabet, according to rules that have been standardised in the PRC.
BoPoMoFo is a method of writing Chinese characters using letters of the Chinese phonetic alphabet. This
method is also known as Zhuyin and is mainly used in Taiwan.
Default Language for UI and Dictionary
Simplified Chinese (ZS)
Traditional Chinese Hong Kong (ZH)
English (EN)
Traditional Chinese Taiwan (ZT)
Default Input
Flip Keys Method
Strokes, Latin Pinyin
Strokes, Latin Strokes
Strokes, Latin Pinyin
BoPoMoFo,
Strokes, Latin BoPoMoFo
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Alternative UI
Language
English (EN)
English (EN)
Simplified Chinese (ZS)
English (EN)
Alternative Input
Method
Strokes
Pinyin
Strokes
Strokes
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