P800/P802
White Paper, January 2003
Chinese Models In Detail
This section provides more information about the extra features of the P800/P802 for Chinese language markets and the differences when compared to the P800 latin characterset models.
Product Name and LanguagesMarket | Product | Default Language for UI, Dictionary and | Alternative UI |
| Name | printed manual | Language |
China | P802 | Simplified Chinese (ZS) |
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Hong Kong | P800 | Traditional Chinese Hong Kong (ZH) |
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Singapore | P800 | Simplified Chinese (ZS) | English (EN) |
Taiwan | P800 | Traditional Chinese Hong Kong (ZH) |
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There are basically two written languages of Chinese – Traditional and Simplified. Traditional Chinese is used in Taiwan, with a variant in Hong Kong. Simplified Chinese is primarily used in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). British English is available as an alternative.
Input MethodsMarket | Product | Flip Keys | Default Input | Alternative Input |
| Name |
| Method | Method |
China | P802 | Strokes, Latin | Pinyin | Strokes |
Hong Kong | P800 | Strokes, Latin | Strokes | Pinyin |
Singapore | P800 | Strokes, Latin | Pinyin | Strokes |
Taiwan | P800 | BoPoMoFo, | BoPoMoFo | Strokes |
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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.
FC Character Input
There are two different flip designs, one with Strokes and one with BoPoMoFo characters. Latin characters (a, b, c…) are included on both. Pressing the * key enables the user to switch between available input methods.
Elements are entered using keys
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