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Nokia N73 vs. Samsung D900 vs. SE K800: Photo samples

07 August 2006 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia N73 vs. Samsung D900 vs. SE K800: Photo samples - read the full textThe three contenders in this article are some of the hottest phones on the market. Each of them has 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and the logical question is - which one takes the best photos? We are now presenting you full resolution sample photos taken by Mobilmania.cz team and we wont comment on the results. You are very welcome to post your opinion in the review comments section.

 

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I agree with Harlekkin, they should throw a 903Sh and a Z710 or P850 in the mix as those three have 3.2mpx also but with an advantage - CCD lens. LMAO @ Nokia fanboys, im not a fan of either of the 3 brands but SE wins and Samsungs is impressive due to a small sized camera. Not forgetting the fact that Nokia have to get Carl Zeiss lens whilst SE & SS manufacture their own. (i know Sony uses C.Z in the real cameras but not the phones)

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  • 2006-08-07 09:21
  • m54U

oh a pictures of a flower.. what about the first picture the leaf one? or the blue car? or the buildings. or the macro pictures? or the grass? or the tress? the n73 took better pictures in all of them...

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  • 2006-08-07 09:13
  • Pv9c

the k800 have a doc/powerpoint/excel viewer? since when?
the k800 lacks features the n73 have, EDGE, Quadband, S60 and you are able to install OTHER KINDS of programs u know? sometimes the ones you have are boring, you are not just limited to java. taht its actually a microedition... not even a standard one. the k800 its good phone but really the n73 its better... you say smartphones crash. but i have own a sony ericsson (w600) that phone also crashed, sometimes when i was using the camera it closed the camera... when tried to using the mp3 i heard a BIG CRACK on the earphones and had to restart the application. sometimes the screen turned white and the only way to restart was removing the battery.
so even your convetional java phones have it problems.

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  • 2006-08-07 09:11
  • Pv9c

K800i is better than n73, pls take a good look at the photo of the flower, nokia colours looks weird... cant even see the water droplets..... and nokia colours tends to be over saturated, not natural at all!

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  • 2006-08-07 09:05
  • PUqZ

in the n93 vs k800 you could see the same thing
so the k800 had the same problem u people are saying now? nnatural uncolors????? and pictures are smudge?. if you say so look the indoor photo of sony ericsson isn't that blurry? (red chairs) or inthe macro shot? nokia are more sharp. more detailed, nokia clearly took betters pictures. the win its noticeable just in the first page of the review nokia pictures are just better. i am not saying in ALL OF them but really enough to say the n73 its better. you are saying we are BLIND but i think the blind one its you...
all the cameras have it weak points.. but OVERALL the n73 is BETTER.
either way.. these are cameraphones its not that you are going to get high quality pictures... for that better buy a canon G6. or the new nikon that i can't wait til its announced. these phones are to take pictures and not having to carry those big cameras around. and the n73 does a really good job!

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  • 2006-08-07 09:03
  • Pv9c

I have both the nokia and the sony ericson. As an average camera phone user, ease is the best. Really i had to squint and get up on my computer to really appreciate the differences between the phones photos. I liked the Nokia because the phone itself seems more solid. The SE is a bit plastic feeling and doesnt really instill confidence in manufacturing. Anyway, the SE is the best because of the xenon flash. I've lost many good pics because it was night and my subject was just out of range of the LED flash of the other phones. Plus I'm usually drunk when I'm taking a picture so the Best PIC feature is great. My only complaint is that I have to choose the photo i want to keep right then and there. I wish it would save all of them and let me peruse them at my sober leisure.

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  • 2006-08-07 09:00
  • 4S2L

Nokia N73 is the winner! sharp vivid colors and detailed with no blurs!
K800 is dull, blurry like a low-end digicam or a webcam. haha!
D900 is just like an old camera with film. ;-)

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  • 2006-08-07 08:58
  • 2ApP

those who says the n73 wins obviously do not have the slightest idea as to what a good picture should look like, and that is details. look at the details of the n73, basically just a big smudge. looks like nokia have managed to fool their fanboys. lol.

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  • 2006-08-07 08:41
  • PUj@

wY54, thumbs for you! ^^ Agree with you... come on nokia fans, see in all aspects

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  • 2006-08-07 08:37
  • TC%x

if sony fanboys are bitter, then nokia fanboys are BLIND! they obviously cant see the red noise covering the background and the unnatural colors of their (camera)phone. they're probably too busy restarting their symbian phone after it crashed again!

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  • 2006-08-07 08:33
  • wY54

Agree with solanky. k800i takes picture with its natural color... and not turning the taken picture to brighter or anything. What we need is a picture with its natural color... and for this, k800i has it and not N73

Myself tried a symbian phone and has been using a symbian phone for 4 years. What's my comment on it? Yes, its good that i can install extra application and cool stuffs. What i find is that the programs is always the same thing again and again. What Call Blockers, Full screen callers, Ms word/excel/ppoint, imaging app... its all the same. Just that maybe some of the new ones got a bit extra features.

Why do i need to trouble myself to find all those application, when i can actually get all those in k800i??? Full screen caller, yes! Block sms/calls also provided! Doc viewer also yes! Camera with frams/black n white/sephia... also yes! File manager of course yes too! Media player and .rm player... also provided.

So? Its all in k800i and i dont need to trouble myself to search and install. No virus, no space taken up. I can use all those application space to store more songs to listen.

haha, some of you might just think N73 is the best, but think another way round guys. Not just because you're a nokia fan... you say it is good. THINK! Just because of its picture quality is good and you say n73 owns all SE phones and k800i as well? Oh come on... its so lame

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  • 2006-08-07 08:33
  • TC%x

realy video recording of d900 is a lot better than n73 & k800.
it is unfair comparison bcause k800 use cybershot feature & n73 use
carl zeiss lens but d900 has usual lens & flash .
i say that GOOD JOB D900 & SAMSUNG...

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  • 2006-08-07 08:28
  • TuIf

damn you sony ericsson fans are really BITTER, there is no way you can say a thing to save you now...

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  • 2006-08-07 08:23
  • Pv9c

One thing is clear from this comparision that pictures taken by N73 are not natural. The colors are sharper than the original colour. K800 is the winner.

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  • 2006-08-07 08:14
  • PBBb

guys..guys... the n73 never would have to be better in the still photography stakes.Its a SMARTPHONE.Its on a different plane to a java based device.But FINALLY nokia has dislodged sony ericsson in the only dept it always lagged behind.
N73 has blown away the much hyped "cybershot" k900 with a flawless performance.KUDOS to nokia and the magical VARIO-TESSAR lens.
DONT EVEN TRY COMPARING THE K900 TO N73 IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS NOW.

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  • 2006-08-07 08:05
  • 2@qT

Congratulation and good job SAMSUNG! Nokia and SE are shaken with D900 camera offering even though samsung only uses convention 3megapixel cam and it is already compared to k800 and N73 which both uses Xenon and Carl Zeiss respectively.

I am not impressed with N73 and K800 because both have not yet tasted the best of samsung camera and samsung Z710 is one of few to mention. LOL

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  • 2006-08-07 07:57
  • PU2{

SHARP 903SH beats them all
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Hey, how about you guys compare these phones to the 903SH which was released a year ago? No one ever does reviews and comparisons with SHARP phones, and they deserve it as SHARP is one of, if not the best camera phone manufacturer on the GSM market.

Harlekkin



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  • 2006-08-07 07:48
  • U6Sb

Overall N73 takes better pics, specially the Outdoor photos.
sharp and there's no blur. Good job nokia!

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  • 2006-08-07 07:38
  • 2ApP

It is unfair that gsm arena chose D900 to compare with K800 and N73. They should have picked samsung Z710 which has also 3 megapixel and a dedicated camera phone plus 3G. Z710, N73 and K800 should be compared in terms of camera. But I bet Nokia and SE cannot beat the video quality of Samsung D900. Still I choose D900 because the comparison try out is lacking.

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  • 2006-08-07 07:35
  • PU2{

Neutral comment here...

I see the camera in the N73 pretty good. However, the noise reduction processing effects the quality of details. If you look closely at all the photos, the N73 some how tends to smugged out the finer details. Colur wise, the N73 is very good, but could be abit over done, never the less, very vivid indeed.

If side by side comparison, photo quality wise, N73 and K800 are on par (give take here and there.. eg. K800 more details, less vivid colours, N73 less details, more vivid colours... etc etc) D900... unfortunately... oh well... don't wanna say it... cause I'm samsung fan.

The advantage of K800 would be better macro mode... but something is not right... my K800 produces far better photo quality then any of the photos taken by the N73 or K800 in the comparison... I wonder is it the firmware or something. Also... the xenon flash really works wonders.

My stand... both are equally matched... depending on what you need :-)

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  • 2006-08-07 07:34
  • TC{k
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