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Nokia N80 vs. Sony Ericsson K800: 3 megapixel shootout

29 April 2006 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia N80 vs. Sony Ericsson K800: 3 megapixel shootout - read the full textThe first Nokia 3 megapixel camera phone, N80, just hit the market. The Sony Ericsson K790/K800 might follow soon and it comes with the famous Cyber-shot logo. We decided that it will be interesting to test the photo capabilities of the two phones head to head. Sony Ericsson K750 joins the party.

 

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listen up guys.i have been using se for years now and all i get is problems with the software of the phones.i agree and i know that k800i's camera is quite better but compare to the problems i dnt really care about the camera
--------->> then go find another review segment. this is for comparing the pics taken with those fones both having around 3 mps. all i'm getting from you is the feeling that you are a nokia fanatic. hehehehe:)

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  • 2006-10-20 23:02
  • wYE}

Listen up guys.I have been using SE for years now and all I get is problems with the software of the phones.I agree and I know that K800i's camera is quite better but compare to the problems I dnt really care about the camera.As for N80 I have been using it for about 2 months and all I have to say is the best phone.No problems at all I have used lots and lots of Nokia's phone and I have never had even a small problem.As for the look of these 2 phones come on guys let be serious N80 looks extremely beautiful and elegant its a phone for those who want to look diferrent and special K800i is just a black SE normal phone.As for the battery I listen music for about 5 hours a day plus calls plus txts and on the top of that play with the camera and fanctions and the life time is a day which is cool for me.I think I said enough now people that you want the best and elegance in your life get Nokia N80.

P.S. K800i comes with no memory card and that is crap if you know what I mean(extra money and search arround to get cheap MC)

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  • 2006-10-20 21:58
  • i5$W

being user friendly doesn't mean that using its cam function is easy too. they sey k800 cam is easier to use because some functions that are used often are already integrated into its keypad. you don't have to go to settings menu all the time to tweak things out. well, it's true. k800 is easier to use. and wieth regards to being user friendly i gues that they all are as soon as you get the hang of it and the common sense that is. no offense intended. it's just thet when you see the menu word above a button then maybe that button accesses the menu function. right?

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  • 2006-10-06 09:18
  • 2A3Z

yes we know that. but look at the heading. a 3 mp shootout. if nokia got into the market of building 3mp fones then it has to make sure it can compete with the others. if im with nokia. i think they should designate a new model name specifically for camerafones. like se, they have the k series for camerafones, and the p series for smartfones, and the z series for clamshell fones.

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  • 2006-10-06 09:06
  • 2A3Z

Nokia N80 and Sony K800 are phones from different segment and can not be compared. N80 is advanced in technology with Symbion OS, Wi-fi, UPnP and a step towards digital home. If you are looking only picture and video, N80 is not the phone.

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  • 2006-10-05 22:51
  • xTJH

Among N80 and K800,k800 is much betterthan N80.K800 has very nice imaging than N80 and it has 72 channels which is not even present in music phones of nokia.Battery life is very very less in nokia but sony ericsson has more than 7 hours.The main disadvantage of K800 is the look and difficult to handle but if you use it for somedays you will surely feel very easy.K800 is the best....

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  • 2006-09-28 14:16
  • 2SN%

N93 is the worst, biggest brick oN the market. U goNna have to purchase an additioNal carrycAse to travel with it. Much rather go for the N80 if u catch my drift ! Its MOre than worth it.

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  • 2006-09-04 22:57
  • Nxsf

N93 is the worst, biggest brick oN the market. U goNna have to purchase an additioNal carrycAse to travel with it. Much rather go for the N80 if u catch my drift ! Its MOre than worth it.

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  • 2006-09-04 13:55
  • NHLM

Peak a boo ! This phone takes it all, i mean - litterally. It's NOkia

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  • 2006-09-04 13:34
  • NHLM

Last week i bought a Nokia N80 instead of buying the K800i. Well i charged the phone and away i went happily browsing and downloading some themes etc. It froze! Well it happens i said. a couple of hours after the battery was dead. Charged again, by the evening dead again. Charged during the night, left it stand by and sent some messages plus took some photos etc, usual usage, battery ran out on me by the evening. Charged again, only 22 hours usage. That is it, off it goes and bought the Sony. WHAT A CAMERA! never froze, used it for 2 and a half days, browsing and taking ots of photos, etc. I know which is the best as i had both. I love Nokia as i had them all, but this time K800 wins, as a phone is of no use without a battery that dies in a few hours, not even a whole day. By the way, bluetooth, gprs, wifi all switched off. I hope you do notmake the mistake i done.

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  • 2006-09-02 20:52
  • SbyH

the person hu was wanting to find owt ow to get rid of the 3 adverts on ur k800. here's how u do it go on settings then go down until u fet to instant viewer the deactivate it. its as simple as that.

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  • 2006-09-01 15:56
  • nUHa

I dunno what the commotion is about..I got the N80 two days ago,and i also have the N70..The N80 is a cool phone..Its elegant..The camera is great..U just have to tweak the mode to get the best results eg night mode at times with low light.The video quality is also great,provided there is good lighting..Plus,one thing that makes it better than SE phones..ITS SYMBIAN!! That means u get a host of software..I was surprised to see no one mentioned this..The only trouble with the N80 is the reception and the battery..I agree with someone's post here..The K800 isnt really a beauty..So I'd just recommend the N80 from personal opinion and experience..

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  • 2006-08-27 14:42
  • M%8k

I'm also buying a new phone, and still not able to choose between the n80 and k800. I know that SE phones rock, and i've always wanted one, but somehow the k800 doesn't really intrigue me, I think because it looks a bit odd. The n80 on the other hand has a big screen, which is usefull for viewing the 3mp photos. It is also much better at capturing video, but i'm worried about the bad battery. Are batteries which last shorter alse less in durability? I thought Nokia was wellknown for being userfriendly, but you guys say the k800 is easier to use when taking photos. Isn't the Nokia easier to handle? And is the difference between the two batteries really this big? thanks for the review, it cleared a lot of things up

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  • 2006-08-14 19:42
  • iGXn

Firstly, I agree N80 seems to be a more all-rounded phone, but I can assure you, the average consumer will never use most of these "all-rounded" features regularly.

Hence, I feel the most important is the key functions of the phone. Basically, with a superior camera and MP3, the k800i is funtionally, a more logical phone to avearge consumers. In addition, the k800i is cheaper, has a better battery life, and looks cooler (to me at least) than the N80.

It's true that video capture isn't great, but seriously, how many people actually ever use video capture? I'm certain there are instances when you would, but generally, most will use it as a camera. And honestly, even the N80's video quality (no doubt better that k800i) isn't that great either.

Lastly, I've been a Nokia user my entire life (6+ phones), and this is the first SE (or non-Nokia) phone I've ever bought and I can honestly say it's fantastic. Btw, my bro has the N80, so I know the diff in photo quality and trust me, it's noticeble.

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  • 2006-08-03 19:09
  • PFM9

Have you with N80 got any firmware updates to phone?

You can check the firmware version by entering *#0000#

My N80 firmware version is V 3.0614.0.3 11-04-2006 RM-92

Do you have newer and do you know any real improvments in them?

My greatest concerns are
- new browser telling too often that there's not enough memory, thoug there's plenty of it free - seems to be some kinda bad feature / bug
- bad video resolution (aguess due to poor mpeg4-encoding)

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  • 2006-08-02 18:31
  • mIpm

With regards to the last post:

Sorry, but I beg to differ.
The SE design is way more classic and business like. It's clean cut design has made it the envy of rivals. Nokia for example was so inspired by SE's design that they actually based their E-series on the SE concept, which is minimilistic.
And whats so innovative about N80's design? It's based on every other Samsung slider.

And you missed one HUGE point.

7. N80's internal memory is a JOKE! lol

So I think my point is as clear as a 'cyber-shot' image, that SE wins hands down!!

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  • 2006-08-02 14:56
  • Gh6A

well i guess both phones i.e. SE k800 and nokia n80 have some great attractive features.... comparison in my view follows:
differences::
1. CAMERA: k800 better in still imaging while n80 is better in videos
2. SIZE: n80 is smaller than k800
3. BATTERY: k800 wins again
4. DISPLAY: n80 is great in display
5. FLASH: k800 flash light is incredible
6. BODY: k800 has the same old fashioned style while Nokia has a new one

in my view n80 is the overall winner except that battery thing, n80 is my choice.

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  • 2006-07-29 01:29
  • PVHc

Hey guys.. have u heard? A new movie being released soon was shot using a Sony Ericsson w900i! The first movie ever to be shot using a mobile phone!
The producers say that they tested range of moiles, but SE's video capture was the BEST!!! Go see it at:
www.smssugarman.com
This is sheer proof that SE phones rock!
Thus k800 CyberShot gets my vote :-)

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  • 2006-07-26 16:18
  • Ghc5

Omg you guys..you only talk about cameras, ok just think about it
both cameras are the same both rocks and both has a substantial fascilities for camera...
But i say N80 is better because look at K800 it only take u to the maximum, but N80 you can grap it into more than the maximum...
all applications games themes web sites stands only for nokia...
in N80 u can change what ever u want, but K800 only tha maximum, it's made for only one thing as usual, u cant take a full controll into its system...ok, go back to pictures, you can find that N80 has a better contrast than K800 and better stabzilizer too...
and according to the battery life...it's right that N80 is lower but think why.? czz u can switch into more bands of freaqeuncies than K800..I know its hard to understand, but I AM A MOBILE PRO...
soo who ever is not sure about those 2..I tell ya that N80 is the winner

Hope you understand thanks...

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  • 2006-07-24 23:52
  • SkE9

i currently have a k750 and find it handy and functional.however i am planning to buy the latest one with a better pic and video quality as i need it for my job.SE has a good camera but nokia has the better video.I hope SE can match the nokia capability soon before i decide to buy a new phone.

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  • 2006-07-24 06:29
  • Udbc
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