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Sony Ericsson K800 review: Digicam in disguise

26 June 2006 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson K800 review: Digicam in disguise - read the full textSony Ericsson K800 is one of the handsets we were so anxious to test that we could hardly wait for the phone to be brought in the office. Its highly advertised Cyber-shot camera made us as restless as kids on Christmas morning. Once we got it and before we started working on this review we spent a good deal of time experimenting with the exciting 3.2 megapixel camera. Not that we haven't seen a better camera, no! The thing is that this good camera just happens to be a good mobile phone, too.

 

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I'm lookin 4 for a cell with ag ood cam and music player. between k800 and w850 ,which one is better?

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  • 2007-08-10 00:54
  • n9}U

yes u can use mini video clips as ring tones...

Flaws i found out about the cell -

1. Terrible Joysitck
2. The skin of my keypads is peeling off
3. sometimes my cell restarts by itself
4. sometimes this horizontal flicker appears on the screen

other than that...its an amazing phone...

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  • 2007-06-25 09:33
  • 2W5r

I was wondering if you could use a video clip as your ringtone and a thumbnail for a contact person. I have a nokia 5300 right now and I am loving the feature of having my friends record a video clip and I could add it to their contact info as thumbnail and it becomes their ringing tone as well. Can anyone tell me if it does this feature too for k800....I would appreciate it so that I can decide if I should upgrade. Is this fone better than the nokia n70? Thanks please do respond to this comment....

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  • 2007-05-30 09:24
  • Yakv

does this phone support WMA ringtones?
pls respond

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  • 2007-05-15 14:45
  • ibm@

Is the joystick of K800 crappy as it is on K700/K750?

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  • 2007-05-08 14:48
  • mVVn

this phone is great, but i miss one thing - there is no light! i have k750 and his light is one of most used features, not for taking picture, but as a lamp...under his light i change tyre, making barbeque, go fishing, walking in forest, drinking in park...so great memories :) k800 is so much better and i want it, but with xenon flash i can't do such things :(

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  • 2007-04-29 10:00
  • mV76

is k800's front camera can capture and record video and still image,,,? look like n73 and n93i/n93... there are some similarities about them... nid ur answer asap! tnx

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  • 2007-04-19 09:20
  • whBM

It's just that N93 is 2x more expensive than K800.. I'd buy K800 and beer with rest of the money. N93 is so not worth it.

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  • 2007-03-24 02:03
  • pd1s

PS: i believe that there's no difference between a k800 and k800i. it's all about the region where the phones will be/were released.

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  • 2007-03-15 08:54
  • PV2E

to all persons who can't decide between the k800 & w850:

buy a k800...just upgrade the memory card to 1gb and fill it up with mp3s and/or aacs (mine's mp4 via nero conversion). the only advatange of the w850 is the megabass. BUT the k800's advantage is the 3.2 MEGAPIXEL CYBERSHOT CAM.

Lastly, browse the comments/opinions at the k810 page. according to the reviewer, there's a little difference between the k810 & k800. just follow the advice there: wait for the release of the k810 and the price of the k800 will drop, buying it is so sweet.

*proud owner of a SE k800i James Bond Edition*

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  • 2007-03-15 08:52
  • PV2E

hi..
im torn between k800 and w 850
im looking fer a fone with a gd camera and a good music player
which fone do u guys reccomend..help me out..pls...asap...

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  • 2007-03-08 10:09
  • PFMh

guys i like k8000i and w850...both seem to be superior handsets on their own, ad i dont know which to buy...help me out guys...

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  • 2007-03-08 06:56
  • PFMh

Question:

Is there any difference between SE's K800 and K800i?

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  • 2007-03-07 01:49
  • PBGc

i just purchased the SEK800i. i love the camera and its entertainment function. however, i've observed that its limited capacity for saving contact numbers for a particular contact is one of its downside. sometimes, i also find it difficult to use the joystick. i still like it anyway...hope SE can improve this in the future.

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  • 2007-02-28 15:30
  • RK3r

recently looked at samsung s500i and the sound quality through ear piece was really poor. I've had an o2 x4 which had v.good ear piece volume but what's it like on K800i?

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  • 2007-02-04 12:17
  • PTSZ

I just upgrade my phone from a Samsung D600 to a SEK800i. I loved the D600. It was very user-friendly. The K800i without a doubt has a superior quality camera. The flash is incredible and takes very clear photos in pitch black darkness. However, the joystick takes some getting used to. It sometimes skips to options you're not after. I can't hear my text messages come through. When I want to get a number, it dials the person instead of giving me the number. Maybe it takes getting used to butI am in two minds to swap it for the D900 coz it sounds like it is similiar to the D600. I am just concerned about its battery life and the fact that the display is prone to cracking.Someone please help me make up my mind! Should I keep this phone or exchange it for nthe D900??

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  • 2007-01-12 21:24
  • I7Zq

I wonder if anyone have seen clear WHITE color (not gray) on the K790's display? Posted in this article photos didn't show any. Neither I could see it while running demo program on the phone or browsing through its menus (oh those dim themes!). Note that display brightness is set to maximum by default.
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Can't understand how the K790's display look can be rated "exellent".

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  • 2006-12-29 22:40
  • iKRU

Ive just got a k800i its a great phone brilliant cammera but just one proble no folderlock al there is, is a file lock that you can download off the net but its a bit rubbish

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  • 2006-12-27 01:08
  • my{K

recently looked at samsung s500i and the sound quality through ear piece was really poor. I've had an o2 x4 which had v.good ear piece volume but what's it like on K800i?

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  • 2006-12-26 19:01
  • mH0x

I 'upgraded' from z800i to k800i. Here are some things I noticed so far (only had it one day so far):
- loudness on z800i better (it had 'TRUbass' setting also - that played loud with minimal distortion)
- LED on z800i was a great flashlight but terrible flash (k800i has program that can run the orange LED as a torch)
- Slight lag in k800i when going through menus, but only small
- k800i font and display is very good on the eyes and extremely managble
- I've heard the new Nokia cameras outshine the k800i but WOW this camera is good for a Cam Phone - auto focus etc is great.


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  • 2006-12-21 05:47
  • 2CAk
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