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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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hi all,

i wonder if there is any possiblity that K800 or any later SE phone has security lock?! i intend to buy K800, BUT! i might change to Nokia say N73, and one of my reasons is that SE as i experienced (yet i have K750) has no secuirty lock...!
many thanx

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  • 2006-12-17 10:43
  • Sdqi

I'm a little confused, but if someone could inform, which version is better for the US on Cingular (old AT&T) the K800 or the K790?

Main dif that I see is that
K800 has 3G
vs
K790 has EDGE and 850MHz
But being that they are adding more 3G, I don't really know which is better.

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  • 2006-12-15 23:03
  • x6xm

hi, i am a teen girl and i want to know what is better to get, the samsung D900 or the k800i? i have heard a lot of bad things about the samsung so i just want some more opinions, thanks

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  • 2006-12-14 09:48
  • Nxsf

Can anyone tell me the difference between the k800 and the k800i?

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  • 2006-12-13 20:56
  • mHdx
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this phone and camera is very nice. but the ringtone qualiteys very poor.

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  • 2006-12-10 14:43
  • MsNF

I bought one yesterday. If you want a music phone, then u better make your choice out from Wxxx series, but if u want a mobile phone with great quality photo making technologies, then K800 is your only choice.

Only thing i need is to make him work as a webcam. Any ideas, mail ne

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  • 2006-12-08 12:40
  • mEwT

i am torn btw gettin w850 and the k800i pls sumone help me i nid to make a fast decision both phones look nice so far

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  • 2006-12-06 08:12
  • yt%V

Can you set any supported sound file as a txt or MMS alert??. I've got a v800, and that only allows you to choose from 6 different sounds that can't be customised

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  • 2006-12-01 03:27
  • PTeh

can you use this phone as a web cam?

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  • 2006-11-29 12:49
  • Tkh2

my make or break decision for this phone is based on three things i'd like to get answered;

1> Can you change the two softkeys from 'Menu' and 'Calls' to 'phonebook' and 'messages' like you can in motorola phones?

2> Can you have contacts stored on both the sim and the phone and choose to display only one group? only SIM contacts, or only phone contacts?

3> Can you assign ringtones or call profiles for 'unknown', 'blocked' or 'private' numbers??

any help????

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  • 2006-11-27 20:39
  • PvWe

great review, saved me reading the small print handbook. Love the phone and your service too!

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  • 2006-11-26 18:18
  • mHhH

Need to know if The K800i have TrackID or not. Also MusicMate.
Please someone answer this.

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  • 2006-11-12 23:21
  • Tj5N

hey i just got k800i...can sum1 temme how to make the number pad glow in standby mode as it is shown in the review...plzz post ur comments..thanx

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  • 2006-11-06 02:51
  • 4nJ5

First of all, I bought the k790i the second day it was available, on ebay for a mere $450. At the time the closest competitor was the N93, easily upwards of $700. I was very impressed by the price of the k790i, it was far cheaper than I expected, and well worth the money.

I soon later bought a 1 GB M2 card for $60 or $80, can't remember which.

My review:

Overall excellent phone, best phone I have ever used.

Form - Form is great. Phone is very lightweight, far smaller than I excpected it to be judging from pictures, and is actually relatively thin, most of it's girth is from the raised bump that the camera cover creates, which are included in it's dimensions. Lightweight, fits in a pocket as comfortably as any phone.

Display - Display is an AMAZING improvement over the k750i. The high resolution screen easily shows extreme details, I am able to clearly read websites even with the tiniest font settings, and I can see the details very well in my 3.2MP pictures. Don't settle for anything worse, this display does not get nearly enough credit as it should.

Memory - Phonebook and organizer functions are excellent for a non-smartphone, everything that you could ever want is there for you, nothing is omitted. Phone can hold up to 1000 contacts, and each contact has a whole slew of details. I purchased a 1GB M2 card, and I highly reccomend anyone with this phone to get at least a 512 MB card - it really expands your options.

I am very happy with the built-in browser, I use it for regular browsing more than I use the Opera Mini browser (I use the Opera browser when I am doing picture-heavy browsing). You are able to use any of your MP3s (I have 150 songs in my phone right now) as a ringtone, or even play videos when someone calls. Features have plenty of depth and consideration, for example alarms can be set any way you want them to - there is space for about 10 different alarms, and they can be set to be recurrent, go off at only selected days of the week, play certain files, whatever you could imagine. Applications and organizer are definetly 10 out of ten.

Games are amazing, the mini-golf game that comes with the phone amazes everyone with it's insane 3D graphics. Sony Ericsson also has more free 3D games for download which are definetly worth it. I'm excited to see what developors can come up with these capabilities.

Lastly the camera is perfect, but there is enough said on that. Sure purchase, reccomend this to anyone.

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  • 2006-10-19 06:13
  • Yhda

My k790i gets better everyday. There is no better phone on the market.

Undisputed champion of camera phones, and only phone with a real xenon flash. A must for people who use cameras socially and especially photobloggers.

See my photoblog, pictures within last 4 months are all taken and sent straight from my k790i. chrisppix.blogspot.com

If I was offered to trade my phone for any other, I would decline. No doubt about it. Get this phone.

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  • 2006-10-19 05:55
  • Yhda

why didnt they mention anything about the great display in the key features

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  • 2006-10-16 03:47
  • PFMh

The comparation made by de mobile review between k800 and n93 was made with the prototipe phones not with the final versions.The final version of the n93 camera is bad.I had N93 and K800 and the K800 makes the better pictures by far.That's true

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  • 2006-10-15 19:06
  • mA@t

Just had the ony Sony Ericsson K800 phone for a few days and already developed a problem; when the phone rang and I press ANSWER but nothing. my first idea was somebody is joking but then I tried to call my other phone and NOTHING is there to hear. after few minutes I called again and press SPEAKER ON and there was sound (fom back speaker not one where is VGA lens. I have not dropped my phone and decided to have my contract canceled for this phone due to recurring problems encountered with Sony Ericsson K800 by other people like myself and would like to know why their seems to be common problem with this.

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  • 2006-10-10 01:34
  • myvC

"Even though I prefer the SE K800 for it's design I don't care wether tne nokia n93 has better features. If it has a mp3 player, a radio, a memory expansion slot and takes decsent pictures and videos I decide on style and price."
-------> the k800 does have a music player that plays mp3's, it does have a radio, and it definitely does have a mem stik expansion slot. i think the only advantage n93 has is with regards to its video recording function. no biggie.

"That's why I will wait for the SE k790 to become available wich will probably be cheaper because of the lack of secondary camera for video calling. Who actually uses video calling? I mean most my friend's mobiles don't even have a secondary camera, why spend more to buy a mobile that look exactly the same and just has an extra camera (I am talking about the SE K800 and K790."
--------> would you believe that 790 costs more than the 800? yep. over here in the phil k800 costs about 30 dollars cheaper than the 790. well, i dunno y. i dont get the logic. it's maybe coz of the edge capability of the 790.

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  • 2006-10-05 19:42
  • wYE}

THe Phone is very good but the MP3 very soft not so loud like k750i

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  • 2006-10-05 08:45
  • PFMh
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