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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! I got my phone last friday and Im ultra satisfied with it, this is my fist SE phone, since i was a nokia user before, and man! this thing is great... I didnt expect it to have such an affordable price ( considering the specs ) compared to N80 that costs more than $100, which the only different difference is WLAN and EDGE, which I think i will not actually need.

When I got the phone, it wasnt even in the Sony-ericsson shop yet ( i was told it will be available next MONTH! ) every friend that sees my phone was in AWE of the cybershot phone (even my friend with an N80).

Picture quality is superb! Imaging functions are cool. messaging is good. Media player is Great, considering that its not walkman. Organizer, Copy and paste function, internet, Games, Photo-VideoDJ, recorder all jampacked on this phone. All I can say man is this is Very Good... Ehem... SUPERB fo a phone.

I think Nokia has good phones, but like others say, once you get a new Nokia phone, wait for a few weeks and theres a new release, which means your phones value will depreciate. I have nothing against nokia considering I liked thier phones before and was using them, but man, their having a lot of competition right now... and they better watch out.

BTW
aman, I tried to create a text message it I was able to create up to 1150 characters and i think its more than that because I stopped and got tired.

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  • 2006-08-03 03:01
  • PAWC

To Andrew (Can I call u Andy?)

E-series?...pls that is one ugly phone.
If u want true connectivity than go get urself the SE P990i.
Sheer brilliance. Once again with the release of the P990i SE resets the 'benchmark' with smartphones.
Err..did someone say 'communicator?' What's that?...lol

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  • 2006-08-02 14:46
  • Gh6A

If this you posted is correct Aman, i think that Nokia will continue on top, because of N-Series and E-Series... Optical Zoom... bah! Camera is not all in a cellphone, conectivity and call quality is the important... Who cares about Carl Zeiss lens?

If you want Carl Zeiss lens, Buy a Digital Camera... I use cellphone to make calls and to use conectivity ressources... that's why I have a Nokia E70.

This is a great phone afterall... But no EDGE and no WLAN, for me do not fit... The camera is the same that i have...

Sony Cyber-Shot 3.2 MP +Xenon Flash...

Bought it for US$150 and my Nokia E70 for US$400

I will not pay 500 bucks for a phone who hasn't an OS not either a WLAN connectivity...

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  • 2006-07-29 01:22
  • PhYe

Hi guys I found this post on the net, is it true?
Pls post ur comments..

"As you may know Sony has partially overtaken the Camera business from Konica-Minolta. Konica-Minolta used to have the first ultra compact in-body folded optics zooming lens system (see picture) in the Dimage X series. The very last model, known as Dimage X1 is optically stabilized. I've heard from some non-trusted source that Sony Ericsson is willing to introduce the folded optics technology in the upcoming flagship CyberShot phone to ensure 3x optical zoom along with CCD sensor in and extremely compact size. One should also take it into account that Konica-Minolta Dimage X1 with the optically stabilized folded zooming lens system is only 19.5 mm thick and has 95 x 68 mm dimensions. (The complete lens system including the CCD sensor and shifting mechanics is less than 15 x 20 x 60 mm). Due to the strange coincidence that rumors might be true. What actually means a renaissance in digital imaging. "

If it is true...then I think that DOOMS DAY is even more near to Nokia than we anticipated..lol..as it is Nokia really struggles to compete in the multimedia department. ;-)

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  • 2006-07-27 16:28
  • Ghc5

wattup ppl! just bought the k800i n im pretty satisfied. the only thing that im not happy wit is that i can only ype 160 characters per sms! that sux! is there something im missing? like for instance, increasing it the option section? HELP anybody? my fren has this very simple motorola phone n he can send 500 characters!!

thanx to everyone out there.
peace.

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  • 2006-07-25 13:09
  • myg8


Great phone but am having problems with sim contact list. anything transferred from my old sim card from my previous phone, shows up on the sim contact list with a sim card symbol on the K800 contact list. anything I now add to the sim card contact list, either by copying or adding directly, does not have a sim symbol in the display although the list says the number is stored. why is this?

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  • 2006-07-24 20:54
  • iLNH

If myphone crushes due to m2 what should i do??
And i have a problem in loading my phone memory i start copying all the contacts in my sim card but if someone calls me or txt me.. it didnt register there names..
can anyone answer this ISSUES ..
Thanks in advance
..

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  • 2006-07-24 07:51
  • P@cW

Hello,had s e for 3 weeks..just both m2 memory card.Problem.Phone crash on me...First,start freezing up,and after 10 minutes,just died...Infrared indicator starts flashing....Had to call sonyericsson support center...If someone had same problem,just wtrite an email..thanks:)

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  • 2006-07-23 03:06
  • kMjK

Hi All, I'm planning to get SE K800 can anyone say about the battery life?

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  • 2006-07-22 14:23
  • 2SN@

Welldone Sony Ericsson !!
In 4 years SE beats all mobile companies !!!
K800 is a super phone ,hope to see 3.2 MP in Walkman series !!
The XENON flash is a real cool idea !!the cybershot logo is great!!

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  • 2006-07-19 12:42
  • mg$A

K800! very good in function but not realli good in designs...anyway,i still love this phone coz the 3.2 mp camera....besides that,i also love SE mp3 player!!!! It is the best player of all brands...Nokia N93 will be K800 competi but the N93 slow in processing...i wanted to buy 1 for myself this week...very attractive...

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  • 2006-07-19 12:22
  • ibbT

please note k800i does not come with stereo headset ,this is because according to sony erric "because the handset does not have a radio"

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  • 2006-07-18 16:22
  • iIR0

Rice
Thank you for you information
i have a K750i I have battery spare. thought will use them in 790i :D. well if I use will it work ?

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  • 2006-07-15 15:57
  • 2@ts

its really my dream set i am a big lover of sonyerricsson phones family it a best set i think its a perfect set i realy love the features of k800 and my dream is oh god please give me the affordibility of this set love u k800

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  • 2006-07-15 14:43
  • PFI8

I have had the k800i for only a day now, and i have to admit sony ericssson has taken the camera phone to the whole new level. As for the nokia fans who think the nokia fairy will kiss them goodnight because they bash every other product. Grow up, and eat your heart out. This is an awesome phone even if you have no lives. I think I see the nokia fairy and he has the k800i in hand.

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  • 2006-07-14 02:37
  • k2n{

I am in between whether to buy W810! or K800!
today I went to the SE shop here in Dubai and K800i really impressed me. but.... heard k800 does not have 'mega base' function as W810i. if I buy K800, will lacking mega base be a disadvantage or not? please let me know.

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  • 2006-07-12 17:14
  • SkEn

To Greg,

on the imaging aspect, the main advantage of K800 over N73 is its xenon flash implenented in digicams. N73 still uses the LED type.

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I think the K800's real competition will be the n73. They're both so similar in specs and size. The n93 will appeal to a different audience, the ones who don't mind have a huge and bulky phone. I myself am still deciding between the n73 and the K800. I'm just a little worried that the n73 will have a slow interface and weak battery, which are the two things SE phones have always managed to avoid.

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  • 2006-07-12 15:00
  • Pxky

To bong,

i think, SE releases an update one year after the release of previous generation. (K700, K50, K800)

Just an opinion though. Still up SE company :)

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What are the chances that SE will release a better phone than the K800 in a few months? I have a feeling that the other phone companies will soon release new phones with superior cameras (4mp+) and such, then SE will have to match those with a K850 or something like that. The 1.3mp generation lasted long, and the 2mp generation did well enough, but the 3mp set might be skipped over easily.

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  • 2006-07-12 14:58
  • Pxky

To Babdi
K790/k800 is using a different battery than k750. The K800 uses bst33 while k750 uses bst36

Charger and headset are compatible though

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I had asked if it is possible to use K750i battery in K790i. Also if we can use the headset & the charger of 750i with 790i.

If someone is sure about it please post the same in this forum.

Again if it is cnot compatible let us know why

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  • 2006-07-12 14:52
  • Pxky

To Raks,

k800 can store up to 1000 SMS messages. you will be warned if the capacity already reaches 95% thru screen pop-up.

Rico

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  • 2006-07-12 14:42
  • Pxky
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