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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 Love this Phone!

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  • 2006-07-12 12:19
  • nebu

Hi Guys
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

Thanks

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  • 2006-07-12 11:45
  • P$na

hi there,

i'm using (for now) k750 which i bought after long days spent reading reviews and posts on major sites. I have to say that it wuz the best choice, cause besides the camera and a 512m card and great connectivity...etc it has very good battery life (6-7 days in stand-by), which is very important for a handy.

I mean, i think a phone with supperb integrated technologies (wi-fi...etc) but with a battery life of just 1-2 days (eg: n-series) is just useless, and besides, i'm using my laptop for that :)

SO, i'm looking forward to swap the k750 with a k800! Bye, all

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  • 2006-07-11 13:40
  • m46e

Why? Because its not only about videocall but also about faster internet (48kB/s - 384 kbit/s). If you have unlimited data plan than its important for you.

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  • 2006-07-11 02:31
  • S1M5

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. 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)

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  • 2006-07-10 18:39
  • MMZ6

Sorry for the stupid question but could anyone tell me whether it's possible with a firmware upgrade in future to reach CIF video recording on K800?

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  • 2006-07-10 00:59
  • mT1s

I just bought k800. It´s a great phone. Nokias N93 is not comparable to k800. They are totally different phones. And look just at the price tags. K800 costs here in Finland 438 Euros. N93 costs 730 euros. See the difference...

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  • 2006-07-09 15:31
  • m4da

hello there all,
it is dreamed phnone, irealy like this but i am waiting for k790.
can anyone tell me (who is using this phone) its sound quality. i know its camera result is excelent.
i m waitng 4 reply.

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  • 2006-07-06 11:32
  • PGhg

well done. this is the final positive note i needed to see to confirm my position with this phone. purchase is now imminent.

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  • 2006-07-06 09:27
  • RNF{

how many sms messages the phone can store, k750i was able to store only 150 sms messages . is it the same or unlimited ???

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  • 2006-07-04 17:32
  • M{3P

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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  • 2006-07-04 08:48
  • wYFb

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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  • 2006-07-03 10:44
  • wYFb

Haha Tarantula, you are a big SonyEricsson lover and to the death fan :)
Why want you so much that SE beat the other brands?
Can't you just simply buy the best phone that suits you (even if it is not SonyEricsson)? :D

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  • 2006-07-03 10:26
  • S1M5

I agree that Nokia and SE are the phone manufacturers which products are worth looking at. I had Sony CMD J5 way in the past and it was great phone. Than I had Nokia 3650, 6600 and now N70. For a short time I had SE K700 but I get rid of it very quickly. The phone was extremly slow. As a smartphone owner I now can't imagine having a nonsmartphone phone. The only competition from SE side is the P series (and now M600 and W950) But stil I can't see the great technical leadership of SE. In two months both P990 and N93 will be available and then I will decide whether to choose bigger screen with touch snsitive layer (but touchscreen is not so important to me) or better camera & video, 330MHz with graphic acceleration and future N-Gage games compatibility. The new HTC looks also nice.

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  • 2006-07-03 10:19
  • S1M5

The problem with nokias fans is: they are proud of nokia n93 because is the first phone that can beat SE in all aspects since years ago (since ericsson t39), they dont view that n93 isnt released yet, and the mobile-review´s comparisson was made with beta firmware in both models.
The n93 isnt a competitor to K800 because exist a big difference between both phones starting in price tag and ending in feature set.
Both phones only 2 things in common: 3.2MP camera and UMTS.
K800 is a camera phone that has a lot of features and great battery life (for me is really important in a phone) while n93 is a smartphone, and for sure with really poor batt life (the same case with n80)
I am sure about the future SE handycam phone (the real competitor of n93) will beat your glorious n93 in all aspects, if it is a smartphone can you imagine the phone´s potential (with UiQ, touchscreen) to control the video recording function with touchscreen like latest handycam video cameras and including into phone all handycam tech.
Simply nokia will work hard to equal SE basically because nokia only make phones, no more, while SE have all tech available of their partners (sony and ericsson) and they could put into future phones.
You can view this tendency with walkman series and k800 (first cyber-shot phone) and you will view this fact in the future.

Only wait nokia lovers, but wait in silence please because your comments are absurd and lack of arguments

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  • 2006-07-03 05:18
  • P9n{

I don't understand why people don't look into the policy of Nokia that they just look of making money by using almost the same features boards & chips, what kind of technology is this, most of the smart phone have firmware problems, where is the testing team??? But SE always gets something different we cant say that there all phones are better than nokia but they provide something which competes or sometimes is much better like p910i nokia had nothing better than that & now p990i with hell of new features but the almost the same size & weight. K800 is a quality product, hi-tech features packed in a small device.

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  • 2006-07-02 07:18
  • SkEn

Since im not a die-hard Nokia or SE fan i can give my objective point of view:

N93 pics are as a matter of fact much better than the ones taken bye the K800... like it or not, dont blind yourselves people its proven in the mobile-review article.

As I see it... both phones have pros and cons. And basically if SE wanted to implement wi-fi, 30 fps DVD quality video recording and all those functions into k800... it would probably be as big as N93, but those guys at SE are not stupid, they didnt do so to prevent the price tag to go as high as heaven.

Nokia N93 beats K800 in: picture quality,video quality, functionality, performance and specs, optical zoom.

While K800 beats N93 in: flash, size, weight, price.

The only thing id really complain about are those infamous joysticks that SE produces... i had a k700 and i really liked the phone, but that damn thing broke after just 3 weeks of regular (not intensive) use.

You guys go buy the phone you like the most and enjoy it, if you buy something you dont like... then you're screwed.

Take care readers

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  • 2006-07-01 18:37
  • Pqgh

TM, not sure if you realize this but the n93 is significantly larger than the already ginormous n90. Compare the 2 phones on gsmarena and you will see. Cameras are pretty much identical (kind of sad nokia needs such a large module to achieve this), minus the flash. Price for nokia will be $900 plus dollars, while the k800 is going for less than $600. Not to mention we are comparing the k800 with a phone that is NOT EVEN RELEASED YET, and not anytime soon to speak of (anyone know the n93 release date?). And if you think it isn't already massive, try looking at it when it's open.. it doubles in length, freaking scary as hell. Making a call on it, you will just look stupid: even though the phone is immensely high-tech, it's ridiculous size suggests old technology. Not only that, but the phone has glass lens, and a rotating screen.. Guaranteed not nearly as durable as k800i.

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  • 2006-07-01 04:40
  • Yhda

N90 is not that big, in fact compared to the K800 (photo on mobile-review) SE is only little smaller.
I don't like small phones and the size of N93 is acceptable for me. N93 makes much better photos than K800 and if you can't see it you're blind. Macro and lowlight pics are significantly better. But K800 wins in flash. And of course the fact that it has symbian OS is big plus for me. So I choose N93 because its better not because of its barnd.

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  • 2006-07-01 02:17
  • S1M5

Hi,
i have read your oppinions, and it's interesting to see that people are still divided in two sides:

Nokia's side is the same as 5 years ago,at that time they were teaching Siemens,SE and Motorola how to MAKE a good phone,and they were right;

but then things has changed, nowadays they are learning from SonyEricsson how to make a good camera.

Nokia forgot that some of us want to have phone equipped with everything and that could be put in my pocket,because I don't want to transport my new Nokia N93 in the rucksack=)

Time will show us the winner of this contention.

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  • 2006-06-30 01:33
  • nbkN
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