Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot

...I should point out that Sony have added a "fingerprint attraction" feature, so fingerprints just fly straight towards the phone and take up a semi permanent residence there. If vanity bothers you that much, be prepared to carry a cloth around with you to clean it! About the title of this section - it is a bit of a brick. For me this isn't a bad thing, as I like to know when I'm holding the phone, or that it won't fall out of my pocket as I'm walking ...
...wheel look quite funny). Sony have solved the problem by making the buttons quite small, but placing them a fair distance apart. Vertically they are spaced 0.5cm apart, and horizontally they are 1cm apart. It does slow texting down slightly, but I rarely make mistakes. In fact seeing as I never have to go back to correct the "mashing the keypad" effect of closely packed buttons, I probably get a text finished quicker. Navigation is achieved using ...

HungryHungarian 01.11.2007 (18.11.2007) · Read full review
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...old faithful with the brand Sony Ericsson, never once has one of these phones physically died on me and I figured that's as good a reason as any. Trouble being is that I'm on the 3 network and to be honest most models were like taking 20 steps back from the Nokia phone I had. The only one that compared to the Nokia is the K850i, but the only way I can describe this is to use the term Modern Retro, because despite the funky content the phone looks ...
...needed the GPS and the Sony phone does has the ability to see mobile maps on the phone. Call clarity is good and when using the handset simply as a phone you can make about four hours of phone calls, when sat on standby I find I can go five days before charging the phone up; this was the reliability and strength I remembered from previous Sony phones. Like most phones you can make hand free calls either via a headset (Bluetooth or otherwise) or ...

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My Sony Ericsson K800i had served me well for the past 16 months, but recently I felt it was time for a change. It's general functionality, coupled with the standard of the camera, was becoming obsolete in the current mobile phone market, so I went on the hunt for a new phone. Importantly, the feature I require most on a phone is a decent camera. Although I own a digital SLR - I like having a decent phone to take pictures of my family and of intriguing ...
...N95, until I noticed the Sony Ericsson K850i on display as a live phone, and thought 'Wow!'. The K850i is the latest in the K series, taking over from the K800i/K810i, and it includes the 5 MP camera and high speed 3G. Having owned two of it's predecessors, which never let me down, in conjunction with it looking fantastic, I decided to purchase it on Pay As You Go - which is what this review will concentrate on. Design ++++++ The K850i is a magnificent, ...

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...from my K770I to a Sony k850i. The mobile phone is rather chunky, but I have learned to love the phone. The mobile is available in silver-black, blue and green and I own the blue coloured one. This mobile is rather unique; the buttons on the mobile are designed differently. Some people might complain that the buttons are too small, I do agree but people like me do have small hands so it does not bother me at all. Unlike the K770i the letters on the ...
...buttons, therefore if you that kind of person who texts a lot like I do, you shouldn't really worry about the letters fading away. The k850i has three touch buttons, which I have no problem with and actually enjoy using. However, now that I am used in having touch buttons just below the screen, when I use other mobiles I always forget and find myself pressing the screen of the non-touch button mobile. ==Music & memory & sound== The mobile phone has ...

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SONY ERICSSON K850i After the fast selling and extremely popular K800i and K810i mobile phones Sony Ericsson had a tough job improving on them. To improve on the older models they basically took there great design and system layout of the previous versions, slapped a 5 mega pixel camera and a media center and a few more extras and you get the New K850i mobile phone. However with a pay as you go price of around £300, is the phone worth it? THE PHONE ...
...very well as with all sony ericssons and you can also remote control your desktop and media on your pc if your PC has a bluetooth connection. Connecting the phone to the PC through USB is easy and you can use the phone as a mass storage device to make things even simpler. Using the mass storage option you can simply just drag and drop files to your phone. MEMORY The K800i Had 70MB of memory built into the phone and so I thought that Sony Ericcson ...

Rogue-XIII 24.12.2007 · Read full review
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...them. However, I never expected Sony to be guilty of this. Over the years my wife and I have owned the Walkman and K "Cybershot" Sony Ericsson series of phones respectively. We have always been impressed by their durability and ease of use. Unfortunately, Sony have taken a huge backward step with the release of the K850i. My wife, the proud owner of the K800 reluctantly upgraded to the K850 due to the promise of even better camera. After all the ...
...is not that hot either. Sony is synonymous with functionality and simplicity and the K series has always combined handy shortcuts with responsive, solid keys and intuitive software. It is therefore ridiculous that the K850 gets this all wrong from start to finish. The numeric keypad is far smaller than is practical and the rounder buttons slip in your fingers. This makes it more difficult to text and dial. Sony have decided to dispense with the "joystick" ...

Shortsharpshock 19.09.2008 · Read full review
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Sony Ericsson have excelled over the past 2-3 years in terms of design, innovation and development when it comes to the production of their mobile phones. Although not always first on the market with a new advance in mobile technology, their tendency to hang back and work on the finer details have led to them becoming up trumps in the popularity and sales of their products. The K Series: Remember the K750i, that hardy little phone, small and robust ...
...Since that time Sony Ericsson have split the market with their brand of mobile technology, concentrating on the mp3 market with their "W series" , and on the Digital Photography market with the "K Series". Since the K750i, over 3 years ago, Sony have since introduced the K800i and K810i as advancements in this series, upgrading the camera to 3.2 megapixels and further improving upon the styling and inbuilt software on the phones. The K850i: The ...

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The Sony Ericsson k850i was marketed primarily as a camera phone; its 5MP flash camera was a major selling point and the main focus of its televised advertisement campaign. At over a centimetre in depth, this phone is a chunky little machine, but still a very aesthetically pleasing one and, overall, I found that it was able to suit my needs very well. Before I bought the phone, I heard some complaints that the 3 touch-sensitive buttons were unresponsive, ...
...to that of most other Sony Ericsson models, and as a previous Ericsson owner it took very little getting used to. The menu is called up using one of the 3 touch-sensitive buttons and navigated using the previously mentioned navigation "box". The menu has 12 options: PlayNow, Internet, Entertainment, Cyber-shot, Messaging, Media, Alarms, Contacts, Radio, Calls, Organizer and Settings. I must confess that I have not fully utilised all of the applications ...

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...you want to use the Sony Ericsson K850i you need short fingernails. Struwwelpeters need not apply. Three weeks of usage down the line, I love this phone. I don't care about the smears on the shiny black. It's still shiny and anyone looking that closely at my phone is too darned close! The touch screen buttons take some getting used to, but now I love them. The phone gives a (slightly worrying) satisfying shudder when you hit the spot correctly and ...
...two, but it seems a small price to pay. The extra memory (please note this is not standard and worth buying an extra card if not provided) has turned this into an MP3 player I don't mind being seen with (my other MP3 player is the original iPod Shuffle in all it's white non-cool glory). You can turn the camera on without having to unlock the phone and flipped horizontally the 4 top keys turn into camera functions, making it more like a point-and-shoot ...

lizzielocky 30.04.2008 · Read full review
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...goes, my review of the Sony Ericsson K850i. Please bear with me as I have only had the phone for 3 days so can only review it based on my experience so far! LOOKS etc.. This phone looks quite cool, is quite chunky but not too big - I would say that it is smaller and lighter than the Nokia N95. It feels pretty sturdy too but I keep worrying about dropping it as there is no customised case yet for it. The number keys are well spaced out so you don't ...
...the same as any other Sony Ericsson and is very easy to navigate. One disappointment for me was that all the games on the phone are demos and you get about a 2 minute demo before it tells you that your time is up! You then have to buy the game if you want it. There are no full games programmed in. The preprogrammed ringtones are quite nice - there is a good selection of tones but not really any songs/tunes - I suppose they assume that you would rather ...

tiffandstevie 18.10.2007 (23.10.2007) · Read full review
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...in comparison to any other Sony Ericsson phone. However, that was a good thing, it was simple to understand and easy to use. Great! I went ahead and bought the phone along with the contract. I had only had the mobile phone for a few weeks (about 3) when I realised it started lagging and pausing. Effectively it would stop working for about 10 seconds then resume again, the same as a computer frezzes I was having the same problem. I tried looking for ...
...conducted. Not the usual Sony Ericcson which is stable and reliable. I wouldn't reccomend you purchase one. Read other reviews or have a look on internet forums at the recurring problems with the phone. It's simply not worth the effort nor money. Anything I missed out and you want to know? Just ask and I will be more than happy to help. :D Thanks. ...

tommo1878 24.04.2008 · Read full review
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As we all know, Sony Ericson make the best phones, and the K range has always produced solid, practical camera phones. They are however inferior to the walkman range, particularly the benchmark W810i, when it comes to ergonomics; usually hampered by dodgy buttons or a joystick that ceases up like an arthritic corpse. This phone is no exception for out of the box (nearly out of a job) decision making when it comes to button layout and controls. This ...
...out of the box, you are forced to chew over the sick in your mouth as you ponder 'why on earth did they make this phone this way?' It gets worse when you try an operate the thing (without reading the manual, obviously), as you go to push the centre/select button you find your self hammering the 5 or 2 keys. Why are they in the middle of the directional pad/(ring)? And where are the standard trio of 'select' buttons? These are all questions I hope ...

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...As with all sony ericssons, the K850i is very easy to operate. The layout of the entire phone is perfect and instinctive to use. Maybe i feel like this because i always have sony ericssons and i am now just so used to them. I love to listen to music on my phone and despite the fact that this is not one of sony's walkman phones, the sound quality and volume from the speakers are superb. i recommend that if you like your music that you splash out ...
...than the basic ones. unfortunately... The phone is quite bulky but its not too bad considering that it is packed with the features it has. The biggest problem i had was with the touch screen buttons. They are not acctually touch activated, they are heat sensitive and after a while you have to press the button 3 or 4 times before it works. After i had it for a year the problem with the buttons got worse, much worse. When i used the buttons 4 or ...

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...pocket he presented the new Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot. It looked flashy enough, and when he went on to explain the endless list of features, I instantly fell in love. Who wouldn't? Amazing 5 mega-pixel camera with 'see to believe' picture and video clarity, touch screen buttons, stylish design...thats just the beginning. It also boasts a easy to use menu with clearly pointed out options at the press of a button and a media player which is on ...
...of that range. I am not easily bowled over, but the advisor had me drooling. So much so, I signed a contract for eighteen months. He then went on to convince me to purchase the Carphone Warehouse Insurance package. He assured me it would cover the phone for any damage, loss or theft that could incur. I took that too. He told me the SIM in the phone would activate in under an hour from switching the phone on. Happy with his word, I left the shop with ...

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...it too much. OH.. and Sony Ericsson brought back the composer so... you can now create your own four track music scores for alarms or ringtones... LOTS OF FUN! Menu/Themes - The menu is easy to use and a pleasant change from my previous Samsung phones. Items are where I expect them to be and very easily accessible. A dedicated menu key allows me access to a customisable quick menu which is great. SE offer free themes to download from their website ...
...to find it) and create your own themes for the phone. The tool they provide is free and easy to use and if you have a Bluetooth dongle, transferring to your phone is free as well. Keypad - Except for the issues with gaming, the keypad is easy to get used to and very nice to use. Directly below the screen are three touch keys. Unlike some other phones I've used, these don't generally get accidentally touched. They are intuitive and very easy to use. ...

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