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Sony Ericsson K850 Review

5 Mega-Pixels cameraphone

5 Mega-Pixels cameraphone

Published on: 26 October, 2007 by PhoneArena Team

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Performance:

As this is our review of a final commercially available unit, we were able to test how the phone, that any of you can buy, performs. We aren’t surprised by the average signal reception which is typical for the Sony Ericsson we’ve used but are happy when it comes to sound quality. The incoming sound is very good, not the strongest we’ve heard but with excellent voice reproduction for a phone. The other party won’t hear you that good but very strong.


Conclusion:

We are disappointed by the Sony Ericsson K850 and how it performs as a camera. Really, considering it is the top Cyber-shot branded phone, it should be one of the best on the market, but the comparison with the old N95 and the G600 shows different things. As the K810, the K850 has its strong flash, but probably due to wrong algorithm delivers colorless images. Having in mind the upcoming cameraphones from other brands, we are not sure the K850 will be able to stay competitive. Although it has a few good features, thanks to the new UI of the manufacturer, it isn’t as powerful as the smartphone N95 or the multimedia-device Viewty and its only advantage over the others is the tri-band HSDPA.


Pros

  • The camera has lots of features
  • The new generation UI

Cons

  • Camera quality doesn’t meet the expectations

PAppeal

Christian Dior:
3 of 10
Low

Although it looks well, the K850 is a feature-rich and big phone

Average Joe:
4 of 10
Low

You’d like it but it’s rather expensive .

Corporate US:
1 of 10
Very low

You’d prefer the P1 Smartphone

High-Tech junkie
10 of 10
Very high

The K850 is targeted to you with 5-megapixel advanced camera and the new UI with additional multimedia options.

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PA phone rating

  • Design 9.5
    • Keyboard 8.5
    • Build Quality 10
    • Look 10
  • Display 8
    • Quality 9.0
    • Resolution 8.5
    • Size 7
  • Camera 8.5
    • Resolution 10
    • Quality 6
    • Features, Comfort 10
  • Sound Quality 7
    • Incoming 7.5
    • Outgoing 8.5
    • Ringing 7.5
    • Signal Reception 5.0
  • Battery 10
    • Talk time 10
    • Stand-by time 10.0
  • Connectivity 7.5
    • Local 5
    • Internet 8
    • Data 10
  • Multimedia 7
    • Interface Comfort, Options 9.0
    • Quality 7.0
    • Supported formats 6.5
    • Connectors (3.5/A2DP) 6.0
  • Organizer 8
    • PIM 8.0
    • Phonebook 7.0
    • Messaging 9.0
Good
8.2
out of 10
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Firmware
Thnks for the review ..

but here i want to say some thing ..

1.) This phone has got a new platform ie a200 which is very advanced ..
2.)the firmware currently is not that stable and camera wise also its not the perfect.. and Jan 08 is when new firwmware is going to be released...
3.)UI is awesome and especially it comes with MegaBAss which is only found in W series..


So get the phone and just be patient for the new firmware release in jan..

and please do conduct a cam test then .. K850 will win every phone outthere in 5MP segment...

happy new year

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give complete review?
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Firmware where?
i was just wondering where i would find the firmware for this phone
and also, if it's not too inconvenient, can someone explain to me the process of getting music/pictures/themes onto the phone?
and how to get the pictures/videos uploaded to my computer?
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kindly update this review.. this model has been changed a bit.. get a new one and try it.. you are giving the k850 a bad name..
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I have had the K850 since early december and I am now on to my third handset.

The phone seems to have seriosuly dodgy firmware which when it decides to crash, it turns the phone in to a nice paper weight. Unless you have the right kit to be able to complete a full firmware flash, you have to send it back to your service provider for repair.

I have also suffered numerous software crashes on the phone, it turns it's self off ever now and then and when it does come back on, it does not ask for any security codes. Not a big issue I agree, but what the hell is it doing if not a full restart? Surely it should be as if the phone has just been turned on....

There was a newer version firmware released maybe 2 months ago which I applied to the phone in the hope that it would cure the problems, it didn't and I have only just received the handset back from my service provider for the second time, minus the battery....so I still don't know if the handset is working properly.

BTW, I am in the UK and on the 3 network......stay clear!!
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Please Please Please, Save yourself of all the trouble by not buying one of these. I have been using a K850i for 12 months now and my 4th replacement handset has just broken, again!
Nice features of the phone but generally runs slowly and crashes a lot and from my experience needs replacing with a new/replacement handset every 2-3months. All the problems were still occuring with this phone even after several firmware updates from sony ericcson's website.
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i don't know, i'm happy of my k850i.. it's ain't crash (mayby just 1 time), a little laggy (but rare cell phone don't lag..) but everything else just working fine.
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