Nokia N73 vs. Samsung D900 vs. SE K800: Photo samples

07 August 2006
The three contenders in this article are some of the hottest phones on the market. Each of them has 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and the logical question is - which one takes the best photos? We are now presenting you full resolution sample photos taken by Mobilmania.cz team and we wont comment on the results. You are very welcome to post your opinion in the review comments section.

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  • Robert
  • Sts
  • 08 Jul 2007

D900 is the winner.D900 has the best pictuers.With some mods enabled
D900 is almost like a digitail camera.WOW.D900 rules !!!!!!!!!!

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    • Wickford Rob
    • mye
    • 05 Jul 2007

    Very well done to the team doing this comparison, brilliant stuff.

    The key things I noticed in these pictures are:-
    All 3 havea problem with over-exposure of natural light (just look how the light from the sky infringes on everything bordering it).
    N73 seems to over-compensate this by adding some extra colour, making it a little fake looking.
    The D900 doesn't seem to try and do anything.
    The K800 reduces it a little and keeps the natural colour.

    The most interesting thing for me though was the rest of the picture outside of the point of focus. eg. look around the edge of the picture away from the centre and see what happens with the N73. Although the centre is the most crystal clear of the lot, it will have more 'blur' to anything that moves outside the point of focus. Look at the tree branches as a fine example. I think the K800 copes with this a lot better giving the better all-round picture.

    I was looking to deviate from my current sony-ericsson w800i, but think I will stick with them, although the sonic stage software could be better.

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      • Lynn
      • ibj
      • 03 Jul 2007

      personally, i think N73 took better pictures than the other two. However, for close up, i think SE K800 is slightly better than N73.

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        • Ahmed
        • p2v
        • 30 Jun 2007

        But i saw the auto wheel photos and the n73's photo is better than k800i's. Maybe it's because of the taker's mistake.

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          • Ahmed
          • p2v
          • 30 Jun 2007

          I agree with u. K800 photos are the best

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            • meisteR
            • fuk
            • 30 Jun 2007

            k800 pic r so real than da 2 other crap (n73,d900),, dnt mess wiz Cyber-shot on camera,, cauz it da best cam,,,

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              • taosio
              • RKp
              • 30 Jun 2007

              just buy k800i and feel the difference... before im a nokia boy but when i got this k800 all i can say is WOW!!

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                • Ahmed
                • PTp
                • 29 Jun 2007

                Overall Sony Ericsson K800i wins,the N73 have certainly false colours for e.g.when we capture red colour the Nokia phones show it like orange colour,ehich can be called false colours.As far as D900i is concerned worst camera quality and the CyberShot wins overall

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                  • Ahmed
                  • p27
                  • 28 Jun 2007

                  If we look at the pictures closely, we can see that d900's photos are the worst, because the detail level is poor than n73 and k800i. K800i and n73's photos' detail levels are nearly same. But n73's photos are brigter than k800i, and it causes a little bit detail loses. So i think k800i's photos are better tahn n73 and d900.

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                    • alex
                    • TuL
                    • 28 Jun 2007

                    d900 is winner and n73 is wrost

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                      • Casey
                      • PU2
                      • 27 Jun 2007

                      got a new samsung D900i and I dont have prob so far, color wise, very nice! although sound quality is not the superb but the phone as a whole satisfy my wants and my needs! its all in samsung D900i! :=)

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                        • MANZZZzzz
                        • PSd
                        • 24 Jun 2007

                        I have a Sony Ericsson K800i,and i must tell u that the camera is superb,D900 has a good and sleek design but the camera is not good,N73 is Good,Functions are vast and Camera not good as K800...The only problem that im experiencing with my K800 is the joystick,,the joystick is total crap,the rest is finee,
                        Sony Ericsson K800=Excellent Camera,Superb soundqualiy on earfones,Good Design and stylish
                        Nokia N73=Good Functions,sound quality,joystick works fine,cool,good fone
                        Samsung D900=A bigtime Flop,2 b very frank this fone is total crap

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                          • Darkevil
                          • TS%
                          • 24 Jun 2007

                          N73 is more expensive than K800 n D900 but when that test was done,I prefer K800 coz it`s more sharp n nice color. Otherwise,K800 is cheaper than N73..

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                            • Anonymous
                            • nFX
                            • 20 Jun 2007

                            N73 has the best colour d900 is crap!
                            1. N73
                            2. K800i
                            3. D900

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                              • sam
                              • R7P
                              • 13 Jun 2007

                              N73 sucks!!!!!!!!!!

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                                • Ishfaq
                                • PF2
                                • 13 Jun 2007

                                well! all the three mobile phone companies have tried to give best model in market, but my vote goes only for K800, you will have the best picture quality and will have the best talk time which the other two lacks of.

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                                  • robz
                                  • PEG
                                  • 11 Jun 2007

                                  umm, i forgot to mention, k800i is clearer than the 2. n73 is much brighter. the essence of the picture is lost since it is not showing its true colors because of the way carl zies lense projects, giving more light to the picture which is good though. for d900, as what i've said, you need to have "a better" angle and "a better light" to capture the image or the MOMENT hehe. k800i is better indoor, outdoor, night or day.

                                  design on the other hand, yes d900 is slick. others may find k800i and n73me boring to watch but mind you those 2 are loaded.

                                  so you guys who want to buy a new phone, i strongly suggest that you choose k800i. same price as of nokia but much expensive than samsung. but if you want the more sophisticated one, k810i is the best for you. slick design, lighter, cooler etc. it's loaded baby!

                                  for all you buyers, a food for though:
                                  "SE and Samsung prices depreciates slower than of Nokia."

                                  -robz philippines, cebu boy

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                                    • robz
                                    • PEG
                                    • 11 Jun 2007

                                    first of all i have to say that its great to have camphones like these. i do have the two phones, k800i and n73ME. both have unique qualities installed, stereo, mp3, camera, etc. The best thing about n73ME is it's stereo. The sound si really clear and very much likely better than of K800i. There are lots of stuffs and applications that you can use in the carl zeis camera. For k800i, the sound is not as loud as n73ME since there is no mega bass for sure and that there is no 3D effects. There are more applications in nokia rather that K800i plus its 2G free memory stick. For me to choose between both is a hard one but i have to say i prefer K800i than n73ME. K800i's camera is far better that of nokia's. It is superb i tell you. Xenon cam is very good. Even if you compare it to N95(which i also do have) is just similar to it's 5 mega pixel cam. As you all know, if we are all speaking of cybershot, it is for the digi cam. Wow, i do have a digi cam installed already in my K800i. For sound quality, i dont get bothered since K800i's effect is still very good (n73ME is much better hehe). Video is a lot faster and is very nice. To tell you more about the comparisons, check this one out.

                                    screen:
                                    N73ME is better

                                    music:
                                    N73ME is better

                                    picture:
                                    K800i is better

                                    ear phone:
                                    K800i is better

                                    battery:
                                    k800i is FAR BETTER.. n73me, poor battery :(

                                    video:
                                    K800i is better

                                    weight:
                                    n73ME is better

                                    speed of phone:
                                    k8001 is better

                                    memory card:
                                    the same

                                    keypad:
                                    depends on you

                                    joystick:
                                    both have it

                                    user friendly:
                                    both are user friendly


                                    As of D900, i dont have that phone since i'm fed up with samsung. i have the first D500 and D600 waaay before and to tell you guys the truth the camera sucks big time. My friend have D900 and for you to be able to get some nice pictures is to have a better angle and a better lighting at the backround. What happen to the qoute "capture the moment" when you need ample time to capture it. Both n73me and k800i can do this. Sorry for being frank but i'm just fed up with samsung. d900 is good, n73me is better but k800i is the best.

                                    - robz philippines, cebu boy

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                                      • kim
                                      • vpd
                                      • 11 Jun 2007

                                      between n73 and k800i
                                      i think n73 is good at outdoor shot
                                      for k800i indoor and night shot

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                                        • Ruleszzz
                                        • Px}
                                        • 11 Jun 2007

                                        As far as display is concerned... D900 has a lot better display then Nokia and SE... Samsung D900 is i think better than both of the others as they are comparatively expansive...