LG KG920 vs. SE K800 vs. Nokia N73: One more photo shootout

31 January 2007
Recently we've got LG K920 for testing; this is one of the first 5MP camera GSM phones available on the market. We've decided that it's a good idea to test it against one of the best currently available 3MP camera phones, and also great rivals - Sony Ericsson K800 and Nokia N73.

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  • R
  • Rasmus
  • SHF
  • 30 May 2007

Come on people, all 3 phones are great, and it's a matter of choice, choose the one you like yourself.

My favourite is the SE no doubt, because I think that it makes the most natural pictures, and as said with most details (compaired to Nokia). For me it's most important to get a good picture to start out from. You can tweak the contrast and so on in a program on the computer.

Another thing is that I find some of you way to picky, fx about the picture of the branches. Come on, GSM-arena has taken it to extremes to show it. Would you ever look at a picture zoomed that much in? Look at the full-scale pictures, can you see the blue and purple here? Guess not, unless you are trained.

But where I find that the Nokia really falls through is the small lights which turns random colors, thats a pitty. That's what really made me go for the SE.

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    • Anonymous
    • MR@
    • 29 May 2007

    AOa hey frnds i use both Sek800 & nokia n73 & i like Nokia n73 bcse as it is a symbian & now nokia has improve the sound qualites of there sets as in n73 & 3250 so now U can cmpre n73 with any net of sony ercson in sound& u found N73 musicedition as A king of ALL

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      • Anonymous
      • PFX
      • 11 May 2007

      If u want to buy whtever, question are, wht u r going to hav
      I giv an example;camera or video. Money or styles, user frendly or what?
      It was designed by manufacturer not to match all item or specification. Just look what we need.
      Camera? of cours SE

        • a
        • asian_kungfu_generat
        • PEI
        • 20 Apr 2007

        @jens:
        i always carry my Canon P&S digicam in my glovebox.
        cause, none of those expensive cameraphones can match my Canon pocket digicam.
        some of my friends did that too, because you'll never know when those "beautiful moment" come to you.

        i guess you should stop being a geek, leave your computer, and go out and meet some normal people.
        believe me, there's a lot of nice people out there who love to carry their digicam everywhere.
        :)

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          • hesam (iran)
          • mCi
          • 19 Apr 2007

          ok, sek800 is better in picture in dark (i think only 10% of the pictures will happen there in darkness) , but you must see functionability and programing in n73.. its a symbian phone, like SE p990! you cant compare k800 and n73! they are different phones..
          you must know it a little and a little hangy phone cause of its OS. the sony ericson's P series hangs more more than N73..

          i love sony mark on every thing but mobile phone, cause of ericsson ? i dont know and sorry.

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            • sopo
            • nCx
            • 06 Apr 2007

            haved k800i(in august-november-2006) have a god camera have the best flsh but now i have a 7390(is much better on pictures in daylight) and a n73 music edition (is better than k800i indor photos without the help of flash)--for pictures on daylight the 7390 is the best(grate quality when you put on pc)then the same position is k800i & n73

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              • Anonymous
              • P9p
              • 06 Apr 2007

              SE K800 is the winner, LG is the second and the last place is for nokia!

              I dont know why the nokia lovers talk about N73 smartphone cappabilities when all of them see a K800 king in the imaging department, loosers. Nokia never can match SE in camera quality, NEVER, and take into account the freezes, and hangs of the BUGGY S60.

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                • andry
                • PB1
                • 05 Apr 2007

                hmm, i never like the result of the images produced by Sony compact digicam before,
                and i don't think the Sony-Ericsson digicam will do any better.
                as for Nokia, the Carl-Zeiss Lens might give a little boost, but still can't beat the KG920.
                :)

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                  • boneless
                  • MSK
                  • 21 Mar 2007

                  the nokia photos look unreal,the sky is too deep blue,those small white bulbs are pink or green,things look plastic or like drawn. they are too sharpened,you can see white lines around all edges

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                    • WesCo
                    • ibm
                    • 21 Mar 2007

                    Jens , your rite!




                    Baby , i do agreed with you2.







                    K800i well... it just a normal phone with a good camera inside,tats all.But when comes to snapping pictures, documents function, and alots more software that we can install ourselves,so n73 of course the choice.

                      • J
                      • Jens
                      • PUi
                      • 21 Mar 2007

                      If i wanted to buy a camera, I wudn't visit this website. Moreover, I haven't met a (normal)guy who carries his digital camera everywhere. To have a great phone cum camera like K800 is simply awesome. Whenever u feel like snapping some pics, hey! it's there in ur pocket! :-)

                        • T
                        • Twi
                        • 4WM
                        • 18 Mar 2007

                        SEK800 has the best overall camera, let's rate SE and Nokia for some various things.

                        A = Almost like taking a picture with a real digital camera.
                        F = Almost like taking a picture with a tubesock.

                        Close Ranged
                        SE - A
                        Nokia - A

                        Long Ranged
                        SE - C
                        Nokia - B

                        Dark Conditions
                        SE - B
                        Nokia - FAIL

                        Picture Accuracy
                        SE - B
                        Nokia - C

                        Picture Asthetics
                        SE - C
                        Nokia - B

                        SE average - 2.8 - C+
                        Nokia average - 2.4 - C-

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                          • apollo_218 " EGYPT "
                          • NhL
                          • 17 Mar 2007

                          i've tested them all ,,,,

                          and i see that SE is the king due to the large experience
                          of the very famous photography com. SONY

                          then comes Nokia after that comes LG ,,

                          that's just my opinion

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                            • Baby
                            • ibf
                            • 11 Mar 2007

                            hmm... lets think,in malaysia market price K800 is around rm1200(AP) and N73 is around RM1550(AP),if u ppl so really wants to take a perfect picture why wanna buy a camera phone with paying such price and still wants to comment this and that?? Since u ppl so care bout the picture clearity rather u pay the price for a real camera,i think in tat price u can buy a 10mp DiGicam already.

                            M i rite???...

                              • K
                              • KeN
                              • nDU
                              • 08 Mar 2007

                              I have the latest firmware on my N73 and it doesnt hang or anything.N73 rulzz them all

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                                • Anonymous
                                • iIg
                                • 06 Mar 2007

                                it is obvious. the kg920 is AWFUL outdoors. k800i not much better, n73 is by far the best outdoors. indoors the n73 is the best followed by the kg920 then the k800i. the n73 is by far the best.

                                nokia n73, well done. 1st place
                                k800i, kg920, awful. last place

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                                  • kenny
                                  • 2A3
                                  • 06 Mar 2007

                                  N73 camera is brilliant but not as a digital camera. but a camera phone. K800's one really shines out of both dark and lighted conditions as a camera and camera phone. don't compare the two in photography cause it is clear that with all photographers opinion, K800 surely wins.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PGY
                                    • 03 Mar 2007

                                    sum1 had said dat "try N73 n learn how to use" .. c...its quite manifest dat N73 is too much complicated device to handle..dsnt hav a user friendly interface...yes its tru...let me giv u n example...while recieving music through bluetooth in N73..it appears as a msge n den we hav to locate da location to wher we hav to save it..ohh needs too much tym 4 it..whoa its so stupidity! bt in K800i..jst recieve a music..it wil automatically make new folders 4 artist album n auto place it in da music folder..simple..not a complicated 1...
                                    compare::::
                                    K800i iz lyk Windows XP in computers
                                    N73 iz lyk Windows 98(not even da second edition..:p)
                                    now u decyd...which 1 wil u go 4... complicated or simple..?

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                                      • Michel ===> Sony
                                      • SkE
                                      • 01 Mar 2007

                                      I think that k800i is best with good xenon flash, Video,Music Player,and it is lounder than others i suggest u buy this phone

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                                        • peyman
                                        • mDk
                                        • 21 Feb 2007

                                        nokia n73 is best.n73 has perfect camera.