5 megapixel face-off: Vox populi

05 December 2007
It’s been a while since our last cameraphone shootout and you know how much we love them. With all those 5 megapixel cameraphones around, our hands were just itching to make a grand 5 megapixel face-off with as many of the current 5 megapixel cameraphones as possible. The stars in this episode of our Shootout series...

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  • Anonymous
  • 2F2
  • 12 Dec 2007

@ samsung_rocks

Yeah dude soon samsung will be the number 1 mobile company.

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    • carphone
    • M3s
    • 12 Dec 2007

    thanks for the comment in reply to the are branded phones worse than none branded i have the none branded one as it is from carphone it is a bit better than the o2 and t-mobile version but still has a lot of bugs it crashes takes dark pics like i said before and it also when going onto the contacts just keeps saying loading please wait so you cancel and leave it for a while but it still does the same thing and you can leave it loadiong for as long as you like but it still will not work until you remove the battery and resatrt the handset

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      • Don't reply
      • M@T
      • 12 Dec 2007

      Sorry typing error%...
      SHARP 903 is best CAM PHONE as Sharp's are way ahead in terms of CAM than Sony also don't forget that N95 8GB has TOSHIBA CMOS which is one of the best CMOS CAM module available in market

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        • viperkid
        • vpY
        • 12 Dec 2007

        sorry Sony Ericsson, better luck next tym, cyber-shot credibility is now going down, perhaps dey should hav incorporated a bigger sensor on K850 to be at least on par or topple down LG Viewty and Samsung G600. anyway, big time hard core SE fanatics MUST accept the REALITY for now.

        besides the fact that most of em thought that letter C on d current 5mpx cameraphone face-off is their beloved K850 which is actually the N95 8GB, bugs on the xenon flash owners are experiencing plus the old reviews like N90 vs k750/W800 and K800 vs N80 & N73 which was concluded by GSMArena that aforementioned SE models to have better image qualities BUT still, SE fans bluntly branding GSMArena as biased reviewers, which is quite unfair. how forgetful SE followers can be.. it seems that they only want to hear praises for their brand.

        GSMArena - u've done an excellent job on ur cameraphone blind test, now that results are out, i can say that GSMArena is d most FAIR and UNBIASED reviewer. kudos to all ur staff, keep up d goodwork and more power! =)

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • Mty
          • 12 Dec 2007

          LOL

          all those "Cybershot" and "Walkman" logos are just placebo afterall.
          no wonder SE still rank number 4 (below Motorola).

          good job GSM Arena!

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            • amras
            • wr7
            • 12 Dec 2007

            don't lay too much opinions in a review which only includes automatic settings.

            as i said, you can BROAD much more possibilities to take good pics with manual settings on each cam-phone.

            be real, if you have n95, g600, viewty, k850, whatever phone who have advanced settings on the cam menu, it'll be too dumb if you just use the automatic settings while they offer you much more.

            as i speak this, i remember how bad the auto EV in K850 is. you can snap better pics by lowering the EV value to -0.7 so the pic wouldn't that washed out.

            speak wise, the failure of k850 to offer better quality in automatic/standard settings is one thing that CANNOT be forgiven since phones like k550 or w800 offered us much better saturation on the DAY scene pics with automatic settings.

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              • samsung_rocks
              • YHY
              • 12 Dec 2007

              This shows that samsung can compete with the best of them. Yes, n95 is surely the best for smartphone, but samsung not far behind and best for just phone. k850 is a pile of garbage with ugly buttons and more bugs than an exterminator sees. I love to see se fanboys face when they saw the results.

              Great job gsmarena.

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                • josh
                • 0iZ
                • 12 Dec 2007

                @phoenix

                Can you change the theme on the N80 and yes is it as better as the w810? you got to love the themes from SE there nice and FREE lol can't beat that

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                  • josh
                  • 0iZ
                  • 12 Dec 2007

                  @phoenix

                  thats cuase once in a great great while the company will make a model with great features.. whats what happend with w810 the only thing that it don't have is the ad2p but still not bad for a 2 year old phone lol.. i sale cell phones and ppl are still amaze bout my phone..they like why didn't i heard this phone before. i told them thats cause we in the US we get the crappy phones lol..

                  there only 2 company i would get a phone from SE and Nokia, but i would take SE over Nokia anytime, they got the easies menu and navegation, slim not bulk and lightwieght don't forget some of the most inovated accessories..

                    • j
                    • josh
                    • 0iZ
                    • 12 Dec 2007

                    you know what i hate the most is when company's copy other company's design.. the iMobile phone is a N80 and w810 combine wit a motorola razr charger plug. lol but i still don't get why LG keep coming up with samsungs designs even on tv..

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                      • Anonymous
                      • QLy
                      • 12 Dec 2007

                      Haha Sharp 903's camera will never be beaten until other camphones integrate a CCD sensor into them.

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                        • apache
                        • v@H
                        • 12 Dec 2007

                        SE phones have a very intuitive n user friendly interface, being very practical with a plethora of shortcuts. u know where to find what u want. but in Nokia Symbian case, its like getting lost in a confusing muddle maze.

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                          • apache
                          • v@H
                          • 12 Dec 2007

                          Yo Man..hav a look at this marvel, the iMobile 902 with 5MP CCD lens. no other cam phone can come close....u've gotta see it to believe it!!

                          http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnkgrl/sets/72157594525826478/

                          http://www.mobile-review.com/review/imobile-902-en.shtml

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                            • phoneix
                            • BLI
                            • 11 Dec 2007

                            @ josh

                            btw my N80 pictures still cant beat my w810i pictures in any condition...wierd isnt it ?

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                              • phoneix
                              • BLI
                              • 11 Dec 2007

                              @ josh

                              w810i - The best 2 mega pixel camera till date

                              It can beat the k750i on any day.

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                                • josh
                                • 0cY
                                • 11 Dec 2007

                                yall ppl need to be real!! is a freaken phone not a camera.. lol. oh nokia is better o SE is greater.. come one ppl the camera feature in all phones now are set for one thing only TO HAVE FUN! taking pic. simple. really do you think ppl would care for all the specs on the camera phone? maybe 10% so i think the camera phones are ment to do one thing to capture a silly moment, to take a pic of yourself and send it to the girls.. if you want to capture nature of a special moment if life get a digital camera!
                                p.s. w810i still has a great camera!

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                                  • sam
                                  • PDT
                                  • 11 Dec 2007

                                  k850i is the best, and sonyericsson always have the best sound n cameras.
                                  n95 is just bad in just 1 aspect, it is too slow to b used.

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                                    • totaltoanage
                                    • qJp
                                    • 11 Dec 2007

                                    Viewty owns all in video capturing! Truth!

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                                      • phoneix
                                      • BLI
                                      • 11 Dec 2007

                                      Fan Boy or not but accept the truth !

                                      This a picture taken by the N95
                                      http://www.mobile-review.com/review/image/sonyeric/k850/n95vsk800/28062007022.jpg

                                      This is a picture taken by the K850i
                                      http://www.mobile-review.com/review/image/sonyeric/k850/n95vsk800/DSC00134.JPG

                                      Zoom the pictures and take a look at the number plate of the car on the right side."Y450CB" Do you see the difference ? On which picture can you read it more clearly ? Also try to read the car next to the "Y450CB".Guess this pictures tells you which produces more detailed pictures.

                                      Source: http://www.mobile-review.com/r...cam-en.shtml

                                      Thank You ! Enjoy the truth.Need any more proof ?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 2Au
                                        • 11 Dec 2007

                                        carphone warehouse made a good point. the person owns both contender phones and he isn't biased as to which phone is the best.
                                        The person said that all phones have their own strengths and weaknesses. No phone is perfect - enough said.

                                        Well for my comment; will there be another shoot-out? But the commentators state that N82 has better xenon than k850 (fanboys, don't even think of reacting or else I'll shoot your eyes wide open)
                                        and how about the bugs for k850? I think unbranded phones are better than those released by O2 or T-mobile (correct me if I'm wrong).
                                        I am owning a k750 for two years now and have been reading reviews and comments since then and I noticed that sony ericsson phones shipped by either O2 or T-mobile or Orange (I'm not actually covered by these companies, and I'm owning an unbranded one)are having a lot of problems.
                                        Anyways, firmware upgrade "37" is already up to replace firmware "29", and a new firmware upgrade is coming this January. By then I guess I'll own a better k850 by then.