Holiday gift guide 2007: Our Christmas carol

07 December 2007
We’ve been all over ourselves into mobile phones, our job implies that. Come this time of the year though when everyone tries to get out of the box and find the best present for their loved ones, we get down to work to summarize all the latest and greatest...

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  • Mtr
  • 09 Dec 2007

Perfect. So when I buy another Motorola noone else will have the same phone as I do and I'll be unique :-) Thanks!

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    • Anonymous
    • Y1V
    • 09 Dec 2007

    "You probably saw that the Sony Ericsson K850 is not on the top places of our list. Although a Cyber-shot cameraphone snatched our recommendation last year, we feel that this time the Sony Ericsson K850 is not on par with the other major contenders. While it sports wonderful camera interface and a wonderful xenon flash, the Sony Ericsson K850 simply doesn't cut it with image quality this year. All of our recent shootouts confirmed that the Sony Ericsson K850 is inferior in camera quality."

    "Here we are at the end of this shootout. GSMArena was once again an arena for the battle of the titans. We hope that this article will help you decide between the most popular 5-megapixel choices on the market if you are going to buy your next phone based on its photographic abilities. In this heavy-weight championship series the Sony Ericsson K850 managed to collect a total of 31 points, while the Nokia N95 managed to beat it by a slight margin with a total of 34 points. Those numbers are indicative only and you should give more weight to the results of the tests that matter most to you. It was a close call, but this time we prefer the Nokia model. The main issue with previous Nokia cameras - the overprocessed look is gone with the N95 and the experience Nokia had with their photo mobiles so far seems enough to compete with the years of Sony know-how in the field. As a last note, let's not forget that Sony Ericsson K850 firmware is still in beta. If the photo quality changes significantly with the final version we will revise the article.

    Total 5 megapixel shootout score: K850 vs N95 – 31:34"

    Anyone else notice a contradiction here? First the K850i is almost as good or better in certain aspects of picture quality compared to the n95 aside from video, now they're saying the n95's camera quality is "second to none", and the K850i doesn't even make the cut. So which is it? Before everyone goes off on a nokia fanboy or se fanboy rant, I think it would be helpful to everyone if gsmarena would be consistent with their reviews.

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      • Andreas
      • MQY
      • 08 Dec 2007

      My top:

      Camera - Nokia N95
      Music - Iphone
      Fashionable - Iphone
      Slim - Samsung U100
      All in one - Nokia N95 (8gb)
      Business - SonyEricsson p1
      Web - (no idea)

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        • Anonymous
        • pkU
        • 08 Dec 2007

        it seems that gsmarena forgot V8, one of the most slimmest, stylish phones

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          • Nikita
          • Y9W
          • 08 Dec 2007

          Here's my top:
          Camera - SE K850
          Music - Apple iPhone
          Fashion - Nokia Arte
          Slim - Samsung U100
          All-in-One - HTC
          Business - Blackberry (any)

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            • Nikita
            • Y9W
            • 08 Dec 2007

            Got both phones from last year's More than expressive (end of this year) =)
            Only question -- why iPhone is not best in web browsing?..

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              • Anonymous
              • ijm
              • 08 Dec 2007

              yeah.... walkman still dominated the music phone market.... i hope SE makes a new improvement next year like they introduced k750i and w800i last 2 years....

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                • Anonymous
                • nDZ
                • 08 Dec 2007

                lol..I don´t get it ...

                GSM ARENA Has SAID that Iphone music is BELOW AVErage .. and now this phone is the BEST at music ?:-\WTF LOL

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                  • mie
                  • ibg
                  • 08 Dec 2007

                  to sajjad,

                  just shut up! ok?
                  if u r do not satiesfied with the result, dont u even leave ur comment here. face the reality my boy..!! SE cannot beat NOKIA at all..!!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • my2
                    • 08 Dec 2007

                    you ba^t$e*eds how many web sites should i show with the k850 being the best camera phone. are nokia paying u guys or what. you have ben favoring nokia for years now and ive had enough.the k800 pictures are much better than n95, and everyone who owns them says the same, up to u what u want crappy gps which gets you lost, ands wifi, or cyber-shot with real camera ui and motion sensor, oh yeah it looks good aswell unlike some other nokias. ok i get it n82 may beat the k850 with the feature list but never on camera and media. u ignore major flaws in nokia but you point out very minor ones in se. im not saying every se phone is the best but niether are nokia but all i see on this website is 'this will be a major succses this is an amazing phone......'. you guys should stick yourselfs hard an stop doing reviews and stay with news.. thats all your good for.


                    p.s anyone how wants a list of the k850 reviews can ask..

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                      • sajjad
                      • u1t
                      • 08 Dec 2007

                      Camera - Nokia N95
                      Music - Apple iPhone
                      Fashion - LG Prada
                      Slim - Samsung U600
                      All-in-One - Nokia N95 8GB
                      Business - Nokia E90
                      Web browsing - Nokia 6120 classic
                      so what if editors have chosen a certain mobile...use ur own common sense....
                      1-gsmarena compared beta k850 with retail n95 diffrence was only 1 point,to me SE succeeded,mobile-review.com tested and found beta k850 better than retail n95...sorry for nokia lovers.
                      2-talking business phones than review on both gsmarena.com and mobile-review.com shows that tytnII is better than e90...again sorry for nokia lovers
                      3- web browsing choice can be accepted cause every browser(nokia,pocket ie, netfront,opera) has its own capabilities and hardware is also imp
                      4-talking music phone than iPhone is the worst of all,gsmarena has'nt work on this one
                      rest are ok

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nDZ
                        • 08 Dec 2007

                        at Music Sony Erisson WOn .. with the W910 or W960i .. Not the Iphone . thx :)

                        yep..K850 sucks .. and I like SE 70% & nokia 30% :D

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                          • ALI
                          • Uq4
                          • 08 Dec 2007

                          Hail to GSMarena...for such a great work.prices are quite accurate very close to market prices here in Pakistan...i own a Nokia E61i and N95. I jus luve'em! My day never completes without 2/3 visits of the site...Since i have an unlimited data plan for my e61i, its a great experience browsing net on a larger screen...and i simply Love the browser!if som1could teme how to copy/paste text in Symbian OS, i can even say bubye to my laptop.

                          Great work Guys...thanx alot...Marry Xmas to u all...i recomend that guys at shud b given a very good bonus for such a great work:-)

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                            • Imad
                            • RYV
                            • 08 Dec 2007

                            I just don't get one thing..why do these Sony Erricsson fans accept the fact that K850 is really an awful handset..I am a Nokia lover but I always speak neutrally. Yes, Nokia also makes bad phones but why don't you guys admit that Sony Erricsson can also make bad phones. Why you guys even want to compare the K850 with N82 and N95. This time Sony Erricsson is not even close to Nokia. I bought the N93 and I do admit that N93 was a total useless phone (except the DVD like quality videos) but still I do admit that N93 is a mistake from Nokia. Whereas N70,N73,N91,N80 these were some awesome phones. I also admit that Sony Erricsson K800 was an awesome phone. But this year as you guys can see that gsmarena has chosen Nokia in 4 categories and there is NO Sony Erricsson this proves that this has been a year for Nokia. And I am really happy that N95 has won in 2 categories. I own a N95 but now I have to buy the N95 GB Version...I hope everyone do agree with me whatever I have written. No Offence

                            Thanks
                            Imad

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                              • Anonymous
                              • iKt
                              • 08 Dec 2007

                              these phones are the best in the editor's point of view, but they are not the best in GENERAL.
                              which mean that k850 is not bad in general.
                              It is only the editor's opinion, and the opinions differ between people.

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                                • Oliver
                                • ibn
                                • 08 Dec 2007

                                Wow.. Thats so typical.. SE wz found to be not up to standard,n the SE lovers start complaining.. Jz accept it! SE cant be the best in evrything.. I love GSMarena.. N i think theyre the best.. Btw they R major.. THX GSMARENA!!

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                                  • Rafsan
                                  • 2F2
                                  • 08 Dec 2007

                                  I am proud to be a owner of u600 which gsmarena has also suggested to buy. Slimmest slider.....

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • nmL
                                    • 08 Dec 2007

                                    the prices not close to reality

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                                      • Human Being
                                      • PDT
                                      • 08 Dec 2007

                                      Congratulations and thanxs to all people working with Gsmarena.
                                      i am a great SE lover. i have changed 19 cellphones (I am only 15 years old) and all of them are SE phones but this year i know that Nokia got the better of it.
                                      I believe what Gsmarena has said. But still i will cheer for SE.
                                      They are upto something big or else they would not have released such phones.
                                      MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE TO ALL.

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                                        • lamecuss
                                        • UD}
                                        • 08 Dec 2007

                                        reaalllyy great!! u guys should keep it up!
                                        very neat reviews and mostly accurate.. thank you guys
                                        for your hard work!! god bless!!