Sony Ericsson K800 review: Digicam in disguise

26 June 2006
Sony Ericsson K800 is one of the handsets we were so anxious to test that we could hardly wait for the phone to be brought in the office. Its highly advertised Cyber-shot camera made us as restless as kids on Christmas morning. Once we got it and before we started working on this review we spent a good deal of time experimenting with the exciting 3.2 megapixel camera. Not that we haven't seen a better camera, no! The thing is that this good camera just happens to be a good mobile phone, too.

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  • drsilverworm
  • Yhd
  • 19 Oct 2006

My k790i gets better everyday. There is no better phone on the market.

Undisputed champion of camera phones, and only phone with a real xenon flash. A must for people who use cameras socially and especially photobloggers.

See my photoblog, pictures within last 4 months are all taken and sent straight from my k790i. chrisppix.blogspot.com

If I was offered to trade my phone for any other, I would decline. No doubt about it. Get this phone.

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    • Anonymous
    • PFM
    • 16 Oct 2006

    why didnt they mention anything about the great display in the key features

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      • Luciano
      • mA@
      • 15 Oct 2006

      The comparation made by de mobile review between k800 and n93 was made with the prototipe phones not with the final versions.The final version of the n93 camera is bad.I had N93 and K800 and the K800 makes the better pictures by far.That's true

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        • Anonymous
        • myv
        • 10 Oct 2006

        Just had the ony Sony Ericsson K800 phone for a few days and already developed a problem; when the phone rang and I press ANSWER but nothing. my first idea was somebody is joking but then I tried to call my other phone and NOTHING is there to hear. after few minutes I called again and press SPEAKER ON and there was sound (fom back speaker not one where is VGA lens. I have not dropped my phone and decided to have my contract canceled for this phone due to recurring problems encountered with Sony Ericsson K800 by other people like myself and would like to know why their seems to be common problem with this.

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          • Anonymous
          • wYE
          • 05 Oct 2006

          "Even though I prefer the SE K800 for it's design I don't care wether tne nokia n93 has better features. If it has a mp3 player, a radio, a memory expansion slot and takes decsent pictures and videos I decide on style and price."
          -------> the k800 does have a music player that plays mp3's, it does have a radio, and it definitely does have a mem stik expansion slot. i think the only advantage n93 has is with regards to its video recording function. no biggie.

          "That's why I will wait for the SE k790 to become available wich will probably be cheaper because of the lack of secondary camera for video calling. Who actually uses video calling? I mean most my friend's mobiles don't even have a secondary camera, why spend more to buy a mobile that look exactly the same and just has an extra camera (I am talking about the SE K800 and K790."
          --------> would you believe that 790 costs more than the 800? yep. over here in the phil k800 costs about 30 dollars cheaper than the 790. well, i dunno y. i dont get the logic. it's maybe coz of the edge capability of the 790.

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            • Anonymous
            • PFM
            • 05 Oct 2006

            THe Phone is very good but the MP3 very soft not so loud like k750i

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              • Dreadnought
              • niA
              • 01 Oct 2006

              xabi,
              If you have got the money go for the N73.

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                • xabi14
                • RIF
                • 01 Oct 2006

                I'm torn between the k800 and the n73...pls help

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                  • Nu
                  • mxw
                  • 01 Oct 2006

                  My cousin came around with it the other day he thought it was great- good looking phone but i thought it not now after reading about the video capabilities of this phone. This should be just as good as the camera capabilities.

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                    • amir
                    • mCi
                    • 29 Sep 2006

                    hi all is the k800 big or a good size plz reply somone
                    and how much does it cost US dollar

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                      • BOB
                      • PBN
                      • 27 Sep 2006

                      Hi,
                      Can neone tell me whether we can view or edit .doc or .xls on SE K790/800 (w or w/o ne external application).
                      Are there ne such application available.
                      This would be a gr8 help in deciding me which one to go for.

                      Thanx

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                        • Anonymous
                        • PGc
                        • 22 Sep 2006

                        hi all is the k800 big or a good size plz reply somone
                        and how much does it cost austarlian dollar

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                          • macbrush
                          • Uis
                          • 22 Sep 2006

                          Just wondering if anyone know whether I could compensate exposure with flash in use. The compensation controlled by the joystick only works without flash.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • in%
                            • 21 Sep 2006

                            does the phone actually made in china, including the battery?? I just bought one today.. and I realized that everything is made in China. Does SE mobile phones made in china??

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                              • sepuk
                              • PIx
                              • 20 Sep 2006

                              i just bought k800i few weeks ago.this fon is great.b4 this i use to have nokia 7250,se p910i & o2 atom.this is my latest fone & i love it & going to kept it.most of my freind use nokia & they have problem with memory card capasity but not for se.

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                                • K
                                • Ui%
                                • 18 Sep 2006

                                To Saitou Akio, higher iso means grainy pictures.. please do some research first..

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                                  • Hmmm
                                  • PFM
                                  • 16 Sep 2006

                                  I own a k800i. Bought it nearly 2 months ago. Here is my honest take on it.

                                  Pro:
                                  1) Excellent camera. Although some photos tend to be underexposed. And yes, the Xenon flash is really something to rave about. Its fantastic. Detrators can say what they want, but I dun care, its good.

                                  2) Good MP3 player. Nice features overall. Quite user friendly.

                                  3) Reasonably small and light. And it looks good to me.

                                  4) No software glitches so far.

                                  Cons:

                                  1) It hasnt happened yet, but I think my joystick will spoil eventually. Its starting to lose sensitivity.

                                  2) Coating of my keypad is starting to peal off. And i take quite good care of my phone.

                                  3) Not terribly customizable to individual preference as compared to my previous nokia phones.

                                  4) The speakers are good/clear. But im annoyed by the volume. Its freaking irritating coz u cant hear very well sometimes. It may be clear, but the maximum volume is pathetic. (probably my greatest annoyance with the phone)

                                  OVERALL : No regrets buying it at all. Some problems, but hey, which phone is perfect. Personally, I would think only the N73 could rival it. But the k800i is about a 100 dollars cheaper, so I probably will still buy it given a second chane.

                                  I rarely recommend phones to ppl, but I would say k800i most likely wont dissapoint u. Btw, its the first SE phone i used, i was previously all nokia, and this has got me noticing SE more. =)

                                  Hope this feel u guys who are still on the fence.

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                                    • Paul
                                    • U2$
                                    • 16 Sep 2006

                                    does anybody know if the k800 has speakers inwhich you can play your music out aloud... and if so is it good quality

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Gh6
                                      • 15 Sep 2006

                                      To Saitou

                                      U are so right, N93 is overly huge, ugly overpriced and is not on the same league as any cyber-shot phone. Nokia's CZ lens is a gimmick. And if u didn't know, SE actually allowed Nokia the rights to use the CZ lens on their dwindling, over-populated n-series. N-series has no class, cos they are mass produced phones, with too many on the market...boring

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                                        • Jernej
                                        • MmT
                                        • 12 Sep 2006

                                        Hi everybody! Can please somebody post me a link, where I can see a video sample? This is my only considoration about buying this phone or not, so I want to see if video quality is as bad, as many says. Thanks a lot!