Sony Ericsson K800
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- bill
- kD0
- 05 Oct 2006
i bought this phone 3 weeks ago and im enjoying it. so here are the good points about this phone:
- it's a 3.2 mp cybershot camera phone
- the flash is very impressive
- very easy to navigate as it is very similar (even identical) to older versions (ie: w810, k750, t616 etc.)
- its a 3G phone
- resolution looks REALLY nice
- the screen is nice and big
and here are the bad points:
- a little too big for a new phone
- the slider door for the camera looks very fragile
- in terms of hanging or freezing, it's never froze on me but it lagged twice because i was flipping through pictures really quickly (but what phone wouldnt lag if you go through pictures really fast?)
- im particularly concerned with the durability of the joystick because it looks fragile as well.
other than that, the phone is two thumbs up! i would recommend getting one. they sell for around 500 CAD give or take 10 - 20 bucks difference. its a good price for a phone with all these options
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- the kid
- ib2
- 05 Oct 2006
da camera in front..can it use to take picture or can only use for 3G calling..???
- J
- JiN
- PAW
- 05 Oct 2006
@ markjayson
Yeah its true, u can play nokia games on this phone... but it needs to be in .jar extension. Try playing Galaxy on fire and ull be amazed...
U wont need to upgrade the firmware right away - i havent done it yet, and my phone doesnt hang... but if it does, u can contact the fone vendor so that they can replace it - or upgrade the firmware for u.
for the camera cover - i think not, mine is still good. but its true that when u place it in ur pocket it will open **sometimes** but if u really take good care of the wont, you wont even worry bout that - like i said i have been using the phone for 2 mos and still good as new, lens are even unscratched.
The sound quality is good. using the speakers, youll be able to notice that theyre quite weak, but enough for me. Using a wired headset - yes theyre clear. Using a luetooth headset - Stereo, like i said so it will be good.
@Ian
All you need to do to get vids on the fone is this.
1. find a video on ur PC( .mp4, m4a, 3gp i think .rm will also work *not sure*...)
2. Either connect ur USB cable and then transfer the file to the videos folder OR send it via bluetooth, if ur computer has one.
3. Of course youll need to access it using the phone, either playing it right away after recieving it, or going to file manager or video player on entertainment.
4. Enjoy.
Btw, you can download vids from youtbe and put them on ur fone by simply converting them to mp4. cool... so instead of using audio, U can actually use ur fone like an iPod video by putting in a lot of video files, but of course ull need at least a 256 M2.
Cool?
- J
- JiN
- PAW
- 05 Oct 2006
@ markjayson
Yeah its true, u can play nokia games on this phone... but it needs to be in .jar extension. Try playing Galaxy on fire and ull be amazed...
U wont need to upgrade the firmware right away - i havent done it yet, and my phone doesnt hang... but if it does, u can contact the fone vendor so that they can replace it - or upgrade the firmware for u.
for the camera cover - i think not, mine is still good. but its true that when u place it in ur pocket it will open **sometimes** but if u really take good care of the wont, you wont even worry bout that - like i said i have been using the phone for 2 mos and still good as new, lens are even unscratched.
The sound quality is good. using the speakers, youll be able to notice that theyre quite weak, but enough for me. Using a wired headset - yes theyre clear. Using a luetooth headset - Stereo, like i said so it will be good.
@Ian
All you need to do to get vids on the fone is this.
1. find a video on ur PC( .mp4, m4a, 3gp i think .rm will also work *not sure*...)
2. Either connect ur USB cable and then transfer the file to the videos folder OR send it via bluetooth, if ur computer has one.
3. Of course youll need to access it using the phone, either playing it right away after recieving it, or going to file manager or video player on entertainment.
4. Enjoy.
Btw, you can download vids from youtbe and put them on ur fone by simply converting them to mp4. cool... so instead of using audio, U can actually use ur fone like an iPod video by putting in a lot of video files, but of course ull need at least a 256 M2.
Cool?
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- gretz
- 2QD
- 05 Oct 2006
Hi. Does this phone has a simplified chinese?
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- Wesley
- Fv4
- 05 Oct 2006
Ok just to answer a few questions I have noticed because people aren't paying attention to what other people write. The Memory stick is the M2 Series, 512MB came with my phone you can only however at this stage get up to 1GB. I am sure in the future Sony will expand their capabilities. The M2 Stick uses less power than the Duo allowing the phones battery life to last extensively longer than say a K750i. If it doesnt last longer there is something wrong with your battery. :) The memory can be hot swapped this means it can be removed and put back in whilst the phone is still on. You can even fragment the card in your card drive if your an idiot like me and want to try and make it run as fast as possible. Being A FAT Drive system it takes a bit longer to fragment than an NTFS file system. I did that for a laugh, it didnt make much of a difference :P. LOL!
GSM arena have kindly demonstrated the camera features of the phone and compared them all for you between the Nokia N80 the Samsung D900. But at night in the darkest place possible I'd have to say this K800i Cybershot has the best camera. During the day you couldn't tell the difference respectively. But you can check these out for yourselves in a link below the picture of the phone.
About it hanging, my first K800i hung like a bastard, froze, turned off etc etc. It eventually died within 2 weeks and would no longer turn on. However I had it replaced and have never had the same problem since. The new one never hangs, never freezes, is constantly changing menus as quick as an old T28s ;) Considering the screen is far more graphical and clearer than any other Ericsson I have seen, (I cant speak for anyone else if they ahve seen something better be sure to let me know).
The MP3 player I have found is the same as the W810i in terms of clarity with the same headset HPM-70. The only difference is the W Series has a 5 band equalizer the K series has a 4 band equalizer and both can be adjusted manually to suit your bass or trebble needs.
I dont think I need to say any more infact GSM arena have most of this written in their review if you're up for reading the few pages they have kindly put together. Though all I have written here is based on my own experience. Feel free to contact me regarding any thing on this phone I will be happy to chase up any information you desire.
Kind Regards
Wesley Ulrich
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- Happy K800 User
- TRE
- 05 Oct 2006
The best 3G 3Megapixels camera phone in town.
Go for the best & forget the rest... K800i
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- tew
- 4B5
- 05 Oct 2006
just the color, jack
- j
- jack
- nCN
- 05 Oct 2006
hey guys..need help here just to relief my self...
there is a new brown SE k800i thing...
is it the same as the black or have other stuff..or just the color?
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- Ian
- nE9
- 04 Oct 2006
Hi had ma k800 now a week but still cant get any videos on there??? Can anyone plz help on downlaodin vids eva off the net or off my pc!! Thanks in advance...
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- Giedrys
- 4u8
- 04 Oct 2006
What is the must-have software for K800i?
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- Nick
- kNN
- 04 Oct 2006
The phone is just great i have had it for about 2 months now, but the negative things are the camera is not as great as it is spose to be, and since the zenon flash is right over the camera lenze it captures all the little dust and smoke and whatever is flyeing over the lense, my w800 was taking wayy better pictures then this.
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- Anonymous
- PFM
- 04 Oct 2006
How's the keypad?
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- aznknightz05
- xTH
- 04 Oct 2006
awsome phone..had it for about a 2 months now....no hang up...no freezing....notitn. Works like a charm. I have 1 gig M2 card and used the 3.2mp camera functions to the max. I took so many pictures w/ the camera. Awsome resolution. i highly recommended for any camera buff. Battery life is exceptional. I used walkman functions + cam functions and still got enough battery life for my daily usage of talking. If you dont use any of those functions and just talk at reasonable amount of time, u can use it up to 2 days without recharging...love it to death....highly recommended to get a screen protector vs case. Case makes it looks so bulky and cummbersome.
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- Anonymous
- pYI
- 04 Oct 2006
Is the siganl strength better than w800i ? If not there's no point getting this phone !
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- markjayson
- PSw
- 04 Oct 2006
@JIN
what you said was really cool.. i think those features in the games are really neat.. can you really play games that were made for nokia in the k800i?.. sounds interesting
i have plenty more questions..
can you install applications in the k800i?.. please give me an example of some of the applications that can be installed..
when I buy the fone.. do I need it to be upgraded so that it will not hang?.. coz i read in the other opinions that this fone hangs a lot when not upgraded to a higher version..
i also read that the cover for the camera at the back of the fone loosens easily after a number of use.. is this true?..
how is the sound quality of this fone?.. is it good?..
hmmm... my questions are getting too long now.. time to end it.. well.. thanks if you can answer.. im getting overly excited again in having one.. thanks JIN... BTW.. are you a filipino?..
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- john
- nCN
- 04 Oct 2006
hey....i am looking for a site or something to upfate my firmware version.. it is geting me some troubles..can any one help....i dont have visa or anything..so looking for away wich is free...plz..help me guys..i am getting pissed over here..
- J
- JiN
- RKp
- 04 Oct 2006
@markjayson
Nope... the fone doesnt hang a lot... i my 2 mos usage, i can only remember it not responding once (when i was playing a video, then a call came - the reason is i also have a video ringtone so it was like playing two videos and getting a call... so it is expected) but overall, its great... a bit worried with the down key, but when i press it, sometimes its not responding but im still hearing the clicking key sound, so i bet its not a hardware problem but with the firmware... hope the latest one will fix this...
Just found some great games on the ner for free and man the phone rocks... u can use other games, like for nokias etc... and if it doesnt fit the screen, u can actually adjust it in the games menu... really cool..
The WMA support is good, conisdering that when u lower bit rate in MP3 - sound quality will suffer a lot - so with WMA - its not that affected. U can lower ur sound up to 1.5 MB and its still clear. And another thing is the A2DP support - good with people like me who cant bear the pain of dealing with wires. Thats the reason why im gonna get a Moto HT820 - hehe... and thats for 50 bucks only... smooth e?
Hope this helps... just post any questions and will gladly answer...
***answers will be user based so its better***
hehehe...
- m
- markjayson
- PSw
- 04 Oct 2006
hey guys..
can you give me some overview about this phone?.. i haven't tried it yet... i am thinking of buying one.. plus, can you answer some of my questions?..
does this phone hang a lot?.. and what are the negative sides of this phone that you have already seen?..
hope you can answer my questions.. any answer will do.. thanks guys.........