Sony Ericsson W830
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- Anonymous
- TRR
- 29 Sep 2006
Just picked up the white model of this phone. It is still labeled a W850 here in Hong Kong and is selling at the insane price of ~500USD. (no tax, thank God)
So far, I love almost every aspect of the phone save for 3:
-A2DP controls are somewhat overrated. My plantronics 590 won't start music back up once I manually stop it.
-Custom ringtones don't get piped through to the A2DP headphones and there is no option to enable it.
-Sliding the phone closed does not end a call, nor is there an option to enable it.
It would be nice to search tracks by genre, but as it stands, you can use the keypad to jump around, which beats the iPod, if you hate scrolling all day long.
Not sure that the premium over the 810 is justified with just A2DP, a bigger screen, and Walkman 2.0. I wonder if I could have gotten stereo music anyway, just without track skip controls? Seems to be the only advantage.
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- kami
- ypp
- 29 Sep 2006
the phone u have chosen it will come nearly in 30--40 years so wait for it
i will have 2 say that this phone has memory more than w850 but it lacks 3g capabilities
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- liaquat alit
- PDT
- 29 Sep 2006
like.no.other.we like sonyericsson,only w85o its good, but,i want hometheatre system in mobile phone w1000i,tft touchscreen,8mp ccd,camera,dts.sound, s.master technologies,64mb ram ,wifi 802.11b, 20gb hdd,walkman
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- beniston John
- PDT
- 29 Sep 2006
i love this phone & obviously i would like to have this one but waiting to be released so lets see when it comes in our hands then we can say more about it
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- bob
- nUe
- 29 Sep 2006
i want this one, thought i would have to buy a 3g phone, now they have non-3g, great, but 3g version is out now
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- Phoenix_
- 2@q
- 29 Sep 2006
3G stands for third generation. A 3G device means it is compatible with 3G networks and 3G does not mean secondary video call camera. The reason 3G phones have secondary video call cameras is to enable video conferencing, which requires high rate of data transfer capability, which a 3G network and device can provide. But that is not the only function of a 3G phone. 3G provides high data transfer rates and that can be used for any application where high speed is required like surfing the net or downloading to your computer using the phone as a modem, downloading music and videos from websites/wapsites and these functions do not require secondary video call camera, leave alone main camera. An example of such a device is M600.
Wake up and smell the coffee
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- Pradvin
- PWY
- 29 Sep 2006
How funny? SE known for AF don't have it on their expensive phones, inspite camera being a 2M pix.!!
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- blahh
- kDa
- 29 Sep 2006
how come is it says NO 3G but it has secondary video call camera?
Typo i suppose
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- Anonymous
- Pv9
- 28 Sep 2006
meh.. same thing. why don't they include both technologies in the same phone! like nokia do?
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- VS6
- xvs
- 28 Sep 2006
why does it have a video call camera if it is not a 3G phone??
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- Phoenix_
- 2@q
- 28 Sep 2006
UMTS (3G) and EDGE are rival technologies just like CDMA and GSM respectively. By launching pairs like W850/W830 and K800/K790, what SE is doing is offering you a choice of which data technology you want to use instead of trying to cram more technologies into the same phone. When you are with a service provide, you are going to get either 3G or EDGE, not both at the same time.
SE gives us technology which works flawlessly, unlike the leading Finnish manufacturer who tries to give you the impression that it is giving you a feature-rich handset but fails miserably in everyday use in terms of implementation of the technology. It tries to give you impression of being Master of all Trades but actually is Jack of None.
So I hope this stops the endless ranting about no 3G/no EDGE and let us applaud SE for being practical in their application of technology.
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- Tarantula
- P9n
- 28 Sep 2006
EDGE = Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution or enhanced GPRS, 115 Kbps in data speed, it could be considered as 2,5g
UMTS = Universal Mobile Telecomunication System, 384 Kbps in data speed, it is the famous 3g
HSDPA = High Speed Downlink Packet Access, now with speeds of 3-4 Mbps, this is the 3,5g
The main difference between W850 and W830 is the UMTS and videocall camera in W850, while W830 only has EDGE, except for this both are exactly the same phone.
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- hitz
- 2@1
- 28 Sep 2006
Please suggest which one is better w850 or w830..i think w850 is more advanced as it also has 3g technology..please advice
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- Anonymous
- mx1
- 28 Sep 2006
Spitting image of the 850 minus 3G. What exactly is EDGE?
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- ase
- 2Zj
- 28 Sep 2006
NOT a cheaper version of W850. Just some diff features. And only for some countries. same price. much rather go for W850
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- Anonymous
- S1N
- 28 Sep 2006
if se have taken k790/800 and turned it into slider then it would have been the best phone to buy.
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- Rohan
- PBK
- 28 Sep 2006
"Memory Stick Duo Pro, 1 GB card included" hope they do it K800/790
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- Anonymous
- x8X
- 28 Sep 2006
And who was to say that Nokia is the ONLY manufacturer whose models look the same... :P
If SE is unable to put 3G & EDGE into the SAME phone, one can hardly say that they are innovative or professional... ;)
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- Max
- S7x
- 28 Sep 2006
Yes, cheaper version of W850 and will have EDGE also
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- Mido
- NhF
- 28 Sep 2006
ma god , i just luv the sonyericsson more and more each day , this phone just seems to be the phone of ma dreams , but ma god will it be cheaper than the w850 or what ???