K850i is out!

[dominick]

Btw, the star at sonyericsson.com is back :(

[euqtor]

I saw it at hi-mobile.net $ 605.00 US

[William520]

Well for starters it certainly looks the part, albeit a bit chunky from the side. Also I love that it's got so many features & the blue or green glowing buttons (depending on your colour selection) mark it out from the drab Orange or white LED's on other phone key pads. I read Rick's review (he is in the UK) & he uses a K800i at the moment which is another fine cybershot phone. This phone is thinner that the K800i & although the K850i has a 5 Megapixel camera, this simply refers to the size of the final picture, & not the quality. The quality of the image is defined by the grade of sensors that refine what the camera lens sees. Also, the focal length of the lens plays a part in quality of images taken. The K800i camera has a focal length of 5.2mm which is good. It is a thicker phone than the K850i so it can accommodate this, yet the K850i being thinner could reduce the focal length of the lens, making it more likely a lower focal length is used. This results in lower quality images. I would recommend this phone to anyone, & even though it's Sony Ericsson's latest Cyber-shot phone, it's still not a replacement for a digital camera.

[SOMEBLUE]

greate!i will check it later

[dominick]

@ William,


No, a phone will never be a replacement of a digital camera. But it could make fine pictures though

[wod07]

"the blue or green glowing buttons (depending on your colour selection)"
What glowing buttons?

[Jeebus]

Just so people know, there phonesoure-usa is selling the phone for $524 US.

But I've also heard of a lot of slight problems with the 1st edition on HoFo. Screens acting weird, sensors not working properly, pictures coming out bad, creeky case.

I think I'm gonna hold off till it's a bit cheaper, and maybe when it gets a nice firmware upgrade.

[Wild Child]

For those in the new york area the only place I have found that had this phone in stock was:

Blue2 Communication

267 Canal Street
New York, NY 10013
tel: 212-334-5356 fax:212-334-5357

Paid 565 flat no tax with cash purchase for mine which is the blue version. They dont have it on display, I asked the guy if they had it, he looked in the computer and told me 15 minutes, I had my phone in 15 minutes.

WC

[le_bogs]

I think using a cybershot phone can replace my digital camera because it's simplicity, as long as you are not a professional photographer.

[glorfingal]

hold off on getting a k850i for now - the current (initial release) firmware is, shall
we say, less than optimal !!
There are numerous hangs and crashes when it's doing nothing - mine requires the
battery to be removed once or twice a day when it hangs up in standby. It's easy to
see if it's hung - all the keypad lights are on !!!!