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Sony Ericsson K850i

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  • User Score (2032)
    6.8 6.8 from 2032 reviewers
  • Expert Score (38)
    8.2 8.2 from 38 reviewers
  • Design (617)
    6.8 6.8 from 617 reviewers
  • Features (572)
    6.9 6.9 from 572 reviewers
  • Ease of use (624)
    6.3 6.3 from 624 reviewers
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Take unbelievably sharp 5 megapixel photos and talk to your friends in style with this feature-packed Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot® camera phone.

  • The K850 Cyber-shot® phone is just like a true digital camera down to its last pixel. And there are about five million of them. It combines the important things like auto focus, Xenon flash and automatic lens cover with a range of photo-enhancing features such as BestPic™ and Photo fix.
  • The 5 megapixel camera with auto focus…

Specifications

  • Support
    Find related product support and help in Sony eSupport
  • License Agreements
    End User License Agreements
  • Video
    Playback : Video player
  • Weights and Measurements
    Dimensions (Approx.) : 102mm x 48mm x 17mm (4in x 1.88in x 0.67in) 1
  • Audio Features
    Ringtones : Music tones (MP3/AAC), Polyphonic 40, PlayNow™ 2.0, TrackID™, Music DJ™
  • Hardware
    Camera : 5.0 megapixel with Auto Focus, Xenon flashRed eye reduction, 16x digital zoom, BestPic™, Image and video stablizer, Video record, Picture blogging 4 , PictBridge printing, Photo fix, Auto rotation of photos, X-Pict Story™
  • Network Features
    Bluethooth® Technology : Bluetooth® 2.0 3
  • General
    Data Transfer Rate : GSM, GPRS, UMTS 5 , HSDPA
  • Power
    Battery Life (Approx) : Talk time: up to 9 hours 2 , Standby time: up to 400 hours 2
  • Audio
    Music Player : Media Player

Sony Ericsson K850i

Sony Ericsson K850i is the flagship phone of the K series and it was first launched in October 2007. It is available in three colors such as Velvet Blue, Luminous Green and Quicksilver Black. The candy bar form factor phone has a measure of 4.0 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches or 102.0 x 48.0 x 17.0 mm and it weighs only 4.2 oz (118.0 g). The phone’s screen is a 2.2 TFT LCD which has 262,144 colours and QVGA of 240 x 320 pixels resolution. This Sony Ericsson’s megapixel digital camera gives y…

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Sony Ericsson K850i

Sony Ericsson K850i is the flagship phone of the K series and it was first launched in October 2007. It is available in three colors such as Velvet Blue, Luminous Green and Quicksilver Black. The candy bar form factor phone has a measure of 4.0 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches or 102.0 x 48.0 x 17.0 mm and it weighs only 4.2 oz (118.0 g). The phone’s screen is a 2.2 TFT LCD which has 262,144 colours and QVGA of 240 x 320 pixels resolution. This Sony Ericsson’s megapixel digital camera gives you crisp high resolution every time and added features more common to standalone cameras.

Features

The K850i Cyber-shot™ phone is a true digital camera with 5 megapixels at a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and record videos at 320 x 240 (QVGA) at 30 frames per second. In addition, it is featured with an auto focus, Xenon flash for motionless photos and three LED lights for video recording. There is also an automatic lens cover with a range of photo enhancing features such as BestPic™ and Photo fix. Moreover, there is a Photo Mate feature which shows you the tricks you need to know to take perfect shots. The Sony Ericsson K850i has a front-facing secondary camera for video calling. Therefore it supports 3G which enable users to access broadband Internet, say hello to video calls, audio and video streaming, Internet surfing, multimedia messaging and email on the go. You can browse easily from music to photo album, to video. Watch slideshows while you listen to your favourite music and all. It has a memory stick Micro™ (M2™) up to 4 GB and an internal phone memory of 40 MB. It also has MicroSD™ which support up to 4 GB. The phone also supports a wide variety of audio and video formats which can be played through the built-in Media Center based on the PlayStation Portable interface. Featuring a PictBridge in the K850i which enable user to print photos straight from your phone (You can skip the computer and photo editing software. Just connect your phone to a printer, choose an image and print). The phone ships with an included 512MB M2 stick but can support up to 4GB (M2) or 8GB (microSD). The 930-mAh Li-polymer battery gives talk-time of up to 9 hours on GSM and 3.5 hours on UMTS networks. Stand-by time is up to 400 hours on GSM and 350 hours on UMTS.

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Pros & Cons

  • ease of use, build quality, battery life, long battery life, picture quality
  • everything else, quite large, scratches easily, plastic finish, not yet
  1. Sony Ericsson K850i

    29 April 2009

    Nokia needs to watch out because the Sony Ericsson K850i is one impressive device that is quickly entering into a position to dominate the high-end market. As the iPhone buzz continues to wear down, the Sony Ericsson K850i is the phone everyone will soon be talking about. Read more

  2. Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot K850i

    Reviewer: Gizmos for Geeks
    23 March 2009

    The Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot K850i is an amazing phone that not only has 3G smartphone service and tons of memory; it also is a legitimate 5 megapixel digital camera. It has been very popular, receiving at least a 4 out of 5 star rating on most review sites. At 4in x 1.9in x 7in and [...] Read more

  3. Sony Ericsson K850i

    Reviewer: TopTenREVIEWS
    22 March 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The Sony k850i is a stylish phone that isn’t short on features.  It features a large LCD screen, and smaller stylish buttons below. Also featured is a camera that functions more like a regular digital camera than a phone camera. The back of the phone looks like a camera, with the lens located in the center of the phone, rather than near the top. It’s no secret that the Sony k850i was designed to be fun and functional.  It’s most impressive feature is its 5... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Tibesti
    19 March 2009

    Although it looks like a standard cell phone, the K850i is full of imaging features. Its camera is supported by auto-focus and a bright xenon flash, with the lens protected by an automatic cover and the screen protected by scratch-proof glass. There’s even built-in editing software and an anti-shake image stabilizer. Plus there’s video, music, web browsing and email… all in a sophisticated device that’s surprisingly easy to use. Read more

  5. 13 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Overall, the design, ease of operation and improved camera functionality are great, yet image quality is still poorer than that offered by basic compacts. Read more

  1. Awesome phone

    Reviewer: Amazon
    2 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This phone is great. It offers so much in such a little package. The screen quality is amazing. The phone also features a tilt so you can play motion games. I love that this phone offers so many features. It is very easy to transfer things onto the phone. It even has a really nice flashlight. I am very happy with this purchase Read more

  2. K850i Problems

    Reviewer: MotiveElite, Phone Scoop
    22 October 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Pro's -Great Camera -Great Battery Life Con's -Blue Ring of Death (shuts off/and doesn't come back on) whether because of the battery or the phone its self is unsure. Every K850i has the same problem. -Little slow at retrieving network signals at times. Read more

  3. K850i

    Reviewer: Paul Shepherd, Digitaltrends
    10 March 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    The K850i is by far the worst handset I have ever had. I have recently received my third replacement handset and surprise, it has frozen up on my again! And it is not just me this has happened to. I have two friends both with this phone and both have had to return it for a replacement. Not only is this but its functionality dreadful. The three ridiculous 'touch sensitive' dots are so frustrating and because of the speed at which the handset works (very slowly) you're... Read more

  4. a phone or a digicam?

    Reviewer: techno2k, BusinessMobileAsia.com
    18 January 2008
    Overall 5
    5.0
     

    while it is good to continue on the success of its predecessors now offering a higher megapixel cam, SE seems to focus too much on implementing the camera capability of this phone while forgetting the many aspect a handphone should possess to be among the top i.e. lousy keypad, bulkiness, poor build quality. so, many would still stick to their K810i in this case. Read more

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