Powered with a 5 Megapixel camera, the Sony Ericsson k850 is the best phone in the K series as of now.
What we liked about the K850
-5 Megapixel Camera
-EDGE
-Memory card Slot with Hot Swap System
-FM Radio
-Bluetooth (A2DP Enabled)
What we did not like
-Traditional D pad layout
-Fingerprint Attractor
-Lacks Wifi
Taking the phone out of the box I noticed a good 2.2 inch TFT screen and the mirror finish which attracts fingerprints like magnet. The Phone boasts EDGE enabling data transfers as fast as 3.6 Mbps. The gallery is similar to Nokia’s N series Phones, for instance the picture rotate feature. Its quite refreshing for Hardcore Sony Ericsson fans.
The baby weighs 118g, well little bulky, but considering the features its okay. The phone has 40 mb of internal memory, which can be extended by Micro Sd or M2 Card (they bundle a 512 mb memory card in the box).
My friend who is not so geeky mistook it for a Digicam when he saw the Camera Side of the Phone. The Camera has dedicated Control Keys for Zooming, Switching On/Off, and Shutter Control.
Sony people missed the joystick on the D pad which has been replaced with 2 and 5. This can surely frustrate users. That central button key has been moved up to three touch buttons directly underneath the screen and it will take some re-learning if you are a current Sony Ericsson user.
With a 5 Mega Pixel Camera, Xenon powered flash and lastly lens Cover which is automatic, taking photos was a breeze. The Photo fix application is handy to fix minor defects. The Video Camera is a 30 fps with QVGA resolution, the Video camera options were similar to that of a still camera.
The Inbuilt Html browser will go a little more than your expectations as it supports content created for HTML 4.01, xHTML 1.0, CSS and Java script, WAP 2.0. The browser also offers RSS feed reader.
Generally, the Smart-fit function of the browser does well fitting the web content onto the screen. Scrolling is fast once the page has load completely. Our impression is that the Smart-fit function has got an upgrade and does a better job than in previous versions.
Media center can be accessed with the shortcut key on the left, the music center design will remind you of PSP (if you have seen one) it lists Photo, Music, Video, and Settings icons. The phone is powered with version 3.0 of Sony’s Walkman system. The player supports MP3, AAC, and AAC+, E-AAC +, WAV, WMA, M4A and MIDI file formats and not to forget the evergreen Mega bass Technology. The player comes with stylish light effects to make listening to music on the handset even more enjoyable. The video player has Fast Forward Function, which is quite common these days. The Photo Gallery consists of: Latest Photo, Camera Album, Photo Tags, Photo Feeds, and Pictures. Latest Photo provides quick access to most recent photos.
Sony Ericsson K850 lives up to the responsibility of being a Cyber Shot. With rich camera settings, the phone comes incredibly close to stand-alone digital cameras. The novelties in navigation suggest that it will not resort to simply being an upgrade to older Cyber-shot handsets and will be aiming beyond the brand-loyal consumers. However, the first 5 mega pixel Cyber-shot will be forced to handle a lot of pressure, especially by non geeky consumers. It’s been a year since Nokia N95 was introduced, which indisputably outruns K850 in non-cam features. With an expected price tag of about 430 Euro, some users will think twice before buying a K850 at its very release. Consumers may opt for the rival phone Nokia N95 instead.
by guestblogger.
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