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Originally Posted by Heavy Fluid
Nice review, nice pictures, and nice car. Please tell me that it is a 5 speed.
Me likey.  |
Thanks for the review as well.
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Originally Posted by Heavy Fluid
Nice review, nice pictures, and nice car. Please tell me that it is a 5 speed.
Me likey. |
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Originally Posted by cityhunter25
what are the functions of the dedicated ( if there is) answer and hangup buttons. can for example the hangup button can be used for going back in the menu or does it do like nokia and other phones and goes all the way to the main screen.
and for the answer button.. what happens when you press it when no one is calling and you did not input any number to call. |
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Originally Posted by Chronism
The END key will take you all the out to the standby screen. The ANSWER key will bring up the call list.
The camera startup is about 2 seconds from the time the button is pressed. Same from the time that you press the shutter key and it actually snaps the pic. That includes autofocus. I will snap some comparison pics with the K790a shortly. |
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Originally Posted by Chronism
Call quality and volume is typical SE, not very loud in the earpiece IMO. Overall build quality is solid, but the hinged door for the memory/sim card/battery can be a little iffy when opening and closing. You have to have it perfectly lined up and use a little force sometimes.
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iPhone affair might be over, back to my true SE love...
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Originally Posted by nokian73
So i checked it out today:
Nice phone wont regret. Keypad - bad for texting, i didnt like it. Backlighting amazing. Touch sensitive - V.V.V.V.V.V Sensitive. D-Pad - Very bad placement, keeps coming in the way Phone - FAT lol Camera - I like my k790a better. Overall: Not worth anything close to $600 |
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Originally Posted by ace587
ill take that advice
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Originally Posted by nokian73
i think everyone should! unless they like wasting their money
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Originally Posted by ace587
they dnt care its CYBERSHOTTTTTTTTTTTT
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Originally Posted by McLaren_F1
No Carl Zeiss
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Originally Posted by McLaren_F1
No Carl Zeiss
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Originally Posted by nokian73
your going to pay $600 for cybershot... i got myself a DSC-H3 with 4gb memory card for $450.
The k850 cant even come close to it and ur paying $600 . pshhhh! |
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Originally Posted by Paco
Gosh, the K850 makes the K790 look so old school. Definitely makes the K790's screen look so small!
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Originally Posted by ace587
more juice to kill...
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Originally Posted by nokian73
your going to pay $600 for cybershot... i got myself a DSC-H3 with 4gb memory card for $450.
The k850 cant even come close to it and ur paying $600 . pshhhh! |
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Originally Posted by Paco
Why would you compare a digital camera, with a Quad Band Global 3G GSM phone?
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Originally Posted by Paco
Is that supposed to be a serious 'negative' of the phone? welcome to the 21st century. Phone screens are only getting bigger.
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Originally Posted by ace587
isnt k850i meant for photography?, then so its entitled to be compared
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Originally Posted by nokian73
i think everyone should! unless they like wasting their money
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Originally Posted by SnooPPP
Got a question hopefully some lucky k850 owner can answer.
One thing that is important to me is watching videos on my phone. I own a k790a, and the video playback is decent. 320x240 vids, you get some artifacts on the screen, and it only runs smoothly stuff below 25fps. Is the k850's video playback any better? If it's not, then I'm wondering if Nokia n95 8GB would do it better |
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Originally Posted by bothfly
To chime in.
I'm looking at the K850 and N95-3. The N95-3 has 30 FPS in Video mode, the K850 has 15 FPS. I had a N95-1 a while back and it was/is a great phone. But the battery sucked. Now the N95-3 has a fatter batt. I also had a K790a and thought it was great. I'm leaning towards the N95 just beacuse it can do more for the same price, mainly its running S60 os, and can do email PDF and office files, while the K850 cannot. Then there is the GPS as well. But the K850 sure does look hot. |
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Originally Posted by bothfly
To chime in.
I'm looking at the K850 and N95-3. The N95-3 has 30 FPS in Video mode, the K850 has 15 FPS. I had a N95-1 a while back and it was/is a great phone. But the battery sucked. Now the N95-3 has a fatter batt. I also had a K790a and thought it was great. I'm leaning towards the N95 just beacuse it can do more for the same price, mainly its running S60 os, and can do email PDF and office files, while the K850 cannot. Then there is the GPS as well. But the K850 sure does look hot. |
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Originally Posted by nokian73
The n95 for sure will do a better job i can prolly say that for sure
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Originally Posted by Kricket
^ yeah - i totally agree - with the n95 - you get FAR more functionality (i mean, just in terms of the apps you could load onto it)
but i guess that explains why the n95 costs so much more (at least, the new version does - i think the old version just dropped to around the same price as the k850) |
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Originally Posted by THETRUTH#34
well right now they are comparable in price, i mean the n95-3 you can get for about 649.00 or less.
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Originally Posted by SnooPPP
Got a question hopefully some lucky k850 owner can answer.
One thing that is important to me is watching videos on my phone. I own a k790a, and the video playback is decent. 320x240 vids, you get some artifacts on the screen, and it only runs smoothly stuff below 25fps. Is the k850's video playback any better? If it's not, then I'm wondering if Nokia n95 8GB would do it better |
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Originally Posted by nokian73
i say go the nokia way
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Originally Posted by dmo
What the hell. LOW EARPIECE VOLUME. Doesn't SE get this yet?
How does it rank in terms of earpiece volume compared to the K800/790 or the W810i? |
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Originally Posted by Chronism
It is equal to my K790a. Anything more than a quiet enviroment and you have to have the volume all the way up and the phone pressed tightly against your ear. The only bad thing I can say about the phone so far.
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Originally Posted by Outrigger
really. coming from someone name nokian telling people to get a nokia, shocking.
I'm sure if some of the SE fanboys or people interested in nokias, they would go to the nokia section. no need to do anymore advertising. |
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Originally Posted by pachi
Should of had a n95 phone pics to compare.
HOWS THE LOUDSPEAKER??? Does it crackle like the K790a? |
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Originally Posted by THETRUTH#34
here are comparison pics between the 2, as always the nokia has more colors yet the sony seems washed out to me, i was gonna say the k850i has truer warmer colors, but looking at the playground and the spidey pic shows me they are washed out in my opinion, but overall both very good camera phones.
http://www.phonedaily.com/news/?news_id=6166 |
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Originally Posted by BlueCalx
that 'washed out' look could be from overexposure or a screwed up white balance, couldn't it?
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Originally Posted by pachi
Should of had a n95 phone pics to compare.
HOWS THE LOUDSPEAKER??? Does it crackle like the K790a? |
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Originally Posted by angelm713
Couple of more questions for someone that actually has the K850i in hand:
1. Does the "Light" feature work? Is there anyway to enable the light to use as a flashlight? The manual doesn't indicate so but it is often lacking in what the phone is capable of doing. This is actually an important feature for me as I have a shortcut for it on my W810i. 2. In the Media Player, can you sort by Genre? One review I read says it does, but it doesn't indicated so in the AE manual. Thank you. |
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Originally Posted by Ender17
can you please tell me how fast it is when scrolling between photos?
like in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc4x...related&search= is there lag? |
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Originally Posted by Chronism
I have not experienced any lag whatsoever scrolling between photos or through the track list in music. The only thing in music when holding down the d-pad in one direction, the list will scroll fast and display the track number until you slow down/stop and give it a chance to fill in the track name.
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Originally Posted by Ender17
ok, anything like this when viewing photos?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebGfVSU4Vc |
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Originally Posted by THETRUTH#34
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Originally Posted by junkiejoe
Here's some footage on and old wooden rollercoaster I took today. I had a death grip on the phone as I didn't have the lanyard on it. It's shaky and grainy but it WAS a violent ride. Old wooden rollercoaster are nuts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrRxMEaFYE |
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Originally Posted by junkiejoe
Here's some footage on and old wooden rollercoaster I took today. I had a death grip on the phone as I didn't have the lanyard on it. It's shaky and grainy but it WAS a violent ride. Old wooden rollercoaster are nuts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrRxMEaFYE |
. But i still think being as blocky as it was, takes better video than my fiance's 3.2mp cannon digital camera .
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Originally Posted by a9ballbr8k
Dude that totaly looks like six flags darien lake in ny. is that the super man I see to the right?
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Originally Posted by junkiejoe
Here's some footage on and old wooden rollercoaster I took today. I had a death grip on the phone as I didn't have the lanyard on it. It's shaky and grainy but it WAS a violent ride. Old wooden rollercoaster are nuts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrRxMEaFYE |
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Originally Posted by Kricket
^ keep in mind - whenever you post a video on youtube - it always looks "blockier" than the original...
notice the "blockiness" on this n95 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyQAqhcgRO0 ive never used the n95 - but im almost positive the video looks better than that in its pure form... EDIT - you can see the blockiness ESPECIALLY when the guy moves the phone around quickly (much like when recording on a roller coaster )and i love how people are comparing se's k850i "dumbphone" to nokias n95 "superphone" - i think its great! |
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Originally Posted by Valgar
Haha I was thinking the samething, I remember that damn wooden rollercoster, it hurts your butt and balls so much.
I grew up in rochester, ny btw, been to darien lake many times. |
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Originally Posted by junkiejoe
Yeah, I was at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City for a spike of adrenaline. The vid is blocky due to such a violent nature of shaking the rollercoaster produced. When still, it's not nearly as bad.
Here's another of the k850i: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IojddZw5whU One using the N95: http://youtube.com/watch?v=M8RRJmxbcHQ And one with the 6120 Classic: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9pBPXBk8xso |
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Originally Posted by Mojo_LA
Other than the 5mp camera, does this phone offer anything that makes it worth the money?
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Originally Posted by Mojo_LA
Other than the 5mp camera, does this phone offer anything that makes it worth the money?
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Originally Posted by haritia
Well, it has US *and* non-US 3G is another new thing but it lost IR (most people won't miss that) I am still not clear whether there is EDGE on it or not. Some specs have it and some omit.
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Originally Posted by bodeh6
Well of course it has EDGE on it
It has QuadBand GSM/EDGE and TriBand UMTS/HSDPA. |
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Originally Posted by bodeh6
Well of course it has EDGE on it
It has QuadBand GSM/EDGE and TriBand UMTS/HSDPA. |
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Originally Posted by Mojo_LA
So does my Samsung A717 and it was FREE.
Still doesn't look like the k850i is $600 worth of phone. |
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Originally Posted by Darkwun
if your lookin for something groundbreaking the N95 should be you purchase
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Originally Posted by Kricket
if you dont think the k850 is worth it - then i would suggest you dont purchase it - that would just be silly...
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Originally Posted by Mojo_LA
Hey, this is a DISCUSSION forum... after all the hype surrounding this phone, now that it's out, I'm interested in a DISCUSSION of reasons (aside from a 5mp camera) what makes this phone worth $600.
From the sample pics I've seen, aside from the hi resolution, it doesn't look like the optics (i.e. lenses and image processing chips) are significantly improved from past cameras (better optics would lead to a much better picture over simply increasing the resolution). 3g speeds are nice, but other phones have that. It's funny, the w910i has a nice, big screen that's great for browsing, but the k850 has the speed you want to browse with. Too bad Sony didn't put these things in ONE phone! |
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Originally Posted by haritia
At the SE dev connection it states that the K850 has EDGE (E-GSM is EDGE right?) but on the K850 specs page it's not mentioned at all. I have not received confirmation either way on that.
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Originally Posted by Kricket
does groundbreaking mean: "uses the same form of laggy os available for the last 5 years with the addition of a 'faux' gps function that takes forever to lock onto satellites and requires the purchase of an additional monthly subscription in order to utilize in any sort of useful way"?
because if so, then i agree |
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Originally Posted by Baldilocks
Ok, time to get back on topic
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Originally Posted by THETRUTH#34
YOU SURE YOU EVER USED A N95????? My gps locks within 20 seconds, i have no lag, plus i have rt66 which is free and requires no purchase and full voice navigation.I mean really if you are gonna knock something get the facts straight.Oooppps sorry, you are the one that thinks the iphone is ground breaking.
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Originally Posted by junkiejoe
It has EDGE.
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Originally Posted by feej92
confirmed... i get the E when im outside a 3G area
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Originally Posted by THETRUTH#34
can someone post some camera pics, seems noone is posting any pics taken with the k850 as of yet.
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Originally Posted by bostonirishguy
So you can tell us how the N95's pics are better?
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Originally Posted by Kricket
lol - a non-laggy s60 - thatll be the day
and yeah - the ui of the iphone is definitely groundbreaking - which is why im assuming nokia is going in the same direction with their "new" touchscreen symbian technology - go figure - of course, when that phone drops - everyone will poop their pants - but im guessing that itll still be laggy - curse of the s60, i suppose now - back to the k850 - no, i dont think its worth the $600 it first sold for - and im not sure its worth the $550 its currently selling for - but within a month or two - itll be worth the price itll sell for (and the price it was supposed to sell for) - around the 450-500 range again - the n95 first opened at over a thousand dollars - and all it added over every other s60 was its gps "feature" - was it worth that then? heck no (and im not sure its worth the $750-800 its going to sell for on the nokia site - hey, if we dont account for the cheaper ebay prices with the k850 - why do so for the n95?) its silly to ask "is the k850 worth $600?" when we all know (or should know) thats not the "intended" selling price of the phone... EDIT - actually - nokia has the OLD n95 listed at 700 on the site - if they can sell that n95 for 700, then i think 550 for the k850 isnt so bad (considering theres not much more the n95 can do - surely not $150 dollars worth) |
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Originally Posted by manchuia
um .. there are pics posted in this thread... even comparison to the k800
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Originally Posted by THETRUTH#34
saw them, just wanted to see more in different lighting conditons, from actual users.
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Originally Posted by Darkwun
i've lent mine to an associate for test it for 24hrs but when i get mine back i'll post some pictures because all the ones i have are of family and friends and i dunno how they'd feel bout being pasted on the internet
@ Kricket - i personally can testify to 2 non laggy N95s and the capabilities of that phone are outstanding mate, the only bad thing i have to say about the phone is the battery |
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Originally Posted by Darkwun
@ Kricket - i personally can testify to 2 non laggy N95s and the capabilities of that phone are outstanding mate, the only bad thing i have to say about the phone is the battery
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Originally Posted by Kricket
after i used my 7610 for a few months - i actually got used to the lagginess as well - it wasnt until i went back to a non-s60 phone that i realized exactly how slow it was
im sorry - but im going to have to side with EVERY SINGLE unbiased published review on the n95 and contend that it is, in fact, a laggy beast... i mean, if people are happy with it - then thats fantastic - after all, we dont use phones because OTHER people like them - we use them because they do everything we need - for me, the n95 is just a bit laggy - some people may not even notice it - and for those people, the phone is perfect to each his/her own |
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Originally Posted by shaolinmonk
Kricket
guess what? the new se's k850 and w910 are laggy and slow |
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Originally Posted by bodeh6
FW update will probably fix that.
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Originally Posted by shaolinmonk
Kricket
guess what? the new se's k850 and w910 are laggy and slow |
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Originally Posted by Kricket
is the n95-3 faster? if i want to send an email - which phone would get it done quicker? how about text messages?
and lets not take shortcuts into account - i mean, both the k850 and n95 can utilize shortcuts for sms, mms and email - but id like to get an idea of just how quick the n95 is |
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Originally Posted by Kricket
^ i know - i remember when the n91 first came out and people said: "its SO much faster" - then the reviews came in...
i remember when the n73 came out and people said: "its SO much quicker" - then the reviews came in (i actually remember getting into a debate on hofo very similar to this one - people saying: "nuh-uh - its FAST" - now its pretty much common knowledge that the n73 suffered from more lag than even some of its predecessors did) and i remember when the n95-1 first came out and people said: "theres NO lag" - then the reviews came in again - i have no personal experience with the n95-3 - but im willing to bet that when the NEXT s60 comes along - people will say: "it has no lag - not like the n95-3 did" im gonna try to make a trip down to overseas electronics this weekend to actually test it out myself - im curious as to how the camera performs - and if its as laggy as the n95-1 - lemme guess, thats the only feature that still has lag? |
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Originally Posted by zhusain
For those who are complaining about the price, shop around. I got mine for way under $600 CDN! For those in the GTA beware of Pacific Mall, their prices were from $630 to over $700!!!!! |
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Originally Posted by pdagal
You can turn off the shutter sound.
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Originally Posted by darth_malus
Wirelessly posted (samsung i607: SAMSUNG-SGH-I607/UCHA1 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 6.12))
i was just curious it does have an imap email client and how is the web browser |
Is it okay to move to SE from nokia? 
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Originally Posted by X-Phaktor
Anybody else having problems with the cameras flash? The sensor doesn't seem to notice the darkness too well and doesn't turn on the flash.
Is there a way to manually turn on the flash and have it on for all pictures taken? |
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