Sony Ericsson K850i
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Features of the Sony Ericsson K850i include:
- 3G (HSDPA)
- Camera: 16x digital zoom, Auto focus, 5 megapixels, Xenon flash
- Video Camera: Video call, video clip, video record, video stabilizer, video streaming
- Display: 262,144-colour TFT, 240 x 320 pixels
- Music Player: Music tones (MP3/AAC), MusicDJ™, PlayNow™, FM radio RDS
- Media Player
- Java Games
- Ringtones: Polyphonic ringtones, MP3/AAC ringtones
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB mass storage
- Memory: Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) and microSD memory card support, Phone memory 40MB
- Messaging: Email, MMS (Multimedia messaging), Predictive text input, SMS long (Text messaging), Sound recorder
- Internet: Modem, Access NetFront Web Browser, RSS feeds
- Operating Frequency: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, UMTS
- Size: 102 x 48 x 17 mm
- Weight: 118 g
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Reviewed by Kelly on 09/10/2008
Since i have had this phone i have had nothing but problems with it. Firstly the touch screen buttons stopped working, and the menu key was stuck so continuously kept selecting itself. it always freezes and the screen goes black, the buttons light up and the phone vibrates. I had it sent off for repair. It was fine for about a month, but recently it has started freezing again. Its so annoying when you are in mid phone call! Which is when it happens most. Its also rubbish for taking pictures in the dark, although my friend has the same phone and his is fine??? :S Also the camera would always come on when it was in my pocket. Its been more trouble than its worth. I would not recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by Kib on 08/10/2008
absolutely hate this phone. I am onto my third in a year and am counting down until my contract ends and can change the phone. Problems include constant hanging. I consider it amazing when I dial a number these days and the phone actually rings. The buttons are awful for texting. Half the time the facility for answering with speakerphone doesn't work. The phone very often Switches off mid conversation for no apparent reason. I am at a loss to understand how anyone can be impressed with the camera as so far I have been underwhelmed with the quality of photos. I would not recommend this phone to my worst enemy, or actually maybe I should!!!!
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Reviewed by shaun walker on 07/10/2008
i have had it 4 a while and no problems im mean wts the fush it a really good phone
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Reviewed by lewis on 07/10/2008
do not buy this phone it is absolutely terrible, it crashes all the time and cuts out. the camera is good but you could by focusing it and the phone could freeze on you. if uou were ever to drop it, you would need to get it repaird because it is garanteed to break, if its raining and its in your pockey, it will break. if you text too quick, it will cut out... HIGHLY RECOMENDED NOT TO BUY!!!!!
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Reviewed by Matse Uwatse on 05/10/2008
Gosh! I am hugely disappointed! I totally expected more. I got the K850i just two weeks ago and it is suddenly dead or do I say...bad. The screen refuses to come on but the key pad is lit. I upgraded from K800i to K850i and I think it is rubbish. Can I trust SonyEricsson anymore? You killed my joy! I love your product but now...I am weary of it!
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Reviewed by Stuart Reynolds on 05/10/2008
i don't know why people keep complaining. ive had it for 1 day and i love it. yeah i know TAKING A PIC IS DIFFICULT BUT U LEARN OVERTIME HOW TOKEEP HOLD OF IT. I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE KEYPAD , T FIND IT EASY TO USE
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Reviewed by dave on 05/10/2008
Phone not bad not great, texting a nightmare due to the square around middle. cam works great when it wants too. touchscreen part anoys me to hell every time speak to people when finish i either in me inbox or games or contact list. really big let down and now i have to wait a full year before i can either upgrade or get new phone .
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Reviewed by Shane Donald on 04/10/2008
This phone is a joke.. Ive had nothing but problems. Ive had 4 new handsets, 6 new batteries, 2 new chargers and just got one back from being repaired on my insurance and its facking broke again!!! The worst phone i have ever had!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont want sony ericcson ever again and thats all ive used for years!!!!
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Reviewed by Joe on 03/10/2008
I have just returned my second one of these to Three, both of them having gone faulty. Yhe first one stopped working, and prior to that it was freezing regularly (something which Three stated was a known issue with software and not a fault) and the second one decided to become possessed. It is being replaced with a different model now, as the only thing that I could be sure of with the K850i is that it will go faulty.
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Reviewed by Antony on 03/10/2008
i have had this phone for around 5 month's now and i have to say it's a good phone even tho i sent it back because i could not recieve messages i couldnt access inbox or anything to do with message's other than that everything is fine i love it but i hope after seeing all these reiew's mine doesnt get bad like other people's phone's you have to give it time of course it's gonna be irritating at first with the button's that's because the previous phone you had was different so give it time
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Reviewed by Sam Olden on 03/10/2008
got this phone free on a 3 contract. really good phone love the camera! only small problem is that the phone keeps restarting itself which changes my theme ect.
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Reviewed by Bobby on 01/10/2008
Terrible phone, countless problems from it crashing and restarting, having to send it back twice due to it not being able to send/receive text messages. Now finally after 10 months it just does not switch on and instead freezes with the lights on! The bad keypad is something I have got used to, the camera however is useless and again too slow switching between modes.
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Reviewed by Matt Helyar on 30/09/2008
I used this phone for a couple of months and there are a few things that I have to comment on. This was my first sony ericsson the buttons are pointlessly small and it was very irritating. the D-pad in between the keys is the reason for this and this is also very irritating. i don't mind the touch buttons though, but whenever any of my friends try to use it they get exited, then disappointed thinking it was touchscreen (the touch buttons are just the small area between the silver buttons and screen, not an area at the bottom of the screen as the manual claims. it's a magnet for fingerprints. if you put any finger behind the phone when using the camera it will confuse the sensor and mismatch the flash to the exposuer and you get a black picture. dispite this the picture quality is excellent, and i'd recommend it as a camera. it's still a big heavy brick for this day and age. sony ericsson's PC software is very low quality, thankfully you can ignore the software and use it as a USB mass storage device, but i didn't work this out until i'd already installed its required quicktime (which i hate and you can never completely remove) PS. where's this second front facing camera that the review says can be used for video calling? i never saw that.
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Reviewed by sony on 30/09/2008
the best one is w810i.............!think about that
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Reviewed by tony on 29/09/2008
had my phone for 4 months kept switching its self off, orange wouldn't replace as it didn't happen often enough. then it developed another fault where it wouldn't hang up after a call, they sent me a replacement, replace met developed a key fault the next day, getting a 3rd phone tommorrow hopefully this one will be ok.
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Reviewed by Liam on 29/09/2008
Im on my second 850i in 6 months & my current handset wont even turn on now. The previous one had keypad problems after 2 months use, the 9 and * keys packed up. Neither handset has ever had rough treatment or been dropped etc. Both were from O2, who have been fine about replacing the faulty goods, but I wont be buying another Sony Ericsson after this. Its a shame because when they work thy're great phones with useful features & powerful cameras, its just a pity the build quality cannot support them.
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Reviewed by ken wright on 29/09/2008
love the phone hate the softwere
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Reviewed by elle on 28/09/2008
I was bought this phone as a birthday present and after reading the reviews on here was very concerned at the common faults mentioned, However having had the phone for quite a while i couldnt be happier! The pictures are brilliant, much better than my boyfriends nokia 5mp and better than my 6mp digital camera. The buttons do take some getting used to but after a few days its fine, and i love the movement sensor for playing games. A really great phone! Honestly cant understand the bad reviews can only gather that the customers who are happy with their k850i's never bother to write reviews!
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Reviewed by Allie on 27/09/2008
All you people moaning! if you knew how to use the phone properly then you wouldnt be having all this trouble! ive had this phone for a week now an its brill, no problems at all <3
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Reviewed by G on 24/09/2008
I have had this phone about 3 months now ... I don't think the touch keys are a problem ... after some time they become very nice to use... also the camera is great .... I have two concerns about this phone ... first being when in a call your cheek presses the touch buttons and you end up saving loads of texts in drafts and so on. Not sure if this can be stopped from happening. The second thing is, after 3 months of not over using the phone the green metallic paint and silver call buttons' paint is begining to chip off. Surely this isnt ment to happen on such a new phone. On the whole a very goood phone :)
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Reviewed by sandy on 23/09/2008
stupid phone...it crashes and doesnt turn back on...absolutley pathetic..so angry
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Reviewed by Clare on 23/09/2008
Worse phone i have ever had, worked great for a few weeks and was thinking what a great phone, HOW WRONG COULD I HAVE BEEN !!!! SE should withdraw this phone from sale and replace all the cusotmers who have been massively disappointed. Im going back to NOKIA.
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Reviewed by Joe on 22/09/2008
At first when i got this phone on contract, i didn't like it very much at all. The back got fingermarks on it too easily, the buttons were too small and it was still kind of like a brick, but after a while, i got used to the buttons and grew to absolutely adore this phone. The camera is the best i have ever seen in a phone and i haven't had one problem with it. Despite this, i think the touch strip is a little insensitive.
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Reviewed by Nisha on 21/09/2008
Amazingly superb......!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Chris Thornton on 20/09/2008
This is one of the worst phones i have ever had, its a massive let down for SE, the touch screen stops working at the slightest provocation, buttons fell off the pad even from even normal usage, this was a HUGE mistake. The specs looks great, the phone build quality is not. AVOID.
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Reviewed by Ish on 20/09/2008
THIS IS THE WORST PHONE EVER AND PROBALLY THE WORST PHONE SE HAVE MADEI HEVE HAD IT SINCE JANUARY 2008 AND AT FIRST IT WAS REALLY GOOD BUT NOW IT STINKS.THE FEATNRES ARE GOOD THE APPLICATIONS ARE GOOD THE CAMERA IS GREAT THE GAMES ARE GOOD MEIDA PLAYER EXCELLENT FOR CAMERA PHONE.NOW I THOUGHT I HAD HAD THE PERFECT PHONE BUT THEN IT FELL DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND THE EVERYTHING BAD HAPPENED TO IT.(IT IS QUITE A STRONG PHONE.) I DOWNLOADED STUFF OF THE SE WEBSITE AND THEN THE NEXT DAY THE GAMES AND APPLICATIONS STOP WORKING NOW I HAVE ANOTHER 3 YEARS TO GET ANOTHER PHONE. I THINK I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY W810I, AT LEAST THAT STILL WORKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM
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Reviewed by DAZZA MAZZA!"£$^&$%$( on 20/09/2008
I fink this fone is absolutley 1005 percent brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!! best camera phone ive ever had! AWSOME!!
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Reviewed by Sam on 19/09/2008
Ihad this phone when it first came out and its the worst phone ive ever had, its my 4th phone because all my other 1s have played up where i cant use at all and the 1 i got nw is playing up. so dont bother having this phone, if i could have a diffrent one i would because this phone is rubbish.
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Reviewed by Ali on 18/09/2008
I got the phone in December 2007. I am sorry to say that this is the worst sony-ericsson phone I ever had, touch buttons at the bottom of the screen are not useful at all, you could easily press any of them during a conversation. camera flash is at out of sync at least %60 of the time. meaning 4 out of 10 pictures you take with a flash are usable !!! not easy to text or dial a number as buttons are not optimised for that. above all this phone crashes a lot. Avoid if you can.
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Reviewed by jack on 16/09/2008
love this phone so much that i am dying for cash but i dnt wana sell it
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Reviewed by Leah K on 15/09/2008
Absolute Rubbish! I really liked the phone when i saw it but after 3 months on contract the phone broke 3 times. The first two times it just shut off and wouldnt turn back on and the third time the speaker bust so i couldnt hear anyone when making or recieving a call! The touchscreen freezes frequently and connects to wap when it feels like it! Totally unreliable! Especially for someone who relies on the mobile for work reasons etc!
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Reviewed by Donna on 15/09/2008
Worse phone i have ever had has been sent off now 3 times the first time was 15 Days after i had the phine worst 1 i have ever had when taking pictures its goes green or ghosty turns itself off the touch screen works when it wants to so unable to do anything i was told by my network company that people will continue with problems with time phone until sony ericsson have found the right software to fix the problem but no-one knows when this will be so we have all be sold faulty phones has bad is that ?
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Reviewed by Cameron on 14/09/2008
Ok so i got this phone on 3 for £25 500 mins and unlimited texts so far i am extremely happy, no porblems whatsoever peeps try see if there is a firmware update that normally helps anyway i have had a camera problem with the flash but i found out it was actually my finger (silly me) anyway i would reccomend this phone anyday
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Reviewed by Thomas Edwards on 14/09/2008
oh my god, i bought this phone about 2 months ago, and 2 days ago i was charging it and it randomly vibrated. I then tried to turn it on and all it did was light up. Really annoyed because i loved this phone and now i cant even use it. Get a better phone this is junk !!!!
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Reviewed by Richard Simkins on 14/09/2008
I've been a Sony Ericsson fan for many, many years, but this model is the second disappointing SE phone on the bounce (w880i being my prior phone). Firstly, the 'touch screen' - the 3 buttons on the bottom of the screen are in theory a good idea, but these are poorly executed. From day 1 I found the buttons unresponsive. And this seems to permeate through the entire keypad - I have lost track of the number of times when I've been unable to unlock my phone becuase it has decided not to work. But there are bigger bugs than this. It shuts down when writing texts or when on the internet. When doing so one of 3 things can happen. It can either reboot completely, switch off, or 'die' for several minutes and refuse to turn on. The camera, which seems to have universally been panned, is poor. When it works, photo and image quality is very high. But the flash seems ill-aligned to the shutter, so you will regularly get blank photos. But, to top this all off, three days ago it gave up the ghost completely... after 8 months. The problem? The key bad / touch screen. It has decided to continually select the middle touch screen button so when unlocked the result will look something like this... Menu - Messages - Write New - Continue - Select Number - *first name in phone book* - Send Message.... Message sent. My phone sent 20 blank messages to Aaron before I new what had happened. And to top it off, when going into my local phone store, I was told 'off the record' that this is a common problem with this phone and it was the THIRD phone THAT DAY to be returned. All in all a highly disppointing phone. The photos can be good, the idea and the theory behind the phone was good, but the execution was incredibly poor.
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Reviewed by zak on 14/09/2008
ive had this phone 4 a few months and its the worst ive ever seen. its shit take my advice on this sooner or later ure phone will play up and start 2 send texts it self and have a mind of its own. i would not recommend this phone 100 per cent im dissapointed this time sony
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Reviewed by Tommy Elliott on 13/09/2008
Hd this phone for a couple of days now, and my verdict is that it is a exellent phone. The camera is amazing and the phone has many functions. I would recommend this phone 100 per cent.
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Reviewed by Mel on 11/09/2008
The ridiculous keypad drives me insane, the buttons are too small and difficult to press (especially with nails) - do not buy this phone! I have another year of it - gutted!! Mine runs slow too. Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish!
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Reviewed by Adam on 11/09/2008
bought this fone on 24/6/08 on pay monthly (3),was really good for the first month,but during this time it kept turnin off in on (rebooting)then it broke completely as wen i turned it on it jus lit up.got it repaired and now it has broke again after 1 week.good fone wen it works,but thats rare.:(
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Reviewed by Alex on 11/09/2008
dont mind the buttons just the touch screen is quite hard to adapt to and very annoying hardly work, also had a 5mp camera before this and this one is terrible compared to all other 5mp cams, apart from that phone is all good but i wouldnt recommend it
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Reviewed by Mon on 11/09/2008
Good features on the phone; rubbish design. Sony didn't think this one through carefully enough. All the things on the phone are awesome, but then you have the touch screen that stops working after a bit and the dodgy small buttons and then you get sick of it. I had to have a replacement K850i cos of problems. I got another K850i under o2 insurance only to find the same problems as before! Gonna move on to another Sony I think! Going in to the o2 shop in 2 days and I'm hoping they'll let me have a different model and if not I'll sell the K850i they give me and use the money to get a phone that won't break!
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Reviewed by nico ...hants on 11/09/2008
avoid this phone at all costs !!! had k750i and loved it .didnt like the k800's to big . so when this came out thought great ill have one . looks ok etc...first thing you notice is system still same as k750i !!! nothing new..then the camera 5mp !!! crap take better pics with my nokia n73 .plus have to fiddle with settings all the time not point and shoot as this will normally leave you with dark shots !!! then two wks later the problems start camera shutter sticks wouldnt open .replacement sent the 3 annoying touch buttons on this phone didnt work ! another sent out ok for 3/4 months then touch screen buttons dont work again . O2 shop repair get phone back month later broke again !!!
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Reviewed by Jon Temple on 11/09/2008
I had this phone for nearly a year and found it terrible. I usually have a Sony and have been very pleased with them but I find this phone unreliable. The camera quality is very poor, dark/black photos. The touch sensitive buttons do not switch off when I am on the phone so all the menus are working against my face. The touch buttons just stop working. The phone takes ages to catch up when i push a button. The best thing is how the battery sim and memory card fit in to the phone. Get something else. My iPhone is on order.
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Reviewed by AL on 10/09/2008
Got the phone on 12 July sent it back on 14 july as it kept freezing. Got another phone same type as i liked the look. within days it started freezing again. was told to update phone software of SE site and did this. it didn't work. With Vodaphone, their Customer Service is worst i've come accross. have to now send phone back for repair to Vodaphone as they wont replace it. once they fix it 3 times then they may consider replaacing it. Worst phone i've ever had, wish i had stayed with Nokia and O2. Stay clear from this one.
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Reviewed by Kevin Keeble on 10/09/2008
I have had my mobile since January and it has been repaired 3 times now for reasons such as:- Freezes, keypad lites and drains battery, locks up while texting, camera takes dark pictures, speaker died, turns itself off, keypad operates when locked, volume goes down but not up, can't find the 3 network until you power off and on again. The list goes on and on and everytime it gets repaired to has different faults. Now its starting locking up again. The worst electronic gadget I have ever come across. You expect better from Sony. 1st Sony Ericsson and the last.
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Reviewed by Darren on 10/09/2008
Completely cheesed off with this phone. i've come from a long run of samsungs and my mates have laways had the sony ericsson. thought i'd give it a try - im on the 4th one in 6 months - key pad died, stopped sending msgs, switching itself off, camara shutter not opening, tacky creaking when pressing buttons, dropping signal, all functions slow down if u have more than 2 photos on it. unfortunatley, there isnt a facility on here to award no stars, or i would. totally had enough. paying for an early upgrade, im going back to samsung - u900 for me.
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Reviewed by John on 10/09/2008
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! i have had this the day it was released and i have had it repaired three times now and have complained enough to get a different phone. i had many software problem such as unable to send or receive text messages or go into my inbox. the shutter would not open and was constantly jammed and the phone decides when to turn itself off! please stay away its not worth the trouble.
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Reviewed by Nathan from Wales on 08/09/2008
I First upgraded to this phone in December 2007, what a phone!! or so i thought. 15/7/08 – Replacement K850i from Orange Reason – 3 Touch Screen options not working 22/8/08 – Replacement K850i from Orange Reason – Phone randomly turns itself on / off 8/9/08 - im about to ring Orange for a replacement, as since lastnight when people ring me or i ring them, i cant hear a word they are saying bcos the earpiece seems to have failed. Once i ring Orange to explain my current problem, it will be my 4th handset that i would have received!! It is an incredible phone, however 3 problems in the space of 3 months?? not good Sony!
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Reviewed by mija on 07/09/2008
Currently on my 3rd K850i! Bought 4gb memory card to store all my photos etc... but crashes everytime when I try to search/view them. Orange are now trying to charge me over £50 to take out Insurance as I've passed my 6 month warranty period if I want another replacement or I should (in their words) "go and buy a cheap PAYG phone!" Got 5 more months until I can upgrade! Does look smart but yes the hard little keys do hurt my thumbs and I think the touchscreen bits are kinda cool.
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Reviewed by Cadder4 on 06/09/2008
I'm currently on my 3rd K850i handset due to it crashing all the time! Shame, so much potential! ONLY 6 months to go until I can upgrade!
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Reviewed by James David Ma on 05/09/2008
It takes a while to getting use to. Once you've gotten use to it, this phone will make please you in all senses. It looks sexy, feels sexy. Reception is awesome. Music is loud and clear. Num pad will lock automatically so you will not encounter accidental button press. Camera is really cool.
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Reviewed by lee on 05/09/2008
lol after reading loads of reviews about the cybershot not working in the dark witch mine dint work as well after 2 mins of going tho the settin u have turn the flash on and change the setting of the cam and hold the sides of the phone u people are just lazy or realy slow CHANGE THE SETTING ON THE CAM THEN IT WILL WORK there that mite get tho ur heads abit the phone is well worth the buy.
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Reviewed by Bobby Mcgee on 04/09/2008
Alright, This is my 4th phone in the Sony Ericsson range, i even got the green colour too, its cool, (beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that jazz)i have had this phone for 3 months on Orange, Dont see any problems with the camera mine seems fine, great in low light flash always works etc etc, plus i don't really understand the keypad issues mine occasinly gets stuck and keep flicking left on its own accord but that adds to its personality and is very rare, i like the touch screen to, its a nice touch! However the battery on mine is awfull if i use it for an average amount of time i reckon i get a day of a full charge which is no where near as good as the others in the range plus i would say 20 percent of the time when i try and call i get no connection no dial tone no nothing i don't know wheather this is just my little baby or a commen fault but alas 4/5
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Reviewed by aca on 04/09/2008
is very good phone
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Reviewed by Isaac on 03/09/2008
accelerometer are cool function that has built in this phone.The heat sensor button are pretty cool too.But not much people will like it.The 5MP camera equiped with xenon flash are rare to seen among the Sony Ericsson mobile.Along with the automatic-lens cover.This phone is casual,style and powerful multimedia functional.recommended IT!!
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Reviewed by Marc Randall on 03/09/2008
I have had 3 handsets since May 6th, (today is Sept 3rd). All of these handsets have had the same problem, turning themselves off randomly. Unfortunately i am with Vodafone, and there policy is to send the phone back for repair 3 times before you get a replacement, (the same handset). Now i cannot even get into the phone, as the touch screen does not work. When the phone works its brilliant, good for music and an excellent camera phone, but the problems make it a phone that should not be recommended. Indeed, Vodafone are not promoting this phone anymore which tells you something about its quality. Do not get one of these phones, as they are rubbish.
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Reviewed by rachel on 02/09/2008
i think this phonenis a waste of time i had it in may and sent it back lad=st month i found it rubish i had the expeeriance of the dreded ring of blue doom and would never get this phone again or recomend it to any one i know i hate this phone i have now got the newc902 and it knoks spotts of this phone i love it brill bicks doesnt crash and no touch screan so i would recomend that no body gets this phone take it from me even tho u dont no me take it from me please cuz its a silly phone and it should never of been invented. thats all i have to say on this phone and that the c290 is a brill phone and that i love it to bits!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Jordon on 02/09/2008
I've had this phone for three months, it looks fantastic on the box and when you take it out. I held it for about 3 seconds and there was finger prints all over it, I'ts a great phone, if your not using it everyday. But then TODAY, i turned it off, then a couple of minutes i turned it back on again, and it wouldnt turn on!!, so i took the battery out and my sim, and put it all back in and it still wouldnt work!, i hadnt done anything to it, for it to do this. I couldnt belive it, so i took it back to carphone warehouse today, and they told me that the screen had gone on it, and now its being sent away for 2 weeks to be repaired, I'm only 15, Very dissapointed.
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Reviewed by david clarke on 02/09/2008
love the phone, but mine and several other mates who have it have experienced problems whereby the touch screen falters. Specifically, the central menu button becomes unresponsive and makes life difficult. great phone but frustratingly short happy period!!
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Reviewed by Emz44 on 01/09/2008
I've had this phone for 4 months. I have to say although I am myself not a fan of touch screen I did learn to like it on the k850i. I didn't of course realise it was a touch screen when I first upgraded online so it took a good 5 mins to work out how to press the buttons! I agree many of my photos came out black but I learnt to get around it-avoid reflective surfaces, hold hands at very corners of phone etc etc. Unfortunately my problem is that whilst I do really like the phone....It has broken TWICE!! And by broken I mean I can see it's on, the buttons light up but the screen is black. This happened first 2 months after I got it and another 2 months later it's happened again. For this reason I have now changed to the C902 and wait to see what this one is like. Although I did like the phone i cannot recommend it due to the constant problems. If it works for you then the phone is great- for me it didn't. ***And you get used to the keypad just have to try hard not to have 'fat fingers'.
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Reviewed by mike shires on 31/08/2008
brilliant phone wall worth the money very responsive an comes with a 512mb memory card thanks sony ericsson for making the best phones
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Reviewed by Jade on 30/08/2008
Phone randomly starts lighting up and vibrating and usually doesnt stop until i take the battery out. Can't make a phone call over 10 secs cos it cuts turns off and starts the lighting up, vibrating thing. Can't use camera at night, cos the flash doesnt work so pics come out black. I put lots of music on my phone when i got it but it takes about 10mins for the music list to load...if it loads at all usually it just turns itself off. And got the problem of sending a blank text 2 the person at the top of my phone book when on the phone. The touch screen decides when it wants to work. I spoke to the guy in 02 and he said all the original k850i's that came out are faulty...i can't believe sony erricson sell people phones that are broken but won't take them back and can't fix the problem!! grrrr im so angry....NEVER BUY IT!
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Reviewed by Lou on 29/08/2008
This has the be the worst phone in the world. It never works, phone conversations caught off halfway through all the time, phone turns itself completely off all the time. I've taken phone to the shop a few times to be fixed, nothing changes, had new SIM cards, nothing changes. Most common message on my phone is inactive sim. The screen (on the rare occasion is on), freezes all the time. May have a good camera but point of phone is to communicate with people and with this phone you have little chance. DO NOT BUY IT. Should have an option on this to give no stars
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Reviewed by Oli on 27/08/2008
I've had two of these, with the first one, the camera had the dark picture problme, it was replaced and i was happy, apart from the scroll buttons as mentioned. I've now had the phone a few months and can safely say its awful. The camera is brilliant, on occasion. Most of the time, when I go to take a photo, the automatic lens cap refuses to open, presenting me with a difficulty in taking quality photos. To be honest, I'd rather have my ancient nokia 3310 back.
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Reviewed by nokle dink spank on 27/08/2008
hell yeah best phone ever but i hav 1 lil problem that u can fix wida black pictures hold da camera stll nd dnt let nething get inda way on wat ur camera is focasin on then it will com out perfect like angelina jolie or mee obviously :P yum yum 5mg mazin camera gtta hav it better da n95 or lg veiwty cameras o yeah duffman
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Reviewed by jude on 27/08/2008
absolute rubbish the camera is total useless the pictures turn out to bright or not at all,what a pile off junk DO NOT BUY ONE OFF THESE HONESTLY,you will regret it honestly
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Reviewed by sophie on 26/08/2008
hmmm not happy with this phone, had 2 replacements as switches itself off, crashes, and key pad problems, just waiting for the replacement to become faulty so o2 will give me a different phone! im guessing a few weeks!
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Reviewed by Sid on 26/08/2008
I HATE THIS PHONE! The buttons are too small and firmly sprung to use comfortably. I've had problem after problem, only some of which could be fixed with the software update service. I've sent it back for repair three times now, once when I could only hear callers through the loudspeaker, and twice for the touch keys freezing up and requiring a restart. I've also had plenty of random restarting and the camera related blue lights deciding they want to stay on when the camera is switched off. And now the background panel on my keypad is lifting. I'll be glad when the c905 comes out and I can upgrade to that. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone. Apart from the torch. I like the torch.
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Reviewed by Darren on 26/08/2008
What a peice of junk! Tries to do far too much, and ends up crashing all the time as a result. I've suffered with freezes, unexpected shut-downs, the occasional rapid battery drain, and its had to be reset at the factory once after a terminal crash. Now the touchscreen has stopped working intermittently, rendering the phone useless. The keypad is awful, and the camera has a tendency to switch on in your pocket. Other Sony Ericsson phones are great. This isn't, though: worst phone I've ever owned!
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Reviewed by big bad nosh on 25/08/2008
I have had this phone since it came out but on PAYG and not a contract. I have had a couple of teething problems and the touch keys are a royal PAIN but other than that I love it. The camera is great for video but not so good for photos other than the panorama function. Adding 8Gb of card memory has helped as well. The theme designer software from sony has also allowed me to try out my own designs. i use a cover for the phone which may explain why i have had none of the problem reported by others here. I like the phone a lot but having to update the software online is a bit of a drag. I look forward to the experia when it arrives, 10MP camera and windows software.
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Reviewed by George on 25/08/2008
I just bought this phone on o2. I am absoloutly pleased with the phone. The pictures are good quality. For all the people that moan about the phone. Learn how to use it
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Reviewed by patrick bartley on 25/08/2008
this is a good looking hand set and i was very happy with it until it went off one cruise control sending text messages and blank recorded messages to the first member of my contacts menu, the sony ericsson k8501 is the handset from hell, i am on my forth in a six month period, it does not allow you to send of recieve messages, or use any other feature on the phone, i think they should all be recalled before sony get a worse name than they already have as a result of the k850i disorder
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Reviewed by Joanne Ladd on 23/08/2008
I cannot tell you how much i hate this phone. I cannot hang up after i have been on a call so end up leaving voice messages for eveyone and all they can hear is me angrily hitting the phone! Also when you are on a call you send blank texts to the first person in your contacts because of the touch screen. Ridiculous- would be much better of with an old brick of a phone so you can actually call and text which is what a phone should do. AVOID!
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Reviewed by ns on 22/08/2008
very poor phone. had it for 6 months now and it's been repaired by vodafone 4 times. it still continually turns itself off mid-conversation/-text/-idle and randomly deletes the content of the applications folder. camera is poor and despite monthly software updates flash still won't synchronise with camera. keypad is the worst i've ever experienced with touch buttons activating whenever they fancy (and recently every time i press a button on the top row of the conventional keyped or any of the navigation keys) the phone is now useless for any function except answering calls. the phone also regularly crashes/freezes, with the battery needing to come out for it to work again. for years i have sworn by SE and Vodafone but i think i may be moving to nokia on another network next time!!! very,very disappointed!
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Reviewed by Gemma on 22/08/2008
I had my first k850i in January, after 1 day I had to return the handset due to a problem with the flash, 6 months later i have had to return the replacement handset as the touch screen stopped working and took on a mind of it's own, continually sending blank text messages to the first name in my contacts list and activiating the internet. Prior to this the camera was superb apart from the occasional black photo, however in the weeks running up to the touch screen going wrong the camera would freeze and I would have to remove the phone battery in order to get it working again. I prefered the set up of the k800i, however that would have been nice with a 5mp camera attached to it!
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Reviewed by Mikey on 21/08/2008
I've now had this model of phone a year (this is my 2nd handset) and I can honestly say AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! Like a lot of people on here my phone freezes, crashes a lot, shuts down now and again and basically screws up quite often. The worst thing is when you try to get into your text inbox and the error message comes up. No matter what you do it won't let you in until you have reset the phone, and then you lose all your messages. Oh, and software updates DON'T help! (tried it 3 times!) I've been really disappointed with this SE. I converted from Nokia when the K750i came out a few years back and loved that phone, however since then it's all gone down hill. I was going to give SE one last chance with the C902 but it seems everyone who's reviewed it on here have had the same problems as what I've had with the K850i. So I'm back off to Nokia and an N95.
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Reviewed by Miguel on 20/08/2008
I bought this phone, and I had to return times, the 3th works fine initially, but 2 week after, it stark to crash. The camera is terrible, when you buy a camera phone of its price you espect a lot but is a cheat. the memory doesnt work fine with music. is the worst phone that I ever had. first its so expensive and its camera is baaaddd, if you have a k790/k800, dont change it, this phones has better picture quality than k850
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Reviewed by ellen on 20/08/2008
WOULD NOT RECOMMEND got this fone as upgrade keypads rubbish functions rubbish camera rubbish kept switching off had to take it back and get a new one on my contract same thing happened again not impressed
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Reviewed by Nicole on 19/08/2008
This is my very first Sony Ericsson as I have only ever had Samsungs (they are amazing phones). I have had this phone for less than and day and am well accustomed with the phone. I haven't had any problems with it yet and think it's really good. I used to have the Samsung G600 and would still totally recommend it to everyone. I did consider going back to it but thought i should give this Sony Ericsson a try. Everything is in working order and looks very nice.The touchscreen functions are very good and the layout and technicality of the phone is really good too. The phone did appear as a bit of a brick to me but I've gotten used to the size and weight. Another slight problem, which has been outlined by many other reviewers, is the camera. When i use it, there have been dark pictures as the outcome but often they are excellent quality pictures. To prevent the dark pictures, I find that putting the White balance setting onto incandescent and turning the flash off, and when you are pressing the button, use the touch screen button and press it once, so that it focuses. I'm not sure if this will work for everyone, but I have used it since i figured it out, and it has proved worthy for me. I hope this helps for anyone with the same troubles. Don't back away from this phone because of the camera issuses. It can be sorted =D. Therefore, this phone is brilliant, just underrated so I think it deserves 5-stars.
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Reviewed by Mel on 19/08/2008
This is my SECOND handset K850i, NEVER again. first one died within 8 weeks, froze ,turned itself off mid conversation, had to reboot it almost evcery hour when in use, after many rows with Vodafone they finally agreed to replace handset in March. Now August this handset has started doing EXACTLY the same thing, shutting itself down when in use VERY annoying when mid conversation. freezes when texting, have to take battery out and restart it 3-4 times a day now, getting VERY annoying. was brill reviews when I bought it, spoke to many people with same problems obviously the handset is not capable of doing everything for any duration of time, think they have jammed too much in the phone and it is going into meltdown. I WILL return to vodafone at the weekend again ( beware vodafone gave me a courtesy phone that put a virus on my sim card, wiped out ALL my secondary contacts !) not the happiest of customers, bring back Nokia, never had these kind of problems with them!!
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Reviewed by martino on 19/08/2008
to be honest everyone seems to be moanin about the camera. i mean come on you have to rember its a mobile phone not a digital camrea if you are so obbsessed with the camera go buy a 2mp digital camera. im gettin this phone for free cuz my w580i kept breakin. i used to love walkmans but this phone has the same mp3 player are the w910i so i mayaswell get this cuz its got a good camera aswell (Y) i cant wait :)
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Reviewed by SH on 18/08/2008
Rubbish phone. Phone switches on and off itself at least 10 times a day - Don't even have to be touching it. Calls freeze 10-15 seconds every time I'm on phone more than once. Calls get disconnected.
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Reviewed by JO on 17/08/2008
I have only had my phone 4 wks & it now has no sound!! silent when ringing, texts, keypad & when playing music. all the other functions work & it says it is playing music, yet no sound comes out. very dissappointed
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Reviewed by Nipuna on 17/08/2008
Navigation has been poor(specially males, with bigger fingers), This is the only problem regarding this phone to me. But if you can get familiar to the keypad, it won't be a problem to you (just like the how you get used to the keyboard of the computer). because of this bad keypad it gives a bigger screen comparing to its size, somewhat. camera is better than N82 and N95 with xenon flash
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Reviewed by John on 15/08/2008
DONT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY THIS PHONE.I got it on contract through orange in Feb this year. The camera has always been a waste of time but right from the start it used to turn itself off at any time. Then the speaker went on it so it was sent away for fixing. When I got it back it lasted a week before starting to switch itself off again. After being sent back again I got it back only for the same problem to return again after only 1 day. SE are not interested at all.I'm now left with a broken phone which needs replacing.I'd say to anyone thinking of buying a sony ericsson phone DONT DO IT!You have been warned
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Reviewed by Chris Braden on 14/08/2008
I have k850i but i'm guttered because the next day the c902 came out for cheaper of what i bought the k850i. When i am on the phone in a all the touch sensitive screen goes though random option and some times i end up senting blank texts to people and it randomly goes onto other stuff. The camera is really good but i heard samsung are bringing a new 8.0 megapixel camer phone out in August this year. Also the volume on this phone is excelent and the fact you get a free 512 mb memory card and earphones is excellent.
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Reviewed by Jez on 13/08/2008
Well its my very first Sony Ericsson, and it is going to be my last! I have always had Nokia's not through choice, but the contracts always seem to provide Nokia's over anything else, and now i understand why! If this is the flag ship of Sony E then they should not be in business, the phone is absolutley appalling, its now having to go back to be repaired for a second time, something i have not experienced before with ANY Nokia. The problem seems to be the key pad (again), it now has a mind of its own and i only have to press select once and it's off ringing or texting people without my say so!!My partner has the same phone and the same problems. I found the predictive text mind numbingly stupid, why does it choose 'BT' instead of 'at'? Go back on a misspelling and you might as well start again! A nokia regroups and changes words every time you back space. It's such a shame as i think the camera is absolutely superb, i even contemplated selling my digital camera in favour of this phone. I am sure Sony E will get it right one day as a complete package, but i wont be having one again! Sony, well,fab electronic goods so protect your reputation get out of the phone market!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Ben Treadaway on 13/08/2008
I have had the phone for 6 months, well actually I'm lying, I have 5 phones in the last 6 months. This is possibly the worst phone I have ever owned. It just keeps going wrong, which is a shame as i really like it. I'm now changing it for some thing completely differant.
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Reviewed by AL on 12/08/2008
I have had this phone for a few months now and my touch buttons have packed up every time I push any of the centre keys they act as the menu touch key but the menu touch key doesn't work. This is really annoying as I can't do anything with my phone because the buttons have a mind of its own. Do not recommend this phone too many faults with it!
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Reviewed by rachel on 12/08/2008
i have had my phone for 3 months on orange contract and it has died on me. i hate the phone :@ never get one they are rubbish my friend had the phone,and it died on her she said dont get the phone but i realy liked the phone so decided to go ahead and get one on my next upgrade i wished i never chose that phone it started turning off buy its self it put the phone down on peoplewhen i was speaking to the yer ok thye camra wasnt bad but then a week ago i had my ffriends round dad was on holiday and i died on me i got the dreaded ringof blue doom!!!!!!! nooooooooooo i was broke i thought it was just playing up and had turned its self off like normal but no this time it had acctualy broken the screen was blank the keys lite up and the blue camra ring light at the back. i was more than angry so itold my mum when she had comeback from holiday and she rang orang. orange has know said that they have stopped producing them phone because there are too many compaints on them a nd it is happening to regular so now i have got the new sony erricson on its way should be here today. well out of all that i have got rid of that phone and got the new sony erricson bargin. p.s dont get that phone other wise you will be faced with the blue ring of doom!!!! x rachel
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Reviewed by Simon on 12/08/2008
Its OK, not great but its not too bad... i got it only for the camera and for that its pretty good... but the phone crashes and software is a bit ordinary but after updating the software it has improved. I just got a 8gb memory card for it, its now crashing more, and mass storage option now not working.
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Reviewed by Chris on 11/08/2008
Great camera.....when the lens cover opens,and when the flash works properly.Great for MP3,Good battery life.Absolute S@*&"E when,for no reason,the phone shuts down,then restarts on it's own.Orange know there's a problem,Sony know there's a problem,yet i've just recived my 3rd replacement,why can't they sort the problem????????
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Reviewed by Danny on 09/08/2008
Great Phone!!!
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Reviewed by sw on 09/08/2008
awfull phone, had it chaged four times in the space of 2 months due to sony's new software which didnt allow me to be on the network, phone seemed to be on emergency calls only when ever i tried to text or ring, people couldnt get in touch with me, would avoid this phone!!!! Camera is poor too compared to my last sony.
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Reviewed by Star* on 09/08/2008
Had this phone for a day now, overal it's brilliant. Big screen, fantastic camera etc. It does have the problems of having quite difficult to use buttons & its quite big, but il get used to it. The reason the camera takes dark pictures in lghtly lit rooms is because you have your hand over the flash! i noticed that at first... Buy one & learn to use it propperly before moaning and complaining on a review site :)
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Reviewed by Millie on 08/08/2008
All my friends had this phone and had told me not to buy it , but i gave it the benefit of the doubt and went ahead anyway. What a mistake , i've had the phone for two months and ive just had to send it in to be repaired. The camera has stopped working and when i click on it my phone shuts itself down. The touch screen has also stopped working and when i go to make a call once again my phone switches it self off. This phone is awful and if i wasnt on a contract i would be buying a different one straight away!
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Reviewed by Cathy on 07/08/2008
Great Camera - shame about the phone. I have had not, not two, not three even, but FOUR Sony Ericsson K850i handsets, which have all pretty much been a total NIGHTMARE from start to finish. As the main review says, on paper, this phone is amazing: The camera, takes better pictures than my digital compact (hey, it's an oldie!), it has super-fast hspda, with which you can literally motor through the internet, excellent battery life than laughs in the face of other phones, handy applications like track-id, which renders premium services like Shazam totally useless. "Fantastic!" I hear you cry. However, throw in the touch-screen of uselessness, (stops working/works in reverse/operates when you aren't even anywhere near the phone), add a dash of disappearing menu and cover liberally with some "crash every time anyone rings you or texts you", and you have a very shiny, pretty doorstop. The response from Sony Ericsson has been, tryupdating the software...great...only I've had this phone since November 2007, and there hasn't been the faintest whiff of one, and what with a new range of cyber-shot branded phones having been released a few months ago, it looks doubtful that there will be one. So to summarise in one word: AVOID.
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Reviewed by Fiona on 07/08/2008
Please don't ever buy this phone! This is the worst phone I have ever owned. I've had it for 4 months and I'm just waiting for my 3rd replacement handset. I can just about cope with the freezing every few days, the touch screen buttons having a mind of their own and my phone sending blank messages to the first person in my phonebook but all 3 phones have ultimately died from the so called "Ring of Death"!! This leaves the phone useless, totally dead apart from the lit keypad and camera ring. Nothing else will work and you have no screen. I would only reccommend this phone to someone that I hate!! Dont buy it!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Jordan on 07/08/2008
Ive had this phone since January... Was fairly happy with it, Although the camera is not a touch on its K800I Predecessor. The touch screen was easy to get used to, although i think i miss the joystick...! The phone turns itself off occasiaonnlly which i didnt mind that much because it aint much off a hassle to turn it back on and it wasnt uncommon for me to hang up on folk as the touch screen made contact with my cheek. However 2days agao, the centre touch screen button decide to grow a mind of its own..! It started sending blank message to the first contact in my phone (Sorry Adam) I now cant use the centre button what so ever, so i cant use any of the menu features (I wish i had set my shortcuts up wisely) including my much required alarm and calender. I can get accses to my contact list but as soon as i press any button the centre button decides to auto select ("Edit Contact" - Its annoying!) Im dealing with 02 to sort it out. I have to wait 24 hours to recive an e-mail which will tell me what to do... Its been 23 hours and 15 Minutes... No e-mail recieved yet! I wouldnt buy this phone! Wish i would have stuck to my K800i.
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Reviewed by assani mcgekski on 07/08/2008
I just got this phone and before i got it i wasnt sure about the phone because on this website on the review page one person was saying the phone was bad and one person was saying the phone was good which was annoying!!! all i wanted was a phone with a good camera and an amazing mp3 player and i got it but with a lot more cool features. straight away when my friends saw it they went balistic. the phone has got some really cool themes. great games aswell. i love the syle of it buttons are not too bad. theyre easy to press and thats what matters
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Reviewed by michael on 06/08/2008
Please do not buy this phone because a lot of them have been affected by a virus called the "blue ring of death" (BRoD) which only lets the keypad lights and the blue ring around the camera illuminate, nothing else works not even the screen. Not even sony ericsson know how to fix this problem. Overall I would advise everyone to stay well away from this phone as it is a waste of time and money.
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Reviewed by debbie on 06/08/2008
I have had this phone for a week and a half on upgrade from Orange, having previously owned a Sony Ericsson K800i. In all I do think it is a really good phone in many respects but I do have a few gripes with it too. I don't think I will ever find a phone that is 100% perfect though so I'm still trying to get to grips with this! My biggest priority was a 5 mega pixel phone. I would have upgraded to the new Sony Ericsson but it's ugly, & the Nokia & Samsung 5 mega pixel phones are bricks. So I thought I would go for this as it looks really good, as good as the iPhone looks and I have heard that the camera and internet connectivity on that are pants! I am disappointed though that the quality of the photos doesn't seem as good as my 3.2 mega pixel K800i. Maybe this could be because it has more advanced features & I just haven't got to grips with it properly yet. But unfortunately it switches back to the default settings as soon as you have finished taking pics & therefo re there is no taking advantage of photo opportunities at the drop of a hat without each time fiddling with the settings first. It is also disappointing that there is no lens cover & the lens gets covered in fingerprints when using the jog wheel! The video camera seems really good though. I have noticed other comments from earlier reviews stating that when they have uploaded photos on the computer & compared them with photos from their previous phone they have found them to not be as high in quality. I haven't been able to check this out for myself as my Adobe Photoshop won't find photos from this new phone for some reason! However, the software supplied with the phone seems more user friendly than the Sony Ericsson software. As a serial texter, my biggest issues are that once you enter a recipient, there seems to be no option to edit or delete the recipeint if you have entered the wrong one. Instead you have to delete your message and start again! Also there is no option to copy text & paste into a new message. You can copy & paste but only within the same message. Also there are no emoticons which I find really strange! On the po |
