Sony Ericsson announces the K850i, W960i and much more
Tags: sony ericsson, megapixel, stereo, slot
Last night Sony Ericsson laid the smackdown that every phone fan was waiting for and announced a whole bunch of new kit, including an impressive 5-megapixel camera phone and a Walkman phone with a whopping 8GB of on-board memory.
Sony Ericsson K850i
So let's get down to business and check these bad boys out. First up there's the Sony Ericsson K850i, which features a 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus and a xenon flash, so you can take decent pictures in very low light.
This relatively compact camera phone also comes with HSDPA (3.5G) connectivity, giving you superfast mobile Internet on the go and letting you upload photos quickly to a blog. The K850i will be available later this year.
Update: A Sony Ericsson K850i review is now on the site
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AnonymousSat 16 June, 2007 11:11am
sounds like a hot phone, but like coward said, let's leave the "killer" out of it since the iphone's not quite out yet.
i-boiSun 17 June, 2007 4:24pm
surely you appreciate a hyperthetical question... Neither Phone is release! but both should be released lates Q3/Q4 should be interesting.
Billy GSat 16 June, 2007 4:41pm
"and if you want to shuffle your music you can do so by rocking the phone forward and back. This is feature is useful if you're jogging and don't want to mess around with finding a button."
Oh really? Sounds like jogging would be a nightmare if with every bounce it switched to another track.
upl8n8Sun 17 June, 2007 1:11am
It's usually possible to toggle off features in a phone... ala rocker shuffling.
The phone boiSat 11 August, 2007 10:27am
Yo guys check this site out www.k850.co.uk, nang site!
AnonymousThu 23 August, 2007 11:30pm
hey more info on w960 on this website http://www.w960.co.uk
AnonymousWed 29 August, 2007 10:28am
K850i is the don phone! The only floor is perhaps the video quality which I hope is an improvement on the usual SE pixelated garbage! N95 is good but why bother having a 5MP camera with sophisticated optics with no flash? Even my Great Gran would have had the technical knowledge to add that on! Where did you designers get your degrees? On the sun? Here on earth the sun doesn't shine 24/7! Nokia could have won over millions of die hard SE followers by just adding a Xenon flash! Anyway, iPhone you say? iPhone is nothing but a pile of hype for all those brainless 'follow the crowd' iPod users who believe something is good because their next door neighbour has one! The thing has no features that are revolutionary! Infact if anything it was like a year out of date as it was! Apple could sell air conditioning units to the Eskimo's but I have no doubt that Eskimo's have much more intelligence that Apple customers! Nice design though! I'll give it that!
AnonymousSun 21 October, 2007 10:00am
Omg..i agree 100% with what was said by the person about n95, iphone and k850i. I am in the market now for a 5mp phone, and the only (NOTE THE ONLY) reason why i'm not getting a N95 is that it doesnt have a proper flash. However k850i lacks a decent video recording. take note of the KU990 by LG those, it looks good. But why oh why cant they stick a external camera cover on (if it affects the internal build) and have a xenon that is bright enough (apparently its not =/). Is it really that hard? I would happily pay the extra hundreds for a nearly perfect. I dont even need 3G, GPS or wi-fi, who really uses their phone to browse? 3G and internet is too expensive to use on vodafone in NZ anyway. Just a good flash, camera, music features and a cover please!!
AnonymousSun 18 November, 2007 12:47am
Sony Erricson phones are the best on the market in my opinion.Their cameras are top of the range due to Cybershot,and the iPhone has done little to impact Sony's Rule in the world of phones.I once did a survey on a friend list of over 700 individuals on what phones they preffered.I had a huge response,over 350 replies,and the final count was:
Sony Erricson phones=197
Samsung phones=111
Nokia phones=33
LG phones=9
This was done over two months ago,but I did include a mention of the iPhone's arrival in the UK in Autumn/Winter,some individuals were quite negative about it,but these were limited.Many were positive and expressed interest in owning one,but preffered his/her choice for the survey.As you can see,Sony Erricson phones are becoming a huge trend in the world of Mobile phoning.
AnonymousWed 28 November, 2007 8:10pm
Please send me the actual price of Sony Ericsson k850i in indian rupee.
IanSun 2 December, 2007 8:39pm
barh sony are playing catch up. They have bog standard features of new phones right now.
At least the iphone was innovate, sony "use our products and pay more for them, cause nothing else will work on my sony phone" have made a phone which looks uninspiring and lacks any real development.
AnonymousMon 24 December, 2007 2:21pm
dont wait for iphone. its american and idiot as them. buy european, far eastern products and support their improvements...
AnonymousTue 25 December, 2007 5:31pm
I just had 1 for crimbo.. Does any1 know how to get the shutter to shut? it did it automaitcally but i duno wots happend ! wb x
dunkdidoMon 31 December, 2007 3:45am
the w960i what a phone beats the rest hands down the w950i still up there what do you all think of the nokia e90 i think its nasty
AnonymousFri 18 January, 2008 3:31pm
just got one, not that impressed as its tricky 2 use,poor battery life, very slow switching tasks and the menu system is complex and duplicates tasks under different icons.worst of all vodafone have skimped on the bluetooth headset, there isnt one, and the standard ones are shit.i now have 4 pairs that will never be used. also the camera isnt cybershot and it shows. the sound quality isnt up 2 much compared 2 my sony mp3 player.plus points are good video and massive storage. also i didnt pay a penny for it but if i did i would feel seriously cheated.
AnonymousSun 17 February, 2008 5:13pm
what is cost of this mobile in indian rupees?
AnonymousThu 26 June, 2008 2:57pm
umm whats INR price??? when is it going to be released?
what do you guys think... 850i or n95?
In the end SE always wins.. i am a SE lover :D
AnonymousFri 11 July, 2008 2:16pm
omg dis fone is sum sikk stuff man ! i relli want it, am off 2 ask ma daddy !!
daddys little girl :)
AnonymousFri 11 July, 2008 2:20pm
omg ! am deffo off 2 get the w960i it is well sikk am off 2 ask ma aprents ryt noww :)

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Anonymous CowardSat 16 June, 2007 9:55am
Another 'iPhone killer´ you say? Pray tell how something which is not even there yet can be killed. Or needs to be killed. More marketing drivel I'd say, from your writers and/or Sony. As for the iPhone, that has been nothing but marketing drivel up till now...