Manufacturer: Sony Ericsson
Model Name: w850i
Category: Mobile Phones & Accessories › Camera Phones
Price: £179
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Functionality: 10/10
Looks & Build Quality: 10/10
Value For Money: 10/10
The Reviews
A somewhat upgrade to the existing w810i, this slider phone will either impress you or make you want to hold on to your existing w810i a little longer.
The w850i is a 3G Quadband handset with a micro camera in front (VGA) like the k800 for video calls. The graphic user interface is pretty standard Sony Ericsson with the higher resolution screen at 320x240, again like the K800. There's also the two photo shortcut keys just on top of the display screen for accessing the photo album like the k800. The joypad is something like w810i although it feels a bit stiff and irresponsive sometimes as it sinks into the unit.
The sound quality of the music player is no better than the w810i with the same equalizer and playback options, but the annoying clicking and popping noise between tracks has finally been reduced. There's also a few new gimicks like "light effects" where the walkman light flashes according to the music being played.
Standby screen is an option with the w850i (unlike the w810i that just goes completely dark after a few seconds of inactivity and stays that way), so you can tell the time, the profile in use and if there's any pending messages without having to touch any keys on the phone while it's on standby.
The only thing missing from the w850i is a good camera. Although the manufacturer claims the w850i to have a 2 Megapixel camera, the images the handset can produce is really poor by Sony Ericsson standards. They are oversaturated and noisy, with severe compression artifacts. With just a single LED flash, the camera is only capable of taking bright, daylight group and scenic pictures. Close-ups and portraits will most likely be out of focus.
The w850i still accepts the trusty Memory Stick Duo, and it is bundled with a generously sized 1G stick.
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