just picked one of these up tonight...thing is pretty freakin sweet. It was either this or a W900i but i went with the 850 because it has the camera and video phone.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&zone=pp&pid=10447

1/9/2007 8:56:00 PM

i should have waited...

my 810 is pretty cool especially with the 4 gig mem card but... i like the slider better.

1/9/2007 8:57:50 PM

yeah i upgraded from a W800i...

oh btw...this isn't out in the USA yet (that i know of) i bought this abroad and bringing it back with me. Great thing about it is its unlocked.

1/9/2007 9:06:44 PM

does it support mp3s via bluetooth ?

that new motorola bluetooth stereo headset came out and my phone can't beam music through bluetooth.

1/9/2007 9:13:13 PM

I'd really love to have the K800i, which can do video conferencing. The 3.2 MP camera is a plus too, of course. But i'm pretty happy with my W810 wright now.

1/9/2007 9:13:32 PM

Yes, the w850 can do stereo bluetooth, sumfoo1

1/9/2007 9:46:52 PM

yea I've been rocking the 850 a lot, and it's one of my favorite phones. Alot of people don't like the d-pad, but I think it works pretty well. I just love sliders for some reason. screen is beautiful, there are themes on the net for it, and you can transfer just about any file via bluetooth.

the w880 is fucking sliiiiiiiiiiick too there are pics out on the net

1/10/2007 2:09:59 PM

my next new phone will be the iPhone =)

but yeah, the 850 is sick...i just downloaded the plugin for isync so it works with that now...and i also downloaded the Mac OSX theme...haha looks pretty sweet

1/10/2007 2:47:47 PM

The 850 is pretty cool but I personally prefer the 800. Same function but better screen, lens, and camera module. Not to mention, the fit and finish is way better on the 800.

1/11/2007 3:12:35 AM

uh...850's screen is way nicer and its bigger. Camera on the 800 has autofocus but i don't care much for that. Also themes and stuff like that are a lot better on the 850 because it actually changes the look and feel of everything not just some cheezy colors.

1/11/2007 4:22:22 AM

Mark, it actually isn't.

[Edited on January 11, 2007 at 11:58 AM. Reason : Oh, and themes and "stuff" would work on the 800 as well. ]

1/11/2007 11:58:24 AM

i hope to never go back to a flip phone after i left - i love my slider

1/11/2007 12:43:28 PM

^^dude...i held both phones in my hand. the 850 has a bigger screen...there is no doubt about that. AND because of the bigger screen i find it to have a better looking display.

and as far as themes and 'stuff' I have yet to see a theme on the 800 that completely changes the look of the menu system. and i'm not talking about icons and color themes. It actually completely changes the interface as though you bought a phone from a different company

[Edited on January 11, 2007 at 2:02 PM. Reason : fda]

1/11/2007 1:59:03 PM

Mark,

They share the same resolution LCD that contains nearly an identical footprint.

The K800i also shares practically the same file system and supports macromedia flash, which is why you're under the impression of a complete UI change.

For those not in the know:





I really wouldn't even know how you can say one looks "WAY BIGGER" then the other.

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-w850-en.shtml

A comparison between the two.

1/11/2007 8:31:03 PM

pwnt

1/11/2007 8:45:16 PM

santa..ftw

1/11/2007 8:46:51 PM

hhmmm, im hoping engin is overlooking something and he didnt just own mark that bad

1/11/2007 9:02:23 PM

Errrr

Not trying to be a dick. Just clarifying why I personally prefer the 800. The 850i DOES have the new improved walkmen player.

1/11/2007 9:06:41 PM

i know you have trouble reading sometimes, and i'm not trying to be a dick either engin, but w800 is not k800 w800 does have a smaller screen then both the k800 and w850.

just FYI


oh and to quote me directly...

Quote :

"ts bigger"

not "WAY BIGGGGGER" as you stated

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 7:33 PM. Reason : fda]

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 7:34 PM. Reason : fda]

1/12/2007 7:15:44 PM

ok directly from sony ericssons website.

Screen:

W850i = 240x320
W800i = 176x220

now which one is bigger again?

oh and before you try to come back at me with something lame like "they have the same type of screen"
I never said they didn't I said it was bigger (which it is) and nicer (which it is).

I would post pics..but i think you can all go to Sony Ericssons website for yourselves, navigate to the europe/UK section, select "compare phones" and chose both the W800i and the W850i and then click 'compare'...

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 7:40 PM. Reason : pwnt]

1/12/2007 7:38:09 PM

cell phone nerd fight!

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 7:43 PM. Reason : yount]

1/12/2007 7:43:19 PM

nevermind...one picture deserves another in this thread.

1/12/2007 7:43:48 PM

Mark, why would I argue the W800, a phone thats been out for a year already, has a better and bigger screen when it clearly does not. Secondly, why would you continue making a two completely and totally irrelevant posts about the W800 vs W850 comparison when I've already posted pictures of the K800i vs. W850 clearly showing which 800 I was talking about?

I never once mentioned the W800 as my choice, I figured when I claimed that "the 800 has a better screen", then you would automatically understand that the only 800 series phone with a better display is the K800i. The only one with "trouble reading sometimes" here would be you, who read 800 and assumed W800 rather then asking for clarification like any normal or intelligent person would do.

I won't argue that I should have been more clear from the get go. but if you hadn't gone out of your way to attack an opinion and asked for clarification we could have completely avoided the two super stupid comparisons you just made based on your own faulty understanding.


[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 8:12 PM. Reason : lames]

1/12/2007 8:09:18 PM

Quote :

"The 850 is pretty cool but I personally prefer the 800. Same function but better screen, lens, and camera module. Not to mention, the fit and finish is way better on the 800"

I started a thread about upgrading my W800 to a W850 and your response says "i personally prefer the 800"...now explain to me where I am supposed to figure out that you were talking about a k and not a w or are you pissed that you didn't get the last word in so now you are back pedaling?

thats as dumb as me going in an ipod thread and talking about my iriver but only calling it an 'i'...you are the one mistaken here. If you want to talk about the k800 you can either A) type out k800, i mean its just one extra letter to type. OR you can make a thread about it OR you can just not comment at all.

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 8:13 PM. Reason : fda]

1/12/2007 8:11:26 PM

EEEEE ERRRRR PSSHHHHHHHH

I WITHDRAW FROM THIS THREAD.

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 8:21 PM. Reason : >.<]

1/12/2007 8:13:22 PM

Quote :

"hhmmm, im hoping engin is overlooking something and he didnt just own mark that bad"

Hence why im smart and you guys are retards.

Ps : Im joking

1/14/2007 12:11:38 AM

Hey man

I never SAID I was talking about the W800.

I woulda thought my pictures made that clear!

1/14/2007 1:40:54 AM

yeah but you posted the pictures AFTER the argument had started and almost a day later.

1/14/2007 7:43:26 AM

Golovko, that phone is pretty sweet, but all the themes that work on your phone will work on an unlocked 800 as well.

Another thing to keep in mind when your buying an unlocked phone, make sure its Quad band, or you'll have shitty reception. I am pretty sure that your phone lacks the 850MHz band, which most US cell carriers use.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w850-1563.php

1/14/2007 10:12:25 AM