Sony Ericsson K850 mobile phone review

Will this replace your digital camera?

Sony Ericsson K850 mobile phone. Phones, Mobile phones, HSDPA, Sony Ericsson, 5 megapixels 0
Reviewer
Stuart Miles
Review Date
30 August 2007
Manufacturer
Sony
Price as reviewed
£price dependent on contract
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Our score

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Quick review

The good
5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, dedicated camera controls, software, Best shot mode
The bad
Keypad confusing to use, no back button, chunky
Verdict
With 5 megapixels on board and a stack of camera features, the K850 follows Sony Ericsson's march on bring the gap between mobile phones and digital cameras ever closer

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Comments

  • Please Please Please, Save yourself of all the trouble by not buying one of these. I have been using a K850i for 12 months now and my 4th replacement handset has just broken, again!
    Nice features of the phone but generally runs slowl and crashes a lot and from my experience needs replacing with a new/replacement handset every 2-3months. All the problems were still occuring with this phone even after several firmware updates from sony ericcson's website.
    Posted by dave diddy, uk
  • its a great mobile camera phone. im glad to have mine. i dont need another digital camera. Posted by erwin lee, Singapore
  • Possibly the most faulty phone ever!

    It keeps crashing and switching off, it cuts of when im on a call and I can only dial back successfully after the 3 attempt. Thing is I love...oops USED to love Sony's now I may have to do the one thing Id never thought I would do....go to N-N-N-Nokia :-(

    I even read a review that these models of Sony are faulty...im trying to find it so I can take it in to the place where I bought this poor phone from in the first place :-(
    Posted by Aisha, UK
  • Worst phone i've ever bought...
    My third has just packed up and i'm seriously pissed.
    Sony ericsson ripping us off.
    Posted by Mark, Ireland
  • Dobar telefon,nek si jebe majku!Kupi polovan kod cigani na pijac,i da vi kazem stvarno jebalo tutku kave funkcije sve ima. Posted by Josif iz Trbusnice, Serbia
  • I nemoj da jedete govna kad je dobar telefon,toj li ve onija zlotvori iz Nokiju placav da obmanjujete narod. Posted by Josif iz Trbusnice, Serbia
  • No es culpa del telefono, sino del usuario, si no saben usar un telefono como se debe mejor no lo compren!!! Es muy bueno, siempre y cuando no seas un idiota que no sabe como se usa.. Recomendado!!! Posted by K850, Stupydlandia
  • i m tolaly again all of u...
    cz my friend gave me this phone as a gift...
    so diz modle is so special to me.....
    k850i & k530i.
    i jst love these model of sony erricson.
    lov for all
    Posted by m.k.shigri, pakistan

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