Sony Ericsson K800i Review Roundup & Sample Photos

Filed under: Cell Phones & PDAs, Reviews | Last updated: Friday, October 13th, 2006

Last update:
- Added Review by Digicamreview (13 October 2006)
- Added Nokia N73 vs. Samsung D900 vs. SE K800 Sample Photos

Sony Ericsson K800i is a 3G/tri-band mobile phone featuring 3.2 Mega-pixel Camera + Flash, MP3/AAC/MPEG4 Player, Bluetooth 2.0, WAP 2.0, Picture Editor, radio, and GPRS. The camera is measuring in at 105mmx47mmx22mm, weighing 115g with Stand By Time up to 400 hr and up to 7 hr talktime.

+ REVIEWS:

Digicamreview have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i where they rate the phone 9/10 and write;
“Overall the Sony Ericsson Cybershot K800i offers a lot, it provides a fully functioning mobile phone (with Internet, Email, RSS, 3G, MP3 etc), and an adequately functioning 3 megapixel digital camera. The camera can take mostly decent shots outdoors (assuming lens flare doesn’t rear it’s ugly head), and takes average to poor indoor photos. The main problem with indoor photos is noise, focusing and a weak flash. If you want a fairly simple, easy to use point and shoot digital camera for snapshot type photos, and want it attached to a mobile phone so that you can take it everywhere you go, then this is one of the better options.”

PCauthority have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i where they rate the phone 5/6 and write;
“The phone’s claim to fame is its 3.2 megapixel camera. It captures remarkably good images, especially in daylight, but the optics can’t compete with a dedicated camera. It’s protected by a lens cover that adds some bulk to the back of the phone but can be slid open if you’re fumbling around trying to find the phone. There’s enough grunt in the embedded processor that regardless of what function you may be using, if you slide the cover open you’ll be able to take photos — even during a call.”

Pocket-Lint have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i where they rate the phone 9/10 and write;
“Sony Ericsson has created a camera phone that uses Sony’s CyberShot branding perfectly, creating great pictures and then backing up those great pictures with features such as 3G connectivity and good solid design. It might be a tad bulky (105 x 47 x 22mm) compared to other regular phones available, however for us we would be happy to have this as our main phone. We would even go as far to say that if we ran Pocket-lint via the Blogger software and our texting skills where up to scratch, we would be filing this from the beach rather than in the office. “

16-9.net have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i and write;
“You didn’t expect a 3.2MP camera phone with a fixed optic the size of a contact lens to match a proper camera, did you? But then again, I wasn’t expecting a 7×5 print from such a modest device to be half as good…It may not have a zoom, it’s low-light abilities may be non-existent, and in a strict analysis it isn’t even quite as good as a 5MP dedicated compact, but one thing is for sure: as long as you’re carrying your phone, you’ll never miss a shot because you left your camera at home; and that’s progress.”

3GUK have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i and write;
“As you can see from our photo examples, the K800i carries on from where the K750i left off – and then some. Colour, focus and exposure appear very reliable with highlights controlled. The K800i does struggle sometimes on contrasting environments but you’ll find this isn’t a unique problem even for your standalone digital camera. Of course, the K800i won’t be perfect but its foibles don’t dampen its performance or your appreciation.”

InfoSyncWorld have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i where they rate it 90% and write;
“Though its signal reception falls slightly short of ideal, the K800i handles audio and video alike with aplomb, and we’re pleased by the quality of its loudspeaker, as well as good Bluetooth support and fast camera switching during video calls…With talk time hovering in the 5 hour range and standby clocking in around the 8-day mark, the K800i offers quite decent battery life; for picture taking, the limited amount of onboard memory will be depleted long before the battery is.”

PCWorld have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i and write;
“One of the best features of the K800i is the display. The 2.0-inch QVGA screen is bright and clear and has an excellent viewing angle. Our only complaint is that it doesn’t perform very well when exposed to sunlight. Despite this, it’s definitely one of the best displays we’ve seen. The K800i also incorporates Sony Ericsson’s excellent user interface in the form of a well laid out keypad and minimal and easy to use controls. The five-way navigational joystick is very responsive (albeit a little small) and the two selection buttons and Back and Clear keys are well placed. There are also dedicated buttons for Internet and shortcuts, both of which are squeezed on each side of the controls. Furthermore, the keypad is comfortable and tactile.”

Esato have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i where they rate it 90% and write;
“All in all, the K800 is an excellent point and shoot camera capable of producing very sharp 13×10 cm prints. The colours produced (with firmware version R1CB001) are natural saturated but maybe a little cold (blueish). This is a white balance issue and can be adjusted by the user by changing the white balance manually. K800 tends to sharpen low light photos too much for my taste but daylight images are excellent. Sharpening should be the last editing done to an image.”

TrustedReviews have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i where they rate it 9/10 and write;
“Sony Ericsson seems to have thought quite carefully about what people want from a cameraphone and done its best to oblige both in terms of hardware controls and software extras. It is the imaging extras as much as the raw megapixels that should justify the purchase of this handset. Even without those this is a neat, tidy and very impressive 3G handset.” [ Sample Photos ]

ITReviews have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i and write;
“The K800i is Sony Ericsson’s finest handset to date as far as photography is concerned. It won’t replace a real digital camera for serious photography, but it does a lot better than many other handsets with built-in cameras. And the rest of the features aren’t bad, either.”

SiliconRepublic have recently reviewed the Sony Ericsson K800i and write;
“Might I take this opportunity to say that before the Sony Ericsson K800i there were no real camera phones. Everything else up until this point has been an imitation and the K800i is the first camera phone I’ve ever used that can actually call itself a camera. Other manufacturers take note!”

+ SAMPLE PHOTOS/VIDEOS:

- Nokia N73 vs. Samsung D900 vs. SE K800 Sample Photos at GSMArena
- Sony Ericsson K800i Mobile Phone vs Canon 350D vs Canon 5D Sample Photos at 16-9

- Sony Ericsson K800i video capture example