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Is K850 worthwhile? |
Dups!
Joined: Sep 24, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: GMT +2
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This was my next phone
until all the problems
people had/have with it.
I've since dumped SE and
bought myself a motorola
v8 until SE brings out
good quality, stable and
phones with current
specs. I had a choice of
the n82 but compared to
the v8 it was thick and
poorly built- I wasn't after
specs this time but an
overall quality product.
Other than that it (n82) is
better than the k850. |
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Duran
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
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From: Netherlands
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K850 still needs a better firmware and the camera quality is still questionable..
Nothing ground-breaking but overal a good phone:) |
kewsvnet
Joined: Feb 26, 2007
Posts: 295
From: United Kingdom
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i have had the k850i for a while...had a few reboots in it...although they normally happen when i am trying to do many things with it at the same time...mainly when i originally got it and was too excited to try everything out...but on normal use...this phone has been fine...havent had a reboot in a while
what i really love about the phone is the UI, its really simple to use...the media manager is awesome..when u r scrolling through the artists..u can type the beginning of their name and it goes rite to it
also when u want to dial a number from the main screen it searches ur phonebook for names and numbers rite away and shows u a list of possible ones.
i think such little things make it a real pleasure to use.
the keypad isnt too bad...requires a little getting used to...altho the fact that i managed to have multiple chats with people on msn on it..should mean that once u get used to them they are quite good. and i consider my fingers to be medium sized..i don think they are small at any rate!!!
hope that helps |
Coquito
Joined: Mar 28, 2007
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From: Moca, Rep.Dom
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Why I  my k850:
-Big and Briliant Screen
-Walkman 3.0
-X-pic Story (its a nice feauture)
-Acelometer work great
-Camera is excellent (I take more pics than with my digi cam)
-Good sound with the new R1EA031 firmware
-Touch Sensitive Keys
-Battery Life is as good as my w810i
What I dont like 
-Reboots with the new R1EA031 firmware
-BROD comes with the new R1EA031 firmware
-The phone collect too much dust and fingerprints
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Supa_Fly
Joined: Apr 16, 2002
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From: Toronto, Ontario
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On 2008-04-10 22:31:45, coquito wrote:
Why I my k850:
-Big and Briliant Screen
-Walkman 3.0
-X-pic Story (its a nice feauture)
-Acelometer work great
-Camera is excellent (I take more pics than with my digi cam)
-Good sound with the new R1EA031 firmware
-Touch Sensitive Keys
-Battery Life is as good as my w810i
What I dont like
-Reboots with the new R1EA031 firmware
-BROD comes with the new R1EA031 firmware
-The phone collect too much dust and fingerprints
All things considered, the K850i is a great phone. Still retail market price is just too much for the issues many are having. However, I love the Touch Sensitive keys - accurate with just a swipe, Battery life when SOLEY on 3G is immaculate, NO other phone will last you the day with apple usuage of features (however No WiFi does help in batt life).
- I'd like the Media Player to be part of the Firmware OS not a java app. Yes I STILL think its a java app, because after loading music onto it, using File Manager all music is listed, yet using Media Player/Manager its gotta load updated music (its listed but you cannot play it until its loaded), which you can see it climbing in percentage. VERY strange.
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kewsvnet
Joined: Feb 26, 2007
Posts: 295
From: United Kingdom
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@prom1
the media player updating the list when u load it...is coz its actually indexing the music files by artist and album...not just showing them as files...thats why it takes a little longer...and shows the percentage at first!!
u could still be rite about it being java coz it appears in the running apps bit of the phone...where i havent seen firmware OS apps there!!! |
SEnsationSYD
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
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Here in Australia, the price has dropped from AUD$999 to $\\AUD$699 in a few months, but from what I've heard, it's a really good phone. Of all the CURRENT models, I think this model probably has the most useful features. However, I am waiting until the C series gets abit of a run before I commit.... |
SEnsationSYD
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
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On 2008-04-10 07:42:58, Prom1 wrote:
I love my K850i. Although I'm biased as mine is branded & got it for a good deal $199 on 3yr contract plus .....
3 year contract? Sheesh! We have up to two years on our standard contracts here and I think they're too long! Vodafone AU has started bringing 12 month contracts back in. I don't think phones were built to last that long LOL
Remember when SEs had a one lined pixelated screen with a green backlight? My, how far has technology come! |
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Posted: 2008-04-10 21:48
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