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K850i vs W890i |
croatia
Joined: Aug 06, 2003
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On latest firmware my k850i is very very good, before i was have two brod's and many probs with keypad and dead loudspeaker.
Everything since Nov. last year.
BUT i will never change my k850i for device like w890i is.
EVERYTHING on k850i is better.
Nhf, thats my opinion.
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marty mcfly
Joined: May 20, 2007
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On 2008-09-11 23:34:52, croatia wrote:
On latest firmware my k850i is very very good, before i was have two brod's and many probs with keypad and dead loudspeaker.
That is the point I am making. That is neither normal, nor what you would expect from a flagship phone. This phone bricked twice, had multiple problems with the keyboard and the speaker died.
The firmware may have fixed the BROD's, but the keyboard and loudspeaker are down to build quality and maybe design too.
Because of this kind of behaviour, I would approach this handset with caution. Remember, croatia has enjoyed his phone afterwards which I think is great for him, but would you buy one in the hope that it if it did develop problems, it would get over them?
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Tsepz_GP
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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I finaly managed to update my K850 to latest fw. Its like whole new phone, it hasn't crashed since, its realy being realiable, SE actualy did a good job on its fw.
I would suggest getting the K850 and then updating its fw. The W890 is nice but it's not a phone i'd recommend. The K850 has the better camera, larger screen, and accelerometer. I havent had any problems hardware wise with my K850. Its well built, the keypad takes some getting used to but after using for a while its fine. Its screen is great, crystal clear and crisp. The loudspeaker is fine, ive dropped my K850 a few times but its still great. Its a lot better than a W890 IMO.
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lazeeboy
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my take on this... would you buy a phone whose production has been abruptly discontinued just barely over a year from its initial release? something's definitely not kosher... |
Tsepz_GP
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Well the W900 was discontinued a few months after release and it was a great device after a few FW updates. I got it a month or 2 after news broke out that it was discontinued, my network still had sum units.
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ofiaich
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From: East Yorkshire, England
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Hi GUCCI.011!
pm for you !
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QVGA
Joined: May 23, 2006
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On 2008-09-12 16:12:46, GUCCI.011 wrote:
Well the W900 was discontinued a few months after release and it was a great device after a few FW updates. I got it a month or 2 after news broke out that it was discontinued, my network still had sum units.
W900 was discontinued because it cost SE more money to make it than what they were making of it
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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@QVGA
Not quite sure that is 100% right.
I'm not suggesting the Wikipedia article on the W900i is gospel by any means, however, it says the W900i was ' Pulled from the market despite its success', which would suggest it was withdrawn prematurely for a reason other than a financial / sales one.
wiki w900i
Sorry for dragging OT.
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croatia
Joined: Aug 06, 2003
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From: zagreb croatia europe
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Yea Marty ok, sometimes was very hard to across over troubles on k850i and wait for service time etc, but
now i'm glad to give a chance to S.e.
After 10 years on Ericsson, ericsson deserve chance.
Btw i hate nokia, and i'm on S.e.
like at home if you understand?
And the best in that story is service was free of charge on official service point by international warranty (i was buy my k850i on black market)
AND how can i hate s.e. at the end?
Now i have good enough phone for taking picture for listening music etc
Cheers, NHF, sorry for my bad english. |
adnansanni
Joined: Dec 07, 2006
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From: Bangladesh
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They don’t discontinue the W810i which is more than 2/3 years old but they did it to K850i. Does it mean to you anything?
But K850i is far better than W890i IMO. |
QVGA
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On 2008-09-12 16:39:27, goldenface wrote:
@QVGA
Not quite sure that is 100% right.
I'm not suggesting the Wikipedia article on the W900i is gospel by any means, however, it says the W900i was ' Pulled from the market despite its success', which would suggest it was withdrawn prematurely for a reason other than a financial / sales one.
wiki w900i
Sorry for dragging OT.
What other reason can there be to shelve your top end phone?
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herodile
Joined: Jul 26, 2008
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Just the k850i
it rocks
I am not a master
in pictures
but check mines
rocks on macro mode
sound is great
same as
W960i |
adsada
Joined: Aug 23, 2008
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From: Scotland
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The K850i is a god of a phone. It is something special, everything about it's perfect. I love it's touch screen buttons, and the glossy finish, it feels so nice when you hold it. and looks nice when freshly polished. Why would you go for the W890? I mean, that's really not that better, OK it's advertised as a Walkman phone, big deal the sound quality is the same as the K850i same with the layout of the media player. Oh wow they get a short cut button, K850i has one on the left touch button. But you'd expect that much from a Walkman phone. A Cyber-shot phone e.g.K850i has a dedicated On/Off switch which you can use when the phone is locked.
Anyway it is such a lovely phone, and if they discontinued it (has this been proved?) It just makes it a rare phone, like the W900i. The K850i is better then all SE phones out there (apart from the C905, but ah ha, that's not out yet) C902 is rubbish, C702 don't even get me started what's the point in it. The K850i to sum up, beats all SE Phones currently on the market. That's the truth, just face it.
So yeah get the K850i It's an amazing phone! |
strizlow800
Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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From: Macedonia, Skopje
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On 2008-09-18 20:06:59, herodile wrote:
Just the k850i
it rocks
I am not a master
in pictures
but check mines
rocks on macro mode
sound is great
same as
W960i
K850 is FAAR from "same as w960"... You can't compare those 2... W960 is smartphone and totally different in OS and performance compared to K850... W960 has better processor power, A LOOT more RAM memory, bigger screen (touch sensitive too)...
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ocean21
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From: Singapore
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I think he's talking about the speaker sound quality, which is true IMO
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