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W800i vs W900i |
goldenface
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On 2005-12-07 18:29:47, whizkidd wrote:
Its meant to be "better"!
Afterall, its a higher specced, higher priced model!
The 470mb of internal memory rocks!!
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That says it all really. If you want faster downloads, a larger screen and more memory then this has it. It is more expensive so it has a higher spec.
I don't think anyones pants pocket has been torn by an S700i 
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BUFFBOY
Joined: Jul 20, 2005
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dony buy this if you have the w800
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floatlite
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WHY?? I have a W800 and W900, and to be honest they are both good, really depends what your after, if your into the 3G thing, the W900 does offer some neat functionality, and although it's certainly larger than the W800/k750 style, it's not heavy, and video and the screen really are good.
I hate using my W800 day to day for one reason, the textured matt white finish gets grubby and is almost impossible to keep clean, the gloss white on the W900 is a much better finish.
At the end of the day, they are quite different products. get one of the other, or even better, BOTH!
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Jordan17
Joined: Oct 25, 2005
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Well having a W800i and being able to use my mates W900i, I know that I wouldn't want to be paying too much money for an upgrade that wouldn't be worthwile.
For example, from my previous phone I upgraded to the W800i and got an MP3 player, FAR better camera, Video capture, Radio...34MB Internal and 512mb external memory. (I upgraded from V3), but if i were to upgrade to W900i i would be paying a lot for gaining fewer features. I personally would want to get a lot more from an upgrade, so I'll wait for a future model. |
ijustwannabeaplaya
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Clearly the w900i is a worthy upgrade from w800i. Better screen res and size, more internal memory, 3G, remote headset, firmware upgrade via wap or 3G better camera for still and video recording, full screen video playback and video conferencing... I flagged the w800i on screen size alone. Theres no way i can go from having a 240x320 screen on my s700i and then go back to using the same screen as my old k700i by "upgrading" to the w800i. The w900i is definately a great addition to the sony ericsson catalogue, and if you're trying to make the choice wheter to upgrade to w900i or w800i then the answer is quite clear... |
goldenface
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@iwannabeaplaya (phew) Great post. I agree. GPRS just so 90's and painfully slow  We'll have to go 3G eventually if we are to keep up with the rest of the planet! I simply can't go back to the small screen. Basically, anyone who can't see the benefits of a larger screen and 3G needs their eyes testing W900i is going down a storm. . . |
jakontil
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hi guys, just want to know about the radio, when it is not built in, would it be able to listen to the radio using its loudspeaker? or headset is the only way? |
ijustwannabeaplaya
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i was just reading that apparently the in the w900i firmware, when you send an sms, instead of having that screen with the progress bar saying "sending message" it has an icon of a sending message at the top of the screen similar to when you send an mms on an s700i... so you can do other stuff while your message is sending. also when message sending fails, it automatically retries until the message sends (or you stop it)... which is a blessing to us s700i users who have to save the message in drafts when it fails and then go through menu after menu just to try and resend it... i think sony ericsson have hit the ball out of the park on this one... |
scotsboyuk
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You chaps might be interested in this comparison of the W800's and the W900's camera quality.
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SloopJohnB
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I dont think that a person who already has a w800 should get a w900, not only for reasons said before but also because of price. With w800 u can get almost anything you īd want from a mobile and is much cheaper nowadays than a w900. However, if you are willing to pay more just to get bigger screen and 3g, get a n70. The screen will be even larger and its a smartphone!
w800 is the best u can go with a non-smartphone in terms of functionality and price. If you r willing to pay extra, get a smartphone(and n70 is even cheaper than w900!) |
marlonski
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On 2005-12-19 17:12:37, scotsboyuk wrote:
You chaps might be interested in this comparison of the W800's and the W900's camera quality.
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Unfortunately I couldn't see the pictures mate 
As they're both using the same camera hardware, and even with a vary slight variation in the amount of pixels they produce I wouldn't think it would really make any difference to the quality of picture produced. On the other hand firmware could. There's certainly not a big enough difference to make me want buy the w900 on that alone.
If I were on a 3g contract then it would be the one for me at the moment. It's quite a size, but then most 3g phones are. With it's excellent features I could certainly grow to like it's larger form.
Given the choice, and if anything the very minimal differences in camera performance, the smaller form of the w800 would still be the one for me
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dantheman82
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another thing i have noticed is that when on a call the w900i people sound clearer and there is no back ground noise
some times on w800i and k750i could not hear people clearly tested this is same place so is not reception notice clearer sound on w900i
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marlonski
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lets just hope that  don't mess that up with the next firmware they produce for the w900 
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w900boy
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The w900 is basically an upgrade from the w800. There's not an awful lot of new stuff in there, but everything seems much more refined and smooth. |
marlonski
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I appreciate the ecconomy of scale thing with using the same camera hardware to keep costs down, but I can't help thinking that it's a shame, (especially with the w900's larger form) that they didn't spend the money and go for a CCD lens with autofocus. Yes I know that cmos has come a long way however they managed to put one in the s700 and I just can't help thinking that with a CCD lens and autofucus it would have been even better.
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