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W850 vs W810 Camera and Walkman contest |
strizlow800
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There have been made several Walkman models since Sony Ericsson started it's W phones series. Inventing the W810, as a W800 successor made it the most popular Walkman phone which includes great overall and enhanced music features which makes it very good MP3 player, digital camera and a mobile phone. But the true missunderstanging came after the W850 was started. Depending on the customers opinions, the most of them say that the W850 has better media player (Walkman), but worse camera compared to the W810. So let's see which one of these phones is better.
Sony Ericsson W850 has some useful options which are excluded in the W810. It has secondary video call camera with VGA resolution which makes the W850 a 3G phone. The other features are almost the same except the W850's design. The W850 is slidebar phone, as the W810 is standard bar phone.
Camera Contest:
As it can be seen, both phone's camera lenses are not protected by lens cover as the other older SE phones were, so the camera is not well protected from scratching which can make the picture quality worse. The camera drivers are almost the same on both phones so taking the pictures, or recording the videos is the same way. But what happens after you take the picture?
W810
The picture taken with the W810 is clear and sharp with very reliable colors. The size of the picture is 1680x1224 pixels, same as the W850's one.
W850
The W850 picture is sharp only on the part of the picture where the focused object is. So the sides of the picture (the corners) are very messed up in the background which is very big minus for the camera of this phone. The colors of the picture is not that reliable as the W810 is, so the winner of the camera contest, definately is the W810.
Media Player (Walkman) contest :
W810 vs W850:
The W810 is Walkman phone, but it is not that new as the W850 is, so it has not the latest Walkman software. The W810's Walkman player holds the traditional orange theme from the W810 and other Walkman phones as it's version is Walkman 1, compared to the W850's one which is Walkman version 2. The newer version of the Walkman player includes some new useful options as the online streaming and the media store, which makes it much better than the Walkman V1 one. The reading of the media files stored on the phone's memory stick is much faster than the W810, and the video player has some improvements when trying to play huge videos with big framerate and resolution. The MegaBass equalizer function is included in the both Walkman versions. The look of the new Walkman is a bit different from the old one. It's difference can be seen on the folowing screenshots:
Walkman 1:
 
Walkman 2:
    
So what's your opinions when chosing one of these two models, which one would you choose?
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PeterKay
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Nice topic, personally i would go for the W850i. However picture quality from both phones must be admired.
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strizlow800
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Thanks for quick replying.  |
PeterKay
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@strizlow800, not a problem. If you want me to choose between the 2 on picture quality, i would opt for the W850i. The picture does look pretty good i must admit.
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strizlow800
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OK, but I think the W810's picture is sharper than the W850's one. The fact is that the focused object on the W850 picture look PERFECT, but the other part of the picture is a little bit messed up. Also when taking a picture from closer distances than 2-3 meters, the background of the picture is crappy. |
PeterKay
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I guess it also depends on the brightness of the day and surroundings.
Any chance of showing 2 pictures of the same object with both phones?
That would give us a better understanding of which cam is better 
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strizlow800
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Well for now (I do not about later) I havent tested the both phones on same object. I will probably get the W850 in my hands after some time to test it, so then I'll take picture of same object and post to this or another post.
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PeterKay
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Cheers, nice idea though. Overall features wise which do you prefer?
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strizlow800
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Well I agree with your choice for the W850 even I'm very confused when I have to choose between two very similar phones. So my choice is the W850 for me, as I use the phone more for listening music, not for the camera that much. At the end, W850 is newer model and it has excellent music features compared to the W810 although it is not for forgetting. I don't know about the 3D gaming on the W850. The W850's keyboard look more comfortable for playing games for me, because it is slidebar phone, and the keys are separated from the display and bigger than the W810. |
kulorex
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I'll go for the w810. Walkman is also solid, camera is good for current phone standards, phone is portable, design is good, it is also good for playing mobile games(i'll get on to my xbox if i need a real gaming experience. Can never get it on a phone though), battery life is ok, screen is clear and big enough to display mobile contents, and so much more!
I choose the w810! |
shaliron
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I'd choose the W850 as I'd rather music over camera. Not that I don't value the camera, but at the end of the day, I'll probably use the  more. Not to mention the improved interface, both for the and for the general scheme of things. And the screen is really sharp on the W850.
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goldenface
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The W810i is the better allrounder and I would go as far to say it is as capable a music player as it is an imaging device.
I think though that the TrackID and Walkman 2.0 player of the W850i more than makes up for the lack of AF. AF on the W850i wouldn't make it a better music phone - which is what they ultimately both are.
So I would hand W850i the prize.
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PeterKay
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Looks like the W850i is much preferred so far.
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strizlow800
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Definatelly. After all it is newer model. |
Dups!
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Personally I wish the w810i had the new walkman v2. Having said that, I pick the w810. Slicker, smaller (compared to an 'opened' w850i) and good to look at. Overall I love the w810i better. |
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Posted: 2006-11-16 19:42
