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K850i is a high-end

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when released in October 2007. It was announced in June 2007 as the flagship product in Sony Ericsson's K ("Kamera") series, with a 5

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camera sensor. The K850 was the first Sony Ericsson phone released outside of NTT DoCoMo to support

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and

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along with

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's traditional M2. It also introduces the usage of three touch-sensitive softkeys right under the display and a new form of navigation button, omitting the classic joystick introduced with the

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. The camera interface has been revamped to resemble the format of cybershot digital cameras. According to the manufacturer the UMTS talk time has been significantly increased to 3 hours 30 min over its predecessor, the

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and

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. (K800 2 hrs 30 min). It was Sony Ericsson's first 3.5G

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supporting mobile phone, and was also the first 3G "global" mobile with supporting all major operating network frequency in the world including GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, HSDPA, UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100.

Design and features

The phone introduces a new button in the Cyber-shot line: on the right side a switch allows choosing between photo, video and playback mode. The phone is available in the colours "Luminous Green", "Velvet Blue" and "Quicksilver Black". Key features include: * 3G video calling *

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5-megapixel camera with

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flash and additional 3 LED flash for video recording * Bluetooth 2.0 (10 m) * Web Access ( NetFront browser included) * Exchange ActiveSync * 3.5G high speed internet ( Support up to 3.6 Mbit/s (download speed), 384 kbit/s (upload speed)) * Multiple audio playback ( AAC,

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, WMA) * Built in Media Center (Sony PSP/PS3 XrossMediaBar menu) * Video player with progressive fast forward and slow motion * Memory Stick slot to expand the memory to up to 16 GB.

Camera Information

5.04

sensor, 16x digital zoom, natural color rendering, and built in

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flash plus three additional LEDs for autofocusing and can be used for video recording. It also features Bestpic (Sony Ericsson's brand name for burst mode) which captures nine images in a row then you can choose the ones you want to save. In camera mode the keypad is differently lit so the user can easily find the camera shortcut buttons (Shoot mode, Scenes, Self-timer, Flash mode). In common with the K810i and the

, programs called Photo Fix, HP print and

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are bundled with the K850i. Users can also easily increase the

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and the contrast of the photo with PhotoFix and PhotoDJ. Video recording is QVGA (320×240) at 30 frames per second. (K800 QCIF (176×144) @ 15 frame/s.) Supports Image and Video Stabilizer so videos and photos taken would be less likely to appear blurred and shaky. There have been major software problems in the past but now have been solved. Moreover, as in most Sony Ericsson phones, the camera software, called camdriver, can be modified to bring new features along with considerable improvement. The line of camdrivers known as Cybershot Xperience, developed by Hasaan Rafique (known online as Witchking) is the most promising as it implements many additional features like Manual Focus, Contrast, Saturation, Colour Balance, ISO, Shutter-speed and so on. It also allows the user to increase the video recording resolution.

Specifications

Screen * 2.2”

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(240×320

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s), 262,144 (18-bit) colour

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Available colours * Luminous Green * Velvet Blue * Quicksilver Black Sizes * 102 × 48 × 17 mm (4 × 1.9 × 0.7 in) Weight * Memory * Memory Stick Micro (M2) 512 MB in box (maximum capable – 16 GB), a

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card can also be used instead of the Memory Stick Micro card. * Phone memory approximately 40 MB depending on the preconfiguration settings Battery * BST-38 3.6 V, 930 mAh, lithium polymer * Talk time GSM/UMTS: Up to 9 h/3 h 30 min * Standby time GSM/UMTS: Up to 400 h/350 h * Video call time (K850): Up to 3 h 20 min

Variants

* K850i for international markets (

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: UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100;

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GPRS General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a packet oriented mobile data standard on the 2G and 3G cellular communication network's global system for mobile communications (GSM). GPRS was established by European Telecommunications Standards Insti ...

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GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900) * K858c for China (reduced to GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900, lack of front camera)

Firmware list

*R1CA029 – First Release *R1CA037 (SEUS – 2007-12-03) *R1DA038 (SEUS – 2007-12-21) *R1DA039 (SEUS – 2007-12-21) *R1EA031 (SEUS – 2008-02-21) *R1EA037 (SEUS – 2008-04-12) *R1FA035 (SEUS – 2008-06-18) SEUS – Sony Ericsson Update Service

References

External links

Press Release announcing K850

Official Specifications of K850

Official Website of Sony Ericsson Cybershot series mobile phones

Official Specifications of K850 for developers
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K850 The Sony Ericsson K850i is a high-end mobile phone when released in October 2007. It was announced in June 2007 as the flagship product in Sony Ericsson's K ("Kamera") series, with a 5 megapixel CMOS camera sensor. The K850 was the first Sony Erics ...

Mobile phones introduced in 2007