Sony Ericsson have released the K850, the latest high-end Cybershot handset.

Packing a beefy 5 megapixel camera with 16x zoom and Xenon flash, the K850 weighs in at 118 grams, ever so slightly more than the earlier K800 and K810 devices. Available in Luminous Green or Velvet Blue, the phone has a 2.2inch 262k colour screen, 40mb internal memory and an M2 slot, with a 512MB stick thrown in for good measure.

Although initially sounding similar to the earlier K series handsets, the K850 does come with a few key improvements. First, the phone is the first to include an automatic lens cap, activated by pressing the camera button. It also comes with a new image manipulation program, Photo Fix, to automatically improve light balance on pictures. Sony Ericsson has also said that while in photo mode, only camera shortcut buttons will be illuminated on the main keyboard, as opposed to all buttons being lit all of the time.

K850 Specs
- 102 x 48 x 17 mm
- Weight: 118g / 4.2oz
- Size: 2.2 inches
- Networks: K850i (UMTS/HSDPA 3.6Mbps 850/1900/2100-GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900)
- Screen: 262,144 color TFT
- Video: capture/playback at 30fps, QVGA (240x320) resolutions
- Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
- Phone memory: Up to 40 MB
- Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro M2 and micro SD (512MB M2 bundled)
- Talk time GSM/UMTS: Up to 9 hrs/3 hrs 30 min
- Standby time GSM/UMTS: Up to 400 hrs/350 hrs
- Video call time (K850): Up to 3 hrs 20 min
- SAR Value - 1.14 W/kg
- Colours:
Luminous Green
Velvet Blue

Camera
-Auto focus
-BestPic(tm)
-5-megapixel
-Digital zoom 16x
-Image stabiliser
-Picture blogging
-Red-eye reduction
-Video record
-Video stabiliser
-Xenon flash


K850i Firmware

R1EA031

Improvements / Changes
- General User Interface performance improvements.
- Notable performance improvements with the Media Centre User Interface.
- Improved sound quality from Media Player
- Key response menu added in Settings -> Sounds & alerts, allowing the selection of sound or vibrate when pressing the touch sensitive buttons.
- The ability to select HSDPA as your preferred communications protocol has been added to Menu Settings -> Mobile Networks -> GSM/3G networks
- The Video Player's audio synchronisation / stuttering issues are still present, but have a different profile to previous firmwares.

Bug fixes
- Fixes battery longevity issues introduced in R1DA038
- Equaliser now remembers custom settings.
- The zoom buttons no longer change the volume when zooming into a picture if you are listening to music in the background.
- Fixes for Bluetooth compatibility on certain devices, e.g. Audi & Mercedes car bluetooth modules & the SE Bluetooth watch.
- Prevent some boot issues due to Java Script errors.

Performance
- JBenchmark 3D HQ: 445
- JBenchmark 3D LQ: 431
- JBenchmark 2: 932
- JBenchmark 1: 6103

Software versions:
EROM: 1200-4341
LCD: 200712121
Camera: 3.7
Videocall camera: 3.0
Content: PA17
Java: 8.2
Text: BB

R1CA037

Improvements / Changes
- H is displayed instead of 3G when connected via HSDPA
- The Media player speed has been increased when dealing with many entries.
- Phone UI speed has been increased.

Bug fixes
- Improved / fixed flash synchronization, preventing photos taken in dark conditions from coming out as very dark or black.
- Prevent some boot issues due to Java Script errors.

Bugs
- Shuffle functionality in the Media Player repeats the same track until you manually skip to the next.

Performance
- JBenchmark 3D HQ: 96
- JBenchmark 3D LQ: 199
- JBenchmark 2: 926
- JBenchmark 1: 5913

Software versions:
EROM: R6A008
LCD: 200708241
Camera: 2.9
Videocall camera: 3.0
Content: PA13
Java: 8.0
Text: AC

R1CA029
- First release

Bugs
- The flash doesn't always sync with the image capture, leaving dark or black photos in night conditions.
- Manual equaliser settings are not remembered when exiting and then returning to the media player.
- Play/Pause and FF/RW controls on HPM-82 do not work
- FF/RW controls on DS-980 skip tracks, but cannot be used to FF/RW (Note that the Play/Pause button does work with DS-980)
- Trying to continue music playback, after phoning out using the DS-980, fails.
- Phone can crash when using HPM-82
- Phone can crash whilst in standby mode, requiring a hard reboot (taking the battery out)
- Corruption of the file system can occur affecting photos, applications etc
- Alarms only produce three beeps on some phones rather than play the selected ringtone.
- Some Video playback is out of sync with the sound
- USB photo transfer can lead to duplicated pictures / removal of other pictures present on the phone
- Video is of lower quality than the K800
- Occasional second or so delay between the vibration of an incomming text/call and screen illumination.
- Audiobook functionaility cannot be accessed
- If the phone goes into standby whilst viewing photos, resuming the phone isn't possible unless you exit this mode.
- When you connect the phone via the usb cable, You cant see the ringtone folder
- Phone doesnt support some Mp4 files and doesnt support some jpeg photos.
- On some phones the shutter ocasionally fails to open when taking a photo
- Not all symbols are possible to enter in the email client settings, e.g. not allowing you from adding a : for gmail addresses.
- The zoom buttons both zoom into a picture and change the volume if you are listening to music whilst browsing pictures.
- On some phones, the volume keys do not respond, requiring a reboot to restore functionaility.
- On some phones, adding a birthday to a contact does not give you a chance to add it to the Calendar.

>*<<*<* to check your firmware version or check it via phone's Update Service under software version.

<Tips : how to update your K850i's firmware>
i) Go to http://www.sonyericsson.com (choose region)
ii) Go to their Support link and then search for a software named "Sony Ericsson Update Service"
iii) Once completed download, run and install software (software will auto update itself to current version if it's not)
iv) Follow the simple instructions provided by SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service).

alternatively you can try choosing FOTA (firmware over the air) update from your phone but not suggested cause it's too expensive.

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K850 Related Links/Softwares
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K850 Userbars









Sony Ericsson K850i User List !

LUMINOUS GREEN
dragna - AP RM1720 + 512MB M2
Kaiserreich - AP RM1700 + 512MB M2
zekrycortez - AP RM 1900 + 2GB M2
DeathBringer - Ori RM2299 + 4GB M2
Mojim - AP RM1480
AndyChan - AP RM1550 + 2GB M2
wenxuan85 - AP RM1500 + 2GB M2
sayming - AP - RM1500
Snuffykl - AP - RM1500
waynejw - Ori 2nd Hand - RM1250 + 1GB + 512MB M2
edkiasu - AP - RM1430 + 2GB M2
Nub! - AP - RM1410 + 512mb M2
-Shinjiz- - AP - RM???? + 512MB M2
Sealsmaster - AP - RM1375 + 512MB M2
shinjun - AP - RM1150 + 2GB M2
StevenD3557 - AP - RM1330 + 512MB M2
Raiko - AP - RM1330 + 512MB M2
Neocable - Ori - RM1690 + 4GB M2
G-Izzat - Ori - RM1600 + 512MB M2
Callmelesbie - AP - RM1200 + 2GB M2

VELVET BLUE
Harmeet15 - AP RM2090 + 512MB M2
Revamperz - AP RM1840 + 1024MB M2
BlackHowling - AP RM1700 + 512MB M2
Kusa - AP RM1900 + 2GB M2
ali86 - AP RM1760
nd_4ever - AP RM1480 + 2GB M2
aladdin - xxx xxx + xxx
Xphossis - AP RM1365 + 512MB M2
SonicSpyro - AP - RM 1385 - 256MB M2
QiQio - AP - RM1780 + 512MB M2
Speedy~ - AP - RM1390 + 512MB M2
chOOOk - Ori - SGD652/RM1500 512MB M2
ken_zie - AP - RM 1380 + 512MB M2
kahyeec - AP - RM1080 2nd Hand + 512MB M2
jannatun- AP - RM1360 + 512MB M2
SaltyBean - AP - RM1520 + 1GB M2
sidewinderz - AP - RM1370 + 512MB M2
darkterra - AP - RM1350 + 512mb M2
schmeichel7 - AP - RM1225 + 512MB M2
eng98 - AP - RM1270 + 2GB MicroSD
Aishiteru^Suki - AP - RM1340 + 1GB M2
Lipyueng - AP - RM1230 + 2GB M2
Ver - AP - RM1245 + 2GB m2

44 users & growing, REPORT YOURSELVES!!



This post has been edited by dragna: Apr 15 2008, 04:59 PM

so far there is only 1 reported user in this forum.

Not to sure now about dropping to rm1800 after that short period (4 month).
I just visited my friend who works at sg wang and he said after the original set launches the ap would definately drop to rm1950~1999, not much of a big drop compared to the T650i after it's original set launched.

I prefer the K850i better

Whats your budget?

I tot you already ordered a few sets then later can play play around with it and test power lor...


*added 2 userbars available at pg1 which i made as past time >.<

This post has been edited by dragna: Oct 17 2007, 11:23 AM

I'm fine with any color, it's the design that i want!!

Not even a week and RM100 drop

The ori set should be available by this end of the month then only the AP will drop more.

hmm.. SAR values cannot be lowered right? whats the highest SAR value phone in the market?

Thanks for clearing it out, and it's 1.14W/kg for the K850i.

I hear you but it's something new and i quite prefer the alarm being at main menu than the quick shortcut.

Give them time as it just reached KL (AP set), and they don't know about the phone or they don't know when it will be out? If you want it badly just drive down to KL and you can see it

I don't think the K series price drop drastically (maybe just by -rm50~80) after the original K850 available reaches our shores.

The ori should stay at a firm rm1999~2099 for a couple of months.

And they will do something about, well it's a rushed launch and they need to fix it soon or else N95 will get a boost.

here are some high res (5MP) photo's taken from esato.








Considering it's SE first 5MP phone it's still disappointing at full res , but in time it will change and with camdrivers be introduced sooner or later we shall it it's end day qualities.

dude the K850i having battle against it's ownself

Firmware does improve their software and it's boost for better quality but manufacturing i think SE won't be adding new hardware to the model, they probably focus on the next release a K860i maybe?

How do you know this?

Now thats really expensive and did you see which colors they have on sale there? It's only blue in Malaysia for the moment. Any phone screen is small and will need you to xfer the pics to PC for better viewing.