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4.5 stars
"Sorry, Mr Editor, u got it wrong this time!! W850"
Pros: MP3, Radio, form factor, 1GB stick as standard, good camera.
Cons: D-Pad a lil stiff but u get used to it.
Summary: I do agree the fact the directional pad is a little stiff but you soon get used to it. Just like getting used to Motorola's poor predictive texting, Nokia's skimpy battery life on smartphones and Samsung's lack of menu options. And a stiff D-Pad, i would say is just a minor drawback. The Walkman is better than anything Nokia or Samsung can conjure up and the form factor is outstanding! This was a boldstep by SE to break into the slider market and for a first attempt they have done extremely well!! The spring-loaded mechanism kicks Nokia N80's version to the kerb. The camera is not mindblowing but adequate for a camera, which is all i expect from a phone. Lets not forget this is a 3G phone and lets face it, there arent many manufacturers that can boast a 3G phone that looks this good. K610i is possibly one of the smallest out there and again its a SE!!!! The battery life is way better than any rival can offer and you can actually use the functions available (Radio, MP3, camera) without draining your battery in half a day! Cant remember the exact stat but the MP3 player can run for hours and hours before it finally dies.
Anyway, i dont usually write reviews but i was kinda annoyed by what Mr Editor (who 99% of the time does get it right) said here.
N80? Overrated!!!
LG phones? Come on?!!?!
Everyone is raving on about the Benq-Siemens SL91 - have people failed to realise 64Mb memory is just far too small for a 3.2mp camera and MP3? Lets see if they throw in a 1GB memory chip.
I used to be a Nokia hardcore but SE has shown me the way forward. Whilst they struggle with battery and form factor, i will be using SE from now on.
The W850i is by far the best on the market at this moment in time.
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"I do agree the fact the directional pad is a little stiff but you soon get used to it. Just like getting used to Motorola's poor predictive texting, Nokia's skimpy battery life on smartphones and Samsung's lack of menu options. And a stiff D-Pad, i would say is just a minor drawback. The Walkman is better than anything Nokia or Samsung can conjure up and the form factor is outstanding!" you said.
Lies. Sure, Samsung doesn't have much many options, but they canmake a phone much better than this one, with a smaller form factor(Samsung U600). And obviously, Nokia being the most popular phone company can make something better. And Motorola too, creating the most successful phone ever (MOTO RAZR). And then there's also LG, who created the 2nd most popular hpone(LG Chocolate). Before saying something like that, leran the facts and don't be so biased. Sure, the phone is prettygood but it is by far NOT the best hpone on the market. -
Are you using Cingular? And if so, how is reception? I've read in other reviews that phones that don't have the 850 mhz frequency, including this one, will have bad reception since Cingular has less 1900 mhz transmission towers than 850 mhz towers. Such seems to be the case for the Sony Ericsson K790i, which, like the W850i, uses the 900/1800/1900 mhz network. This is the only thing that is making me hesitate in getting the phone.
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