[Fineus]

I know it's a long shot, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

I'm looking at upgrading my phone, and I'm looking at the Sony Ericsson K800i. It looks like it has a good design, fantastic camera (for a phone) and all the usual features. Here's the link:

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10407&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10407

Does anyone have any experience with this phone? Any idea if it's any good?

[Ulala]

Although I don't have any experience with it, it looks like a good solid phone, and it's a Sony so it's hard to go wrong. The only thing that would worry me about it is the potential price tag. 

[Omniscaper]

I have the w810i and previously had the K750i. Both phones are excellent, especially the camera which is 2mp for these models. The K800i looks like an upgraded k750i with the cybershot designation and 3.2mp capability. Keep in mind though, that these camers use a cmos based camera and despite its high resolution, cannot compare to the quality of real CCD digital technology. Expect artifacts and noise.

I was going to get this phone, but the 600 dollar price tag was a bit steep for me. The media player is excellent for music and not bad for 3gp or mp4 video and that phone should have the Java v7.0 software which means better 3d/2d performance on a number of games. I can post example pictures of what the w810i camera can do, and just imagine a higher resolution for the k800i.

Also keep in mind that internet access on an international phone not offered by your service provider will = some headaches. Cingular support seems rather lacking in getting their w600I software downloaded to my w850I. Atm I'm stuck with the European "E-plus" software for net browsing and email checking. And even if u do get the software, u cant do everything a supported phone can do, like purchase ringtones and games over their net carrier.

[Fineus]

Cheers guys,

At the moment I'm not incredibly bothered about how good the camera is. Right now my SE Z600 has a 0.3 digital camera for goodness sake! But it'll be nice to go up to anything above the 1MP mark. I won't be using it for any real photography anyway, just snapshots.

The price tag is immaterial, I have a service provider upgrade scheme that means the phone should be free provided they're not lying to me. I pay for the contract though so it's not all as cheap as it seems.

[Goober5000]

Dude, the Erikson didn't even detect the Knossos.  How good can it be?

[Sandwich]

This is the plain-Jane K800, not the -i, but... http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=2105&source=BROWSER

Generally? I love SE phones. Great interface - superior IMO to Nokia.

[BlackDove]

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10235

That one's currently mine. Extremely happy with it. Generally I wanted something that went along with widely accepted codec's for playback and recording (that one records and plays back in H.264). The synchronisation with a computer is instantanious, and it's literally "drag and drop" when it comes to files. It allows mp3's, wav's, and a ****load of other formats to be used for either personal playback or in my case, I use one of the score pieces from Final Fantasy Advent Children as my ringtone (since any mp3 can be used as a ringtone).

Camera isn't a 3.2 megapixel tho, if that's what is important to you, then that's what you should go for. My images are slightly blurry  but generally they come out okay. For example, that's an image of my dog with the medium resolution.

Anyway, SE's current products, since they merged with Sony are fairly unbeatable much unlike the time when Nokia was kicking their ass before they merged with Sony. If you choose the right product that suits your needs - and there's plenty to choose from - it can make one very happy.

[Colonol Dekker]

I'm running the K510i the only thing ui think its lacking is expandable memory, If your target phone has it. Then go for it SE is teh best (i'm a nokia>motorola>Sony Ericcson convert.