Sony Ericsson K850i Blue from Three

The Sony Ericsson K850i is another step forward for Sony Ericsson and the Cyber-shot brand, combining a 5 megapixel camera with many of the excellent features already seen on the K810. The Sony Ericsson K850i does feature improvements to the camera interface and a new media browser that allows pictures to easily be rotated and viewed. The camera cover is now automated and the screen size has grown to a 2.2 inch TFT display. Perhaps the most important addition is the move to HSDPA support, making this the first 3G and EDGE enabled handset Sony Ericsson have produced, and offering full network support in the process.

The Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot features a second video calls camera, Bluetooth, USB connection, FM radio and a M2 memory card slot. A 512mb card is included in the box. Interestingly Sony Ericsson have decided to offer a dual card support slot on the K850i which can host not only the M2 standard but also Micro SD too. All these options add a little to the weight but the size remains the same as the K810.

The Sony Ericsson K850 offers a neat solution to navigation with the keys positioned around the number 2 and 5 keys to allow the larger screen to be used. The overall design is functional but certainly individual with colour accents down both sides.

Network HSDPA / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Size Dimensions 102 x 48 x 17 mm
Weight 118 g
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
- Wallpapers, screensavers
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Composer, download
Vibration Alert
Memory Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2)/microSD , 512 MB card included
- 40 MB internal memory

Data GPRS Yes
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA (K850i only)
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes, v2.0
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Luminous Green, Velvet Blue
Camera 5 MP, 2592?1944 pixels, autofocus, video, xenon flash; auto lens cover, secondary videocall camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- Accelerometer (auto-rotate)
- TrackID music recognition
- T9
- Image viewer
- Picture editor
- Picture blogging
- Organiser
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo/dial
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 9 h