Sony Ericsson K800i modern day equivalent ?

TALON1973 · 31 Mar 2011 at 19:51

i came across a a sony k800i for £130 .. ive ownwed it before and loved it .. damn thing got stollen tho 2 years ago ... at teh time was teh best phone that took pictures imo .. and the cybershot flash was awesome

i do have a sony vivaz on contract atm .. but for some reason its bugging the hell out of me ...tempted to get teh k800i again ... but is there a modern version i can pic up that has the same great flash as the old master ? my vivaz only has a light ... which even tho it takes 8 mp ( compared to k800 3.2 ) just feels od to me still .. after nearly a year of owning it

any opinions ?

Robbo · 31 Mar 2011 at 19:55

Find a well priced Nokia N8 and it will blow the K800 quality out of the water.

(This is provided you want an awesome camera phone, the software is a bit, well, iffy, but its relatively fine for most people)

Here's a website for it with lots of pretty pictures on - http://events.nokia.com/nokian8/home.html

TALON1973 · 31 Mar 2011 at 20:03

nice phone .. abit pricey

iffy software .... youve not tried the vivaz lol

Robbo · 31 Mar 2011 at 20:08

Its only iffy when compared with the likes of the iPhone and Android phones, all in all it does nearly everything you would want it to do, and a bit more.

The phone overall is well designed and the camera is just amazing, its by far and away the best at the moment and the N8 can be had fairly cheaply compared to the likes of the iPhone (which is £500-600).

Or, you could get an N8 on a contract, there are some VERY cheap contract deals for it, £20 per month etc. Maybe less if you factor in cashback deals etc.

Have a look here - http://www.mobiles.co.uk/nokia-n8.html

and here - http://www.nokiadirect.co.uk/Pay-Monthly/sc521/n447/p95793.htm#tabsAnchor (T-Mobile deal there for £20 per month, 24 months, if 300 texts is enough)

RSR · 31 Mar 2011 at 20:11

SE Xperia Neo is the Vivaz 2

TALON1973 · 31 Mar 2011 at 20:27

i'm on t-mobile atm .. stuck with contract till may 2012 ... teh mp count isnt always king .. its the flash that comes with it from my experience .. sony dropped the ball as far as i can see after the k800i .. cybershot was still present , but the flash went awol

Robbo · 31 Mar 2011 at 20:33

I'm well aware that Megapixels aren't everything, but the N8 has an excellent flash too.

TALON1973 · 31 Mar 2011 at 20:38

Robboftw said:
I'm well aware that Megapixels aren't everything, but the N8 has an excellent flash too.

wasn't ment as an insult

just pointing out ...tbh its probably going to be a prezzie for mum :0 and i owe her a lot .. she doesnt do touchscreen .. and i cant see anythign beyond the k800 thats as good .. and its a good phone to use to to hol pics

"andy" · 31 Mar 2011 at 22:02

TALON1973 said:
i'm on t-mobile atm .. stuck with contract till may 2012 ... teh mp count isnt always king .. its the flash that comes with it from my experience .. sony dropped the ball as far as i can see after the k800i .. cybershot was still present , but the flash went awol

the c905 has a xenon flash and takes great snaps like the k800i did

nokia made a few candybar phones with xenons too

theres always the k810i

Amp34 · 31 Mar 2011 at 22:56

And the K850...

If I were to go back to any of the SE candybars I would go k850, it built upon the successes of the k800 but got rid of some of the main issues (like adding an LED to the Xenon flash), much like the k800 built upon the K750.

Myshra · 1 Apr 2011 at 08:54

andyd said:
SE Xperia Neo is the Vivaz 2

Pretty much this. Make sure you try before you get it though, it's a bit marmite.

me227 · 1 Apr 2011 at 14:00

A K800 for £130?!

Rroff · 1 Apr 2011 at 17:16

Unfortunatly very few phones that feature wise compare to the old k750i/k800i for that all around solid package - you'll find phones with great camera, but naff battery life, or decent music playback but terrible UI/OS, etc.

RSR · 1 Apr 2011 at 17:31

Myshra said:
Pretty much this. Make sure you try before you get it though, it's a bit marmite.

I does seem to get a very postive review though.

Xperia Neo - GSM Arena Review

Robbo · 1 Apr 2011 at 17:34

Thats a preview, not a review!

RSR · 1 Apr 2011 at 17:38

Robboftw said:
Thats a preview, not a review!

It's been a long day......

I still gives a good overview of the handset.

malachi · 2 Apr 2011 at 00:47

I kept my w995 for photos while out and about. Still cant beat the c905 but the phone had endless problems with me.

TheVoice · 2 Apr 2011 at 01:17

me227 said:
A K800 for £130?!

Indeed, utterly hilarious. If people are actually silly enough to buy them for anything near that price, I'm getting my old one back from my mum.

Robbo · 2 Apr 2011 at 01:19

TheVoice said:
Indeed, utterly hilarious. If people are actually silly enough to buy them for anything near that price, I'm getting my old one back from my mum.

Now that you mention it I think I've got 3 or 4 of them in a draw somewhere!

A snip at a mere £110.

me227 · 2 Apr 2011 at 14:43

Yeah I've got one in my drawer too! Use it as a backup phone or for when i'll be without a charging point for a while.

It's flashed to a K810i and I put new housing on it, so it looks quite new now. Maybe I should sell it!