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Description

The eye-catching Sony Ericsson K850i boasts an incredible 5 megapixel Cybershot^TM camera with 16x digital zoom and Xenon flash to enable you to get up close and personal to take some stunning photographs.

Taking the perfect photo has been made that much easier with the K850i and once you add in the anti blur technology that comes with the K850i, it really makes it all fool proof. Once you've captured that perfect shot you're bound to want to share it, so you can always upload your pictures up on to your own blog site.  Life isn't just a series of stills and with the K850i you can also capture video footage and being 3G the handset supports video streaming.

The Sony Ericsson K850i's media player will not only let you enjoy video footage, but also lets you have music wherever you go.  You can choose to download music to your handset from the Internet or transfer it via Bluetooth or USB from compatible devices, or via a Memory Plus Memory Stick or MicroSD card.  If you find yourself in need of a change of music or indeed with a desperate desire to catch up with the traffic, sports results or news you can always tune into your favourite FM radio station via the K850i's inbuilt FM radio. 

Staying in touch with friends and family is easy with the K850i and there's a choice of methods to suit most people.  Apart from the conventional mobile phone call, the K850i, being a 3G mobile handset, enables you to hold face to face video calls; both fun and useful!  Additionally you can always choose to keep in touch by sending SMS messages - created using predictive text, or more creative MMS messages incorporating text, images - including sound and your own photographs and video clips.  You can even record voice messages and incorporate them into your MMS messages.  The K850i also supports Push Email enabling you to send emails but more importantly receives emails direct into your inbox, with out the need for you to log on.

The Sony Ericsson K850i's 3G technology will provide you with exceptionally fast broadband Internet speeds and coupled with its EDGE technology transfer speeds of up to 3 times faster than GPRS may be achieved.  Not only can you transfer and upload data, but you can also surf the Internet, as well as receive RSS feeds giving you the chance to stay up-to-date with all the latest news and sports information.

Features:

• Cyber-shot: Sony Ericsson’s 5 megapixel digital camera gives you crisp high resolution every time and added features more common to standalone cameras.
• Media Manager: With your phone kit you get a CD with software for managing music, photos and video clips. Transfer music, videos and photos to and from your phone.
• Accelerometer - auto-rotate: Enjoy your pictures in portrait or landscape mode. To move between modes, simply rotate the phone and the picture follows.
• Push Email: Instant email on your mobile phone, just like on your home computer. Messages are sent directly to your phone as soon as they arrive.
• 3G: Quick and easy access to broadband Internet. Say hello to video calls, audio and video streaming, Internet surfing, multimedia messaging and email on the go.
• Video Call: See who’s talking with your 3G phone. During a video call, you see a live video stream of the person you're talking to - and they can see you.
• Memory: 40MB and expandable with Memory Stick Micro (M2) and TransFlash/MicroSD card support.
• Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging.
• Bluetooth Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 plus A2DP profile for wirelessly streaming music.
• Radio: Built-in FM Radio with RDS.
• Games: Enhanced 3D Java games - including phone-to-phone Bluetooth games.

Specification:

What's in the box?

Sony Ericsson K850i Handset Genuine Sony Ericsson Standard Battery BST-38 Genuine Sony Ericsson Mains Charger CST-60 Sony Ericsson Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-60 PC-Data Link Kit (CD-ROM and USB Data Cable) User guide, Quick guide

CNET.co.uk Review

Editors' rating 7.9/10 Very Good Provided by: What’s is it? 5-megapixel camera phone with xenon flash What we think? It has a fantastic camera but the keypad and navigation keys let it down We like 5-megapixel camera; super-bright xenon flash; HSDPA We don’t like Fiddly-to-use soft keys; navigation key and keypad Accessories MicroSD Card, Speakers, Bluetooth headset CNET.co.uk judgement The Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot has one of the best cameras we have ever seen on a phone but the touch-sensitive soft keys take some time to get used to and the keys on the keypad are a little small for our liking

Warranty Information

This handset is covered by a full 24 month manufacturer's warranty.

Important SIM Free Information

This SIM free handset is unlocked and compatible with any 2G/GSM or 3G SIM card. Some network & 3G specific services may be unavailable with this handset. Product images are for illustrative purposes only, specific colour variants cannot be guaranteed unless otherwise specifically stated on the page.