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[LordZero]

Sweet!anyway i prefer the s700 screen size.hmm the border of the display is similiar to the border of the k600(in differente color of course),lol only my observation of little details nothing special to know.Bah i still want to see it in black,but the keypad and the other keys seems a little cheap in white,but probably it's only my imagination.

[bee87]

First glance reminds me of iPods... is that what SE wants people to think? Associate their phone with iPod, so that it'll reach out even more to the mp3 player crowd? good move, I would say (although it sacrifices a little in terms of "creativity").

Anyway, its kind of sad to see that there's no protection for the camera lens at the back.. can't risk scratching it, can we? Also, the W850 (is the W850 the official name? This isn't exactly the direct successor of the S700, is it?) appears slimmer than the S700.

[luiscamino]

yeah but the lens protective plastic seems to be bigger and therefor easier to clean and repair.

[puffarthur]

If we take a look at the website (http://mobil.idnes.cz/mob_aktuality.asp?r=mob_aktuality&c=A050923_162801_mob_aktuality_ada) it looks like at least the hungarian version is 900/1800/1900 only. "Telefon je určen i pro sítě třetí generace UMTS a proto nechybí druhý fotoaparát na čele telefonu. Nechybí podpora tří pásem GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz), blesk pro hlavní fotoaparát, Bluetooth a infračervený port." I can't read hungarian, but i can clearly see the GSM 900/1800/1900 haha. Do you guys think SE will be generous enough to come out with a US/Cingular version that is quadband, like they did for the S700/S710a?

[puffarthur]

What kind of memory stick do you guys think it will use? The S710a uses mem stick duo which has max of 128mb right now, the w800i uses mem stick pro duo which seems to go up to 2gb. I think most of us would prefer larger capacity....

[luiscamino]

w800 and k750 support more than 2gb cards. sony should be presenting compatible 4gb cards before the end of the year: http://www.clubsonyericsson.com/en/13/06/2005/s600-z520-j210-and-k608-are-official-no-photos-yet/ (fourth parargraph)

[VIPER]

Am I the only person who does not like this phone? Basically if you are not a 3G user, like most of us, this phone offers nothing more but extended storage and 0.7 megapixels more, compared to the 18 months old S700. I also think the design is childish. At least they could have made it smaller and thinner.

[luiscamino]

in my opinion it enhances the s700 (my favorite phone ever with the p800) in several points of my interest:

-the way better k750 2.0 mpixel camera with the ultra effective autofocus.
-the new se's interface and probably faster menu speed.
-multi-gb memory stick suport (s700 wasn't a proper mp3 playing device with 128mb)
-slimmer design.
-the new fast port connector.

i am not a 3g user, but these features make it just the phone i was waiting for: a k750 with s700's screen and form factor.

[puffarthur]

i half agree with Viper. i just hope SE releases a quadband version because thats the only thing the W800 was missing

[bee87]

Plus, SE doesn't have a 3G walkman phone. This phone would feel that gap very nicely.

[luiscamino]

Black Sakura/W850 photos

The rumour about the black version of the next Walkman just went real really fast, with some pictures watermarked by Mobilarena.hu. Setting it a little less iPod nano-style than we thought, the black version doesn't look as glossy as the white one, but still matches the orange bits perfectly. One of the photos shows the Memory Stick DUO Pro slot being in almost the same place as the S700.

[luiscamino]

UPDATE: Seems like the guy who's got his hands on these phones is going to give us a candy almost every day. Now it's the ¡external remote for MP3 and Radio FM, with a screen!

[bee87]

I think I know what my next phone is..... and I think that's what I say everytime there's a new phone....

[VIPER]

The remote is a nice feature, indeed. And I sure like the black version more, but there's still something missing here.
Any word on the thickness of the phone? Looks a bit slimmer than the S700, but the official data should say better.

[luiscamino]

I think I know what my next phone is..... and I think that's what I say everytime there's a new phone....

ditto but i'm having a problem: W850 or P950?