Sony Ericsson K800i - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Sony Ericsson must surely be hoping its new Cyber-shot camera phone range follows in the footsteps of its mega-successful Walkman music phones series. But has the K800i got the pixel-power to clean up?…

Pros: The K800i's photographic performance is striking and slick

Cons: We were expecting an optical zoom for such a high-standing camera phone. The introduction of yet another MemoryStick format means you'll need to splash out more cash to upgrade

Verdict: The K800i is the closest a camera phone has come to matching the quality and functionality of a proper digital camera. Sony Ericsson has raised the mobile photography benchmark with the K800i.

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Sony Ericsson up the phone camera stakes with this 3.2-megapixel effort. But is it a good all-round handset?

Verdict: Sony Ericsson seems to have thought quite carefully about what people want from a cameraphone and done its best to oblige both in terms of hardware controls and software extras. It is the imaging extras as much as the raw megapixels that should ...

Review summary: 3G handset with 3.2 megapixel camera

Pros: Great camera ; neat photography add-ons ; high-quality 3G video calling ; FM radio

Cons: Not enough built-in memory ; fiddly memory card format ; proprietary headphones connector

Verdict: For a relatively small and lightweight 3G phone the Sony Ericsson K800i is positively dripping with features and the headline 3.2-megapixel camera isn't the only good thing about it. We aren't big fans of Sony's new tiny Memory Stick Micro, but if ...

Pros: Cyber-shot camera, User Interface, Features List

Cons: No Memory Stick (M2) included in sales package

Verdict: The K800i is definitely the cream of the crop if you are after a camera phone. It's still not good enough to replace a stand alone digital camera, but this handset has enough in other areas to ensure it is an attractive proposition.

Review summary: We get up close and personal with the hottest camera phone on the block; Sony Ericsson's K800i boasts 3 Megapixels, an Xenon flash and even a burst mode. Does it get any better than this?

Pros: Outstanding image quality; good voice and messaging performance; stereo Bluetooth audio

Cons: Limited onboard memory; no bundled memory; a tad hefty; slight text entry lag

Verdict: Though its signal reception falls slightly short of ideal, the K800i handles audio and video alike with aplomb, and we're pleased by the quality of its loudspeaker, as well as good Bluetooth support and fast camera switching during video calls