The Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....

 W850i is the first 3G

3G

3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...

 sliding form factor phone for Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....

, introduced in 2006, and is a member of their Walkman

Walkman

Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...

 line. The phone made its first public appearance in the 2006 movie, The Da Vinci Code, months before its release. It is similar mechanically to the Sony Ericsson K800i, but differs in its form factor, memory card support of the Memory Stick PRO Duo instead of Memory Stick Micro, and the camera (2.0 megapixels instead of 3.2 for the K800i, and with some additional features removed)

It is available in Precious Black or Golden White and is configured for operator over the air (OTA) music download services and accepts many popular music file formats including e-AAC+, and includes a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo. The Golden White version has a gold Walkman logo on the back which the black version does not include.

The Walkman player contains Gracenote Mobile TrackID, which enables a user to record a few seconds of a song, either via the microphone or the in built FM radio, and then with one click send that clip to the Gracenote worldwide music database which will identify the track and relay the information back to the phone.

This model shares all of the features the W880i has except the form factor and the inclusion of an FM radio and Photolight on this model.

There is also a non-3G version of the W850i called W830c.

Specifications

• Date Announced: 2Q 2006
• Network Technology: UMTS 2100 / GSM 900/1800/1900 no 3G
  3G
  3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
  
   in the states
• Dimensions (mm): 98 x 47 x 21
• Weight (g): 116
• Available colours: Precious Black, Golden White
• Display Screen Size: 2.0 inch, 240 x 320px
• Screen Color: TFT
  TFT
  -Games:*Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, an expansion to the video game Warcraft III*The Fantasy Trip, a role playing game designed by Steve Jackson*Task Force Talon, a faction from the video game Act of War: Direct Action-Electronics:...
  
   262K colors
• Lines of Text: 8
• Form Factor: Slider
• Antenna: Fixed Internal

Memory

• Phonebook: 1001 contacts
• Internal Memory : 16 MB
  Megabyte
  The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
  
   (Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration)
• Expansion Memory : 1GB
  GB
  - Geography :* Gabon , a country in West Africa* Great Britain, an island in Europe* Guinea Bissau , a country in West Africa* Green Bay, Wisconsin, a city in Wisconsin, USA...
  
   Memory Stick PRO Duo  provided, (Capable of up to 4GB), also supports Hot Swap

Battery

• Standard Battery BST-33
• Li-Polymer 3.6v
• Type CBA-0001003
• Stand-by: up to 350 hrs.
• Talk Time: up to 7 hrs.

Camera

• Type: CMOS, 2.0 Megapixel
• Digital zoom 3.00x VGA mode/Video calling, 2.0 MegaPixel mode 4x zoom

• Max. Resolution: 1632 x 1224
• Photolight: Yes
• Night Mode: Yes
• Multi Shot: Yes
• Auto Focus: No
• Extra Features: Self-timer, Panorama (1664 x 432), Landscape mode, Self-portrait mirror
• Photo Format: JPEG (1632 x 1224, 640 x 480, 160 x 120)
• Video
  Video
  Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
  
  : Yes (Digital Zoom: 4x, Zoom available while recording)
• Video Format: 3gp (176 x 144, 128 x 96)
• Also smaller camera on front for video

Entertainment

• Ringtones Polyphonic: 40 chords polyphonics
• Customization: MIDI, AAC, MP3 (Composer, Downloadable)
• MP3
  MP3
  MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
  
  : Yes
• A2DP: Yes (Use with Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970 A2DP)
• TV Receiver: Contract Mobile TV
• FM Radio: Yes
• Video Record: Yes
• Video Support: MPEG 4 (Maximum resolution 320x240), 3GP
  3GP
  3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones....
  
  
• Audio Support: MP3
  MP3
  MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
  
  , AAC
  AAC
  AAC refers to Advanced Audio Coding, an audio compression format successor to the MP3 format.AAC may also refer to:-Aviation:* AAC, IATA airport code for El Arish International Airport, Egypt...
  
  , AAC+, E-AAC+, WAV
  WAV
  Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
  
  , WMA
  WMA
  WMA may refer to:- Organizations :*Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, a nonprofit trade association for owners of manufactured home communities in California*Western Marble Arch, a synagogue in central London...
  
  , m4a, Real8 media

Messaging

• SMS
  SMS
  SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
  
  : Yes
• MMS
  Multimedia Messaging Service
  Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
  
  : Yes
• EMS: Yes
• Email
  Email
  Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
  
  : Yes

Connectivity

• HSDPA: No
• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth
  Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
  
  : Yes
• 3G
  3G
  3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
  
  : Yes (not in the USA)
• GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots)
• Infrared port: Yes
• USB port: Yes
• Data Cable: RS-232, USB (Fast Port)

Software

• Java ME: Yes MIDP 2.0
• WAP
  Wireless Application Protocol
  Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...
  
  : Yes Ver 2.0
• Platform / OS: Proprietary
• Browser
  Browser
  To browse or a browser may, among other concepts, refer to:*Browse, , a kind of orienting strategy in animals and human beings*Browsing , a type of herbivory*A user interface on a computer that allows navigation of objects...
  
  : HTML (NetFront browser, support RSS Feeds)
• Predictive Text Entry T9
  T9
  The term T9 may refer to:* T9 , a predictive text input technology for mobile phones* LSWR T9 class, a British locomotive class* Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9, a digital cameraand also:* Tech N9ne, a hip hop artist from Kansas City...
  
  
• PIM Application Calendar, Contacts, Alarm clock, Business card exchange, Calculator, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer, Notes
• Other Application: Walkman
  Walkman
  Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...
  
   2.0 media player, Disc2Phone

Personals

• Themes: Yes
• Caller ID, Photo Caller ID Profile ID: Yes
• accometer sensor for auto rotate

External links

• Sony Ericsson W850i Product Page

Reviews

• Review by Mobile-Review
• Review by iMobile.com.au
• CNET
  CNET
  CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
  
  Reviews: Asia, Australia, U.K. and U.S.A.