Sony Ericsson K850
Release year: 2007
Launch price: 331 € October 2007
Sony Ericsson K850 is an HSDPA mobile phone, a technology for mobile wireless transmissions with performance decidedly superior to UMTS. The transmission speed achievable with HSDPA technology is in fact similar to current ADSL transmission on a fixed network. Equipped with a built-in 5 megapixel camera (2592x1944 pixels) with xenon flash and the ability to record videos and make video calls, sms and mms messages, organizer, edge, java support, polyphonic ringtones and mp3, organizer, Bluetooth connectivity for short-range data exchange and Usb port. Sony Ericsson K850 also features an E-mail client, Instant Messaging, FM radio with RDS, MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player, motion sensor, expandable memory with Memory Stick Micro (M2) and WAP 2.0/xHTML, (NetFront 3.4) and RSS reader.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band / Dual Mode - UMTS GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | 102 x 48 x 17 mm |
| Weight with battery | 118 g |
| Battery | Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38) |
| Standby time | 400 h |
| Talk time | 9 h |
In the box: Battery, manual, travel charger, 512 MB card included
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | TFT with 256K colors and resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Wallpapers, screensavers |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 256K |
| Display size | 240 x 320 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | 1000 |
| Memory | 40 MB expandable |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 5 MPixel main camera; QVGA secondary camcorder |
| Image resolution | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Format | QVGA |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
Video call notes: The Videophone allows you to see videos and clips and also the person you are talking to, it has two-way videoconferencing functionality, the ability to capture video clips or take photos to associate with contacts.
Price history
331 € → 146 € (-56%) · minimum 146 €, maximum 331 € · 30 readings, Oct 2007 – Jun 2010