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Sony Ericsson K850i

Announced in June 2007 and released that October, the K850i was the flagship of Sony Ericsson's K (“Kamera”) series: a 5-megapixel Cyber-shot camera with a xenon flash for photos, three extra LEDs for video, and a side switch to jump between photo, video and playback. It broke with tradition in two ways: three touch-sensitive soft keys sat under the 2.2-inch screen, and the joystick that Sony Ericsson had used since the Ericsson T68 was gone. It was the company's first HSDPA phone, a 3G “global” phone with UMTS on 850, 1900 and 2100 MHz, and the first Sony Ericsson outside NTT DoCoMo to take microSD cards as well as Memory Stick Micro. Its Media Center borrowed the XrossMediaBar menu from Sony's PSP and PS3. Colours were Luminous Green, Velvet Blue and Quicksilver Black.

2007Released
240x320Screen
2G/3GNetwork
CandybarForm
Did you knowThe K850i dropped the joystick Sony Ericsson phones had used since the Ericsson T68, in favour of three touch-sensitive soft keys.
Screen
240x320 · TFT, 262K colours · 2.2"
Network
2G/3G · Quad-band GSM · HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Camera
5 MP, AF
Music
MP3 playback
FM radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP
Java
Yes
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Announced in June 2007 and released that October, the K850i was the flagship of Sony Ericsson's K (“Kamera”) series: a 5-megapixel Cyber-shot camera with a xenon flash for photos, three extra LEDs for video, and a side switch to jump between photo, video and playback. It broke with tradition in two ways: three touch-sensitive soft keys sat under the 2.2-inch screen, and the joystick that Sony Ericsson had used since the Ericsson T68 was gone. It was the company's first HSDPA phone, a 3G “global” phone with UMTS on 850, 1900 and 2100 MHz, and the first Sony Ericsson outside NTT DoCoMo to take microSD cards as well as Memory Stick Micro. Its Media Center borrowed the XrossMediaBar menu from Sony's PSP and PS3. Colours were Luminous Green, Velvet Blue and Quicksilver Black.

2007Released
240x320Screen
2G/3GNetwork
CandybarForm
Did you know
The K850i dropped the joystick Sony Ericsson phones had used since the Ericsson T68, in favour of three touch-sensitive soft keys.

Specifications

Screen
240x320 · TFT, 262K colours · 2.2"
Network
2G/3G · Quad-band GSM · HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Camera
5 MP, AF
Music
MP3 playback
FM radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP
Java
Yes
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