Sony Ericsson K850

In the present, Sony Ericsson announced its latest, even more high tech and high end, cameraphone: the new Cyber-shot K850. The new K850 push the camera phones to the limits. The new 5 megapixel auto-focus camera has a real xenon flash and a lens cover that automatically retracts when the camera is activated with the dedicated shutter button. Another camera related boon is the QVGA resolution, 30 frame per second video clip recording capability.Like most of the current Sony Ericsson devices, the K850 supports stereo music playback and ships with a wired stereo headset. MP3 and other formats of music files can be stored in the 40MB of internal memory or in an external memory card. Amazingly, the K850 supports both Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards as well as the industry standard microSD memory cards. This should make a lot of people happy.

The K850 will be available in two color schemes when it ships in Q4 of this year: luminous green, and velvet blue. No information on pricing has been provided yet.
Specifications

* 5 MP autofocus camera with automatic lens cap and three dedicated hardware keys
* Tri-band HSDPA (3.6 Mb), EDGE.
* New Media Center, smart search, Manage Messages application
* Monolith body with digicam-like battery cover
* Brand new three soft keys
* Innovative D-pad layout
* Dedicated call and end keys
* Large crystal-clear 2.2" display
* Memory card slot with dual card support and hot swap functionality
* FM radio with RDS
* Bluetooth (with A2DP)
* Multi-tasking support

Disadvantages

* Awkward D-pad
* Dust easily accumulates behind the protective lens cover
* Reversed soft key funtions, atypical for Sony Ericsson
* No Wi-Fi and infrared
* Fingerprint magnet