When the Sony Ericsson K850i was announced, it took the field by storm. Not one shot was it Sony Ericsson's first off 5 megapixel moving phone, on the contrary it would very be articulation of the Cyber-Shot range.

It's prerrogative to say, then, that in terms of camera phones, this is one of the most extensive (if not the most important) phones to be released in the ultimate year!

To fathom it fully, you admit to deliberate the it jumped into; the camera ring market. At that time, there were two essential competitors for the first camera bell going; it was affectionate of a conflict of attrition between Nokia and Sony Ericsson. In Nokia's corner was the mighty N95, whilst fighting for the Swedes (well, for the Japanese/Swedish seam venture) was the K810. The Nokia clearly had the upper plam in terms of specs, with 5 megapixels and built-in GPS" on the other hand the plucky K810 wasn't going to let it include it all its own way. Yes, it lone had 3 megapixels, nevertheless it had Cyber-Shot technology, and a Correct flash, something no self-respecting, committed camera call should be without. It was clear, though, that Sony Ericsson didn't wish to pile very all the more into one phone, manufacture it a bit tepid and lukewarm. They would demand a handset that was focused, a camera telephone par excellence.

Sony Ericsson K850i - 5 megapixel Cyber-Shot perfection

What they trumped-up was the Sony Ericsson K850i, not sole their anterior 5MP camera phone, however the cardinal 5MP phone from any manufacturer to characteristic Cyber-Shot technology! By focusing the phone down to beget it solely a camera phone, without al the other tech needed to build it a bold phone, Sony Ericsson effectively sidestepped the complication of how to deal with the N95. It dealt with the complication by not duration the corresponding collection as the N95, so that it could be judged purely on its camera.

The specs of the K850i's camera certainly blew the N95's camera gone of the water.

In fact, there were many, various mobile phones with cameras, and the K850i blew 'em all away of water! Sony Ericsson in truth pulled outside all the stops, giving it autofocus, dead ringer stabiliser, dark hours mode, a xenon luminosity (believe me, it needed this!), and a wonderful, slick media viewer, with auto-rotate built in, to let you aspect photos in prospect income dispassionate by turning the phone on its side. And it's those features, along with the great 5 megapixel sensor, that constitute the K850i such an big-league phone. The Sony Ericsson K850i is available any more (in two colours, as well) on O2, Orange, Vodafone, T Animated and Three.