Sony Ericsson K750i

[DyingSoul]

The Sony Ericsson K750i is undoubtedly the most highly anticipated model of 2005 for the majority of mobile phone users. This waiting was caused by many things, but mainly because of information about the phone appeared much earlier then the phone was officially announced. Sony Ericsson Team mentioned the phone in December of 2004 for the first time, and the functionality of the phone was clear then.





Package:

• Handset
• Battery
• Charger
• Manual
• USB-cable
• 64 MB memory card
• Stereo headset
• CD with softare

The dimensions of the K750 are quite comfortable (100x46x19.5 mm, 99 grams) but unusual for a phone with these functions. The device belongs to the group of models with double-side orientation, a phone on the one side and a camera on the other. The integration of a phone interface and a digital camera allows users no need to put extra effort in learning how the camera works, since everything is similar to usual cameras. The first unusual thing is that the loudspeaker gaps are placed very high on the phone, almost on the top edge. This is caused by the small size, since the dimensions haven't changed but the filling has. This position hasn't hampered the loudspeaker work in anyway, the speaker is heard well, and the position means nothing. The decrease of the loudspeaker power may be considered a negative factor; we managed to get the same sound, volume of call, melody reproduction and mp3 player as on the models of the current line. Energy consumption of the loudspeaker is much lower, and that is an evident plus.





Working with the keypad is of normal comfort and that is seen as a compromise. One can't call the keys uncomfortable but they don't represent the best variant. The majority will find the keypad acceptable and nothing more. The backlighting is white and well seen in various conditions.

The joystick is unusual in the model. It is made in the style of the "soft touch" technology, when the slightest deviation allows controlling movement along the screen. It doesn't look comfortable at first sight, accidental reactions are frequent, and a feeling arouses it lacks some harshness. With time you get so accustomed to the joystick that on the other phones they seem too tough and hard to control. Many people found it very comfortable having acquainted themselves with the K750.





Up to 4 GB of memory is supported and cards up to 2 GB are announced. A 64 MB memory card is included in the kit, and that is a necessary minimum to add to the internal memory. The user has about 30 MB of free space at his disposal at first, which is enough for almost all the operations, and considering the device sees no difference between the card and the internal memory, no need for extra capacity appears. There is a button responsible for accessing the last musical function on the left side; it may be radio or mp3 player. You may activate playing from the play list or radio with one press.




A flash and an active shutter covering the camera lens can be seen on the back panel. Opening the shutter activates the camera, now you can hold the phone horizontally and take photos.



Menu:
As for the menu organization, it is typical Sony Ericsson style with only Activity Menu added. You may assign tags or speed dialing of this or that function to the joystick deviations. The main menu is represented with four rows with three icons in each. You may also use fast navigation with the number series, and then switching to a needed item will only take a few seconds.

The input convenience remained on the same level, by pressing the # key you will bring up available language list, and be able to switch between them while text input.


Phone Book:
As different to the previous models up to 500 names with all the fields filled in are supported (alike the K600, Z800). Summing up, we get more than 2000 numbers that are more than enough for the majority of users. And a poll carried out on our site proves the same.


Message:
All functions are basic for messages; templates and ability to create your own ones are present. For messages storing phone's memory as well as SIM-card's is used. Chat function is supported, on the whole I can say that the features are pretty common for any other phone.

MMS realization deserves to be mentioned as well, you can actually create clips, there are a lot of settings and it is not hard to use them, a truly unique quality that other phones lack.

E-Mail client supports sending and receiving messages, all possible encodings are supported.

In this menu Instant Messaging is present as well, sort of ICQ analogue.


Call List:
In common list you will see up to 30 entries with date and time assigned to each. Near each of them an icon will explain to what type of call it refers (missed, received, dialed). Besides this in common list additional icons are present, they show if the phone number is present in the phone's memory, or SIM-card's. The list of missed calls can be viewed separately, it can store up to 10 entries. In the same menu item information about cost and length of last, all calls can be viewed. Moving through the separate lists can be made with the help of bookmarks, this actually saves your time greatly.


Entertainment:
This menu item contains access to picture album, list of music files. Function MuiscDJ is interesting, although it is rather niche and will not be in demand around most of users. In this editor you can create your own ring tones and edit up to 4 tracks.

VideoDJ is an advances version of a MusicDJ function. It allows editing not just music, but adding pictures, notes and the result is a 3GP file possible to send via MMS or E-mail or just sent to another phone.

A graphical editor for drawing simple pictures is for creative people. Sometimes it helps to while away the time, though mainly the function is unnecessary.


Connectivity:
From here you can setup all communication settings of the phone starting with WAP, GPRS, bluetooth and ending with synchronization. The standard usage will not be mentioned, it is pretty obvious, everything works. I'd like to stress that no problems were encountered while synchronizing; synchronization with devices runs smoothly, all profiles are supported.

The same menu provides local and remote localization settings, everything is also standard. The device supports the HID profile that allows using it as a remote controller for a computer or other device.

The following Bluetooth profiles are supported:

• Dial-up networking profile
• Generic Access profile
• Generic Object Exchange Profile
• Object Push Profile
• Serial Port Profile
• Handsfree Profile
• Headset Profile
• Synchronization Profile
• Basic Imaging Profile
• File Transfer Profile
• HID Profile
• SyncML OBEX binding
• JSR-82 Java API

Radio:
The phone has a built-in FM tuner; it is different from other versions in RDS support that is a creeping line with information transmitted by the radio station, a copy of the same function in car radio player. The phone's memory can store up to 20 radio stations; the stereo headset that is shipped in every package plays the role of antenna. In case you are using auto-search the phone will find about 6-7 stations with the strongest signal's coverage (at least it did it in Moscow) and store them in the memory.




Player:
The phone has built-in mp3 file player, as well as 3GP, mpeg4. The player is actually a nice tool for listening to mp3 files. Equalizer setup is present among the other settings (Bass, Voice, Tremble etc), as well as the ability of creating your own settings. Depending on these settings the sound will actually change, this is noticeable. The presence of a memory card turns the K750 into a fully-functional mp3 player with good quality.






Java:
The phone supports Java (MIDP 2.0), as well as 3D-engine, which allows launching truly three-dimensional games (not only Mascot Capsule is supported but JSR-184 also). Some games already known by other models of the company are preinstalled.

[DyingSoul]

Camera:
The device is equipped with a 2 MP camera with a CMOS matrix. This phone is the first widely spread one to have a 2MP camera if not considering Sharp 902. Another peculiarity of the model is the presence of an autofocus. It works for any distance including the Macromode.

The device supports three possible resolutions - 1632x1224, 640x480, 160x120 pixels. Two types of data compression, Normal and Fine, are at your disposal. The majority of the photos represented are in the Normal quality, and they look quite well. The photos differ in size almost two times depending on the resolution. Thus a photo in the Normal mode takes about 300 KB when the Fine quality gives 500-600 KB. Saving the photo takes the same time not depending on the case, that is about 1-2 seconds, and that is quite well for such a file size. It feels like saving goes in a background mode, and a user can take more photos. If to take several photos one after another (not a Burst mode but just successively) then you'll notice slightly slowing writing speed (to 3-4 seconds). According to subjective feelings the device buffer is expected for 2 MB of memory.


The camera settings look the following way:

Automatic camera off. When not used the camera turns off automatically in 30 seconds, 1, 2 or 3 minutes.

Shutter sound. You can choose on of the three shutter sounds.

Spot photometry. The function is unusual for a mobile phone.

White balance. A possibility to choose between an automatic mode or Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, Cloudy.

Light. Backlighting activation, also may be turned on by shifting a left-side cover.

Effects. Several effects may be applied to the photos, they are Negative, Solarize, Sepia, Black & White.

Timer is activated for a certain time period for self shooting.

Night mode is for shooting in the dark. Noises raise on a photo, exposition is increased (you shouldn't move the device in order not to get a blurry photo).

Shooting mode. Normal mode, that is taking usual photos. A multiple mode (Burst 4) allows taking four photos for a series. Landscape is a very interesting mode that allows taking rather unordinary photos, has no rivals for the moment. The last mode is taking photos with frames, photo resolution decreases automatically.

Macromode allows turning the mode automatically.

The screen may serve as a viewfinder when in the shooting mode. The picture moves very smoothly and everything is clearly seen. Number keys help in switching between various functions and shooting parameters quickly that fastens work greatly.

Autofocus works well in the majority of cases and yields only to fast moving objects, for instance, cars. The picture often comes merged then. At the same time, a running man is always well seen, the picture is clear.

Processing a photo after shooting is a peculiarity of the phone. Before shooting you see a very sharp picture on the screen and half-pressed shutter button calls focusing like in usual cameras. When pressing it you take a photo and that is when the picture looses its sharpness. The explanation is the phone's processing algorithm; it spends no time to draw a picture on the screen and makes a rough sketch that takes less time. If entering a folder with photos and show a single photo on the screen you'll see it is sharp and the picture is quite saturated.

Let's acquaint with the photos taken in various conditions. We have chosen Samsung P750 equipped with a 2MP camera with a CCD matrix (all the pictures taken with the device are of the maximum resolution and quality). I'd like to say in advance, the Sony Ericsson product proved better though having a CMOS matrix. Let's start with the photos taken in the street.


Sample photo outdoors, tube poster, 1632х1224, Normal, 258 KB, JPEG
The same place with the objective of Samsung P750 - 336 KB, JPEG

Sample photo outdoors, trolley bus stop, 1632х1224, Normal, 313 KB, JPEG
The same place with the objective of Samsung P750 - 405 KB, JPEG

[DyingSoul]

finally..i believe many ppl r using this handset as it has become one of the most familiar one because of its less price and flexibility..i wanna share a theme of this handset which i hav been using for last 1 year..

do believe me..i hav never changed my mobile theme within this 1 year..and i know..if u r using this handset and apply this theme..u will never hesitate to gimme me some reputation in return..

download the theme: Scorpion

[Lamia]

Great post DyingSoul.. Ha onekei shunsi ei set ta use kortese.. Valoi popular.. 1 yr dhore ekta theme? Eita age shuninai..

[}|Serial_Killer|{]

Thing I like most about Sony Erricson is their sound quality. I am really stunned after hearing sound from a medium grade sony erricson cell phone, so precise and distinct.

[DyingSoul]

Originally Posted by }|Serial_Killer|{

Thing I like most about Sony Erricson is their sound quality. I am really stunned after hearing sound from a medium grade sony erricson cell phone, so precise and distinct.

yep..sony ericsson handset gulor mp3 playing quality onek high..

and "QuickShare" group er kicu kicu handset gulor pic quality o onek high..i posted a few pic in Golpo G2G thread..oi pic gulo amar ei handset diye tola..u gys can chq those out..

[Icy]

Sony Ericsson er set gulo amar altime favourite.. But just taka'r jonno kinte parinai r ki.. Nice review Arnab ..

[alana]

camerar shutter er sound off kora jay bujcho arnab!!khali copy paste korbana practical knwledge use korte shikho
lol
nice review..

[DyingSoul]

Originally Posted by alana

camerar shutter er sound off kora jay bujcho arnab!!khali copy paste korbana practical knwledge use korte shikho

oooooi..emne kotha bolba na..mathay bari dibo.. ()
hehe..copy paste korcilam tik e..bt nije porci o..oi jayga ta mone hoy miss hoye gece kono vabe..

anywaz..ei ta tik noy..shutter sound off kore pic tola jay..
infact ami ekhon e chq korlam..

edit kore diyeci..r kono vul nai i hope..

[AngeL_EyeZ]

Handsome Cell phn...nice thread Arnab...Rep for u



amar keno jani cell phn bhalo lage na...weird