k790i or k810i

[krazzy]

^^ I think he meant Choosing not Buying.
Dont get excited.

Oh crap! I should've known. It was too good to be true.

 

[kumarmohit]

I think K790i is better featurewise. And high capacity cards do not slow the fone as far as my knowledge is concerned. I am using a 2GB microSD with the Spice D80 dual GSM sim fone and can you believe it, my fone actually boots 3 secs faster. This may be coz the card which came with the fone was Kingsmax (local brand prolly slower) and now I have kingston card (if its pen drive is faster, prolly its mem card is faster too)

Moreove K790i is the James Bond fone. He had it in Casino Royale.

 

[electrokawal]

Hey friends!
Don't forget to vote.....
Once u have posted a reply...follow it up wid a vote

 

[electrokawal]

This poll is goin neck to neck now!
lolzz

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

k810i ...... !!
k790 is too boring for 2008 !!
only sad thing is no EDGE .. a set back if you want to browse using phone since no 3g in india .. also will be costly when introduced
both are same phones with little changes .. firmwares are exact copies except the 3g part



*img.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/sonyericsson/sonyericsson-k810-00.jpg

 

[rockthegod]

Buddy!
U seem to have a fair knowledge of mobile phones..
Would u mind posting a reply in my thread..
Plz don't give a biased reply..hehe..
Here is the link:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76406


Don't forget to vote!

Hi there. The thing is: If u can spend 2.5K more, then u can go for K810, though K790 is also a very good phone but K810 is basically a technology upgrade to K790. K810 features a newer firmware with better drivers for phone and camera and I think the newest firmware R8BA024 CID52 is out for it, which should fix some camera glitches the earlier firmware had.

Here is a simple solution: If u are more tech-savvy and u have that xtra cash, get a K810... in that case u will be able to show off ur inner tech saviness to ur friends (like "Look bro, My phone has 3G, yahoooo"... though few of ur friends might know that there is no 3G in India.... ) .. OTHERWISE.... if u are a normal person, get that K790 and invest that extra cash in getting a 2 GB card and a good piece of walkman earphones of the HPM-series.... Hope this helps u !!!

 

[electrokawal]

but there is one more thing, k810i has a hiss sound prob in its ear piece during calls...

Does anyone agree with this???

 

[choudang]

1) Correct
2) in Pipeline ....
3a) Correct .... 790i has win the game of SMS
3b) No Comments ..... you can use HPM 70 and HPM 82 [with remote] to have better sound
4) Correct
5) Correct .. and the lens is better than 790i
6) Correct .... with Infinite & Fine Picture mode you will have awesome picture.
7) No Commects
8 ) You can upgrade it
9) Don't know
10) 790i is priced at 11450 @kolkata ....

if i have to take a phone == 790i

 

[speedyguy]

sorry dude not much idea abt these as lack hand expereince on k790 n k810 but wat i know is ts better 2 spend money for k790 n get it upgrade wit mem stick n earpiece....twill giv u more value for money...plus even i felt k810 keypad is bit more stiff compared to it so mite make u face issues in long run as it is basically for calling n messaging
gud luk takin decision

Enjoy~!

 

[v_joy]

sorry dude not much idea abt these as lack hand expereince on k790 n k810 but wat i know is ts better 2 spend money for k790 n get it upgrade wit mem stick n earpiece....twill giv u more value for money...plus even i felt k810 keypad is bit more stiff compared to it so mite make u face issues in long run as it is basically for calling n messaging
gud luk takin decision

Enjoy~!

hey dude i bought k810i some 5 months ago & i dont have any regrets regarding it.

i dont find its key pad "stiff" infact i think it has much better tactile response.
i've sent over 2500 messages & everything's going fine...

 

[speedyguy]

well i mentioned m lacking exp 2 giv d best review...wat i sed was wat i felt wit watever time i spent it n twas my own personel opinion...if ur exp wit k810 is gud then thn he can and shud take it on better count....

Enjoy~!

 

[electrokawal]

Thanks for all the help friends!
I am a proud owner of a k790i now!
Got the phone for 11.2k, paid another 500 for the 2GB M2 stick and 300 for the scratch guard.
I already have HPM 60 headset...

 

[Rockstar11]

^^ Congrats
chalo finally kisi ne mobile to liya

 

[uppalpankaj]

Great! Congrats...But don't forget 2 post ur experiences with the K790i...

 

[yahooo.c0m]

wow , another K790i user after Girish , Azzu and Me

 

[electrokawal]

The phone simply rockz!
Its a great experience for me after having used the k750i for 1 n a half yrs..
The k790i is a perfect replacement for my k750i...
No compromise anywhere...
The features are much better..
Walkman series media player makes the music much organised..
When u accidentally remove the headset while ur listening to music, it asks u whether u want to continue the playback of the music via loudspeakers..
This is a very good improvement..

The Messaging feature has been improved..So, it doesn't show me "Sending msg" for a long long time (as it used to do in k750)...
I can come to know whether I've forwarded or replied to any msg that is present in my inbox..
I face a strange problem though...I'd previously selected GMT+5.30 in the time zone..It used to give me a time difference in da delivery report...
For eg: If I'd sent the msg at 9.30 pm, it used to show me 9.45..
So, I changed the time zone to GMT+5.45 and now it works properly..
Still sounds strange as here in India, the time zone should be GMT+5.30..

The keypad gives me a feeling of the k750...
So, its fun to type txt msgs on dis phone...It has not changed my txt msgin habit ...
Have already sent around 150msgs from dis phone...


When I connect the phone to the comp, it shows me 2 removable drives, 1 for the phone and the other for the mem stick...
This is also very handy if u want to access stuff on the phone memory externally and at a faster rate...
The only problem I faced is that, the phone always reboots when I choose file transfer mode..though it doesn't take much time to reboot...

I m not gonna put any stupid crystal case for this phone...Had a terrible experience wid those covers wid my k750..
I've put just a leather cover for it...It looks classic and has a velvet feeling from inside..

Needless to say, the camera is much better than that of the k750...it takes comparitively very less time to capture images..
There are various modes for the camera...
Found a guide for using the camera...
Click HERE to download it.


To sum it up, the k790i is an amazing phone...
Couldn't have asked for anything better

 

[Cool G5]

Congrats on purchase & a good review man.

 

[uppalpankaj]

Hey nice review dear...Can u tell me from where did you purchase the leather cover 4 ur phone and for how much....Is the phone quite bulky 2 carry as compared 2 k750i.
I have a k750i. I am also confused as 2 which one 2 buy- k790i OR k810i (hesistating in buying k810i due 2 Keypad ISSUES)????
The question remains..........

 

[electrokawal]

Hey nice review dear...Can u tell me from where did you purchase the leather cover 4 ur phone and for how much....Is the phone quite bulky 2 carry as compared 2 k750i.
I have a k750i. I am also confused as 2 which one 2 buy- k790i OR k810i (hesistating in buying k810i due 2 Keypad ISSUES)????
The question remains..........

Well, I don't have that original SE leather case or something..
I m just using a normal leather pouch...Its got a velvet finish from inside and a classic leather finish from outside...I got it for some 10 to 15 bucks..
It looks like this:

*img201.imageshack.us/img201/1996/dsc00106vo5.th.jpg

*img135.imageshack.us/img135/2613/dsc00107to6.th.jpg
The phone is not at all bulky..
I find this phone to be absolutely fine...
If u are a gr8 msg freak and if u have been using a k750i, then I will surely recommend u this phone..I tried typing something on a k810i and my fingers literally starting paining...especially the thumb...I mean, when u try to press the # key or even 0 key u literally have to spread ur thumb to cover a lot of distance...I compared the 3 phones side by side...The total length of the keypad of k790i and k750i are almost the same..
Whereras that of the k810i is too long...thus it takes some real efforts to reach out to those keys..hehe


In the k790i, they have cramped up the internet shortcut key and the activity menu key wid the general purpose keys...so sometimes u may end up pressing these buttons accidentally...I faced dis problem in da beginnin...but now it doesn't happen 8)

The biggest thing that u'l miss in the k790i is the white LED torch
But there are alternatives to it..
There is an application which simply lets u control the red light as a torch...but that wud be a red light...I've even heard of an application in which, the whole screen turns completely white...sounds freaky...but it can work as a torch
Though I haven't tried any of these apps on my phone yet...
I'd tweaked my k750i and had replaced the loudspeaker and camera drivers...I'd also removed the SMS storage limit...But I don't think I'l be trying such stunts on the k790i..hehe

 

[infra_red_dude]

I've even heard of an application in which, the whole screen turns completely white...sounds freaky...but it can work as a torch

Simple java apps:

*www.getjar.com/products/14448/SimpleTorch
*www.getjar.com/products/5321/Discharger