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Sorry If I burst anyones bubbles, especially those W800 owners, who really really wants their W800 to be a litle bit more special than the K750, but there are no difference in buildquality what so ever on K750 and W800 - neither in hardware or cover or anything else - only difference is design (design of cover, keypad, buttons and joystick) and firmware. Everything underneath is exactly the same.
Hardware and build of hardware underneath cover are 112% identical, including joystickmechanism. There are no differences at all. Only design of the actual joystick differs slightly with the color and the orange dot on the W800, but its only exterior difference, the joystick mechanism are exactly the same. To say there are differences in quality would be like saying an orange shirtbutton works better than a black shirtbutton.
Materials used for casing, both in regards to plastic, painting etc. are also identical. Only different designs and colors.
They all leave the same manufacturinglines as basehardware, then at the end of the line turn right for assembly with W800 covering and turn left for K750 covering, and final firmwareinstallation and packaging.
Naturally there are individual differences in buildquality from phone to phone, depending on assemblyline and employes at that assemblyline, but that is differences between individual phones, not between the K750 and the W800
Some K750 may be better build than another W800 or the other way around. This is totally random and has nothing to do with it being a K750 or a W800.
[ This Message was edited by: numb on 2005-11-25 12:30 ]
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Posted: 2005-11-25 13:28:38
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On 2005-11-25 12:50:49, dgilmartin wrote:
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On 2005-11-25 12:02:14, bulti48 wrote:
The w800 is lighter than the k750
What are you on about? They are exactly the same weight,
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k750i. The outer casing maybe tougher on the W800i, but all of the internal bits like the Cam, Keypad, joystick etc. are exactly the same
mmmmmm, maybe so but holding both phones in either hand the w800 certainly feels lighter......
Oh well
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Posted: 2005-11-25 16:10:35
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Yet another quality post from @numb. I do love reading his replies it keeps me entertained
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Posted: 2005-11-25 16:23:02
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quality reply!! in othere words they are both built like shite!
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Posted: 2005-11-25 16:37:44
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One of the major differences between the phones is how the lens cover is designed......the huge sliding cover of the k750i is creaky and hence induces a general sense of insecurity in users about build quality.
Apart from that there are no differences(that i'm aware of) which may lead anyone to conclude that the phones differ in build quality.
Even this issue can be tackled by replacing the housing of the k750 with that from w800 however overall i feel that the k750i looks much better that w800(includind the camera cover which gives it a more digicam-ish look) so i guess the creak i'll just have to live with........you win some, you lose some
EDIT: Oh and btw se did make a reliable joystick with the s700's
[ This Message was edited by: clank on 2005-11-25 16:12 ]
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Posted: 2005-11-25 17:09:57
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Hardware and build of hardware underneath cover are 112% identical, including joystickmechanism. There are no differences at all. Only design of the actual joystick differs slightly with the color and the orange dot on the W800, but its only exterior difference, the joystick mechanism are exactly the same.
To say there are differences in quality would be like saying an orange shirtbutton works better than a black shirtbutton.
[ This Message was edited by: numb on 2005-11-25 12:30 ]
or a damn Silver one
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Posted: 2005-11-25 17:10:59
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Well my w800 has a rubber centred joystick,duno bout the k750,but nice touch SE :-)
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Posted: 2005-11-25 17:23:00
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On 2005-11-25 17:10:59, AppA wrote:
or a damn Silver one
Or a pale blue one!
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On 2005-11-25 17:09:57, clank wrote:
EDIT: Oh and btw se did make a reliable joystick with the s700's
I wouldn't say the S700i has comparable joystick to the K750i or W800i, it has more of a rocker pad/thumbpad, and it really is the best design ever!! Infact IMO the S700i is probably the best made
in a long while - real sturdy
[ This Message was edited by: ryanmachin on 2005-11-25 16:28 ]
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Posted: 2005-11-25 17:24:24
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On 2005-11-25 17:24:24, ryanmachin wrote:
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On 2005-11-25 17:10:59, AppA wrote:
or a damn Silver one
Or a pale blue one!
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On 2005-11-25 17:09:57, clank wrote:
EDIT: Oh and btw se did make a reliable joystick with the s700's
I wouldn't say the S700i has comparable joystick to the K750i or W800i, it has more of a rocker pad/thumbpad, and it really is the best design ever!! Infact IMO the S700i is probably the best made
in a long while - real sturdy
[ This Message was edited by: ryanmachin on 2005-11-25 16:28 ]
Hmmm...yup true! I really like the way that thing works on the likes of the s700,w550 etc. Sad that due to size constraints we most probably wouldnt get to see it on non-swivel se phones.
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Posted: 2005-11-25 17:40:23
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Question:
If joystick breaks down under warranty coverage... does SE repairs / changes it?
And after warranty? Anyone's experience? How much does it cost?
Tak!
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Posted: 2005-11-26 03:30:41
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