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The UI is definately less responsive & the animations not as smooth as the K800.

Updated the first post with the initial bugs I have found - comments from current users of the phone are more than welcome.
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Posted: 2007-10-16 22:20:46
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There is another bug which i known has been posted a couple of times and i have checked a few phones for this issue which they do have

Some Video playback is out of sync with the sound (Aprox 3-5 seconds) Video is sluggish too.

The Flash does sometimes does discharge early before the photo is shot, so this may be causing the dark pics that people mention?

There is a Bug in trying to download of the Fun and dowloads of the SE through your phone. The Free software either says phone isnt compatible or error when trying to download, same with the free games.

I think this is more the site than the phone, but it has been reported to Se and confirmed with a few K850i's on different networks having the same problem.

Hope this helps

[ This Message was edited by: darrengf on 2007-10-16 22:16 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-16 23:04:16
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Definate bugs in this first version of O2 firmware.

Got mine on friday, and on a journey down to London yesterday had a good while to play with it.

First Impressions:
Sometimes when receiving a call or text, the phone will vibrate and about 2 seconds later the screen will come to life to show who it is.. not good

When listening to media player and writing texts, the bottom menu colouring is corrupt. (maybe the theme i am using)

Volume buttons failed to respond in media player once. Had to restart.

When using media player, the whole phone responds very slowly at times.

Crashed once in camera mode while altering some settings.

I have also had the dark photo problem, but i think this is because of the poor placement of the light sensor. There is a leaflet in the box Re correct usage.

Also, taking video in a nightclub even with AF light on results in dark video.

I hope they release a new firmware soon..because otherwise this phone is the best one yet

[ This Message was edited by: chrisdaniels on 2007-10-16 22:36 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-16 23:29:49
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On 2007-10-16 23:29:49, chrisdaniels wrote:
Deffinate bugs in this first version of O2 firmware.
Got mine on friday, and on a journey down to London yesterday had a good while to play with it.

Sometimes when receiving a call or text, the phone will vibrate and a second later the screen will come to life to show who it is

** Ive noticed his my self and forgot to mention it **


When listening to media player and writing texts, the bottom menu is colouring is corrupt.

** I havnt had that yet, however some of my pics have been corrupt **


One thing i have noticed which i think its a quirk. When you unlock the phone, (from the black screen)
The top half the keypad comes on for a second before the bottom half. Any one noticed this?

This is not a bug but a request SE. Please can we have the Option to view the clock in standby. Im sick of pressing a button to see if i have a message. Pretty please
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Posted: 2007-10-16 23:36:54
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I second that request!

Pretty pretty please with sugar on top?
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Posted: 2007-10-17 02:41:04
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On 2007-10-16 23:36:54, darrengf wrote:


wot do you mean by that?! on K750 & K800/810 when you want to view your clock on standby, press volume buttons and the screen will light up but not showing your phone standby screen but the clock. is that what you mean?

or doesnt the k850 have that one already?

if so, i guess we should ask to make a light functions as a reminder if we have an unread SMS message, or an unanswered CALL.
keypad lights should blink once every 30secs something like that.
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Posted: 2007-10-17 04:33:06
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Well even the standby clock on my K790a is barely effective because the screen auto dims so well that I often DO press a volume button to light it up. This is within subway and florescent lighting.

Personally I'd rather have the STAPLE of all :ericsson: and phones to return : Status screen.

However ... why is it when SE makes 2 models for different regions that slightly differ in settings ... this FORUM ONLY has information on " 1 " of the two???!?!?!

K800 & K790a/i BOTH are VERY well sold across the world and BOTH should be considered when posted a good thread for information. Yet all too often this doesn't happen.

SOrry to the thread OP about taking this kind of fit here but I do appreciate the work you do - its just fustrating and one sided in other threads - one's I don't have bookmarked to post this reply on.
back on top ...

When is the next firmware update?
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Posted: 2007-10-17 04:54:16
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clock in sleep mode is missing from K850 UI. I agree with Prom1 that it's not always visible, but it often is and I find it very useful.

The answer is to have a brighter clock in sleep mode - just the numbers a bit whiter, it would effect battery life hardly at all.

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Posted: 2007-10-17 05:02:00
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It pains me to say this, buy the K850 is a bit of a disappointment for me, especially compared to previous platform advances (K610, K700, K750, K800) where the functionaility was at least as good as it's predecessor and there were solid advances in the platform. The sort of things I mean are:

- D Pad usability
- Lack of Pause/Resume button on the phone - especially as this doesn't function on the HPM-82 either!
- Inferior flash photography to K800
- No standby clock / information
- Noticably slower UI
- Inferior benchmarks, indicating a slower CPU

These shortcomings wouldn't be such a problem if there were significant platform advances, but there's not really a lot in this release apart from the new media player, which is OK but far less usable due to the lack of instantly accesible Play/Pause functionailty!
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Posted: 2007-10-17 10:29:58
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why would they use a SLOWER cpu??
I really hope its all in the firmware...
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Posted: 2007-10-17 11:00:47
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