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Hi, my sister got her white W850 on Saturday from Phones4U as a Vodafone upgrade(managed to get the $50 cost waived also, good girl); I had literally 10 minutes with her and it yesterday. So some very concise observations, and a few piccies for you!

1) Back of phone: split about texture, gives good grip; flatness means speaker gets muffled; camera lens is the small 3.86mm lens; I like chrome sliding section:


2) Slide mech is nice(reminds me of 8800); feels 'right' in hand;(obvious?)Voda branding/locking, new icons for SIM Lock screen:


3) Front panel buttons/D-pad put form over function, pad feels stiff while softkeys etc. are a little loose - as is the Walkman bar.......have to see how these fare with more use; Firmware is R1ED:


4) OK, to OS - phone is slightly slower than K800 in operation, lack of memory does no favours, only K800 user would notice immediately tho'; most things are equivalent to K800, except camera/flash support/walkman - camera is quite disappointing, no zoom over VGA res, no AF, bad light/noise processing.......I didn't even want to take more than one picture, my sister not sure if it's better than her old S700 now.....
.......on a brighter note, flash themes are supported.....AND PRESENT(even in this Vodafone-infected version)!!!!!! Here's Orbit(voda icons):


5) Okay, to Walkman......V2 player is very slick, album art is nice, although the default animations are possibly nicer to show off; button pulses look flash, probably wastes battery tho', sound seems louder than K800, more like W800/810(could have had stereo like W550 tho), typical mono sound:


6) Last but not least, my favourite bit...why I now want Walkman v.2; if you have a flash theme set, on W850, standby screen is also flash-based...
When playing Walkman, flash can INCORPORATE 'now playing' info into theme and standby! Here's Orbit standby with music playing:


...this did it for me, just need more flash themes to test with now!
Hope y'all like the sub-review, sorry I can't tell you more, as I said I only had 10 mins with the phone.......anyway, GO GET YOUR OWN now you know how slick it is!


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Posted: 2006-10-03 13:17:58
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I decided on a K800 instead, but I sure was keen on the black W850!



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Posted: 2006-10-03 13:22:21
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If only you could get this media player into the K800(like Eldar's prototype), I might actually keep another handset for a whole twelve months(instead of my average 3).......

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Posted: 2006-10-03 13:26:21
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@Aware

Thanks for than mini-review. The flash animis look really good and the White version looks better to me.
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Posted: 2006-10-03 13:54:20
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Thanks, @Goldenface!
Would really need a black, SIM-free handset for a proper review; Voda branding does let the side down somewhat......
.......and I would like to get to the bottom of the camera lense diameter issue tho! Are thay all 3.86mm, or does the black model have the 4.2mm?? X1387 wants $10 more for the black version, yet the white has the gold 'W' on the back, something still doesn't add up.......yet........ :|
Still, overall, a slick addition to the Walkman range..........


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Posted: 2006-10-03 14:12:37
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yaaaaaaaaa, it looks so sweet in white. i want one w850!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 2006-10-03 14:18:54
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@Aware

It seems there have been a few pre-production changes. Like the Back of the screen was painted white - and not chrome - in some of the early pics I have seen.

The camera lens mystery should be solved soon. We'll have to find out if the differences between the white and black versions are purely cosmetic or not.
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Posted: 2006-10-03 14:39:27
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thanks aware, very slick review
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Posted: 2006-10-03 14:44:21
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These themes will not work on any other handset at the moment will they? Cool!
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Posted: 2006-10-03 14:48:33
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got my w810 last 2 weeks before
i think a w850 is better walkman phone
should wait until next better walkman comes out wid better features than w850
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Posted: 2006-10-03 15:05:18
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