My Experience with K750i. Review on Sony Ericsson K750I

I had been keen to change my cell phone for some time (this was in Oct 05 ). As Ihave so far been a Nokia user for around 8+ yrs I automatically gravitated tothis brand. After doing the usual rounds of surfing the Nokia site I was not mpressed by whatever I saw, except maybe the 6230i, but that my brother had bought that June and had a real bad time (Read that review) & 6681 but thathas a 1.3 mega pixel camera. But I was interested in the upcoming models likethe 6270, 6280 etc. when I went to my friendly neighborhood dealer in Shivaji Park he advised me to wait for the 6270 which was due in Dec 05 (according to Nokia). Jan 2006 came & went and there was no sign of this model in Mumbai that was when I seriously decided to look @ other manufacturers like Sony Ericsson coz my main worry was how to export my contacts from a Nokia phone toa SE phone. Once that was settled I went thru their site & short-listed theK750i & W800i. The specs on paper r same but the K750i was cheaper. So Iopted for it.

The dealer told me the price was Rs 15500 (much cheaper than a so called authorized dealer like Sierra) with bill & warranty (In Mar 2006) . I was presented asealed green coloured box which said it was a limited edition piece. (It hasSania Mirza on the cover, not that it matters to me). On opening it I got a pleasant surprise that it contained an external flash, which can be fitted tothe phone wow. (Incidentally even the dealer didn’t know of this). This is notfound in the usual box, which is over all white in colour. After checking the piece thoroughly I decided this was for me.

I wont bore u with the specs of this phone as u can find it on their website. The display is crystal clear though fades in sun, Reception and voice quality is both proved excellent, as also itsbattery life.

Camera The camera is a 2-mega-pixel camera,which is very good, there’s also a in built light, which can be used while taking a photographs and performs v well even under poorly lit conditions. Also since I got afree external flash I find that very useful. Here are some

Some Tips for Camera function

1 = Opens menu with"picture size" ready to select

4 = Toggles Macro mode (forclose up photos)

7 = Toggels Night mode

• = Toggles Light

0 = While in video modetoggles length of recording.

Press < or > to adjust the exposure.

Lazy to access the Camerafunction through the Menu? Simply press and hold the camera button and the camera function will be activated! Another useful feature of the model is the presence of an auto focus. It works for any distance including the Macro mode.I have taken a sunset shot form a room thru a plate glass window & it cameout really well, which was a real surprise. U can also adjust the brightness ofthe picture being taken. The camera supports three possible resolutions -1632x1224, 640x480, 160x120 pixels. Two types of data compression, Normal andFine, are available. If ‘Normal is selected quality is quite good, and photo’slook quite well. The photos differ in size depending on the resolution. Thus a photo in the Normal mode takes about 300 KB when the Fine quality gives 500-600KB. Saving the photo takes the same time not depending on the case, that is about 1-2 seconds. I have taken a sunset shot with the phone camera thru a picture window glass which u can see below

The audio player was a surprise for meas I found that the audio quality quite good, I hear it will get better after upgrading the firmware :) There’s also a play list. Using the device as an mp3 player brings no real serious battery life shortage, energy consumption iscomparable in the radio mode too. 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, thisis noticeable. The presence of a memory card turns the K750 into a fully functional mp3 player with good quality.

Radio The phone also has a built-in FM tuner. Phone's memory can store up to 20 radio stations; the stereo headset that is part of every package, which is quite good also plays the role of antenna. U can also use the loud speaker which is good & does not cause jarring except @ v high volume :) In case you are using auto-search the phone willfind about 6-7 stations with the strongest signal's coverage and store them inthe memory. At the same time radio stations with weaker signal, but prettysuitable for listening will be skipped. They can be added into the listmanually. If u minimise the radio display, u can listen to the radio AND usesome other function eg: make & receive calls, send SMS etc

Phonebookcan contain 500 entries with multiple entries allowed. For backups the PC Suite (like Nokia) does not allowback ups of the phone book. U have to use MS Outlook or MS Outlook Exp to synchronize ur phone book. For some reason u cannot see the contacts on the SIM card ALONG with those in the phone (like Nokia) unless go thru the menu. Only the contacts on the phone can be seen.

Messages Features found here r common to most phones.

Contd in the comments section Pls read comment no. 3 first then 1 and 2, there was some problem while posting the 'first' comment :)