New SE V800 3G Phone

[mrMobile]

Sony Ericsson announces the launch of its 3G phone, the sleek V800, the first true convergence handset in the world. Designed to deliver a wide range of services over Vodafone's new high speed mobile network, the V800 offers an unparalleled combination of features in a stylish, compact phone. Everything about the V800 tells you that 3G has arrived. From the highly fashionable, simple design of the delightfully small and light handset to the comprehensive set of features and straightforward operation, it's clear that the promise of high speed mobile communication can now be realised.

The imaging capabilities of the V800 and its ease of use transform the experience of using a mobile phone. And video calls are easy with QuickShare™ - just one press of the dedicated video call button is all that's required to initiate a call. The 1.3 Megapixel camera provides high quality pictures through its ingenious Motion Eye™ rotating lens that lets the user point towards themself or, with a simple movement of the thumb, redirect it to share the view. Perfect for showing where you are during a video call. In low light, the inbuilt photo light provides illumination to capture video or still images.

With the phone flipped open the high resolution 2.2 inch colour TFT 262k screen displays the intuitive user interface and also the phone's images or those of incoming calls. When the phone is closed a smaller screen on the outside becomes the viewfinder and displays the caller ID and the picture associated with that person – in colour, naturally. The user can even put wallpaper separately on both screens: football strip front on the internal display with the back on the external display, for example. Video, still images and sound can be sent or received in MMS messages and the phone can also receive streamed video.

The V800 gives great entertainment and is equipped to make the most of the ‘Vodafone live!' services. Consumers can enjoy content streamed from the Vodafone live! portal, including video - live sports pictures are expected to be a big hit - and music. The V800's rapid browsing enables users to gain access to pages quickly, and when they want to download content, whether it's pictures, music, mail, news, ringtones or games, it's fast. The phone features a superb 3D Java gaming engine and brings multiplayer gaming, either online or via Bluetooth, to a new level of interactivity.

And games – there's a selection included and many more available for download from Vodafone live! - are more fun on the V800 high resolution screen.

The V800 has an integral music player and can play previously stored tracks from Memory Stick or download tracks at high speed and set them as ringtones. The phone's mediaplayer makes it easy to manage tracks and its folder system enables the user to create playlists.

The V800 supports multi-tasking, allowing users to make the most of the phone's functionality by having more than one application open at a time. Users can, for example, call a travel agent to discuss holiday ideas and simultaneously download pictures of their holiday offers.

The V800 is also the first truly global phone and can access 3G services all around the world – it will be sold in Europe (V800) and also in Japan (Vodafone 802SE). And with its triband and GPRS capabilities, it can stay connected just about anywhere. Weighing in at just 128g, and measuring no more than 102 x 49 x 24mm, the V800 cleverly combines a great feature set with well thought out ergonomics and a clean, elegant design. The V800 is supplied with a 32MB Sony Memory Stick Duo, and supports Memory Stick PRO Duo up to 1GB, providing masses of storage for video, still images, music and games. Locally, customers can also connect by Bluetooth, Infra Red and microUSB, which used in conjunction with applications such as Adobe's PhotoShop Album, provides a great route to mass storage.

Jan Wareby, Corporate Executive Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing at Sony Ericsson sums up the V800's appeal, "The speed of 3G networks opens up a wealth or new opportunities for users, mobile phone operators and content providers. We feel that for many users, especially early adopters, spontaneity and fun are the keys to acceptance. The Sony Ericsson V800 has been designed to stimulate, surprise and satisfy young adults whose active lifestyles demand stylish and effective new technology."



Cant be bother to post photos, you will find it on SE website

[Sid]

Or right here - http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?I...source=HOMETOP

[Viipottaja]

Man, I have to disagree with Sid on the design though... I think it's pretty ugly. Or rather, the interior is boring as hell. The outside is a bit better. I guess the slight curve towards the low end of the phone is SEs idea of an enspired and exiting design.. lol. But I guess most buyers are middle aged men so conservative design is ok.

[cdover]

Originally Posted by Viipottaja

Man, I have to disagree with Sid on the design though... I think it's pretty ugly. Or rather, the interior is boring as hell.

Yar. Though IMO it looks nice, simple and high-tech-looking. Atleast it's not something like the 3220 .

[TheZodiac]

Better known as the SE Z1020.

[Sid]

Here you go...

[shahrukkhan]

forget the z1010!, i'm, gonna get this phone instead!, my vodafone contract finishes this december, so hopefully i'll get a free upgrade, woo-hoo!

can't wait for the premiership football highlights on vodafone live!, i've tried the 3 football highlights on my friends 3g lg phone, its quite good, well the team was good (Arsenal).

[commedecargons]

It looks good. BUT; doesn't look like something from SonyEricsson GSM. (My intepretation of SE's GSM world phones) it looks more like a borrowed design from SonyEricsson NTT DoCoMo which; tone down to not look so jappy... nothing special to me.

P.S. wondering y they dun name it Z1020 or Z800..... V800? oops... Motorola losts a model's would-be-name

[Jigga]

I have to agree with commedecargons, it doesnt looks as though it was designed by the same people as the k700i and t610. The red vodafone logo doesnt look out of place but the white logo&writing just looks pointless. Yet I still think it is the best looking and probably the best thought out 3g mobile I have seen.The menu system whilst looking pretty dull is at most an improvement on the menus see in the GX-30. Unlike the LG 8110 it boasts useful features such as the memory card slot and a decent resolution camera (whch can be used for video calls unlike nokia 6630). This should be the handset worth getting when vodafone gets round to launching its 3G services, (pray for a decent web browser and the ability to browse anything other than vodafone sites). It should at least make nokia produce a more complete 3G handset. All-in-all some good work by S-E.

[Box215]

Well i saw that there was some uncertainty about the resolution of the screen. I looked on the Se website, and unfortunately, its only 176x220 I was really hoping it would be a QVGA.

[quartus]

Originally Posted by Sid

Here you go...

Ahh, finally a picture without the ugly vodafone logo.
Why do they release it on vodafone with the not-so-good-looking-nor-user-friendly vodafone live? It could have been a great phone if it wasn't for that.

[Ruler_70]

If SE releases this phone for the normal markets (without vodaphone) i probably will get one, it looks very good in my opinion and the specs seem very sweet as well.

[marwan]

The outside is an butt ugly clam shell phone!


the inside of it is neat though, reminds me of that Z1020 pic someone posted a while ago!





S700 forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


EDIT: WOW, IT SUPPORTS MEMORY STICK PRO DUO! NEAT!!! it's looking better now

[Dynamoo]

Most 3G phones are pug ugly anyway, so this'll fit right in.

Seriously though, it's a decent looking handset if you're thinking about moving from 2G to 3G. Might be more practical than the Nokia 6630 because of the clamshell design.

[cdover]

I like this part of it though...

http://mobil.idnes.cz/obrazek.html?o...se_v800_10.jpg