K750i vs W800i

SeanMcQ · 20-11-2005, 21:34

Is there any difference between these two phones apart from the music button and apparently larger memory capability? My contract is up for renewal and I'm torn between which of the two to go with

Bleubean · 20-11-2005, 21:55

Basically yeh. theres hardly any differences. To look at they are differntbut they work identically.

dominoid · 20-11-2005, 22:49

Hardware wise, there's really no difference. You get a larger memory card free with the w800i (512meg instead of 64) and the button on the front of the phone operates the musci player on the w800i and it's a shirtcut to common tasks on the k750i but other than that there's no real difference. Best bet is to go for the one you like the look of.

lalaland · 21-11-2005, 14:05

The music button on the K750i can be set to play Radio or Media Player, depending on your preference.

Hardware is exactly the same.

Software differences are that the media player is called walkman on the W800i and the W800i's firmware also allows the phone function to be switched off with the use of the walkman still possible (for use on planes if you can find a company that allows this, but not many do).

On the camera features they both have frames that can be used to make 'comedy' photos. These are different on the different handsets too.

There aren't any other differences that I can remember.

You can get either phone and flash the firmware to make it run as the other and also you can change the external casing on either to make it look like the other.

I have the K750i because I prefer the look of it. I got it free from O2 and then bought a 512 memory card (same as the W800i) for £30.

This is a common question and simple to answer, what you buy is down to what you prefer. Best thing to do is go in to the mobile shop and play with both of them to see what you think. I tried them both in the O2 shop and got the K750i.

mattworld · 21-11-2005, 16:07

As lalaland said but I would add...

The W800's media play also has a few more options than the K750, but the W800 doesn't have the 'activity menu'.

If you want the looks of the looks of the K750i and the software for the w800 you can flash the K750 with the W800 firmware.

lalaland · 21-11-2005, 16:40

What's the activity menu?

(just curious as I appear to have missed this)

mattworld · 21-11-2005, 19:35

Its the menu that you get when you press the button directly above joystick. the one with shortcuts, Bookmarks & New events on it.

lalaland · 21-11-2005, 20:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattworld

Its the menu that you get when you press the button directly above joystick. the one with shortcuts, Bookmarks & New events on it.

The My Shortcuts thingy, I thought they had one of those too.

I use mine for my torch mode which has come in handy a few times

mattworld · 21-11-2005, 20:09

Apparently it doesn't have the Acivity menu, you'd have thought it would have. I have mine set up for torch and the bluetooth remote thingy so I can lie in bed and remote control my PC

lalaland · 24-11-2005, 02:49

I checked my mates one tonight in the pub. It has the button in the same place as expected but pressing it just takes you to the walkman function the same as the side button does.

I showed him what my one did and we tried to get his to do the same. The daft thing is that I use mine quite often as a torch via the My Shortcut button in the middle. He seems to want it on his now

jagger2k · 24-11-2005, 02:52

am i right in thinging that when you press up on the w800i joy stick it does the same thing?

lalaland · 24-11-2005, 03:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagger2k

am i right in thinging that when you press up on the w800i joy stick it does the same thing?

Not sure, I know that pressing up on my K750i put me in my media player but that I can change that to do anything on the menu. However the mini shortcut menu isn't available on the menu on mine so I can't assign this to a joystick move.

It may be different on the W800i, but I don't have his phone here to test it. To save me going to his house can someone else try it please?

kev · 24-11-2005, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalaland

I checked my mates one tonight in the pub. It has the button in the same place as expected but pressing it just takes you to the walkman function the same as the side button does.

I showed him what my one did and we tried to get his to do the same. The daft thing is that I use mine quite often as a torch via the My Shortcut button in the middle. He seems to want it on his now

On the D750i the activitiy button is replaced by T-Zones, but pushing the joystick up brings the activity menu up. I use mine for the torch too - handy to find the gate lock and door lock

pukey · 24-11-2005, 22:02

i have a k750 from vodafone and was sick of all the vodafone live garbage plastered everywhere so i got it flashed with the w800 filmware! the walkman software is much much better, its just like using an iPod and it has a video studio where u can edit your videos, change the music and add text! it cost me £20 from a internet site (freefonefun)

i get to shortcuts on mine by pressing up, i can select flashlight from there!

mattworld · 25-11-2005, 08:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagger2k

am i right in thinging that when you press up on the w800i joy stick it does the same thing?

Not actually tried that on the W800 myself, but according to the folks on Esato.com (who all seem to eat breathe and sleep sony ericsson) it's not the same thing.

Quote:

the walkman software is much much better, its just like using an iPod and it has a video studio where u can edit your videos, change the music and add text!

You can do all that on the standard K750 software, it's just Vodafone's 'attempt' at ruining the phone that means you can't on theirs.

mikey86uk · 25-11-2005, 23:41

Also i think the W800 has Flight mode which means with that swiched on, then you can use the mp3 player and stuff on a plane and in a hospital

Ju411 · 26-11-2005, 15:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey86uk

Also i think the W800 has Flight mode which means with that swiched on, then you can use the mp3 player and stuff on a plane and in a hospital

true..you switch on the phone and you can chose between operating the phone or the walkman

lalaland · 27-11-2005, 21:42

K750i has the video editor too.

As for flight mode, I am not aware of any UK companies that allow this on their flights at the moment, even with the phone feature turned off, I was reading about people having problems on another forum recently when flying.

paul.goffin · 23-12-2005, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalaland

K750i has the video editor too.

As for flight mode, I am not aware of any UK companies that allow this on their flights at the moment, even with the phone feature turned off, I was reading about people having problems on another forum recently when flying.

British Airways allows phones to be used if the "Flight Mode" is enabled. Just not on Take-off or Landing

mikebuk · 27-12-2005, 18:44

I got the W800i for Christmas, works fine and it's great, apart from having major problems trying to get on the Internet with the right settings.

I keep getting the network failure message with the WAP browser and there's no proper instructions in the handbook.

Anyone got a clue ?

kev · 27-12-2005, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikebuk

I got the W800i for Christmas, works fine and it's great, apart from having major problems trying to get on the Internet with the right settings.

I keep getting the network failure message with the WAP browser and there's no proper instructions in the handbook.

Anyone got a clue ?

1. Check that GPRS is active on your account

2. Run the Phone Setup wizard on the Sony Ericcson website http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...te=ps3&zone=ps

20-11-2005, 21:34	#1
SeanMcQ Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,280	K750i vs W800i Is there any difference between these two phones apart from the music button and apparently larger memory capability? My contract is up for renewal and I'm torn between which of the two to go with

20-11-2005, 21:55	#2
Bleubean Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 324	Basically yeh. theres hardly any differences. To look at they are differntbut they work identically.

20-11-2005, 22:49	#3
dominoid Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth Posts: 581	Hardware wise, there's really no difference. You get a larger memory card free with the w800i (512meg instead of 64) and the button on the front of the phone operates the musci player on the w800i and it's a shirtcut to common tasks on the k750i but other than that there's no real difference. Best bet is to go for the one you like the look of.

21-11-2005, 14:05	#4
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	The music button on the K750i can be set to play Radio or Media Player, depending on your preference. Hardware is exactly the same. Software differences are that the media player is called walkman on the W800i and the W800i's firmware also allows the phone function to be switched off with the use of the walkman still possible (for use on planes if you can find a company that allows this, but not many do). On the camera features they both have frames that can be used to make 'comedy' photos. These are different on the different handsets too. There aren't any other differences that I can remember. You can get either phone and flash the firmware to make it run as the other and also you can change the external casing on either to make it look like the other. I have the K750i because I prefer the look of it. I got it free from O2 and then bought a 512 memory card (same as the W800i) for £30. This is a common question and simple to answer, what you buy is down to what you prefer. Best thing to do is go in to the mobile shop and play with both of them to see what you think. I tried them both in the O2 shop and got the K750i.

21-11-2005, 16:07	#5
mattworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 701	As lalaland said but I would add... The W800's media play also has a few more options than the K750, but the W800 doesn't have the 'activity menu'. If you want the looks of the looks of the K750i and the software for the w800 you can flash the K750 with the W800 firmware.

21-11-2005, 16:40	#6
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	What's the activity menu? (just curious as I appear to have missed this)

21-11-2005, 19:35	#7
mattworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 701	Its the menu that you get when you press the button directly above joystick. the one with shortcuts, Bookmarks & New events on it.

21-11-2005, 20:02	#8
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Quote: Originally Posted by mattworld Its the menu that you get when you press the button directly above joystick. the one with shortcuts, Bookmarks & New events on it. The My Shortcuts thingy, I thought they had one of those too. I use mine for my torch mode which has come in handy a few times

21-11-2005, 20:09	#9
mattworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 701	Apparently it doesn't have the Acivity menu, you'd have thought it would have. I have mine set up for torch and the bluetooth remote thingy so I can lie in bed and remote control my PC

24-11-2005, 02:49	#10
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	I checked my mates one tonight in the pub. It has the button in the same place as expected but pressing it just takes you to the walkman function the same as the side button does. I showed him what my one did and we tried to get his to do the same. The daft thing is that I use mine quite often as a torch via the My Shortcut button in the middle. He seems to want it on his now

24-11-2005, 02:52	#11
jagger2k Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 3,027	am i right in thinging that when you press up on the w800i joy stick it does the same thing?

24-11-2005, 03:13	#12
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Quote: Originally Posted by jagger2k am i right in thinging that when you press up on the w800i joy stick it does the same thing? Not sure, I know that pressing up on my K750i put me in my media player but that I can change that to do anything on the menu. However the mini shortcut menu isn't available on the menu on mine so I can't assign this to a joystick move. It may be different on the W800i, but I don't have his phone here to test it. To save me going to his house can someone else try it please?

24-11-2005, 18:30	#13
kev Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: South Notts (Waltham TV TX) Posts: 20,200	Quote: Originally Posted by lalaland I checked my mates one tonight in the pub. It has the button in the same place as expected but pressing it just takes you to the walkman function the same as the side button does. I showed him what my one did and we tried to get his to do the same. The daft thing is that I use mine quite often as a torch via the My Shortcut button in the middle. He seems to want it on his now On the D750i the activitiy button is replaced by T-Zones, but pushing the joystick up brings the activity menu up. I use mine for the torch too - handy to find the gate lock and door lock

24-11-2005, 22:02	#14
pukey Forum Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lymington, Hampshire Posts: 477	i have a k750 from vodafone and was sick of all the vodafone live garbage plastered everywhere so i got it flashed with the w800 filmware! the walkman software is much much better, its just like using an iPod and it has a video studio where u can edit your videos, change the music and add text! it cost me £20 from a internet site (freefonefun) i get to shortcuts on mine by pressing up, i can select flashlight from there!

25-11-2005, 08:49	#15
mattworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 701	Quote: Originally Posted by jagger2k am i right in thinging that when you press up on the w800i joy stick it does the same thing? Not actually tried that on the W800 myself, but according to the folks on Esato.com (who all seem to eat breathe and sleep sony ericsson) it's not the same thing. Quote: the walkman software is much much better, its just like using an iPod and it has a video studio where u can edit your videos, change the music and add text! You can do all that on the standard K750 software, it's just Vodafone's 'attempt' at ruining the phone that means you can't on theirs.

25-11-2005, 23:41	#16
mikey86uk Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 5,525	Also i think the W800 has Flight mode which means with that swiched on, then you can use the mp3 player and stuff on a plane and in a hospital

26-11-2005, 15:47	#17
Ju411 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 1,786	Quote: Originally Posted by mikey86uk Also i think the W800 has Flight mode which means with that swiched on, then you can use the mp3 player and stuff on a plane and in a hospital true..you switch on the phone and you can chose between operating the phone or the walkman

27-11-2005, 21:42	#18
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	K750i has the video editor too. As for flight mode, I am not aware of any UK companies that allow this on their flights at the moment, even with the phone feature turned off, I was reading about people having problems on another forum recently when flying.

23-12-2005, 21:25	#19
paul.goffin Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5	Quote: Originally Posted by lalaland K750i has the video editor too. As for flight mode, I am not aware of any UK companies that allow this on their flights at the moment, even with the phone feature turned off, I was reading about people having problems on another forum recently when flying. British Airways allows phones to be used if the "Flight Mode" is enabled. Just not on Take-off or Landing

27-12-2005, 18:44	#20
mikebuk Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 8,618	I got the W800i for Christmas, works fine and it's great, apart from having major problems trying to get on the Internet with the right settings. I keep getting the network failure message with the WAP browser and there's no proper instructions in the handbook. Anyone got a clue ?

27-12-2005, 20:53	#21
kev Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: South Notts (Waltham TV TX) Posts: 20,200	Quote: Originally Posted by mikebuk I got the W800i for Christmas, works fine and it's great, apart from having major problems trying to get on the Internet with the right settings. I keep getting the network failure message with the WAP browser and there's no proper instructions in the handbook. Anyone got a clue ? 1. Check that GPRS is active on your account 2. Run the Phone Setup wizard on the Sony Ericcson website http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...te=ps3&zone=ps

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