| Sony Ericsson K790a Phone (Unlocked) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 61 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5173
Category: Wireless
Publisher: Sony Ericsson Mobile
Studio: Sony Ericsson Mobile
Brand: Sony Ericsson
Label: Sony Ericsson Mobile
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.2 x 1.8 x 0.7
MPN: DPY1013042/13
Model: K790A
UPC: 095673184744
EAN: 0095673184744
ASIN: B000HCQKTG
Release Date: August 19, 2006
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| Features:
| • | Unlocked for use with your existing Triple band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900 service provider and SIM card. Note: This phone does not come with service or a SIM card. | | • | 3.2 Cybershot megapixel camera with autofocus and 16x digital zoom | | • | Music player and video player | | • | Bluetooth? and USB 2.0 mass storage | | • | 3G and video calling (K800); EDGE- High Speed Internet services |
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Product Description
Cyber-shot digital still camera. And mobile phone. It's here. A Cyber-shot digital camera and a small and sophisticated feature-packed EDGE phone all in one. Bring the K790i with you and you have a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, image and video stabilizer and built-in Xenon flash ready for any moment, anytime.BestPic technology lets you capture several images in quick succession with one press of the camera key. Pick the best. Delete the rest. A camera stabilizer function compensates any small movement of your hand when you're taking a picture and shooting video. When you've taken a photo, you can share it straight away using Bluetooth, multimedia messaging or blog it.
Amazon.com Product Description
The groundbreaking K790a from Sony Ericsson combines a Cyber-shot digital camera and a small and sophisticated mobile phone that supports EDGE high speed data networks. But the real story here is the K790i's amazing a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, a built-in xenon flash and image and video stabilizer functions that keep you ready for any moment, anytime. Other features include Bluetooth, a gorgeous color screen, an FM radio, an advanced mobile Web browser, and PictBridge-compliant printing. 
Send your photos to your own personal photo blog -- free from Sony Ericsson. | 
Is it a powerful camera, or a high-end phone? You decide. | 
Capture images quickly and use the BestPic feature to quickly choose your best shots. | 
The included NetFront browser offers a robust mobile Web experience. | Design
The K790a follows a long tradition of beautifully designed and crafted phones from Sony Ericsson. The same candy-bar style that graces other high-end Sony Ericsson phones is here, as is the horizontally-oriented camera unit on the back of the phone, allowing you to hold the phone just as you would a camera when you're taking pictures. The K790a's two-inch screen sports a whopping 240x320 pixel resolution with support for 262,000 colors. Quick access buttons below the screen make it easy to control the phone's most important features, while a five-way center button controls most of the phone's menus and features. There's also a port for the phone's included stereo headset, and USB and infrared data ports are provided, as well. The phone supports USB mass storage so you can simply plug the phone into your computer and drag and drop music files into the phone's memory using the included Disc2Phone PC application. Moving your photos is easy, too, thanks to high-speed USB. The K790a contains 64 MB of embedded memory and a Memory Stick Micro slot is provided, giving you the big storage capacity you need for photos, music, and more. Calling Features
The K790a's phone book can hold all your important contacts with multiple entries per contact. A call list remembers your most recent missed, received and dialed calls, and the phone's voice activated dialing makes calling your contacts as easy as saying their names. Meanwhile, a built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Polyphonic ringtones are included and you can also use MP3 and AAC music files as ringtones. A cool application called Music DJ even lets you mix your own ringtones. Picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers. Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers. For those times you want to keep things discreet, there's a vibrate ringer mode. And because the K790a is Bluetooth-enabled, you can use a variety of headsets and handsfree kits for total wireless freedom when you're on the go. The phone even supports stereo Bluetooth headsets. Messaging, Internet, and Tools
If you're looking for a mobile productivity partner, the K790a has you covered. Support is built in for sending and receiving pictures, text, graphics, and sound via MMS messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging possibilities. You can even edit up your video clips with the included VideoDJ application. The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP protocols, while the included Access NetFront Web Browser allows you to surf full HTML web sites. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users. Getting on the Internet is easy with the K790a, as it supports the GPRS protocol, as well as the high speed EDGE data protocol. When used with your carrier data plan and the phone's Bluetooth or USB data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. A number of handy software tools are bundled with the K790a, including a voice memo recorder, a to-do list, a calculator, a calendar and an alarm clock. The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard, which lets you synchronize your PC-based calendar, contacts, notes and tasks with your K790a. Imaging and Entertainment
The big story about this phone is, of course, the camera. At 3.2 megapixels, it can produce incredible images, but the real advantage comes from the camera's autofocus, which allows you to take crisp pictures at varying distances from your subjects. The camera also features an image and video stabilizer compensates for any small movement of your hand when you're taking a picture and shooting video. Meanwhile, a built-in Xenon flash helps you get great results in all kinds of lighting situations. There's also a unique feature called BestPic that lets you capture several images in quick succession with one press of the camera key. BestPic lets you pick the best and delete the rest. Dedicated controls on the side of the device will make you forget you're holding a phone in your hand, and when you're ready to share your gorgeous images, you can print them wirelessly via Bluetooth, or via USB, on a PictBridge-capable printer. Sony Ericsson also provides a free picture blogging feature, which allows you to upload pictures from your phone to a place where all your friends and family can view them online. The K790a is also a great music phone. Load up your favorite songs in MP3 or AAC format on a memory card and listen to your heart's content. The user-friendly music player application makes it easy to organize and enjoy your tunes. There's even an FM radio for catching the big game or your favorite stations. And what about gaming? This phone is definitely geared for the mobile fun fanatic, as it supports widescreen and 3D games. The K790a comes preloaded with several games and more are downloadable from Sony Ericsson. Vital Statistics
The Sony Ericsson K790a weighs 4.1 ounces and measures 4.1 x 1.8 x .9 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of digital talk time, and up to 350 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 56 more reviews...
 fulfills its design marvelously... June 15, 2008
...I've had this phone for only a short time now, but can say that it lives up to any of it's reviews that I have seen. Sound quality is very good...Ring tone volume is quite adequate (from someone who is extremely hard of hearing)... Fit and feel is solid... screen resolution is fantastic. With help from a friend, customized programing adapted this phone to fulfill all my communication and entertainment needs.
The down side ???? For someone that has had multiple cellphones, operations were intuitive, which is fortunate since instructions and documentation were virtually "non-existant". Also, the Sony Ericsson web site has an extensive help area. Any future revision of the model with the addition of 3G would make the perfect cellphone........
Sony Ericsson K790a Phone (Unlocked) June 7, 2008
Excellent phone with lots of features. Surprised at how good the radio reception is. Negatives include: Camera cover opens too easy, battery cover does not open easy enough, and photos are just OK. Purchased a hard case custom for this phone and that alleviated incidental opening of the camera cover. Although the camera specs indicate 3.2 megapixels, I was disappointed in the quality of photos. Photos taken from the camera look better on the camera than on a computer; a little noisy/pixelated.
 Great Phone, Silly Sliding Camera Cover May 22, 2008
I'm one of those funny people who like candy bar style phones. I don't like slider phones or flip phones - I like my phones to just be, not transform. This is a personal preference, I'm not claiming that one style of phone is better than another.
I used a Sony Ericsson T616 for like... 5 years before the screen finally went kaput and I was forced to upgrade. I wasn't impressed by the flips and sliders that AT&T had (my provider), and I didn't need something as fancy as a smart phone. I just wanted a candy bar phone with the capability to use MP3s as ring tones.
My coworker (all three of us were still using our T616) came in after Christmas with this phone and I was shocked! It was everything I wanted in a phone. It's a liiiiittle bulky, but it does have a very good camera in it. It's very easy to navigate and easy to use, I like the UI. The brushed metal body is just as sturdy as my old T616.
My only small complaint, which doesn't happen all the time, is the door that hides the camera lens gets slid down when it's in a bag or pocket, but it's just as easy to slide it shut. Oh, and another thing - the key command for locking the keys on the T616 was * and the left action button, and its reversed on the K790a.
Good phone, if you like candy bar style phones or loved your old T616, you'll like this phone.
awesome all in one phone April 10, 2008
This is the best phone I have ever owned. It does every thing you can listen to music, take quality pictures, video, it syncs up nicely with mac's and can be used as a mass storage device. The phone does it all.
THE GOOD
Syncs with my intel based mac nicely
Has amazing screen ease of use
Takes great pictures for it being a phone
You can create your own ring tones which will save you money every month
THE BAD
The camera feels like a real digi cam which is good the only draw back is their is no force flash only auto and red eye which is anoying in a back lit situation.
The phone could be slimer but it still feels good in the hand and when you way the fact that you don't need your digi cam everywhere you go now it actually saves room.
Overall it is an amazing phone great job sony four and a half stars.
I should have bought one sooner February 27, 2008
The SE K790a is by far the best cell phone I've ever owned.
Pros:
Outstanding LCD (even in direct sunlight)
3.2 MP Camera with REAL Flash
Quick Operation
RSS Reader
MP3 & 3GP Player
Cons:
It isn't quadbnd
I highly recommend this phone to anybody that doesn't need a smartphone. The thing I love most about this phone is that it does a very good job of combining a mobile phone, a digital camera, and a media player into one unit.
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