The Sony-Ericsson K790i is the upgraded version of SE's K750i now sporting EDGE technology, a 3.2 mega-pixel camera with Sony's Cybershot technology and a browser that reformats web pages to conveniently fit the screen. Responsiveness to phone commands is outstanding and reception of this tri-band phone (900/1800/1900mhz) here in the San Francisco Bay Area is excellent.
This is the first integration of Cybershot technology into a mobile phone, clearly distinguishing Sony-Ericsson as the leader in small, compact multi-media phones. The camera and video controls are hot. You can set everything from resolution (1 to 3 mega-pixels), to indoor/outdoor lighting to special effects, such as inserting a frame around a picture. Best Pics allows you to press the camera button once and choose from up to 10 pics taken simultaneously.
There's additional audio and video software built into the phone so you can compose multi-media shows. Be prepared to purchase a larger M2 (mini-micro chip) if you serious about taking lots of pics, videos, saving audio files or using the multi-media software. The megabytes get eaten up quickly; so you probably want to pick up either a 512MB or 1GB chip.
As typical with smaller form-factor phones, compromises have to be made. One example: the Internet button is positioned close to the left activity button. If your finger slips a bit, you've launched the browser. A minor snafu. This is the first EDGE phone I've tested with an Opera-like screen reformatting browser. Like a BlackBerry, text, graphics and pictures wrap automatically so you never need to scroll left or right. There's much more to tell, but suffice it to say, SE has done it again with the integration of audio, video and phone functions in a compact design.
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