James Bond’s Last “Gadget” Phone: When Phones Were Fun (2006)

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[WHEN PHONES WERE FUN: SONY ERICSSON K800I]
That modern smartphone you love so much? Turns out it has a license to kill (to which the blood of many an erstwhile everyday accessory can testify). The point-and-shoot digital camera I took from high school to college? Dead. Those dashboard GPSes adorning road-trip minivans for half a decade? Terminated. Even the humble wristwatch has taken a beating under the brutal onslaught of the ubiquitous smartphone.
So it’s ironic that the movie that rebooted the James Bond franchise, with a new 007 who would ultimately carry us through the next 15 years, was the last film to give Bond a mobile phone that could still be considered a “gadget” in the best traditions of the franchise.
The year is 2006; the film is Casino Royale; and the mobile is the last truly “gadget-y” Bond phone: The Sony Ericsson K800i. Welcome back to “When Phones Were Fun.”
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[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN - JAMES BOND’S SONY ERICSSON K800I]
This is the fifteenth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 15 features a Sony Ericsson K800i (Casino Royale / James Bond Special Edition) purchased by MrMobile / Future plc. No manufacturer or carrier paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage (nor did any such company preview or approve this content before publication).
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[@scottishfanta]

Micheal, this has to be the only series on this entire website that I actually look forward to, you're not just showcasing an old product from a by-gone era, you're telling a story and I simply love the way you intertwine you're own history in with that of the products, amazing, can't wait to see what you review next!

[@TheMrMobile]

Thanks very much! These are some of my favorite videos to do, so that's lovely to hear.

[@jaiden051]

Agreed

[@InfantProdigy]

I couldn’t agree more, his videos and especially this serie has really high production value and the script is spot on!

[@lukem9962]

@@TheMrMobile Are you still looking for an m600i?

[@damagecase13]

Couldn't agree more!

[@TheDisneyPixar]

Back in the days I always swore by the Sony Ericsson brand. The fluid user experience was just something else. Thank you once again for a great series, Michael and most importantly a trip down memory lane. This one really hit home for me

[@drygnfyre]

Around this era, I bought unlocked phones from Amazon. I bought two Sony Ericsson, the W900 and the W850. I liked them both but the former wasn't really usable in America (I didn't understand the different cell bands at the time), and the latter was nice but I ended up not using the Walkman feature a lot. But overall, I really like their design and still had fun with them.

[@Kogami]

My entire family used Sony Ericsson phones back then... And it's the only time we shared any sort of "ecosystem". This comment also brought me back to those times as well :')

[@BlahBleeBlahBlah]

Same here, that UX was silky smooth. All the polished little animations scrolling through menus etc. Friends of mine who mostly had clunky Symbian based Nokias just didn’t get it. Watching elements getting drawn on screen, yuck!

[@Reddsoldier]

I'm still a Sony phone adherent after owning the W850i when I was at school, then a slew of Xperias. Despite clearly being android devices nowadays, they still have proper EQ function for music and a really nice UI. It's also just nice to be a little bit different, especially when they are still properly bleeding edge phones in a lot of cases. The only real downside is the lack of peripherals such as cases. My old XZ3 was a genuine game changer - one of the first phones with a 4k display and one of the first with wireless charging. I still have it as my backup after it put in a healthy 4 and a bit years of service and it still works perfectly, albeit with a bit of battery degradation.

[@magnuskallas]

I went from 3310 to Sony Ericsson T620 and I was so blown away I was scared to show it in the school for it might get robbed. W800 was next.

[@TechLineHD]

This is Michael Fisher’s poetry in motion.

[@LaskyLabs]

The way she turned her eyes to me. As deep as any ocean, as sweet as any harmony.

[@killerbraincell501]

I love tech, but the charm is incredible

[@tharakhgormaniad9820]

he missed the chance of saying "shaken, not stirred' tho ahahaha

[@meric12131415]

Agreed the man as a way with words 🤣

[@ChannelVortex]

Thought that too.

[@sandeepsugunan7570]

Ooh the nostlgia. Those were the days, more fun and just about enough tech to get you through the day without being lost in the cyber world. Thank you Micheal!

[@tobybartlett]

“When Phones Were Fun” is possibly my favourite running tech series on KZbin. Nostalgia and seeing the evolution of technology? Two thumbs up 👍 from this nerd here!

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

Seriously. There were some neat phones that came out years back, but especially in the years leading up to smartphones. That was when computer tech was getting to the point that screens, CPUs, and other hardware could be miniaturized to the size of a handheld phone whilst retaining a lot more functionality, but not completely breaking the bank so any average consumer from a prosperous country could afford to get them if they really wanted to. That said, nowadays it honestly is better, overall. Sure, most phones are basically the same as any other smartphone, just varying in degrees of quality, but phones are cheap to the point that even people from poorer regions or crippling debt are as likely as not to have at least a basic smartphone, if they want or need one. Though there is some absurdity in the notion that some people are living very rough, but still have what would have been basically something straight out of a sci-fi not too long ago.

[@gabrielleraul488]

Every one of these phones were fun videos makes me sad and nostalgic. Please don't ever stop doing this series! ♥️

[@theoldwaywasbetter6384]

I think I finally understand why I like these videos. You give the device, whether it's an old phone or the z flip or whatever...you give it context. You put it in a frame and hang it on a wall and show us how great it is. You go over the specs, but incidentally, almost as if you're embarrassed to have to do it -- and then you get back to telling the story of the device. That's what makes you better than all the other tech guys out there. Keep up the good work.

[@AkashYadavOriginal]

I had a Sony Ericsson K850i which had an awesome 5MP camera, Automatic Lens Cover and a Xenon Flash which I carried in through my college. PS: It makes an appearance at 02:08

[@samsteff6396]

As a Brit i now only realise how lucky we were to have access to Sony Ericsson phones, i had the K750i and then the K800i. Both were light years ahead of anything else available. Fantastic video which took me right back down memory lane.

[@jamesfauzan4246]

If I remember correctly, Sony Ericsson phones were the only non-OS phones where I could minimize the web browser, change the music playing in the background, and continue where I left off. And when I found that out, I sold my Nokia for one of these hahaha

[@estherstreet4582]

My sister had one of the sony ericsson walkman phones shown in this video (I'd recognise that weird bent shape anywhere), it was pretty great for the time.

[@cazrethomas]

Y'all were way beyond lucky lol. Outside of a few standouts, devices released in the states extremely paled in comparison

[@HeX341]

Oh yes I remember how I had a Sony Ericsson and my best friend had a Nokia and we would always argue which one is better. Later I had to choose between a W880i and a K800i, I chose the W880i just because of the D-pad over the annoying joystick. Sad that a tennis ball hit it and it died, I had good 2 years and a half with it.

[@zeddeka]

Did you ever have any problems with this one? I had it from o2 and had to send it back numerous times because of a software fault that bricked the phone. In the end, they recalled the phone completely and gave me a totally different phone.

[@ElvisChibundu]

5:21 He looks like a deep fried meme here...

[@Markovratonjic]

The pause after the: "shaken", clearly shows how much you wanted to say stirred afterwards. Congrats for self-control...

[@heinerguppenhuber7064]

Did you have a close look?

[@Markovratonjic]

@@heinerguppenhuber7064 Yeah, but he didn't said it, and i think that was hard...

[@4585329]

Amm... I didn't have the self-control.

[@MasakoX]

My dad had a T68! I was amazed by the fact that you could have COLOUR on a phone...whilst I had a Trium Geo. But that was OK; that had WAP (not that WAP!)

[@tanchoonnee]

SIMENS MADE ELEVATORS

[@a3-radio]

I had a monocrom motorola v60i when this phone came out but that okay it had the game falling numb3rs nothing could beat that I briefly had a color phone after but it fell once into the sea and had to go back to my motorola that had survive 4 encounters with the water xD it went on to survive another dip in the water and a fall from a second floor xD

[@Handi_Suyadi]

OMG, so much memories with Sony Ericsson T68. It was my parents' first cellphone with color screen.

[@OskaIvanovichSmirnov]

My dad gave me his T230i. Loved it so much. It has a color screen of 4000 colors compared to millions now. But for me it was so amazing. Oh and I also had a Star Wars III T shirt that came with it.

[@Max_Mustermann]

@@tanchoonnee Siemens makes a lot of things, like for example locomotives. They don't make mobile phones though anymore, which is a bit of a shame since their phones were pretty cool.

[@vkohli17]

Kudos to the absolutely stellar storytelling! Nobody builds the script quite like Michael does, which is so endearing.

[@Mubashir_AK]

Tech videos done right. Everyone else pales in comparison.

[@ullasbabu1732]

❤️

[@Grybhaal_Daublebach]

I absolutely adore this series. It makes me feel nostalgic for a time that I thought I genuinely hated. Thanks for that; and keep it up!

[@InfantProdigy]

Michael, thank you so much for putting Sony Ericsson in the spotlight! As a Swede I’ve gone through a lot of Ericsson/Sony Ericsson-phones and I still have a lot of kept in the attic. It’s really interesting to hear an Americans view of our beloved phones and I got really sad when they announced that Sony And Ericsson had broke up 💔 I also had the K800i and I loved it so much!

[@AtomicBoo]

Sony ericsson phones where huge in mexico, I had a w810, my sister had a w800, with good old memory stick pro duo support haha.

[@lordseptomus441]

I never knew it was possible to feel nostalgic for things that I was too young to remember.

[@TheAlman560]

Okay but that Microsoft mouse in his flashback of his Virginia office REALLY brought me back.

[@justinedzard]

Damn, this video hit me like a truck, just pure unadulterated nostalgia

[@marcin8112]

This was my first proper phone. I used to have old and cheap Nokias and Siemens phones that I got from my parents as a kid, but I saved up whooping £80 to get this phone, and was so proud of it. I was amazed by the stylish look, it’s OS with animated backgrounds, great camera and powerful hardware that allowed me to play games like galaxy on fire, deep submarine odyssey, rally master pro and blades n magic (I was a massive fishlabs fan at the time, but games like sola rola also deserve a shout out). I still have this phone to this day but unfortunately with a smashed screen

[@mendersant]

Easily one of the best phones in the 2000s! I remember one of my classmates having it and me being kinda jealous but I guess that's life 😂

[@ShashwatPanda]

This video has such tremendous repeat value ! Happened to land here again after almost 2 yrs (thanks to the algo) and dare I say, breezed through the video w/o any hitch. As always Michael, thank you for such masterpieces scattered amidst the usually mundane world of tech reviews. Love from 🇮🇳, as always.

[@sloeginandsleep1170]

Michael, you've hit me with the nostalgia train. My first 'fancy' phone was the K800i. I loved it and I felt so proud to finally be able to afford something wonderful at the age of 18......when smartphones didn't exist within normal parlance and this was about as special as you could get in the mainstream sphere. Now, it wasn't perfect. The battery life was dicey (but I had come from a Nokia 3310!), the chargers seemed to give up every 2-3 months without fail and the camera slide cover tended to become loose over continued use and eventually would pop open by blowing on it. None the less, I revelled in owning it! Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it.

[@abthewatcher04]

Absolutely the best Series - Tech / Non Tech on KZbin. I still remember using my mom's sony ericson S500i (which she has still kept btw) and yep those phones were fun and amazing, just like this series. Hats off Michael 👏

[@Srij2910]

Never follow the crowd and this is what Michael does best. I eagerly wait for these kind of unique videos which bring back so many old memories. A huge thumbs up to you Mike!

[@seicgames4587]

I remember this phone being the icon! Was only 8 at the time and eventually my mum gave me her K750i after upgrading. These Sony Ericssons were epic.

[@kingfisher111]

Its so good living the Nostalgia of our past, When life and Tech, were both awesome and less of a hassle. Thank you Michael.

[@dutillp]

I had and sold this phone, the all black version. This is one of the best phones I ever experienced. This series is really well named. Because at the time, phones were fun, were different and it was always an experience to discover and test. Now like most things, everything looks alike.

[@ValentinIulianAndronache]

I had it, I loved it, I miss it. Even though the only thing I remember about it is that awesome (for the time) 3.2 MP camera, coupled with a xenon flash. I'm barely 52 seconds into the video, but I already know I'm gonna enjoy it. Thank you for bringing back memories.

[@georgevarteniuc5525]

Am avut și eu unu la fel ca cel din video. L-am ținut vreo 7 ani din 2008 până în 2015. Acum trebuie sa schimb telefonul la 2 ani 🤣🤣🤣

[@alvareo92]

I was fully expecting the camera samples to look like complete garbage, but I was shocked at how good, clear and colourful they were for the era, even in the night shots!

[@trojanfotball19]

Love this series one of my favorite on KZbin. Would love to see you cover some of the sony ericsson walkman phones like the w580i or the w910i. These were some of my favorite phones growing up

[@djooodie]

This made me nostalgic for 2006 and I was literally eight years old at that time and could barely remember any of your references

[@dumoredas]

I had a Sony Ericsson (W302)! Back in the day, they were all the rage in Brazil (especially the W380), the focus on audio was enough to go make every other teenager go crazy and save up every single penny they had just so they could listen to Nirvana and My Chemical Romance on the best phone possible.

[@drjase]

Another brilliant video, Michael. As someone else said, this has to be the best channel. Even watching you do the ads is a joy!

[@behzadvahedi7439]

Man, this one took me down memory lane! I bought a K800i when I was 17 and had it for 7 or 8 years. I loved it and worked without any issues. At the time it was one the best (if not the best) phone any of my friends had. I used to host semi-regular mini golf tournament on the phone; each one of us would play, get a score, and hand the phone to the next contestant 😂 Feels like yesterday!!

[@DeathInTheSnow]

Funny to think that Sony still _are_ at the bleeding edge of smart phone tech, especially with cameras. That Sony Xperia 1 III from earlier with the highly customisable camera features, a luscious 4K ultrawide screen with 120hz and 240hz motion blur reduction? Best phone this year _by far_ It deserves to be a Bond phone in the same way as the K800i! Great video, dude!

[@Halb_Wert_Zeit]

Sony has a much bigger problem then producing "the best phone" (which clearly isnt the case if you watch mr mobile and other youtubers, since hardware isnt everything). Sony does release phones that some people want, but then sell them 6+ months later when the next phone gets released. Thats such a shame.

[@syahiranaiman3828]

I felt nostalgic watching this as if I'm living my life to the fullest in 2006 even though I'm only 6 in 2006

[@ThePerradox]

Great to see another installment in one of my favourite series on the Tube.

[@xlvigmail9775]

Living in Sweden, I had both Bond and Vespers phone. This brought back sweet memories. Thank You.

[@1c2reative]

Hands down - THE best fuckin phone I ever had. So much memories, just a timeless device

[@AncientAstronaut952]

Definitely the best episode of this already delightful series. Fisher is the most underrated tech reviewer today.

[@nathanteller9452]

Tears of joy for WPWF coming back! Wonderful job as always.

[@Aryan_Sanan]

it still feels like yesterday 2007 when i used have sony k800i , wow how fast time passes away

[@regenerator989rus]

This series made me realize how underserved the American cellphone buyers were during that era, same with cars. It seems like I wouldn't have been able to buy any of the fun phones I had at the time if I lived there.

[@harshvaghela47]

Exactly! Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones were the best for those times and US market didn't even knew about many of those phones.

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

Nokia, Ericsson, Sony Ericson, Siemens, Sagem too had cool phones all stylish with cool features and visually looking more like fashion accessories new smartphones all mostly similar and bland.

[@richard35791]

@@harshvaghela47 just like now, while xiaomi, samsung, oneplus, huawei have better value, they only know LG, google and apple

[@Radi0he4d1]

I was always shocked at the US cell phone scene during my trips to America… till the iPhone rolled around

[@lillexus5589]

@@richard35791 All that people know in Europe, specifically The Netherlands, is Samsung and Apple. With Android being called "samsung" very often 😂

[@monk0513]

This video remembered me the good old days when my father used to borrowed me this exact phone while we were waiting my mother to get out of her job, and I would spend hours playing the mini golf game, and taking photos of everything I encountered, thx for the video you really made me remembered those times!

[@fullweezy3553]

Glad to see this series make a comeback it's like stepping in a time machine this is genius

[@thekhakiobserver3128]

Good job capturing the landscape of the time the phone came out in. Takes me back to simpler times!

[@madmann6723]

Michael's videos have always shown the work he puts in but over the last few years there's a polish to the end product that rival network television segments in their production value. This particular series is fun for me, especially being in my mid 40s and getting to relive a lot of these devices and moments. Fantastic as always, thank you MrMobile!

[@blaster915]

As someone who grew up in Europe in the 2000s, I was genuinely gobsmacked you had to mention Sony Ericsson as something unique for your American viewers 😳🤯🤯 They were so prevalent I thought they were a worldwide phenomenon!!

[@StudioAZ08]

Totally agreed. I live in Asia and have the same thought!

[@dale7561]

From UK - same here. I assumed they were as big as Nokia@@StudioAZ08

[@md.abdullaalwailykhanchowd3974]

I remember one of my cousins had one of those K800i in 2009. & Boy I was jealous even as a 10 year old kid. Phones were really fun. ♥️

[@applemagsafe]

I remember my dad had bought this phone when I was 7 years old. This videos was a nostalgia ride

[@memoryboy]

This video, for many reasons, is a work of art.

[@itsbtunes]

I remember my dad owning a k800i when it came out. The golf game was like the best mobile game ever for me at the time.The best feature the K800i had was probably it’s dedicated camera shutter button. They were bulky like a brick though. I miss those old times when every dad had a belt clip for their phones like they were handling a weapon. It truly was a different time and phones were more fun. Growing up in that era of tech, It’s strange to see these as nostalgia now. It feels like it was just a little while ago.

[@germaineliew2012]

I used to be a big fan of Sony Ericsson phones back in the day, to the point I knew most of them at the back of my head. Those were the days.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I still don't know what happened to my last Sony Ericsson which I lost in 2010 or 11. I kind of want to buy one to remember what it feels like to have it in my hand. But they're like 80 bucks on eBay

[@blunderingfool]

A hand-me-down Ericsson was my first “modern” phone. I’d had rather flakey mobile usage before that. Only one I remember was the the Nokia 3310.

[@germaineliew2012]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 Sadly I don't have my Sony Ericssons anymore either. My favourite ones I had was the W995 and Xperia X8 (Which was also my first smartphone), both of which I regret getting rid of.

[@germaineliew2012]

@@blunderingfool Just "Ericsson"? Then I suppose that's like late 90's or early 2000's then.

[@souraj2287]

Production quality is off the charts.... seriously man absolutely amazing.

[@meandmyEV]

I love this series and get very excited when you release a new video. In 2009 my now ex-wife was resistant to jump on the smartphone bandwagon, especially after seeing me struggle with buggy early Android phones, and bought a Sony Ericsson Tm717 instead. It was a great device that had most of the features of a smartphone in an era when Telenav was superior to Google Maps. I remember her phone routing me around traffic when I was going to the airport one time. It was like magic and saved me from missing my flight.

[@kristian1457]

These videos definitely bring back the memories! I loved SonyEricsson, had the W380 and the W500 Walkman phones. I do miss when we had choice on phone form. So I'm definitely happy to see it coming back, even if it is slow.

[@nathanchurch3442]

You have lightning in a bottle with this series brother! Awesome content!

[@milianozuniga-deanda4955]

I LOVE when you show pictures of yourself, it gives US a real visual/feel of what it was like then. 💓

[@nah95]

This takes me back! I really wanted one of these back then.

[@LeesReviews69]

Hard to think that I was 18 when Casino Royale came out. Now kids born in 2006 are 15 years old and watching this video 🤯

[@justinedzard]

Man, seeing this phone with your narration takes me back so far that I forgot about the present. Plus the mention of the M600i, that was my first PDA, I love that device so much, until it broke that I had to replace it with a P1i

[@Nonnac11]

I love to see some of your Shakespeare escapades! Especially as I am in rehearsals for a production of Richard III. I am very grateful for your love of both theatre and mobile tech, a Venn diagram that seems to have rather few in the center.

[@alvareo92]

I was surprised when I saw that footage, but I can’t say it was completely unexpected! That comfort in front of the camera, and the storytelling abilities both in script and voice clearly came from there

[@WestCoastChicano]

I just watched No Time to Die on Monday and it was the best of current Bond series. It's probably in the top 5 of all Bond films. Go see it everybody! Excellent video as usual, Señor 2Phones. 📱🇺🇸

[@mickaldinho]

I disagree I think it is one of the worst of Daniel Craigs Tenure. The plot is very weak and the villain is terrible. Skyfall Casino Royal Spectre No Time to Die Quantum of Solace

[@cistern1925]

@@mickaldinho agree

[@obidean3964]

"Cyber shot first, Bond were blond" Mr Fisher script and narration never cease to impress me 👏🏼

[@TheBiggestHistoryNerd]

I watch The Big Leap for work (scanning for product placement) and I can tell ya Rob's performance is easily a standout, he's wonderful in that role and I'm excited to see more from him in the future! Additionally this is a fantastic video, excellent job!

[@welcometomyunworld2686]

Very nostalgic!!!! I always love gadgets from the past since they were all amazing you'll love their advantages and disadvantages. Their designs and their simplicity were way better than todays gadgets.

[@jairofilho4543]

Back on 2006 I had a motorola razr V3, with the 1.3mp camera, 3.2mp was mind-blowing resolution for a phone, my digital camera, at that time, from olympus, was only 2.0! As always, great script and video Michael

[@4585329]

V3i*. Regular V3 had a vga camera. But I agree with you bro, mind-blowing.

[@kbhasi]

(8:49) That's a sad ending, but at the same time, it's somehow reminding me of Galaxy Themes. Thanks for showing us that so that none of us would have to do it ourselves, though it might've been a O2 thing to make the special theme a trial. Meanwhile, around that time, I was free to switch to whatever themes I wanted on Windows Mobile, including a theme that mimicked iPhone OS 1.0 as far as Windows Mobile theming at the time would allow.

[@MrZattack101]

I think Sony has had a really consistently great design language, and I was always reminded so by Daniel Craig. I was very surprised to see Nokia in the most recent movie lol.

[@erlienfrommars]

Except majority of Sony Ericsson designs weren't Sony styled, the Iconic T68i, and the P800 which Steve Jobs admired so much before conceptualizing the iphone were made with Scandinavian design philosophy.

[@d_ruby]

Of all the Bond-themed content released over the last few weeks, this seems like the most genuine article. Pun intended. There were two versions of this tri-band phone, the K790 and the K800, to accommodate the different GSM bands used by different continents. Such a crazy time in tech.

[@siddharthaswarupparida4330]

You know that KZbin is integral for humanity when Mr. Mobile's when phones were fun series goes online. I hope the series of videos never ends.

[@KamenKunchev]

Phones used to be amazing: 1. Charge once, use most of the week 2. Simply upload your mp3 files directly 3. Just call people 4. No need for at least 3 messaging apps 5. You didn't need to pretend you're a photographer with some bokeh effect. The camera just took photos period! 6. You knew what buttons you were pressing without looking 7. Your phone would fit in ANY pocket 8. No need for a case 9. Dead battery - no problem, just swap it in 2 seconds 10. You dropped your phone? Pick it up and make a call.

[@EllieBerryPie]

The bond phone I really wanted was the one the one from Tomorrow Never Dies that controlled Bond's car....Now the Tesla app does that, the more things change, the more they stay the same

[@The-Fishkeeper]

I had the regular black K800i (on two different occasions actually). It was perhaps the best phone I've ever owned for its time. I had quite a few Sony Ericssons in my childhood and early teen years, I always loved their user interfaces compared to other phones and little hardware features that always made them feel more useful and special.

[@t1328]

Another Michael Fisher masterpiece. One of the few tech reviewers of which I’ll watch and enjoy every single video he makes. Thank you Michael.

[@raashiddin]

Excellent video Sir, I felt the same way when I saw Casino Royale! It wasn’t until Quantum of Solace that i took the plunge on the C902 Cybershot… LOVED that phone and it was the last classic ‘candy bar’ phone I ever owned before the iPhone/ touch screen revolution! This video really resonated with me! Thank you!

[@manhhahlu]

Loved this. It’s like LGR but for mobile phone haha. Not to compare since both of you produced fantastic contents anyway but man I felt nostalgic for a product I didn’t even own. Great job Michael!

[@Archeteo]

I still remember the release of Casino Royale and my brother subsequently buying this Sony Ericsson phone. I was mesmerised by the sheer quality of the 'Cyber-shot' camera!

[@chmtech]

What a video 👏👏

[@MissBLally]

Hats off to your friend for being able to keep the original box and accessories in such a good condition. 👏👏

[@andrewwilliam5413]

I don't know who need to hear this, investing now is a wise decision to take! Despite the pandemic, cryptocurrency has grown in popularity and is predicted to do so in the future as it has changed a lot of lives

[@mariajames4040]

A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they’ve got terrible temperaments. You need to keep raw, irrational emotion under control

[@frncoisebullard8083]

@@mariajames4040 It’s not how much money you keep, but how much money you make, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for

[@maribelscott3777]

@@frncoisebullard8083 People like me are scared of investing in commodities because of the rate of unprofessionals probably confused by fluctuations in price

[@cliftonjanuary6026]

I've seen different recommendations about Donald williams, he must be very exceptional for people to talk about him like this

[@matthewhub8158]

I have a lots of bitcoin I dont need a job 🥳

[@thekatsumishiorichannel619]

I had one of these when i was 10 years old and i'll tell ya the camera and other software and feature phone specs made this phone my ultimate dream phone to use back in 2007-2010

[@joemama397]

Ah this brings back good memories. My high school life using this phone until it’s untimely demise but it’s fun while it lasted.

[@mbb5698]

Man brings back memories, it was one of my first phones.

[@samazwe]

My older brother owned one of these! I have fond memories playing the mini Golf game for hours when he wasn't using it

[@MaxMiller94]

Why am I crying about a phone I didn't know existed 30 minutes ago

[@TheAmorphousbeing]

As a gadget lover myself, I became overwhelmed by emotion listening to this latest video of "When phones were fun" seeing the Sony ericsson K-series phones we all loved when they were around. The narration and way of presentation of this video is Outstanding!! I hope all upcoming videos on this series follow this same pattern being high on nostalgia...!!! 👏👏👏

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

love how everybody on KZbin is talking about nothing else except james bond content, exactly at the same week the final 007 movie came out, 'no time to die'

[@muhdfarid7246]

No other youtube reviewers came close to your videos, Michael. Kudos.

[@faridmousavinia2401]

I know this phone very well. My dad had it for years. I played that golf game all the time. Alot of my family memories are shot using that camera. We we're looking at the pictures from back then, and boy i was surprised by the image quality. If you didnt shake while taking pictures, they would've looked great. And yes i remember playing with all of those themes and wallpapers, they we're gorgeous. Oh man this video was soo nostalgic for me. My dad had the black model it looked much better compared to this silver james bond color. Beautiful script as always michael, loved the video ❤️❤️

[@TahoeKing]

OMG this brought back memories when I owned this phone and it was so much fun using it, not to mention I was young and single and my life was totally different than today

[@S7EVE_P]

I've got a motorized selfie camera on my phone. It honestly still blows my mind even after 4 years. Tech is amazing.

[@AlexTenThousand]

Sony Ericsson's W300i is an icon of my middle school years. I loved that phone, and it carried me through to after high school - it's a shame we don't see more of this joint venture's orange-and-green goodness these days.

[@airriderz15]

Is it only me or do the pictures out of this phone look stunning? There's something magnificent about the realistic way the pictures showed light, especially the one of the watch where it showed the way the glass on the watch out away from direct lighting normally glimmers in real life. To me the pictures of modern phones shouldn't be so over brightened that it looks unrealistic.

[@detailsmove]

instantly one of my fav tech reviews I've watched

[@riedzalubhay]

I have had this phone back in 2006.A lots of memory.built quality great,picture quality awesome(back days),sound quality also ok.miss alot

[@FoxRS]

I had a k800i in black and it was my best phone until I entered the smartphone universe. Amazing photos with real flash, that sliding thing to open the camera was very very useful as I'm a car guy and this feature made it faster to capture one if passing by. As a music player it was great with the extra memory card and also it had a side button to play/pause. The building quality was top notch, very solid buttons and great design. @MrMobile, it probably went unnoticed, but those 2 little rectangle chrome things next to the earpiece are actually buttons as well (shortcuts). Thanks for the video, very nostalgic! 😀

[@nermaldigital]

Only just found your channel, love this video especially. I worked for Sony Ericsson for nearly 10 years, from K800 to the Xperia Z4. I have an M600 that Vespa used and to the best of my knowledge, it works I think. Fun fact about Casino Royale, good guys had the new phones, bad guys had dated phones.

[@erickemp8574]

This is hands down my favorite series to follow. Being someone who grew up on Sprint in VA I feel a certain connection to the Sprint call backs referenced in the videos. Keep it going and thank you!

[@Skorp4]

I remember how cutting edge these CyberShot phones were back in the day, they truly rivaled Nokia phones. It also looks like Europe was quite the powerhouse for mobile phones in the 90s and 2000s, not just Nokia and Ericsson but Siemens as well!

[@speedyspeeds]

Dear God man the music, effects, and narration are top tier on your videos.

[@cameron20020]

Had one of these. It was the peak of sony Ericsson. The phone immediately after was plagued with bugs, touch buttons didn't work reliably, random reboots. Warranty was useless, they just kept sending my phone back more broken then how I sent it in.