Philips X800

  • Released 2008
    99g, 16.3mm thickness
    Feature phone
    47MB 64MB RAM 128 ROM storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.8"
    240x400 pixels (Wide QVGA)
  • 2MP
    144p
  • 64MB RAM
  • 1250mAh
    Li-Ion

Philips X800 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2008, May. Released 2008
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 101 x 52.4 x 16.3 mm (3.98 x 2.06 x 0.64 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 2.8 inches, 22.3 cm2 (~42.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (Wide QVGA), 5:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
 Screensavers and wallpapers
Handwriting recognition
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 47MB 64MB RAM 128 ROM
Main Camera Single 2 MP, AF
Video CIF@30fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio No
USB miniUSB
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games 3 games + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/MP4/WAV/AAC player
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1250 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 850 h
Talk time Up to 10 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.73 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.85 W/kg (head)    
Price About 370 EUR

Philips X800 - User Reviews

  • The best Java Browser for the phone is the UCWeb 8.6. Great experience. Some of the Opera versions also can works fine.

  • whoaaa! :D look at that price man, old data :)) same as HTC Desire S :P it must be max 50-100 $ now :D maybe even it's not :) it says still available, but in here it's not anymore..anyway that was a really nice phone back these days, the screen was very shiny and colorful for its time :) but the menu icons were selected wrong, should be colorful to show the screen quality but they weren't..they were white :s :D

  • i found it nice

  • any X800 firmware out there?

  • Hi duron! The only way to listen fm radio, when you connect the WIRED headset to the mini usb socket. During this you can bond your BlueTooth headset to the phone, but you not hear the sound of radio. Sorry... BT headset is good for music/video play & speak. WIRED headset is for FM & speak.

  • @* Mahesh can those USB Headphone for this phone be bought in some stores or online? any new Firmware? i wish they made the texting more easier like BIG keys/ fonts for easy pressing

  • You need the headphones to listen to the radio. Actually the headphone set comes with an inbuilt antenna. So, thats why you need the headphones to be connected to listen to the phone.

  • You need the headphones to listen to the radio. Actually the headphone set comes with an inbuilt antenna. So, thats why you need the headphones to be connected to listen to the phone.

  • @jm how do you use the radio? do you have the original headphone for it? i tried a lot of USB to mini jack but none of them works :(

  • hi @ x800 user what if I wanted to listen to FM radio will a BT headphone work? I wonder if I can DIY a socket of the headphone of this phone which uses USB but i guess not a standard one. BTW any new firmware for this phone? hopefully like the 830's KB for texting. thanks

  • it ahs a radio. i've been using this phone for almost a year now. very long life battery, it can last for almost a week.

  • No flashlight for camera integrated.

  • It's camera has flash or not?

  • Max. microSDHC capacity is 8 GB. Max. number of (mp3) music is 1024 (stored directly in the a Audio folder of MicroSD card, & not in sub-folders).

  • Please try to use the A2DP bluetooth profile with a BT headset(headphone), like SHB-6110. The battery -of x800- good enough for the wireless long playing of music . Very good sound, A2DP, HFP, HSP BT profiles are supported (in both). U can control of player by the headphone(start/stop/vol/next/prev/off/answer of calls).

  • No way to edit your documents (.doc, .xls, .txt, .pdf). A Java application, like MiniExcel, can useful for write new documents, but it is very simple, & not direct compatible with Microsoft Excel.

  • JUST in the Picture viewer & video player mode can use the landscape display mode. (for full screen playing of videos & wallpapers, see my another comments here) The picture viewer is manually adjustable, the video player is automatically switch to landscape mode.

  • x800 Full screen video specifications: Container: .mp4, Video coder: MPEG4(DivX) Size: 400×240 (WQVGA) Bitrate: 768 kbps, Framerate: 25 fps, Ration: 16:9, Audio coder: AAC, Bitrate: 192 kbps, Sampl. freq.: 44,1 kHz, channel: stereo. Format Factory is a good converter & freeware.

  • Now available in Indonesia at 1.4 million Rp.

  • I have one but need the internet/ wapsettingsforVodacom. Can anyone please helpout there with the settings and how to set it up? Thanks

  • what kind of headphone does the X800 use? I tried to mod a USB cable to the wires of a headphone but it still did not work, i guess it has a special connection?

  • i have a X800 and was told it could be viewed in landscape if u turn it on its side how do i (if needed) enable this?

  • if the gadget are stock on the market im gonna buy it as soon as possible

  • Correction: JPEG wallpaper size is 480�800pxl, animated GIF wallpaper size is 240�400 & max.150kB. for FullScreen.

  • Wallpaper size is 480�800 (fit fullscreen!) You can use Animated GIFs for Wallpaper in WVGA size. Good sound with speaker, stereo Bluetooth headset. Good display, and batterylife. Easy menu.

  • really, the price is good but, can it edit a document

  • I got one and am using it in Mozambique. Its a very good phone. If it had radio it w'd be wonderful.

  • Now it's available in indonesia. Check it at the philips. The price tag about 1,9 - 2 mil IDR

  • I have a query, if I could please respond to my email starma.rk @ hotmail.com I have this Philips Xenium x800 cell and took days and days trying to connect to wifi please if someone knows respondanme, I need urgent

  • is this available in the philippines??

  • how i got this phone, i tried to look for at jakarta, but until now, i got difficukt to find it. please let me know where i can find this mobile in jakarta area (indonesia)

  • it is very cheap useless phone.................

  • go to setting, general, language

  • Hi, have been using for few months. camera ok, audio could have been better, themes just 2, wall paper size should be 240 x400 to fit whole screen, have not found games yet, u'll b the only one with this phone among friends (i love this), battery life great.

  • 240 x 400 size wall paper should fit whole screen

  • love my X800, downloaded tons of games (Samsung i910 games) at 240x400, but they leave a strip at the bottom for what I assume are the Omnia's nav keys...does anyone know of FULL SCREEN 240x400 games for download? Also, is it possible to install a 240x400 landscape keyboard for texting on this phone? the built in is only big enough for using the stylus and that's a pain

  • hi...any1 knows if dere is a t9 dict for msging? and if dere is...can i spell words like nokia all? tt's my onli concern

  • do u know is it pssible to install applications like Skype and Yahoo GO.???

  • very good shape. easy menus.. sorry to say, but the call quality is bad. hard to hear whom you are speaking to. not recommended

  • Great Phones,, It works using Indosat Carrier, currently i'm in Indonesia

  • point 1 yes only 5 ringtone can add yourself point 3 www.shouji.com.cn have many games / software but only in chiness, and you must chose k-touch E60 GAMES/SOFTWARE

  • I've been using this phone for 2 months. It's a great piece of technology to get your hands on. It has a great battery life. But some features are dissapointing if you are into personalizing the phone. It has only 2 themes. And the wallpapers don't occupy the whole screen. But still I recommend this.

  • hey ppl, from over all reviews it seems lyk a pretty good fone but i haf 3 questions 1- some1 said dat u can only haf 5 of your own made ringtones, is it true? 2- is da real fone like da fone in da pics or is it totally different 3- and last but not da least, does it have games and can more games be downloaded for it? thanku.

  • the x800 camera is clear when your hand is not move, i am in hong kong, buy one day @ hk$1580. so far so good this is the next mobile of my nokia 5800, because 5800 refund to nokia care. i like x800 very much

  • hello guys........ i am really excited that my company will give us this kind of phone.......... can you tell me whats good in this phone....... im really excited about it......... thanks........ is the camera are clear? bec im more on taking photos all the time... how about the music...? what can you say about the sounds.. pls tell me..... email me in [email protected] for your answer or comments and suggestion pls. thanks again... sofia here.....

  • why fo you say so???

  • Emboy, yes the phone can be used in the US. I live in Canada and have this phone. I knew the phone was only Tri-band which kind of sucks, but thus far every place I go I get perfect signal. No different then someone that has a quad-band phone. This I know because I have tested it with a co-worker whose phone is quad. The phone could be better, but for a basic touch phone which has great battery life it's just fine for me. cheers

  • is this phone black n white in menu? it seems that icon dont color. to all the owner of this phone, what problem that you encounter?

  • Emboy, I recommend to use this phone for normal use because the battery is quite strong. I live in Indonesia .

  • ahim, I am planning to buy this x800 too. can you tell me if you can recommend this phone? how do you like the phone and is there any more problem that you encounter? what country are you at?

  • I had just bought this phone by online YesAsia.com on 22-Oct. It is wonderful phone, but some features as described in many advertise saying that the screen is able to both portrait and landscape mode. The fact is the screen is portrait and unable to be changed to landscape mode. Beside that language available is for Chinese and English, some brochures said that Indonesian language is available. How to add the language as I mentioned. Last, how to customize or add Network or Service Operator on the Network List. Anybody could help? Thanks in advance.

  • can i use this in US? please help

  • I bought this phone but I couldn't view the web pages that I could view with my old SonyEricson. I contacted Philips customer support. They told me that x800 do not support wap 2.0 , on the contrary the information on your website.

  • to tjang tjoet: may i know whjat latest features in a phone that you are looking and are you wiiling to spend a lot of money having the lastest features that you have and suddenly the prices would drop soon. thanks

  • Philips can't make a good phone with the latest feature,their phones only for call n sms...looks at other manufacturer!Philips phones suckkk!

  • hi, i'm looking for a phone for listening music and also a good looking one so i've some questions about this phone: 1)what can u tell about sound quality? i listen hiphop so i need high and quality sound with hihg bass :) 2)Do you have any slow down problems with sd cards? some phones have, i hate it :S

  • The xenium X 800 is a fantastic phone. One question I have is whether you have the device/applications also in dutch text.

  • 1) You can assign ringtones and group profiles to individual people. 2) The phone isn't running on Windows Mobile. You can install java apps only. 3) That's possible. Same controls. Short press is volume control, long press is skip, backward

  • Hello. I'm interested in this phone but few things are unclear to me. First is it possible to assign ringtones and pictures to individual contacts. Second what is the OS of this phone and is it pssible to install applications like Skype and Yahoo GO.Third is it possible to control playback of songs with the side volume keys while the screen is locked. SE has that function on all their phones - to skip forward or backward by holding the volume buttons. Thanks for answering these questions.

  • Hope this site can serve as a reference for u guys=]X800 photos are attached

  • Hey guys, I've just got the X800 and it is great. The battery life is excellent. I bought the phone on Wednesday where the battery is only 2/3. Then I input the phonebook and play it for 2 days, the battery still got a half. Don't understand why Nokia and Samsung can't make longer battery life. The software is fast and smooth and the phone is small and light. It has all basic functions. Although it is not a smartphone, no wifi, GPS and 3G, it costs only USD250 whereas other smartphone costs a double. You can pay more to get a phone with 3G, wifi and GPS, but you should think whether these things are useful to you. The disadvantage of the phone is the detailed setting. For example, you can only add 5 owned MP3 as ringtone. The screen is not as sharp as samsung's. The overall setting is not as fancy as Nokia's. However, for me these are not a problem. My only concern is the battery life. I hate to charge my mobile everyday especially when you are on business trip.

  • I bought this phone few days ago in Hongkong for $1850hkd = �127uk. I highly recommand this phone to you guys. The touch screen is very nice and clear, battery life is amazing, I used this phone for 5 full days and the battery life is 56%. the phone comes with nice philips headphones, screen procecter and micro sd card. The selling price is very good and i believe this phone will have huge success. :D

  • super ! thanks for your quick response !

  • @AL It's available on eBay and YesAsia for about �280

  • Philips X800 Great finishing Great Quality, Battery life 35 days ! clear audio and video. This can really kill iphone I got it from my contact from HK. My friends in Delhi are waiting for its launch in India, which does not seem possible as no communication and advertisements in Indian media

  • This cell is really amazing. In India internet can ve available from many sources , You can choose any service provider. For wifi services extra charges are taken. I have seen this cell . Excellent quality of audio and video. Fantastic battery life, compared to iphone this is easier to handle. In iphone you can not change battery just throw your cell. I do have apple iphone but I feel more comfortable with X800. One Can buy two X800 instead of one iphone. It has better Quality and finishing than apple. This is fact !!!!!

  • Just ordered this phone, will let you know correct specs when received.

  • Can it play Youtube videos on the internet?

  • there is FM radio on 9@9z, 9@9k, 9@9u, 9@9h, philips 199 and also on the here featured x800.

  • there is now a video on youtube from this Philips X800, , looks pretty cool and fast.....

  • Anyone here who already have this phone? All photos on the internet are different and even the official photos from the philips website are fake (frontcam and high resolution vector icons).. Can someone make some pictures or a video and send it to wazoomie-hotmail-com? How about the features? On some photos the screen is rotated 90*. Is this possible? And how about the sms window, is there an onscreen keyboard? Thanks

  • Nice cell phon, that's my first choice if I change my currently cell phon

  • are about ten years that cec make philips phone with sangfei(a joint venture philips cec)

  • I found there is actually FM radio on this phone, and also on the 9@9z, 9@9k. Very good phone for its price!

  • I dont understand why this model or philips model is not having FM Radio which I suppose should have been a basic feature but is not available in any of the line of Philips

  • if you just want a good looking phone for calling only, this is an option to consider

  • nO GPS.... wat a big waste

  • elegant design, sensitive touch screen, basic function (2MP camera + Mp3 player), that's what I'm looking for! I dont wanna pay for the features I don't need such as wifi, HSDPA or more network features cuz Vietnamese telecommunication isn't that modern :D anyway, want to know when X800 will be released and where I could buy it?

  • The feature set on this phone might be low...but what other phone with a screen this big has battery life this good? honestly...all i really need is a large screen with good battery life. and this phone delivers it. If you want wifi and everything else phillips has another phone that is pretty similar but better specs. This phone is for people like me who dont want to pay for features they dont need. :) get it?

  • Beautiful design - I wished the Samsung Omnia was designed like this - but abyssmal feature list. This is a real pitty. The price must be pretty low then I guess - as a good-looking low-end phone it can pass

  • WHAT EVer i'll stick to my prada

  • poor mans viewty.

  • Who gives a darn about wii-fi! Man I am so angry at some people. Oh It doesn't have wii-fi. It's so bad! Who cares about wii-fii. All you ever use it at is at hotspots nowhere else. Man!

  • a philips smartphone in 2008 with touch screen with no wifi & 3g? what are they thinking? maybe just a marketing scheme. and they expect to hit the market... neeh

  • Very good Design but very very bad features :(

  • OMG!!! in 2008 no Wlan? no 3G? WHY??????

  • what the special feature...??

  • i want to c back phone. this phone is very luxury and flat

  • anyway okay last try, in the search bar for techradar type the following. philips iphone killer unlikely

  • hxxp://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communic­ations/philips-iphone-killer-unlikely-for-europe­-368047 Try copying and pasting somehow linking doesn't open the page properly.

  • Unfortunately even when this phone is released it'll only be allowed to be sold in China and nowhere else unless imported. Good luck unless someone starts a petition to get Philips to bring the phone into their country.

  • This phone looks promising.

  • This IS NOT a philips phone, they sold their mobile phone business to CEC (a chinese company) any new phone for the next few year will be just a REBADGE and not a Philips phone.

  • Well, nice phone, low specs, but if it is to be sold only in India or China, well, there is no real use of WiFis and 3Gs and stuff, is there? Since Philips sold its mobile handset business most of its phones are just about battery life. Still I must say I long the days philips phones were in Europe! The genie still works fine! Any way, I think that I may order the x-connet online! I looks Great!!! and about no wifi? Well even here in Europe it isn't that big-a-deal. I someone wants the full internet experience he/she probably already has a laptop, aint he? So why bother for wifi? I said that also about the iphone and as my friends who already bought it tell me, they can use it olny in their house, like instead of the Mac! PLEASE!!!

  • in philips phones just battery is interesting, no more.

  • Nice design, I like it, it's this type of phone that the users don't get bored off. I see people are already complaining about the low spec, though I think it is right in saying, this isn't a high-end smartphone, though it has touch-screen, it looks like a full touch-screen is aiming at the middle-class.

  • Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors Size 240 x 400 pixels (Wide QVGA), 2.9 inches - Screensavers and wallpapers Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3 Customization Download Vibration Yes Memory Phonebook Yes Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls Card slot microSD (TransFlash) Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD No EDGE No 3G No WLAN No Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML Games Yes Colors Black Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, autofocus, video - Java MIDP 2.0 - MP3/MPEG4/WAV/AAC player - Office document viewer - Organiser - Voice memo - Built-in handsfree Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Stand-by Up to 850 h Talk time Up to 8 h what kind of fon is this with features so low? sorry!!!!

  • Hmm now any chance of this coming to South Africa...

  • It does have WiFi. If you click on the photo and look at the left of the left photo you can see that WiFi is on.

  • looks like b&w phone!

  • Wifi is not essential on phones, but only a nice feature to have. It would be essential if hotspots are available on every street corner, but it's not. Also, full internet access costs around $20/month, & while wifi may be free at SOME cafes, you still need to get an access code, & guess what, you have to order something before the cashier would give you the access, unless of course you're a cheap jerk. Also, most good wifi signals are secured and requires a fee (like at the airports), so in the end you'd be spending some money also. I say don't be cheap. If internet access is so important to you. Get it through your provider & access the web wherever you're at, instead of checking every block for wifi, LOL.

  • No Wifi is a major con for phones like these!!

  • Hackerman, you are wrong. wifi is essential nowadays especialy in touch screen phones.

  • Looks great shame about no WiFi but still a nice touch screen handset.

  • I see a lot of people whining about some features that this phone doesn't have, like not having wifi, 3g or edge, without even considering that this phone might be for those consumers with budget limits, but would like a cool looking smartphone like this one. There is another model coming out. It's the X-Connect. That one I've heard would be the high end one with better features. I wish that people would learn to be less hasty to judge. Especially on products that is not even out yet, or does not even have a price tag yet. I guess those who complain would feel stupid if this phone is announced to be priced around $250 only.

  • nowifi + 2mp camera

  • no wifi is such a disadvantage for X800 compete to iphone, so it must be much cheaper than iphone besides, no EDGE no 3G, it couldn't be hi-end device i just want to know its price ;) I'll buy one if price under $250

  • tat's a great battery life for a phone with tat screen size, too bad the lacking of wifi/edge/3g

  • No wifi, I can survive. No design, I may survive. No 3G n no EDGE, go to hell. Phillips should b banned from manufacturing any products.

  • no wifi lol

  • this is a stupid copy of iphone which i most say the only good thing about this phone is it looks nice and other than that it's a usless S**T for the bro who asked what is the use of wifi i would say internet connection ( sarcasm ) so its missing important stuff like WIFI 3G and information about what virsion of windows mobile and internet browser processor speed my self i like keyboard that i can feel under my fingers if not somthing like iphone

  • 850 hours of standby?!

  • no 3g?

  • No wifi? i'm not getting it.

  • no wifi ? ? ?