I know you’ve all been wondering about this so we decided to do a comparison between the 2.0 MP cameras of the Carl Zeiss equipped Nokia N90 and the Sony Ericsson W800i (same as the K750’s camera). At first glance the N90 looks like a clear winner because of its swivel lenss and powerful macro as seen with this shot:

However, the N90’s colors were also slightly more saturated. Tones were generally lighter and “dreamy” as compared to the day shots of the W800i. In terms of looking for “what’s better,” well it’s all up to what you’re looking for. There were some more dramatic shots I could take with the N90 that I couldn’t do with the W800i. Check this glared photo out.

You can see the comparison here with the W800i’s clear colored portrait versus the dreamy-like N90 portrait of my dog.

Now, Sony Ericsson was a lot easier to use in the dark, according to GSM Arena’s own tests:

“In the dark we had to take pictures with Nokia N90 blindly. The scene is lightened just for a moment only when you press the shutter release button. When you use Sony Ericsson with flash support the support diodes light up first, so you can see roughly what you are photographing; the phone focuses itself on a closer distance.”

Slashphone also did a short comparison of the N90 and W800i cameras. There’s also a very detailed one over at GSM Arena.

One thing that ups the value of the N90 is its video playing capability. You can actually turn this into your home digital video recorder. Download and watch this Quicktime video to see what I mean.

This 5.1MB video is hosted by our friendly Cellphone9 blog.

You can read the full review of both the W800i and the N90 in the upcoming issue of m|ph which is due in stands next week. Stay tuned!