Sony Ericsson K610i

Sony Ericsson K610i
Compatible networks GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 2100 MHz
Form factor Candybar[1][2][3]
Dimensions 102 × 45.2 × 16.9 mm
Weight 92 g (0.203 lb)
Memory 16 MB
Removable storage M2
Battery Li-polymer
Display 176×220 pixels, 262,144 Colour TFT LCD
Rear camera 2 Mpx
Connectivity Bluetooth, USB 2.0

The Sony Ericsson K610i is a 3G phone that Sony Ericsson announced at the 3GSM World Congress on February 13, 2006.[4] It was promoted as the smallest and lightest 3G phone available. It has been succeeded by the K530.

Features

The K610 is a successor to the Sony Ericsson K600i. Its features include a fixed-focus 2 megapixel digital camera with 2.5× digital zoom (zoom only available when set to the VGA quality setting), Bluetooth v2.0 and support of Sony's new proprietary memory card format, Memory Stick Micro (M2). It has a slightly bigger 1.9 inch, 262,000 colour, 176×220 pixel TFT LCD screen, built-in email client, WAP and HTML browser and a D-pad for navigation. The K610i also supports many music formats including MP3/AAC/M4A/WMA.[1][2][5]

Design

K618/V630

Sony Ericsson V630 vodafone

The base hardware for the K610i has been transferred into two similar phones, the K618 and the V630. Both share a similar design different to that of the original K610i yet have identical features, the only difference being a 2g mass difference and the ability to 'Photoblog' on the V630.[6] The V630 is specifically aimed at Vodafone users, with case branding, simlocking and a red oriented interface with unique Vodafone icons, similar to that across the range of Vodafone branded phones.

Reviews

Although being relatively small for a phone of its features, the K610 has been criticized for not including several common features found in today's crop of mobile phones, namely; its lack of an FM radio, IrDA and LED lights for taking pictures in low lighting conditions, and also its sub-par photo quality.[7][8]

Modding

Since K610i and W660i have relatively similar hardware specifications and a similar mainboard, soft modifications are available to convert a K610i to a W660i by using flashing software and the firmware files of the W660i model.[9] Such modified phone will be able to use the Walkman feature which is available to W series phones only however will be unable to use the radio function of the Walkman phone due to the lack of radio tuner in the original K610i.

This modification will revoke any remaining warranty for the phone.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sony Ericsson K610i, review, Jeremy Roche, CNET Asia, September 25, 2006. Accessed on line December 11, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Sony Ericsson K610i Review, Andrew Lim, cnet.co.uk, December 21, 2006. Accessed on line December 11, 2007.
  3. Specifications, K610i, Sony Ericsson. Accessed on line December 11, 2007.
  4. Sony Ericsson Corporate Communications. "The slender, stylish K610 gives 3G mass appeal". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  5. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. "K610". Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  6. 1 2 Sony Ericsson. "Sony Ericsson - Products - Mobile phones". Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  7. GSMArena Team. "Sony Ericsson K610 review: Sure 3G choice". Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  8. Jeremy Roche. "Sony Ericsson K610i". Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  9. http://myforum.lasyk.net/showthread.php?t=38528

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