Sony Ericsson K610i / K610im Review
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In a nutshell: The K610i is a very lightweight and compact 3G
phone equipped with video calling, a 2 megapixel camera, stereo music
player and a memory card slot for storing plenty of music. It does suffer
from a small keypad, no flash on the camera and some models have a tendency
to freeze or shut down, so be careful when buying.
Review: October 2006. Updated February 2007.
The Sony Ericsson K610i is a slimline featherweight 3G phone. Thinner
and lighter than either the Motorola V3X or the LG U880, the K610i sets
the standards for compactness in the 3G world (the Samsung Z510 is thinner
but heavier). Available in red or silver, it's an attractive, conventional-looking
phone with a nice keypad (large fingers watch out!) and thankfully a
5-way navigation key instead of Sony's horrible joystick that makes
an appearance in some of its phones.
The K610i ticks most boxes, with its stereo MP3 player, 2 megapixel
camera, video calling, memory
card & Bluetooth. But still, we're left a little unsure what
the K610i is for. It's not got the best camera, it's not a Walkman phone,
it's not packed with business features - it's just small. Presumably
it's targeted at women more than men. So if you're looking for a compact
phone filled with features, but not the best in any particular area,
the K610i could be your phone. It certainly does most things that most
people want from a phone.
There are a few faults with the K610i: as mentioned above the keypad
is rather small and fiddly (especially for man-size fingers); there's
no flash with the camera, so forget photography at night; and it does
seem to have a tendency to shut down or reboot, as reported by several
users. The Sony Ericsson V630i
is a Vodafone-exclusive version of the K610i with some additional music
features such as Vodafone RadioDJ. For a more reliable alternative to
the K610i, you might consider the clamshell design Z610i,
which is highly rated, or the more upmarket W880i
- the ultra-slim 3G Walkman phone.
The Sony Ericsson K610im is exactly the same as the K610i except that
it also has i-mode. i-mode is a new and more convenient way to access
the internet from a mobile phone. You can use i-mode to browse web sites
or to send mail via iMail.
Features of the Sony Ericsson K610i include:
- 3G with video calling
- 2 megapixel digital camera with 2.5x digital zoom
- Video camera
- Display: TFT, 262k colours, 176 x 220 pixels (1.9 inches)
- Stereo music player
- MP3/AAC ringtones (72-voice polyphonic ringtones)
- MusicDJ™ polyphonic ringtone composer
- Sound recorder
- Speakerphone
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
- Animated wallpaper
- 3D Java games
- Personal organiser functions
- File manager
- Flight mode
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB (USB mass storage), Fastport
- Memory: 16 Mbytes plus 64 Mbyte Memory Stick Micro™ card
- GPRS, modem, web browser
- Vibration alert
- Triband plus 3G (UMTS)
- 102 x 45 x 17 mm
- Weight: 89g
- Talktime: 2.5 hours (3G) - 7 hours (2G)
- Battery standby: 350 hours
Sony Ericsson K610i / K610im User Reviews
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Average rating from 101 reviews: 
Reviewed by kevin from mancherters on 17th Jul
2012
average phone
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Reviewed by rob from uk on 25th Feb 2007
i've hade this phone for about 5 months now and would recommend it to
anyone. probably the best phone i've had. i do however agree with the
comments about the keypad and mine shuts down also. it only seems to
be when i'm talking to someone and i press the camera button by mistake.
it then shuts down when i end the call. usually after about 30 seconds
it reboots automatically.
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Reviewed by Amandeep from ENGLAND on 24th Feb
2007
2 much 4 da money trust me the keypad is hard is hrd to use and believe
u me its rubbish TRUST DO NOT SPEND MORE THAN 50 IF U WERE TO BUY THIS
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Reviewed by prasanjeet kv from india on 24th Feb
2007
it is a very good slimmy phone . only drawback is less memory
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Reviewed by sophie williamson from great britain on
22nd Feb 2007
this phone is fantastic, another excellent piece of technology from
sony ericsson...
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Reviewed by Tony Barber from UK on 22nd Feb 2007
The second Sony Ericson I have owned and I am sorry to say it's awful.
Bought new in August 2006 and went wrong after only 5 weeks. The phone
would not switch on and would not respond to any directions given by
supplier. Returned and replaced for new handset. 2nd K610i lasted a
little longer at 18 weeks. Same fault as the 1st one. Returned and replace.
Now have my 3rd K610i and will not accept a fourth. Great looking phone,
very stylish, lots of features just a shame it doesn't actually work.
Looking forward to the end of the contract when I can get a Nokia or
Samsung again!
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Reviewed by badar from india on 22nd Feb 2007
my brother sent me this cell from australia its great look different
from toooooooooooooo othere.attractive
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Reviewed by moses from uganda on 21st Feb 2007
best phones i have liked
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Reviewed by colin williams from n/wales on 20th
Feb 2007
If you dont want anything flashy this phone is brill.
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Reviewed by Katie from England on 20th Feb 2007
I louv this phone and i fell in luv wiv it the moment i saw it it is
very usable and looks cute! wot more cud you want?
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Reviewed by kiglika from inida on 20th Feb 2007
Nice Phone i Like it very much........ Extendable Fut.,
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Reviewed by melanie from wales on 19th Feb 2007
I have had this phone for a month and its certainly the best phone that
I have had, I couldnt ask for a better phone. I have bought a memory
card for my phone, so I now have over 300 songs on it which I can use
as a ringtone or a text tone. Also, you can transfer everything from
your phone to your laptop through the USB port thats provided and vice
versa. So any songs that are on your media player they will be converted
from wave to mp3 and can be used as a ringtone. Also any photos or videos
you have on your phone can be transferred to your computer so you can
save them or save the photos to disk and get them printed out. The camera
doesnt have a flash with it, that is the only drawback of the phone,
but so far its not really bothered me too much. I had an older sony
ericson phone a few years back and the screen and cover did tend to
scratch easily, but so far I have not found this with this phone it
seems to be of a very good quality. I would certainly recommend this
phone to anyone thinking of buying it. I did orginaly want the phone
in red but vodafone told me that red was only avaliable abroad, and
the only colour that was in this country was silver, im not sure how
much truth is in that statement but thats what I have been told. If
anyone is looking for a new mobile phone this is certainly the one to
get!
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Reviewed by ??????? from ??????? on 19th Feb 2007
luv ths phone although it a bit big. especially gd 4 puttin pics and
music on it from the computer. i would reccomend this phone 2 any1 it
has loads of features and an ok design.but i think it would be better
if it had more space and if it does buy it!!!!
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Reviewed by Craig from uk on 18th Feb 2007
Only had this phone for 1 month and it has failed. It just will not
power up even after placing a fully charged battery into it.
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Reviewed by aiqal from singapore on 17th Feb 2007
tis phone is fantastic!!who says men can't use it??
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Reviewed by kevin from ireland on 16th Feb 2007
best phone, got it yesterday.. add on some memory and you got the best
mp3 player evr!!!
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Reviewed by azaas from Greece on 14th Feb 2007
most of the negative comments talk about how this phone has the tendency
to turn off for no obvious reason.4 of my friends have this phone and
this hasn't happened to any of us...never.Another guy says how this
phone can't support headset.It does mate.It supports bluetooth headsets
and in fact it has some programm wich makes sound quality perfect (that
i can assure you about from personal experience). Anyway,imo this is
the sexiest phone around.I don't care about the small keypad at all.Its
camera is great although it could use a flash...I got the special casino
royale edition (610i all black) and oh i love spending my time in the
subway chating on messenger -_* ps:someone said something about the
reception.The reception is great mate,at least wherever i've been with
it so far. ps2:someone said something about buying this phone to his
daughter and then having it replaced for like 4 times.Now mate let me
give you an advice.Before you set off to ericsson shouting at them you
might as well wanna check whether the problem is with the phone or with
your daughter.I mean how old is she?Are you sure she uses it in the
appropriate way? :P
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Reviewed by Peter Finch from UK on 14th Feb 2007
Nice looking, well designed phone but VERY unreliable. Shuts down without
warning, problems with charging, and often will not re-boot. Back to
the phone shop AGAIN for repair!
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Reviewed by A from london on 14th Feb 2007
very nice and cute fone. but keys a lil together and sumtimez hit rong
key as i hav big thumbz. lol. very nice and very good. the battery lyf
iz da let down
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Reviewed by Ed from London, England on 12th Feb
2007
Rubbish phone had 2 both have let me down with manufacturing faults
more than once and have had to been repaired/replaced multiple times
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Reviewed by John Brennan from Ireland on 11th
Feb 2007
Great Phone!I got this yesterday in white.If u change the camera to
2mp its great in light and when it gets a bit dark turn on night mode
which makes it less grainy.My old phone(k310i) didnt take memory cards
so this is a great upgrade.Sound quality is as good as ipod nano (with
headphones) i love the really quick internet because on my pc it is
very slow.i was amazed at how quick videos downloaded+music pitty u
cant get limewire on it :) overall brilliant phone.my mate has a sony
ericsson k310i which costs ¤360 here and it dosent do much more than
this phone exepc it has a flash this phone costed ¤99 brilliant value
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Reviewed by i putu ngurah eka prasetya from indonesia
(BALI PARADISE) on 11th Feb 2007
this a great phone, great price, cool
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Reviewed by latiyf from oman on 10th Feb 2007
its not the best but i like it... and the price is goood for it..
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Reviewed by Jack from London on 9th Feb 2007
This phone is nang man is sik i got this for £100 brand new on 3g Buy
it now it might suit u
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 9th Feb 2007
What a gr8 handset. it has everythin i need, even 3G! sure its not the
most stylish of phones on the market but its deffinately one of the
most practical 1's! its fast, responsive and incredibly light for a
3G phones as they tend to be bulky and heavy, but not this!!! :D It
reminds me of another mid range handset with no camera flash aswell!!
T610! Every1 loved that phone!!! :D Sure it hasn't got a flash or auto
focus, but if you want that then buy a camera, NOT a phone! Dur!!
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Reviewed by iforgot from england on 8th Feb 2007
its great
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Reviewed by goter from brazil on 6th Feb 2007
great
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Reviewed by Yousef from Jordan on 5th Feb 2007
i love it
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Reviewed by Tanja from Serbia on 4th Feb 2007
Camera is O.K. exept in night mode.
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Reviewed by Steve from North Yorkshire on 3rd
Feb 2007
Received phone and it looked ok. Battery life is very poor...... Keys
are to small.....
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Reviewed by Joss from uk on 3rd Feb 2007
I Love the voice dialing!!!
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Reviewed by louis from england on 2nd Feb 2007
absolutley amazing
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Reviewed by karl from england on 29th Jan 2007
i hate the camera on it, my gf has the w810i and the camera on that
is amazing, even in darker conditions, where mine shows loads of green
lines vertically all over the picture, always has done even with new
firmware, my m8s does too , does anybody know how to fix this drop me
a line: squishy200691@hotmail.co.uk
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Reviewed by glensam from Philippines on 29th Jan
2007
The features of the phone is cool.. a small and very excellent features
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Reviewed by debbie from uk on 28th Jan 2007
this is a toy, not a phone. keypad too small, non-intuitive menu navigation,
vile selection of default ringtones/sms alerts/displays, no option for
repeating sms/message alerts, navigation buttons proud of handset and
prone to pocket/handbag errors, overbearing predictive text dictionary,
short battery life. avoid.
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Reviewed by Rosy C from England on 28th Jan 2007
I got this phone as an upgrade from my lovely Sony Ericsson W550i which
is a truely wicked phone. This was meant to a simple replacement, simply
to get a good tariff for a cheap price. On reading the reviews, I was
slightly put off but I decided to give it a try. I think that the phone
is very stylish and attractive and the features are great! The camera
is sharp and quick to take photos and the video is smooth and of good
quality. The one thing I was a little dissapointed by was the battery
life, averaging aroung two days if ur lucky, and as someone who uses
their phone a lot, I only seem to be getting those two days ... Just.
At first I was disappointed about the memory as it too is minimal, however,
on discovering that the phone can take a 1Gbyte memory card, I am far
happier. Overall, if you don't mind charging the phone every two days,
it is a very pleasing phone indeed!
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Reviewed by kishor from singapore on 28th Jan
2007
my recieved calls,dialled calls and missed called are not shown when
i press calls
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Reviewed by BJELICA VLADIMIR from srbija on 27th
Jan 2007
OUTSTANDING
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Reviewed by BESHEER from ENGLAND on 22nd Jan 2007
I think its excellent all around, the phone is nice and small and the
camera is excellent
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Reviewed by Keith Havard from Great Britain on
19th Jan 2007
Nice phone, good features, versatile and compact but has irritating
habit of turning itself off for no apparent reason. Since I rely quite
a lot on my phone for work I have to keep reular checks on its status
as missing out on important calls can tend to be costly and annoying.
I would rate this phone 4 stars normally, but because of this problem
I'm afraid it's going to have only 3!
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Reviewed by Trudi from England on 18th Jan 2007
Purchased this phone begining of September for my daughter. All was
fine until the begining of December. She is now on her 4th phone!!!!!!
All phones have had the same fault with switching themselves off, the
only way to switch it back on was to take the battery out and put back
in again. Two of the replacements have been brand new and still have
the fault. With the last one not turning back on at all. Fed up with
having to battle to get a replacement each time. Just feel wasting money
on the contract as she has barely used this phone now in 6 weeks.
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Reviewed by bobby from carlisle england on 15th
Jan 2007
this phone is the best ive ever had... only snag being theres no handy
"skip" button, like on the wire of the nokia headphones. otherwise,
10/10.
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Reviewed by shane from uk on 15th Jan 2007
What a complete waste of time!! Horrible keypad, low speaker volume,
lousy reception, average camera... need i go on!! Be careful and dont
let your network provider try to convince you to upgrade to this phone.
I think they're all stuck with too much stock and will do anything to
get rid of them. This phone is just not worth...
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Reviewed by kirsty from uk. on 12th Jan 2007
just changed from a motorola v3x to the sony ericsson k610i. very easy
to use nice compact phone. outshines the motorola by miles.
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Reviewed by Derrick Quashie from Ghana on 12th
Jan 2007
this phone is wonderfull
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Reviewed by danish from india on 11th Jan 2007
good mobile looking nice i like this mobile it looks different in all
the mobile
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Reviewed by Hanitzu from Romania on 11th Jan 2007
Is the Best phone 3G....:-)))
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Reviewed by gord from uk on 8th Jan 2007
THIS FONE IS SIKKKOOOO LMAO ITS PROPA LOUD .... WELL BADDDDD bBBBRRrRaaAaPPppP
F.N.M AND WOT BRAPP
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Reviewed by Unhappy:( from UK on 7th Jan 2007
i got this fne ova the summer n it was lefal but den recently any time
i touched the back of it it turned off ! eg i was tlkin 2 sum1 on the
fne n the fne touched mi earring n turned off ! i tryied just txtin
ppl but now it wont even turn on!! DONT BUY THIS PHONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:(
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Reviewed by Conor from England on 6th Jan 2007
Hello, I had the chance to get a k750i or a k610i after reading all
the reviews of both mobiles on this website i decided to go for the
k750i because of the excellent features like a brilliant light and auto
focus. i know regret gettin this SE k750i there is nothing wrong with
it but my friend danny has the k610i and i like how u can download msn
on it for free and watch tv. its your life , choose the fone u want
if u dont like it give it bk and try another. gtg now cya :D
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Reviewed by dominic morris from kent on 26th Dec
2006
got thing fone today for my b-day rubbish camera but it a phone not
a camera so far so good 1 star down for the camera
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Reviewed by alex w from malaysia on 22nd Dec 2006
wow i must say this phone is quite good. everything is good except:
the camera does not come with a flash, and to zoom, you have to switch
to vga. another downside is that there is no radio, and the camera isn't
that great considering it's 2megapixels. (still good though, just not
great). the screen is wonderful and the sounds quality is great! cannot
say anything about the battery life yet as mine have been pretty dull
so far (only bcuz im addicted to the games featured =P) however overall,
great phone.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 25th Nov 2006
When I first got this due to a great deal on 3 I couldn't help feeling
dissapointed. I previously had a w800i walkman phone and there was less
memory, no autofocus or flash on the camera, and no radio. However having
now owned it for a few months I have to say that it nothing short of
brilliant! The reception is brilliant, nearly always have 3g reception
and in the few areas where there isn't there's a good 2g signal. The
sound quality, a dissapointment on normal settings is brilliant for
a phone once you tweak the equaliser and the whole thing is a doddle
to use. Texting is brilliant, the internal speaker is clear for voice
calls, the camera's quite good for a phone (the w800 autofocus was better
but never good enough to replace my digital camera so not such a bad
omission), java is brilliantly supported, and its been as reliable as
a swiss watch. After an SPV 500 smartphone I'm pleased to own a phone
rather than a computer. The whole thing just feels like its been designed
to use as a phone and add an M2 1GB card for about £40 and its an ipod
replacement too. Only two downers, slightly poor battery life on 3g
(was to be expected), and no radio. But pop onto ebay and you can get
a handsfree kit that doubles up as a radio for less than a tenner. And
did I mention that is from sony, stereo, looks the part with its illuminated
blue screen and automatically switches off when you receive a voice
call. Problem solved. I previously wrote a review saying the loudspeaker
sounded tinny for music! Tweak the equaliser and its one of the best
available! So the comment no longer applies. Why sony decided to put
it on such awful default settings is anyones guess but doesn't take
much effort to get it sounding very good for a mobile.
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Reviewed by Shonah from UK on 23rd Nov 2006
Got thins phone and it was great... enough said!
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Reviewed by Danny from England on 14th Nov 2006
My much loved K700i went wrong under warranty and Virgin sent me out
a K610i instead as a replacement. It makes a very good case for itself,
with one glaring exception. Here are my impressions of it: It's attractive
to look at and a really nice phone to use. There's a clear, bright,
screen and a nice feel to the buttons. It's got intuitive clear menus.
The camera is absolutely fine for what it is -- I have a 7 mp Nikon
for when I want to take proper pictures! The sound is very clear. This
phone has almost everything I want from a phone (I do want a phone with
Bluetooth, Handsfree, Sound Recorder, Camera and Triband and this is
the reason I can't stay at the budget end of the market). But the only
thing it really should have is an FM radio -- I can't understand why
SE would make such a nice little phone and then leave off something
that would have been so cheap to include. I'm in my mid 40s and I buy
phones for practical reasons rather than to follow fashions. I like
this one because "it does exactly what it says on the tin". Despite
not having a radio it's won me over and I think it still deserves 5
stars -- though only just.
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Reviewed by Jessica from lebanon on 11th Nov 2006
i like the phone a lot it is the best it has way better features than
k300i even though the ring tones are better in the older versions the
games are so cooolll i love the USB connection software' it is so easy
to download music (after u figure out the way to do that) then it become
sso nice just copy and paste outstanding phone well do ne sony ericsson
buy it now ]
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Reviewed by Justin from England on 10th Nov 2006
I eagerly awaited my Sony Ericson k610i upgrade from orange only to
find 5 mins into setting it up it crashed. The whole phone was irretrievable.
I was initially taken by the k610i due to its lightness, functions and
battery life. However I will not be renewing it and will look for another
manufacture. It’s a shame as my old Sony Ericson k750i is a real
workhorse and much more solid. Just goes to show do we really need a
new phone?
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Reviewed by Jannu from Malaysia on 6th Nov 2006
Just bought the phone its a cool piece. Cheap and best for the features
included.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 4th Nov 2006
There are several good things about this phone. Its very light, easy
to use, and I like the stereo earphones that came with mine. The screen
is good and its quite similar to a w800i I had before (k610i has better
screen, slightly worse camera). Reception seems good and I'm on 3, which
isn't known for being the best in this area. The best thing is the m2
memory card. I can see these replacing hard disks. How can one get 1GB
of data onto something smaller than a 5 pence piece? If you can get
1GB onto that, on something the size of say a phone battery you'd have
10GB. 10GB on a phone, now that would be cool! And with no moving parts
you could have much better battery life than with a hard disk phone.
M2 cards are however not cheap, £40/Gigabite is a bit steep. The worst
thing is that it doesn't have a radio, and the sound quality out the
loudspeaker is a bit tinny. Overall quite a good phone, if you want
a bargain contract (£10/month for 800 free mins to any network anytime,
and 500 texts, is pretty good in my book!) then its a good buy.
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Reviewed by bangla from singapore on 1st Nov 2006
the phone sucks to the core. i couldn,t even press a single button.
i wonder why this phone sucks. sony ericsson sux. . .
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Reviewed by Lizard King from UK on 31st Oct 2006
Had this phone about a week now and love it. Have not had any problems
with crashing or installing the software on the PC all worked first
time. As mentioned the camera is not that fantastic but as also mentioned
its a phone not a camera! All in all very happy with it!
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Reviewed by Gareth Morris from United Kingdom on
29th Oct 2006
This is what I think of the Sony Ericsson K610i. Camera & Video: The
camera quality is excellent in good light, but no camera light so photos
in dark come out a little grainy. Video quality is surprisingly good
wen viewed on phone screen. Effects and frames liven photos up and facewarp
application is hilarious. Music Player: Phone comes suppied with Disc2Phone
software which makes putting songs on phone a piece of cake. Sound quality
from loudspeaker is surprisingly good but supplied headphones (with
only 1 earphone!) are dissapointing. Games: The phone has 2 games built
in: Quadra Pop ( Very addictive) and Tennis Muliplay (Superb graphics
and can play others on Bluetooth!) Screen Quality: The phone has a 262K
screen which is very bright and sharp and displays your pictures and
videos very well. Menu Layout: The layout of the menus makes the phone
simple to use. It is easy to understand and everything is well laid
out. Design: I think the phone looks great in whatever colour you choose.
Mine is white and looks fine. It is very compact and reasonably thin.
the keypad is arranged well and they have got rid of the horrible joystick
they used to use. Conclusion: If you are looking for a reasonably priced
phone which looks good and is packed with features then this is the
phone for you. Also, I got mine on Virgin Mobile pay as you go for £149.99
and got £35 free credit. Just go onto the Virgin Mobile website to bag
yourself this great deal.
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Reviewed by Wen Chang from Singapore on 29th Oct
2006
The phone functions are pretty good, & it's a real pity that no built-in
radio is included. The phone interface is fast & responsive. Java games
also seems slightly faster than a K750. The battery life is acceptable,
giving 3-4 days of usage b4 recharging. The reason I'm giving it 3 stars
is due to the less than ideal reception, as I do get dropped calls in
a moving train & also spotty reception in certain built up areas. My
old nokia 3100 with the same provider had a much better reception.
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Reviewed by Tes from on 26th Oct 2006
Lovely phone - though not brilliant battery life and the keypad is extremely
fiddly - can be a real nuisance sending text messages. These two issues
notwithstanding - would recommend
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 17th Oct 2006
I've had this phone for approx 2weeks now and i can say that i haven't
got any complaints about it. Its lightweight, thin(which is strange
for a 3g phone) the speaker is excellent and is incredibly loud, the
camera is very good, the only down side is that you vant zoom using
the 2mp camera unless you switch it to VGA!!!!! on the whole though
it is a very good phone!!!
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Reviewed by Gerard from Romania on 16th Oct 2006
It's a fantastic phone. Great for internet ;-), but not only!!! SonyEricsson
rulezzzz; best price-quality balance ever!!!
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Reviewed by yvonne rogers from uk on 11th Oct
2006
I am sending this phone back tomorrow. I wanted a phone to take good
pictures but with no auto focus it is quite impossible.
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Reviewed by dave from uk on 7th Oct 2006
bought this phone in red realy great cant fault this phone buy one know
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Reviewed by tracey from uk on 4th Oct 2006
got phone this morning but will be sending it back, its a nice looking
phone and has everything you need but there isnt a flash and you cant
use headphones, two silly things that should of been added!!
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Reviewed by my name is lee bruce lee from uk on
3rd Oct 2006
good smart phone, video quality poor, no flash for camera, but loads
of other extras to make up 4 it
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Reviewed by Kevin mc from UK on 2nd Oct 2006
this phone is amazin cos it has some cool and different features than
my other old motorola phone
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Reviewed by john k. from UK on 27th Sep 2006
Really like this phone but the reception is so poor (ive had 3 replacements)
i gave up and went for the samsung z400 which has absolutely no problem
at all. Ive had similar problems with my old K700 and a V800. Maybe
it's just my area.
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Reviewed by sylvain from belgium on 24th Sep 2006
great! get it! my only complain is the missing flash. where's the flash?
otherwise, awesome.
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Reviewed by Ben Drennsn from UK on 19th Sep 2006
I have just been sent this beautiful new phone from work. It is incredible!
My last phone they sent me was a K600i which I used for a year and was
very impressed with the phone and Sony Ericsson in general. The K610i
seems like a much smaller version of the K600i but although it has got
a better camera in terms of mega pixels Sony Ericsson have dropped a
few features. The first I noticed is that they have removed the flash
so don't even think about trying to take pictures in the dark. They
have also removed the FM radio and Infra red port. However I think that
as the phone has decreased in size so much I am not bothered that these
features have gone. The K610i has much better buttons to use than the
K600i did, the buttons are much bigger and press deeper into the phone
when you press them to give a distinctive "click". BUT, this has one
MAJOR advantage over the K600i!! It takes a memory card so u can put
loads more MP3's on the phone, if you get a bigger memory card it could
rival the iPod. The phone still has all the other features, Bluetooth,
video streaming, 3G, Java, Calendar, Sync etc. I did have a few problems
installing the drivers for the phone as other reviewers have said. BUT
WAIT. I was just not reading the instructions. When you install the
drivers it CLEARLY advises you that windows will not detect the drivers
automatically and you will have to click on install from a specific
location and actually direct windows to the folder where the drivers
are stored, which should be C:\Program Files\Sony Ericsson\K610 Drivers
Once you have done this Windows located the drivers and starts merrily
installing every little feature the phone does, and as the phone does
so much it takes it's time. I'm talking about installing Removable storage
device, modem, and virtual Ethernet and load more.
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Reviewed by Jay from Hong Kong on 19th Sep 2006
I test phones and write reviews here in HK. One brand has stood out
this year and it's Sony Ericsson. My wife liked the K610i so much that
I got her one and, well it's been great. It's light and small. Menu's
are easy to navigate and use. Texting is fine, somebody mentioned about
texting compared to the K800i - well there's no difference! We have
an expansive 3G network here and video calls and online content are
easy to use. Watching online tv works fine. Here the phones are sold
with stereo headsets and memory cards. The only downsides are the video
recording isn't great quality but interestingly does have sound! The
camera is fine with a steady hand although no flash means it doesn't
work well at night. But then, with the exception of the K800 and it's
xenon flash, most phones don't. One other point to note is that the
software that was supplied with this phones works fine, in fact I have
the software for both the K800 and K610 loaded and it always knows which
phone is connected. Which brings me to my final point - USB charging
does not work until the software is loaded on the PC!
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Reviewed by Nikita from England on 13th Sep 2006
I've had this phone for about 3 weeks and been on O2 the same length
of time. Compared with T-mobile which I was on before with very poor
reception, Im astounded at the fact that O2 reception barely moves from
5 bars - not sure how much of that is down to the phone itself, but
I can honestly say I've not had a single problem with this phone and
am surprised to read some of the other reviews on here about it turning
itself off. Good battery life and the quadrapop game is addictive! ring
volume is also very good and the hey beautiful ringtone which comes
with the phone always gets a reaction when people hear it!
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Reviewed by Mic from UK on 12th Sep 2006
First problems with the phone started two days after I got it. Anyone
I was speaking to on the phone could hear themselves talking back. Also,
no matter what I tried the driver would not install on my computer as
it wasn't approved by microsoft. I received my new phone today and the
key tones don't work (all you hear is a hissing sound from the speaker)
and again, the software won't install. I'll be sending it back and definitely
not getting another one. Not sure why my friends recommended sonys!
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Reviewed by flowerpower from United Kingdom on
11th Sep 2006
ive had this phone for 3 days now and i havnt found anything wrong with
it...its the best phone ive had so far!!
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Reviewed by Hannah Treweek from England on 1st
Sep 2006
When i first got this phone, which i pre-ordered a week before i was
somewhat dissapointed with the design, but it grew on me. As the phone
had so many positives, e.g the picture quality and the mp3 etc. as well
as the calls being really clear. However, i noticed that the video quality
was poor, and picked up far too much background sound, as well as when
moving around too much during a video, the video did not play (or did,
with lack of sound and vision). As well as, i could leave any other
phone in my pocket for days, and it'll be fine; with the k610i i could
not leave it in my pocket/bag/side for more then ten minutes at a time
as it had a tendency to turn it's self off. I will be sending my Sony
Ericsson back later on in the week, and hopefully i'll find a phone
more satisfactory.
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Reviewed by Will from England on 31st Aug 2006
Had my new phone for about 3 weeks now and its just short of perfect!!!
Both my girlfriend and i have joined a contract with three that works
out at 10 quid a month each which you cant argue with seeing as they
gave us a new phone each and 50quid cash to!! The phone though is great,
had loads of nokias before and never had a problem with them but decided
it was time for a change. It took a bit of getting used to as the buttons
and the operating system are slightly different but thats to be expected
(especially as i had a Nokia 7610 with the offset buttons before)..
Its got loads of really cool stuff like the face warp and music dj to
keep you amused.. I cant fault it for not having the auto focus or flash
because lets face it at the end of the day its a phone, if you want
perfect amazing quality pictures then by a proper camera! There is only
one thing thats got on my nerves a bit and i would have given it 5 stars
but the battery life is a bit rubbish as i've had to charge it pretty
much every night.. Anyway if you can cope with that i thoroughly recommend
the phone..
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Reviewed by Fhranceix Kryl P. Tidalgo from Phillipines
on 29th Aug 2006
Me and my husband saw this phone over the internet a week ago,..and
we found out that it cute and its really attractive..and after checking
the specs..awesome.! The phone is just Excellent A+. Great phone! Camera
quality could be better or camera must not be there at all. Great sound
quality.
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Reviewed by Chris Slatter from England on 29th
Aug 2006
I have had my new phone for a week now, and what can i say...Out Standing.
The phone is absolutely tiny and its a 3G Phone! Its looks are stylish
and sleek. The picture quality is brilliant (no problems with no auto
focus). The sounds are crysltal clear and the amount of photo software
that comes on the phone is brilliant. Battery life is ok, lasts about
2days (with alot of use). I have downloaded some new themes which make
it look even better. The menu is easy to use and it doesnt lag like
most phones. So dont hesitate...Buy one today!
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Reviewed by Aus Dave from Australia on 28th Aug
2006
The phone is perfect, but i have had problems with it. i bought a 1gig
memory card and put videos of my phone to watch with is great. got many
themes and backgrounds and 3d games. but then suddenly whenever i go
into contacts and scroll up or down the phone restarts everytime....therefore
it is unuseable :-(. However i don't regret buying the phone just wish
it didn't stuff up
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Reviewed by DarKmaN from Philippines on 24th Aug
2006
This phone is great. After my bad experience with SE w550i (white screeneed),
i switched to a Motorola L7 because of the form factor. It didn't take
me long to get rid of that phone because of the lousy UI and the lag.
Bought my k610i a few days ago and it's been great on all fronts except:
1. Though the camera is 2mp, it is not as good as other SE handsets
because of the absence of flash and autofocus 2. Even worse, though
there is absolutely no lag whatsoever when texting, the buttons are
not receptive in the sense that when u want a letter "s" an "r" comes
out. This is especially true for those who text very fast. Thus, I always
have to review, erase and re-type a few letters in my message before
sending -- something that almost never happens in Nokia phones. Other
than these problems the phone works very well.
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Reviewed by allan from dubai on 22nd Aug 2006
very simple yet elegant.....
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Reviewed by verichsan2 from USA on 21st Aug 2006
Just bought a K610i and I think this is a great phone for its price!
Of course, you need not buy this phone if you are looking for top of
the line features. You get less internal memory but you have an expansion
slot. No use comparing this phone to K800 or W800 or Nokia9500 or K750
or HTC Universal. Bang for the buck!
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Reviewed by Guy from England on 17th Aug 2006
Great phone. Easy to use. Plus if you argue in the shop you can get
a memory card for free! Its good for getting a signal, easy to navigate
around, small and light.
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Reviewed by Eddy Maxted from England on 15th Aug
2006
After having the k750i for a year this was like a step backward in terms
of innovation as the camera is certified as a lower grade and there
is no auto focus or a flash also there is no lens cover on the phone.The
memory of 16mb is quite low compared to todays standards and the pricy
new range of m2 memory cards do not help matters The mp3 player interface
is nothing special and quite boring feature wise, also the bundle does
not ship with any headphones. 3g is just a novalty and coverage for
the feature in uk is pants.There seems to be lack of ring tones and
generaly lacking in features alround it almost seems the sony are rubbing
the publics naive faces in it by bundling together somthing that should
of came out 15 months ago quite simply becouse the price of the k800i
is to much for some people or they are unwise in the ways of the mobile
phone - sure its quite small compared to other 3g phones and it comes
in fancy red but when you start adding the cost of memory cards and
headphones ect its certainly woth using them extra pennys on the k800i
which is a fantastic feature packed phone that blows the k610i out the
water in every department.
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Reviewed by lidz from uk on 9th Aug 2006
Firstly i will say that this phone is very good and gettin round it
and the menu and its light and nice to look at, but i have had soo many
problems with this phone. I havnt been able to get signal on it whenever
im indoors, the usb cable and the cd doesnt work with it, and now i
cant even switch it off. ive had 3 different sim cards with it and changed
the handset twice and i have to say, at first it was really good but
now im let down by it. its caused me a lot of stress and hassle and
its not very reliable. however i do like sony ericssons but this 1 i
think needs improving!!! sorry!
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Reviewed by BompaH from UK on 9th Aug 2006
THis phone is a perfect continuation on the mid range good every day
phones supplied by SE, previous examples being K700i and K750i. There
is just one problem, why o why do you have to put camras in them, I
had the K750i for a whole year and took a total of 10 pictures when
I was bored. Put in some fun games or include more memory or even make
the phone smaller and lighter. Camera for video calls sure but the 2mp
one, what a waste. You who complain at no autofocus or flash, get a
real camera.
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Reviewed by robbert from uk on 7th Aug 2006
very very good phone best eva.
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Reviewed by Lee from England on 3rd Aug 2006
Got this phone on upgrade from o2 last week. Took a few days to get
used to as ive always been a nokia fan but fancied a change. Anyway,
now Im used to it I love it. Ive got the red version which I wasnt sure
I was going to like but I think it looks really nice, a bit different
from the normal (looks even better now Ive downloaded a free red theme
to go with it from www.esato.com, go to the K750I or W800I and get the
"metal cherry" theme, looks so good with the red phone) The buttons
feel nice once you get used to them (they were a bit small at first
for me)Speaker is nice and loud and MP3's soud well through it. Video
calls are nice and clear and the video is good. The camera is very good
although not up to the Auto focus camera of other SE, quite grainy in
low light. The only thing I didnt like about the phone was how light
it was, at first it feels like a cheap toy, like its missing some weight
to it to make it feel right but im also used to that now. Overall a
great little phone which would have got 5 stars if had a flash and autofocus
(and the battery lasted a bit longer
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 29th Jul 2006
When I first opened the box i thought wow...slick phone, light weight,
nice to look out etc However when I started using the phone I found
texing really difficult, compared to k750i or the k800i. The keypad
buttons seem a little different hence the difficulty in texing. My phone
initally kept crashing however I received a replacement handset. I didnt
bother seeing if this one worked and returned the handset immediantly.
Other features were quite impressive, such as the media player, the
speaker was very loud, and was quick to connect a call. If your looking
for a basic phone, I would recommend this handset
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Reviewed by Zakariya from England on 28th Jul
2006
Had this phone for a week now and can honestly say that it’s the
best phone I’ve owned. The beauty of this phone is that it does
whatever it set out do almost perfectly. The size and style is great
(I’ve got the white model), menus are fast and intuitive, screen
is bright and very clear. Sound is also good too. I’d guess the
walkman phones are even better (I’ve never actually heard the
sound of the walkman model) but the K610i is more then good enough.
A lack of auto focus and flash means that pictures indoors can be a
little grainy and not of the highest quality. But once outdoors in sunlight
the 2 mega-pixel camera has quality to rival some of the lower-end 2MP
digital cameras. There is also a flash accessory that can be bought
to enable better quality in poor light conditions (available for about
£15-20 on ebay). Ultimately though if you’re serious about good
photographs buy a digital camera!!! I’ve never seen a phone that
can rival even a half-decent digital camera. Must mention the USB connection.
As a Linux user I don’t have the option to install the PC suite
that comes with most phones. But that’s no problem with this little
beauty because one you connect the phone to the USB port you have the
option (on the phone) to use the phone like a plug-n-play USB Disk drive.
So you just plug the phone in, open your file manager and start copying/moving
files across. Text messaging is up to the usual Sony Ericsson high standard.
Bluetooth works fine. Phone signal strength is fine. The buttons are
very nice to touch. They are neither to hard to press or overly sensitive
to touch. Just right. Overall, very happy with the phone and can highly
recommend it to all.
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Reviewed by juliette from england on 22nd Jul
2006
I absolutely love this phone i got it yesterday as a replacement for
my samsung z320i, so much better and a lot more gadgets including face
warp and tennis games and a stunning 2.0 megapixel camera a top buy
!!!!
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Reviewed by Doreen from England on 21st Jul 2006
A fantastic mobile phone. The best I have ever had.
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 19th Jul 2006
Fab phone, one of the smallest and sleekest 3G mobiles out there. Having
owned 2 Sony Ericsson's previously, I knew I'd be in for a treat with
this one. And I was! However, niggly things have made me return the
phone. 2 minor things really, which on a new phone you would not expect
(as both functions were on my previous 2 phones) - 1) Not being able
to zoom in on the camera before taking a photo (however you can do this
on the video camera) and 2) Not having a light or flash to use making
low light photo shots a no go area (something which you'd expect on
this phone considering its a 3G phone). Otherwise, lovely phone, long
battery life, and the usual standard of build which has made Sony Ericsson
one of my favourite phone manufacturers.
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Reviewed by Jon from England on 13th Jul 2006
Got this phone yesterday and its fantastic - ive always had nokia and
as the new noki's are like bricks i converted to sony ericsson and my
god they are fantastic
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Reviewed by surender from India on 8th Jul 2006
One of the best mobile phone i ever had.
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Reviewed by Stella from England on 3rd Jul 2006
Amazing phone with beautiful looks.It has been designed in such a way
that the user is completely comfortable.
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