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.
The K610 is a successor to the Sony Ericsson K600i. Its features include a fixed-focus 2 megapixeldigital 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]
The K610 is a small candybar style phone which is comparable in size to the K750, which is only 2 mm shorter, 0.8 mm wider and 3.6 mm thicker.[6] It features larger and more ergonomic buttons than the K600/K608. Comparing the phone to current 3G phones available these days, it seems that the K610 is far smaller and slimmer than even some recent 2G phones.
Navigation is provided by the central D-pad which is used for navigation of menus. The two soft keys provide greater flexibility whilst navigating and the popular activity button and web browser buttons are still included in the minimalist design.
The camera is located on the reverse side of the phone and in accordance to Sony Ericsson's dual front design philosophy, common to most Sony Ericsson camera phones, the phone is held in a horizontal position when taking pictures. In this position, a small button on the right bottom side of the phone functions as the shutter release.
K618/V630edit
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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.
Reviewsedit
Although being relatively small for a phone with its features, the K610 was criticized for not including several common features found in other contemporary mobile phones, namely its lack of an FM radio, IrDA, and LED lights for taking pictures in low lighting conditions, as well as its sub-par photo quality.[7][8]
Moddingedit
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.
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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 Sony Ericsson K610iCompatible networksGSM GPRS 900 1800 1900 MHzUMTS 2100 MHzRelatedSony Ericsson W660iForm factorCandybar 1 2 3 Dimensions102 45 2 16 9 mmMass92 g 0 203 lb Memory16 MBRemovable storageMemory Stick Micro M2 BatteryLi polymerDisplay176 220 pixels 262 144 Colour TFT LCDSound72 voice polyphonic MP3Rear camera2 MpxConnectivityBluetooth USB 2 0 Contents 1 Features 2 Design 3 K618 V630 4 Reviews 5 Modding 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksFeatures editThe 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 editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The K610 is a small candybar style phone which is comparable in size to the K750 which is only 2 mm shorter 0 8 mm wider and 3 6 mm thicker 6 It features larger and more ergonomic buttons than the K600 K608 Comparing the phone to current 3G phones available these days it seems that the K610 is far smaller and slimmer than even some recent 2G phones Navigation is provided by the central D pad which is used for navigation of menus The two soft keys provide greater flexibility whilst navigating and the popular activity button and web browser buttons are still included in the minimalist design The camera is located on the reverse side of the phone and in accordance to Sony Ericsson s dual front design philosophy common to most Sony Ericsson camera phones the phone is held in a horizontal position when taking pictures In this position a small button on the right bottom side of the phone functions as the shutter release K618 V630 edit nbsp 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 editAlthough being relatively small for a phone with its features the K610 was criticized for not including several common features found in other contemporary mobile phones namely its lack of an FM radio IrDA and LED lights for taking pictures in low lighting conditions as well as its sub par photo quality 7 8 Modding editSince 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 editList of Sony Ericsson productsReferences edit a b Sony Ericsson K610i Archived 2009 07 18 at the Wayback Machine review Jeremy Roche CNET Asia September 25 2006 Accessed on line December 11 2007 a b Sony Ericsson K610i Review Archived 2009 10 21 at the Wayback Machine Andrew Lim cnet co uk December 21 2006 Accessed on line December 11 2007 Specifications Archived 2010 08 29 at the Wayback Machine K610i Sony Ericsson Accessed on line December 11 2007 Sony Ericsson Corporate Communications The slender stylish K610 gives 3G mass appeal Archived from the original on 2007 10 18 Retrieved 2006 08 25 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications K610 Archived from the original on 2007 10 14 Retrieved 2007 07 18 a b Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson V630 review Archived from the original on 2020 09 21 Retrieved 2009 06 17 GSMArena Team Sony Ericsson K610 review Sure 3G choice Archived from the original on 2023 10 12 Retrieved 2007 12 12 Jeremy Roche Sony Ericsson K610i Archived from the original on 2007 12 19 Retrieved 2007 12 12 Lasyk Networks Archived from the original on 2009 04 23 Retrieved 2009 06 13 External links edit nbsp Media related to Sony Ericsson K610 at Wikimedia Commons Official website Archived 2007 10 25 at the Wayback Machine mobile 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