Posted by ljf881
Yesterday in a news summary in a swedish financial morning paper, Dagens Industri (http://www.di.se) there was a short statement: "According to Sony Ericsson T610 is to be discontinued and soon to be replaced by other models".
There was however no full article, just that summary and no link to the original article.
I guess SE is waiting to announce new models just because not to disturb the sales of the very succesful K700 and S700 before christmas.
Posted by kimcheeboi
we've gone over this before, and although i don't know what the thread is, i'm sure a search will turn up something
Posted by ljf881
Hmm, I've been searching but nowhere I can find a discussion about yesterdays (2004-11-01) article in DI...
I'll be happy if you could provide me with a link.
Posted by k4m!k4ze
Hey then the T-610 would become a collectors item !
Posted by goldenface
Is that true?
Store up on your original replacement covers fast. I always want mine to look as good as the day I got it.
Here is the link: -
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=70599&start=0
Posted by ThreeX
I am afraid it won´t be a collectors item for quite some time yet, not with the enormous amounts sold. Wouldn´t sweat over parts either, still no problem getting T10 fascias OEM new
Well maybe SE will have shorter shelf life than /// before a model is phased out entirely.
Posted by tranquil
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Eh...
Just a wee bit of info; Manufacorers of tecnical devices are obliged to cover a certain after market of spare parts for a certain amount of time. Its not that much of a hurry.
Posted by Asterix
And you can have other market to get your supplies from, as T610/616 is just being introduced in some Latin American markets, so you have plenty of time.
Posted by Ginz
And, besides of the message that they will discontinue. Maybe thay will only discontinue the developping of the firmware/platform.
Maybe the production will stay.
Posted by Caveman
Slightly off-topic (sorry !) .... Which /// or
phone has the longest production run ? The T68 ?
Posted by goldenface
Is there really a market for a top of the range T series now?
I mean is there a requirement for a mid - high end candybar handset without Video now that the K300 is out?
It looks like the T series is set to become a low-end only model now seeing as T series = no video and K series = with video.
Posted by govigov
The 630 too will be discontinued in that case.
Posted by k4m!k4ze
T610 is one of the best selling SE phones, i dont think SE will remove that or the t630 in the near future
Posted by m100
It most probably costs too much to make at todays selling price.
Posted by goldenface
@m100
that may be true in some cases but if a model becomes ultra successful then the company is getting a better return on it's initial investment.
It is funny to me how the K300 has took on the T610's Piano blackand Aluminium styling? - as if the k300i IS the replacement for the T610.
Posted by sokoo
Only T610 will be discontinued, the T630 will be produced until June or July. Spare parts will be avaible for 10 more yers, so don't worry..
The replacement for the T630 will be the modell "Clara" (some people say, it's T650, but the name is not decided yet as I know) You can find some pics in the "rumours" topic. (They're not fake!)
Posted by goldenface
I can't wait for Clara to be released...Any idea when?
Posted by govigov
You bumped this thread to tell that? There is a whole thread on clara. Try reading that.(and bumping it)
Posted by whizkidd
There aren't any signs of the t610 being discontinued here. (India)
Posted by goldenface
Ok I will