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mwarner
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Posted: 2004-09-06 16:20
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T610 / T630 Firmware Overview

R6D003
- Released around September 04
- No noticable changes over R6C005

R7A010
- Developer only firmware
- Added Debug menu in the Entertainment category
- Allows sending of all phone files via IR/BT, e.g. games
- slow SMS send and recieve
- Poor reception
- JBenchmark: Text: 151, 2D shapes: 124, 3D shapes: 62, Fill rate: 24, Animation: 265

R6C005
- Side buttons mute function doesn't stop working after 10 seconds
- Perhaps slightly improved display contrast

R6B021
- Nothing noticable

R6B004
- Blocks the phone from illegal upgrades, e.g. removing customisation.
- No other notable updates

R4C003
- 50% faster Java compared to R3C as tested by JBenchmark
- Loading of images longer than the maximum width able to be handled
- SMS sound notification is played on arrival of new email
- Camera viewfinder refreshes faster (not so slow/jerky) in night mode
- Change in design of the large/small picture size icon at top right corner of camera viewfinder

R3C002
- Fix memory buffer issue

R3B011
- Buggy (memory issues)
- ~30% JAVA speed improvement (JBenchmark test)
- New menu in "Send Message" called "Contacts", saves you one click when sending messages
- When you play recorded conversations, they now play over the loudspeaker (better quality playback then before (the mms method))
- Pictures taken with the camera appear to take up less memory! (avrg 14kb-19kb for large size photo)
- Pictures taken with the camera appear to be clearer (might have to play around with shutter speed)
- When choosing word alternative in T9 while replying to message, pressing the joystick in will no longer send the message, but accept the word. (Finally!) While not in T9 word selection, joystick in will send the message.
- When previewing ringtones from "My sounds" they start at maximum volume
- If vibration is turned on, the phone will now vibrate on calendar/timer

R1L013
- Buggy for me - lots of hangs
- Clock font changed
- Updated Java logo
- Picture size indicator in camera mode
- The phone doesn't freeze for 30 seconds if it receives a SMS from an alphanumeric sender.

R1A081
- Original


To find out which firmware revision your phone currently has installed, perform the following:

>*<<*<*

Where < and > represents pushing the joystick left and right respectively.

Updating your firmware

To update your firmware it is recommened you take your phone to your nearest Service Centre. Firmware upgrades are free within the warranty period:

UK / Netherlands / Swiss / Norway Service Centres

Note that UK SE Service Centres do not really exist any more. I would advise phoning them first to see if they still perform firmware updates.

The firmware of the T610 or T630 cannot be updated through Sony Ericsson's web site.

Other Sony Ericsson Firmware Overviews

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K700 / K500
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[ This Message was edited by: mwarner on 2006-07-12 19:11 ]
tsunami
T610
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Posted: 2004-09-06 22:33
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Can anyone make an overview like this for T68i firmware-s?
Merovingian
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Posted: 2004-09-06 22:55
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As for the R7A010:

- the phone keeps searching for network a lot of time
- slow SMS send and recieve
- not always possible to make calls

JBenchmark 1.0 results:

Text: 151
2D shapes: 124
3D shapes: 62
Fill rate: 24
Animation: 265


GreatDane
T610
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Posted: 2004-09-06 23:17
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i have a t616, and i was wondering what would happen if i upgraded using t610 firmware?
Merovingian
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Posted: 2004-09-06 23:21
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probably it wouldn't work very well, since the T616 is on other bandlocks....
GreatDane
T610
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Posted: 2004-09-06 23:26
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well the T616 uses these bands: GSM 850/1800/1900
while the T610 uses: GSM 900/1800/1900
Only one of those are different, so would it be that bad of a difference in reception?
mwarner
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Posted: 2004-09-07 09:49
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@Merovingian
Thanks for that, i've updated the first post accordingly.

If anyone else would like to contribute JBenchmark results then i'll gladly add them. I did record them somewhere myself when I had my T610 (since upgraded to K700), but I can't find them any more!
shyam335
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Posted: 2004-09-07 10:13
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Well,i was actually thinking of updating my fw to r7a dev fw. Someone who used r7a and r6c plz comment on the plus and minus of each. Thanks well in advance.

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Ayush
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Posted: 2004-09-07 10:59
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I didn't find much improvement in r6 over r3 though

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govigov
K500
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Posted: 2004-09-07 11:15
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Can you please explain JBenchmarking or the link to explain that? Can it be done on a 230?

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folling182
K700
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Posted: 2004-09-07 13:10
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Would there be anyway to have a debug menu, but without all the other inconviniences of R7A?
I love the option "filesystem", hense that is the only way to really free large amounts of memory. [addsig]
Merovingian
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Posted: 2004-09-07 14:23
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to all of you wondering how this new FW works, please check here.. I flashed it on my T610 and wrote some comments

New T610 firmware-R7A010
devilfishes719
K700
Joined: Sep 07, 2004
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Posted: 2004-09-10 04:53
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does the new firmware have the effects of the old firmware?
joytickle
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Posted: 2004-09-17 15:43
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i can't find my software version in the list, said R1F001, should i flash it to the latest version?
The_Unforgiven
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Posted: 2004-09-22 14:02
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Can I firmware update an T610 with an DSS-25 , like with the K700i ?????


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