Posted by laffen
This thread is for T610 reviews only. Feel free to post your T610 experience here. “Irrelevant” remarks will be deleted without notice. And it is up to the moderators to define irrelevant. The intention is to start one single review thread for each new model. Feel free to start other threads in the Review forum.
Comments about the reviews should be posted in other threads.
Posted by 701
I am glad i am the 1st one to provide a few thoughts after using my T610 for 3 months:
PRO`s: - GREAT screen, user-friendly interface, very stable software, speedy menus, great signal strenght, loud speaker for polys.
CON`s: - spartan memory (not enough 4 me), sub-VGA camera (i`d throw an extra 50$ for a VGA) takes good pix ONLY in strong light and outside, kindda cheap manufacture (China).
I say this is a true competitor for other mobiles, it worths every cent I paid for it and I am waiting for the Z 1010 with great interest.
Posted by DBlock
Just bought this morning and must say its an amazing phone and worth the price the camera should be better but i would buy or recommend it. any image uploading utility for it ?
Posted by Universal Exports
I have had the T610 for some months now and am very happy with it. Today I met someone I know who had bought a Z600 and saw the screen. It was much better than the one in the T610. But I still think the T610 is a better phone since I am very fond of the design and buttons wich weren't quite as good on the Z600.
Posted by orthodoc
I just bought a T610 a few days ago (changed from a T68i and I had no problem with a flickering screen) and I noticed that my screen would flicker especially if the background is dark. It would also flicker if the status bar (horizontal bar) is moving from left to right. Is this normal? The dealer I bought the phone from said that I still have to fully charge the battery for 2-3 cycles. Is this true? Thanks
Posted by 701
I think u should ask about this in the general thread. This thread is about reviews. It is normal to `flicker`, although I don`t find it really to `flicker`. I know it doesn`t impose on ur usage and I know u can`t see it while the phone operates.U have to look for it to see it, so yes, it is normal.
Posted by Kris
Great phone! I miss the RED, BLUE and GREEN led's on top of the phone as my T68i had.
The camera could be better but I don't use it often.
Design is good, cool metal cover, I changed my silver to a Blue one
Posted by CrackerJack
I've had my T610 for a few months now. I'd agree with most posters here that it is a definite upgrade from my trusty T68i, which I've had the pleasure of using for a bit less than a year.
But, I also miss the status indicator lights. I was hoping that
included that in the T610. As for the camera not being able to take pics in dim light, I recently bought MPF-10 flash accessory. Now I can take pics even indoors.
Posted by stuartdb87
Iv had it 4 bout 6 mnths now. Gr8 fone. Java needs some sorting out. But gr8 fone.
Posted by 701
5 months sum-up:
-The joystick started to miss its target pretty often (once in 5-6 moves), very imprecise when moving it down thru menus, agenda or wap.
-The charging connectors are starting to get loose also,i sometimes find my phone in the morning not charged ( i put it to charge up every nite when i go to bed).This might be also due to a little accident when my gf almost fell on it while charging.She pulled to charger cord out of the wall but it might have affected the phone`s connectors too.
-Some of the key r at some points non-responsive or fail to select the letter i want when i write an sms for example. This is a pain in the @ss as i type very fast...i guess too much wap didi it...and this sebds me to the last observation:
I use it 10-12 hours a day on wap/gprs and the phone permanently does something, so i guess this is excessive wear-out.I kindda expected this but after only 5 months?! I don`t find the t610 a reliable phone.I will keep it as i have no other option for the moment but i`ll sell it whenever i get the chance cuz it doesnt last too long.However, I`ll buy another new one or a z600 as i find it a wonderful product (while new:D) ! When i`ll afford it, i`ll get a p800/p900.
Posted by rencomp
I agree with you, mine is now 2,5 month old, and i also have some problems with the joystick (when moving it to the left, its staying to the left when i release it) and some keys (3 all the time) are non-responsive, but except from that, i think its a great phone, with better reception than my t68i, a battery thats good enough for me (more than a day) and a good sound quality when making phone calls.the camera quality is fine for me, i never use it anyway...
Posted by 701
For me,the cam quality is enough to take 'moment-snapshots' and store it over the net or on a cd. The backpannel is moving almost half an inch up and down:-( Do u have the same prob guys?
Posted by steele
I bought a t610 for my wife and a P900 for myself. But since my p900 has not yet arrived, i borrow my wife's t610 and let her use the service unit my Telcom gave me.
I bought an fm stereo attachment with the t610. One time, while i was listening to music and playing Minigolf at the same time, the screen froze and was not responding. I have to take off the battery because the on/off button was not responding as well. I guess you're not suppose to play games while listening to music in the first place.
Other than that, i really love t610 design especially the keypads. Bluetooth connectivity is a breeze and it's picture quality taken from its camera is good in viewing through a pc. Z600 is a better phone if it's fine for you to add some bulk in your pocket.
Posted by 50Cent
Has anybody got any pictures they have taken with the T610??? I would like to see wht it is like.
Thanks
Twista
Posted by rddearing
Bought my T610 at the end of January as an upgrade from the T310. The 310 was a great intro to SE phones and the T610 has proved to uphold this satisfaction by being an incredibly smart looking phone packed with the features I required (wanted to move to Bluetooth from IR).
Never need to use the camera since I have a nice digital one of my own although I do agree that the quality is not that great but the Bluetooth support works great and as with the 310 I love the fact that it uses MIDI files for ringtones and JPEGS for pictures - makes transferring to and from the PC soooo much easier than having to use a third party program to convert to and fro.
1 month on and I still have zero complaints about this phone - love it
Posted by ultramookie
I got the T610 a week ago and love it. It is great, works well with the Jabra BT250 that I just picked up for it (I had the Plantronics M3000, but that was uncomfortable). I wrote a full review of the T610 here:
http://www.epinions.com/content_132364865156
Posted by Sammy_boy
I have just got hold of a T610 - one which I've repaired myself after it's previous keeper's dog chewed it and smashed it's LCD and knackered the battery - and am very pleased with it. I have been using a Samsung V200, which is a good phone, but I think the T610 is better. The V200 has a better screen, a brilliant reception, but no Bluetooth and only limited IR useability. The T610 looks better and is better styled than the V200 (well, it will do once I replace the rather chewed-up facia!), and I think is easier to use - despite the Vodafone software that's on it. The reception can sometimes be a bit dodgy - the area I live in can be quite patchy, and the V200 with it's external aerial wins hands down on that front; the T610 sometimes goes to 'SOS calls only' and struggles to get above 2-3 signal bars where the V200 would have 5 out of 6. Texting on a V200 in a pain in the proverbials as well - you can't add words to the T9 dictionary for example. The camera on the V200 is vastly superior to the T610, with it being a VGA camera (that swivels! bit gimmicky really).
And finally - I only bought the T610 to fix up and sell while the V200 was my main phone - I can see myself hanging on the the Sony Ericcson and flogging the V200 - I much prefer the looks, useability, and features of the T610 - becoming a big fan of it!!
Posted by t68iNWO
I think the T610 is an excellent phone, far better than 98% of the phones on the market and that is why it has won the award for Best Terminal by the GSM world congress.
PROS: screen size, connectivity (IrDA, Bluetooth, WAP, Cable Connect, Sync with PC and MAC), size and weight, style and the look is so professional and eligant, accessory compatability with SE's accessory line, built in camera.
CONS: if you touch the black plastic with your finger it leaves a finger print, but that's not a big deal
I would also like to add this. I don't know why everyone complains about the picture quality of the camera. Remember, this is a PHONE, not a digital camera. the camera is for fun purposes only like for caller id and mms, NOT for printing and using as a quality camera of choice. Just be glad it has a camera and don't take that fact for granted. The camera is perfectly suitable for what it is intended for, and that's for fun, not professionalism.
Botton line, one of the most excellent phones ever created, worthy to be the T68i upgrade and it has set the path for more great phones by SE.
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Posted by rdnymllnsktr
Good point there about the camera. This is a phone camera. We have all bought PHONES, not cameras. Yeesh, I'm looking at the K700, seeing that it can capture not just pics, but clips, and I'm thinking, we're not buying phones, we're buying cameras with a built in phone!!!
If you want a high quality camera, then go out and buy yourself a camera. If you want a phone, then go buy a phone. If you want a phone, but want to have a camera at your hands to take a pic whenever you want, then buy a camera phone.
If you want a super high quality camera phone, then you make us one, and we'll buy it. But don't complain about how the quality of the camera's not professional grade. You're getting a phone, not a camera!!!
Ethan
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Posted by t68iNWO
Very well said rdnymllnsktr!
Posted by rdnymllnsktr
Can I post my review on the T616??? Please? In essence, it's the exact same phone as the T610, it just functions on a different frequency. Here goes (taken from my review of the T616 on Eopinions):
An Upgrade to the T68i, Now With A Fingerprint Scanner!
Dec 21 '03 (Updated Jan 06 '04)
Author's Product Rating
Durability:
Clarity:
Portability:
Battery Life:
Pros
Less slowdown than the T68i, bluetooth, infrared, high resolution camera.
Cons
Slowdown if you're used to Nokia or other brand, very easy to smudge screen.
The Bottom Line
Perfect for the high tech kid, or the professional business man. Takes wonderful pictures and can definitely keep loved ones in touch.
Full Review
Okay, that's not entirely true. There is no fingerprint scanner. It'd be cool if there was, but there isn't.
But that brings us to the main negativity of this phone. This phone's faceplate and screen are SO smooth, that if you touch it, no matter how clean your fingers are, you will leave fingerprints on this phone. However, since that's the worst thing that I can think of this phone (if you are upgrading from the T68i), then this phone basically has it all!!!
However, it is kind of sad when SONY Ericsson includes a wipe to clean off the phone's screen of fingerprints.
Now, what I mean, when I say if you are upgrading from the T68i, is that the T68i has slowdown. Please read my review for full details on "Slowdown".
Anyways, if you are used to slowdown, then you will actually notice that this phone is noticeably faster than the T68i. It is not a tremendous deal faster, but it is faster. However, if you are coming from a different phone, especially Nokia, like the Nokia 6800, then you will no doubt be very frustrated at this phone, and the slowdown is something that will take a while to get used to.
Anyways, this phone's got it all. Externally, it has semi-tiny buttons, which I find that I must press with the tip of my thumb, or even my fingernail. The front of the phone that is silver and the battery cover are, I suspect, a type of metal, probably aluminum. I reason this because every morning, these parts of the phone are much colder than normal plastic.
This phone is VERY tiny and VERY sophisticated looking. Both my wife and I have this phone, and we keep them in a holster/case. However, when we take the phones out of the case, we remember just how magnificant these phones are, and we gawk at them. They have such a simple design, yet are so professional and stunning at the same time. Remember, less is more.
Okay, the front has the keypad, the joystick and the operation buttons. Now, no matter what kind of phone you are used to (SONY Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens, etc.), it will take a bit of getting used to this phone, unless you are like me, and you just seem to GET electronics.
The two top black keys are soft keys. If you look at the picture above, you will see two keys with a white line on them. The left button functions as the "Talk", and "Select" keys, while the right soft key acts as the "End" and "Options" key. No matter what screen you are at, if you push the right soft key when it says "More", it will give you a list of options that you can do. This actually is a pretty good set-up. Under the left soft key, you see another black key with an arrow making a "U-turn", and pointing to the left.
On the T68i, this is equivalent to the "End" key. However, on the T616, this button has been split into two. The "Power" button has been placed at the top of the phone, but unlike a Nokia phone, simply pressing it will not let you access the profiles. All this button does is power-on and power-off the phone with a prolonged key press. Now, with this key, you press once to go back a page, and you hold it down to return to the stand-by screen. This is simpler to do, than on the T68i, where you had to hold down the "End" key, and many people were afraid that they would turn off their phones accidentally by holding it down too long.
Found under the right soft key, the "C" button returns as the all around "Deleter" key. It retains its full glory, from the T68i. Press this button when writing a message to delete the last character written, or when on a picture, sound, or anything else that you want to delete, just press this button. If you every want to delete something where there is not the delete option (if you were to want to delete an e-mail account on your phone, for example), merely press the "C" key, and it will ask if you want to delete the item in question.
While I am talking about e-mail, I'd like to bring something up. I used to use the Nokia 6200, and still do. However, when I tried to write an e-mail from that phone, I did it from the text message menu, and did not know how to set-up my account. There was no Inbox, or Outbox, and I suspect that these were shared with the Text Message Inbox.
However, the beautiful T616, has its own E-mail section all set-up. Found under the MESSAGING section, not the Text Messages, the e-mail on this phone is just like any other e-mail account, with a "Send & Receive" option, an "Inbox", a "Compose", "Outbox", "Drafts", "Archive" and "Options" option. This is much better than the Nokias, and as long as you have an internet plan on your phone plan, your mail account will be all setup for you.
On the right side of this phone, there is a button dedicated to "mMode", in other words, when you press it, it will take you to the mMode Homepage. On the left side is the volume buttons, and the dedicated camera button. Gone is the volume slider, instead replaced by a volume up and a volume down button, each labeled with either a plus sign, or a minus sign.
Above the volume up button, is the dedicated camera button. Press this button once to activate the camera (as long as the keypad lock is not on). The camera is astounding!!! It is SO clear. The camera has many details, which I will try to explain here. First off, I think that SONY Ericsson intended to have this camera used as a normal camera, in other words, you hold the phone sideways, with the camera button up, then press it, like a shutter button to "Snap" a pic. I found this out, when an interview was being done on the upgrade to this phone, the T630. It is a bit blockier, and not as attractive. However, that camera phone is intended to be used sideways, when using the camera. Pictures that are taken can be rotated up to 360 degrees, but you cannot rotate any other type of picture, for example, one that you download from the net.
When you rotate a picture, the phone places a little bar above and below the picture, as if you were watching a widescreen picture. Apparently the screen is taller than it is wide.
You can either press the "Camera" button, or you can press the joystick or the left soft key to capture a picture. Once you capture a picture, you are then taken to a screen where it shows the picture that you just took, along with a few options. The right soft key lets you discard the picture, while pressing the joystick in, lets you save the picture to your phone, in order to let you make adjustments to it, or just look at it.
The left soft key lets you send it right away, once you have selected how to send it (as a MultiMedia Message, as an e-mail, or sent via Bluetooth, or Infrared) and whom to send it to. This is what "Quickshare" is, as this phone is advertised as being a Quickshare camera. Also, if you send it as an e-mail, the phone automatically blows the picture up, to keep it from looking pixelated.
Now that I am talking about the camera, let's move to the back of the phone. On the back is (obviously) the battery cover, the camera, the rubber plug/mirror, and the SONY Ericsson symbol. Now, when you first got the phone, if it was brand new, then there was a rubber plug in the back, to the right of the camera. If you got it used, (like from eBay, or from a friend), then most likely the mirror was already in place. Well, if it's not there, and you have the tiny mirror, then take off the battery cover, and pop that little black plug out of the back. Now pop the mirror in.
When I first heard that this phone had a mirror, I thought it was the stupidest idea. I used to have the Sanyo 8100, when I was still with SprintPCS. It was a flip phone, and I was used to the LCD screen on the outside, which served as the external caller ID when the phone was closed. When you activated the camera, with the phone flip closed, the picture that your camera lens saw was displayed on the LCD. However, now that I think about it, this is the ideal way to go. It would be pointless, wastefull, and cost too much money to place a tiny LCD on the back of the phone, just for a self-portrait.
When used, the mirror is actually quite a good idea. As long as it is free of smudges, you get quite a good reflection on the mirror. However, while not a big deal, the mirror is concave, in other words, it is rounded sorryds, so you get a small distortion, like a fisheye lens. Nothing dramatic enough to mess up that picture of you, though. The camera is tiny, and the lens is sunk into the camera, in other words, it is not right up flush with the back of the phone. I assume the lens is plastic, as most camera phone and semi-cheap digital camera lenses are.
Above the camera is the SONY Ericsson logo, looking VERY pretty, if I do say so. It like the mirror is rounded out, but more dramatically. I assume that this is to keep the back of the phone from fully lying flat against a surface, most likely to protect the camera lens from being scratched.
Oh, under the battery is where you put your SIM card. There is one difference between this and the T68i SIM card slot. On the T616, there is a metal sliding piece that slides up and down to lock the SIM card in place. No more sliding the SIM card itself, and scratching the contacts!!! Yeah!!!
When you are in camera mode, there are several different effects you can perform. Most people don't realize this, but this camera, while not advertised as having this, does have a tiny digital zoom. I'd say about a 2-3 times digital zoom. The way you can tell if you are zoomed in is by the "Picture Size" indicator. When you are in "Camera Mode", there is a little icon in the upper right hand screen. It will either be an "L", or an "S". When it is an "L" icon, it means that the picture is "Large", and that you are zoomed out. In essence, you have a "Larger" picture area. When it has an "S" icon, you are zoomed in, and have a "Smaller" viewing area.
You access the picture size option through the right soft key, labeled "More", when you are in Camera mode. This is not intended as a zoom, which is probably why it isn't marketed as having a zoom, but in essence, this is a digital zoom. When you zoom in, the picture quality decreases very slightly, but not enough to annoy or bother. And besides, if you want a professional camera, then hey, don't be buying a phone to shoot high mega-pixel prints.
From the "More" menu, you can view your other pictures, change the camera to night mode, activate "Effects", change the default name of the pictures you take, and activate the self-timer.
Now, "Night Mode" is nice. And, it is not just for the night. When you are trying to take a picture in a dark area, with a bit of light, then activate this feature. It will utilize the surrounding light, assuming that you have enough light, and brighten up the picture. However, it is not just for when you have too little light, but also for when you have too much light. I recently visited Michigan in the past week of December, and it was snowy up there. Well, I wanted to take a pic of the snow, since neither my wife nor I have had any real experience in the snow, but the sun was bouncing off the snow, making the whole pic too bright (By the way, sand can also have this effect). Well, when you activate the night mode when it is too bright, it will artificially dull the brightness in the picture down a bit, and give your picture a better look.
The effects that you can add to your picture are making your picture look like a negative, making it black and white, and giving it an antique look, with the Sepia option.
The default name lets you change the name that the picture is automatically named when you save it. You can change it, but it just auto-names it until you do change it. The default name is "Picture".
Finally, there is the Self-Timer. It starts to beep after you press the capture button, but gets faster to indicate that the shot will be taken. This is more for like a group picture, or self-portrait. However, the funny thing is, is if your phone is on silent, then you will not hear the beeping, and will not know when the picture is taken. So, if you use the self-timer, also use the sound.
You can transfer anything that you make or have, and that isn't copyright protected on the T68i to the T616, via bluetooth, or infrared. You can transfer any pictures or ringers to the T616. Pictures will appear smaller, with a box around them, and rigners will sound better (not as beepy), but will still not be true polyphonic. The only thing that won't work, even though it can be transfered are the themes that you create on the T68i. If you need any help with your phone, or you would like to find a place where you can download all sorts of content for your phone, including games(!), you should check out my club at "http://groups.msn.com/CellPhoneMedia". I've got lots of stuff there that you can download to your PC, then send to your phone, either via another WAP site, or via PC to phone connection.
This phone has a Music DJ, where you can create your own music, but it isn't as good as the Composer in the T68i. I think that if they had made a composer like that of the one in the Gameboy Camera, then this would have been able to produce some really awesome ringers!!! The Music DJ has preset sounds of different musical instruments, that you just combine with each other to make each tone, so in essence, you cannot make any ringer that you desire.
This phone supports Java games, which is something that was lacking and many obsessed over wishing they had in the T68i. I've got some pretty killer games on my phone. Some of the preset games on the phone, like Mini Golf, and Fivestones (like Connect Four meets Othello), let you play a network game, via bluetooth or infrared, just like that wannabe Nokia N-Gage can.
Basically this phone has the same set-up as the T68i, so read that review to get the gist of the OS of the phone. However, a few more differences in this phone from the T68i are as follows.
On the T68i, you had to hold the joystick left for two seconds in order to access the first item on your shortcuts menu. Now, you can immediately press left, and it will take you there immediately.
When you press right, it now takes you to the desktop menu, instead of the "Find Contact" option in the phonebook. Pressing down still takes you to your phonebook, but pressing up, now takes you to the mMode Media page, where you can go to download media for your phone.
There are no longer any numbers along each menu item, but you can still press the button that corresponds with its position in the list to access it.
There are no LEDs that blink to indicate that you are gettting a signal, or that you have bluetooth activated. Instead, the LED is in the joystick, and it lights up when your phone is powered off, to indicate that your phone's battery is fully charged.
Finally, the service code still works for this phone. However, since the desktop now utilizes the whole keypad, when you press "*", you will be taken to the "Connection" menu. Don't worry, but continue entering the code. ("Right, Star, Left, Left, Star, Left, Star") where you can test the phone's different functions. You can no longer see the joystick counter, though.
Here are some more tips for your phone:
-when the display is dark, you can get just the clock to illuminate by pressing one of the volume control keys on the left side of the phone
-the left joystick motion (from standby) leads to the first command located in the 'My shortcuts' list, and can be customized
-from standby, you can go directly to the contact list by pressing a key corresponding to the first letter in the name of your contact, and keeping it pressed (i.e., pressing 5 will open the contact list at 'J')
-you can get the phone to switch profiles automatically (e.g. change to meeting profile) if that meeting is scheduled in your calendar: just change the 'Profile Switch' to Auto in your calendar's 'options' submenu
-from most places/programs, pressing the 'Back' key and keeping it pressed will take you back to standby.
-in camera mode, you can (1) toggle the picture size by pressing 1, (2) toggle 'night' mode by pressing 2, (3)cycle between effect by pressing 3, (4) toggle between self-timer off/on by pressing 4, (5) adjust exposure/brightness by moving the joystick up/down, (6) adjust color saturation by moving the joystick left/right
-you can add text labels to your pictures or add lines or simple geometric shapes to the smaller sized pictures by going into 'edit' mode while looking at pics in your 'My Pictures' folder
-you can access your phone number and other information by pressing the volume keys on the side of the phone while phone is in standby
-if you need to refer to something frequently (shopping list?), you can write up a note, and 'post' it. This will essentially make it your background in standby mode, and you can see it from standby and during calls etc.
-no, there is no point to the 'colorbug' game (I think) other than showing you how clustering programs work
-you can attatch a carrying strap to the phone by opening the battery compartment, and hanging the strap through the hole in the bottom shaped like a ' [ ' turned sideways.
Back on with the review now.
The bottom port still works with many of the items that could be used with the T68i, like the MP3 player. The T616 can also use a flash attachment, made just for that phone. In addition, it can also utilize the laser pointer and the blue glow light, originally created for the T68i. Almost any accessory that was made for the T68i can work with the T616. However (though it should be quite obvious), the camera attachment does NOT work with this phone.
The built-in bluetooth works wonderfully, however, and it works very well with my bluetooth headset. The phone communicates very well, and I rarely have a communication problem when communicating with other devices linked to my phone.
Finally, as an added bonus, want to take AIM with you whereever you go? Well, yes, one way is to set-up your AIM buddy list through your phone. However, you can make it so that you have the actual AIM, complete with the AIM graphics, and appearance.
If you have a SONY Clie PEG-SJ30 Handheld, then you can download the AIM program from either "www.aim.com", or from "www.freewarepalm.com" (not sure where anymore, though, sorry). You can then connect the SONY Clie PEG-SJ30 Handheld with the SONY Ericsson T616, and go online, and have access to your AIM buddy list, and everything. Oh, by the way, if you have a Nokia, you can do this also, as long as it has either bluetooth, infrared or a cable (you just need some way to connect the SONY Clie PEG-SJ30 Handheld to the phone), however, the connection may not be as stable.
I have noticed, that while the SONY Ericsson seems to have slowdown, it seems to have the most stable phone OS system when communicating with other devices. Don't ask me why, just smile and get the phone, knowing that you're gonna get one of the best phones on the market.
One interesting thing to note is that this phone is sort of a world phone. SONY Ericsson built this phone after they created the T616. The T616 was made for International (for outside of the US) use, but could also be used inside the US, in limited areas. The T616, however, was made in reverse. It functions on the 850/1900 frequency, which is the US's frequency. However, it can also function on the 1800 frequency, which is international. Unfortunately, it does not also function on the 900 frequency, so when you are out of the United States, then you are limited to being able to use your phone in only the 1800 frequency range.
Recommended
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 300
Recommended for: Stylish Trendsetters - Hip and Trendy
Ethan Sobin
Posted by brewster0101
I find it interesting that alot of people are happy with this phone but i am not. I had a Nokia 3650 before my T610i, changed because of the size of the nokia was doing my head in. Apart from the size the T610i is not as good in any field apart from the screen. The screen is clear, bright and has more colours.
But.... The bluetooth is slower and has a weak range. Feeble memory for pictures or anything else. Camera quality is pointless. Joystick on mine after 3 months is dodgy too. No hands free (in UK this is a big deal with new driving laws) The system is slow and the predictive txt software is terrible. You can only add so many new words then it deletes them... Also the Sony software for connection to a computer is useless.
Sorry to say it but totaly unhappy about getting this phone, is the first and last phone i will be getting from Sony. Will be sticking to nokia in the future.
Posted by jontyf
I love my T61o
Posted by 701
A 1 year conclusion:
- one repair: the earpiece started getting static and i had to change it. Took 1 minute and the price was 2,5 euros. Amazed by the fact that was almost no dust inside after all that intense usage.
- battery life time decreased from 3 days (stand-by and usage) to 2 days (until now).
- keypad and joystick are still strong although sometimes they miss their purpose (once in 30 presses i think).
- had to replace the charger once but don't know if it was due to hardware failure or the fact that my gf hit it and got it off the wall while charging the phone.
All in all, very pleased with its performance and i'll keep it for anotha 6 months until the S700 arives.
Posted by fierro
Actally I have the T226, but I want the T610, It looks great!!
Posted by emanuelj
@701
Me too
The only problem that I have is the dust under screen have to clean it every mounth my screw I is not in so good shape now..
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Posted by kenski
I've had my t610 (r6c005)4 bout a month here's my views:
Pros:
Elegant design.
Excellent screen.
Menus are very responsive.
Functionalities perfect as usual.
Mophun n java games finaly.
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logo.Cons:
Inadequate memory en poor camera.
Posted by BobaFett
Weird, that the mostly the memory and the camera are blamed, however they arent the main aparts of a fone imho.
Posted by Lynx69
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True, you dont buy a phone for the camera now do you?!
Posted by BobaFett
Thats right. A cam is a fun feature imho. Of course i make pix aswell, but the main reasons by a new fone are the 'original' fone and message features. On a weird way se put a lot of new possibilities to increase the palette of use and next to it batteries what dont even a day long last.
Posted by 701
Update to my last review: the joystick reacts rarer and rarer.I am dissapointed, after just one year of usage.I am gonna try and replace something inside but i doubt i'd make a diff'rence.Too bad.
Posted by BobaFett
Thats weird. Got never problems with the joy until now. Could it be the that the plastic stick went wrong or the connections in the fone?
Posted by vrl29
I've had my SE T610 (the international version of the T616/T618) here in the Philippines since September 2004, and although I got it via a cellphone swap , I must say I'm 99% impressed with this phone! The phone's design is astounding! And the phone's features (Bluetooth, InfraRed, customizable themes, etc.) made this phone all the more desirable! Although it is not a "perfect" phone (it is a below-average RF performer), I still give this phone a "thumbs-up", because I think it's advantages outweights it's disadvantages...
Here are a few websites that contains a review of the SE T610:
http://www.clubsonyericsson.com/en/products_t610.shtml
http://www.epinions.com/content_132364865156
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Posted by lenn24
and users of the T230?
Posted by Pradhika
Only one line. T610 has the personality in totality;-)
Posted by lenn24
they duty to create a forum of T230
Posted by mrao
Absolutely marvellous phone for its price. Have faced no problems with it yet. Wish the memory could have been better.
Posted by santo_1628
I've got a second hand model from my cousin who originally bought the T610 in H.K, its almost 2 yrs old now and everything is fine. the joystick is still working perfectly. My biggest complaint is that when i turn it on it takes like a minute for the phone to actually work so after a mintue the phone goes wacko trying to process all my presses. Apart from that the only problem is the 2mB memory, it's kinda dumb how they only gave it 2 megs considering it has the biggest screens in its field therfore biggest photo sizes, 2 megs gives me bout 40 pics and 50 tones. Its also stupid how you can free up space by deleting 'predefined' items so im stuck with crappy ringotnes taking up scarce memory.
B.t.w to all those who say the camera is crap it actually isnt bad for a 300K, although some pictures look crap on the phones screen, it actaully coems out very clear and sharp on a comp, it actually amazed me. I guess its due to the fact of the passive matrix screen.
Posted by JukurenvengeX5
It's a great phone, the first of a generation of phones. See..T610 then T630 .. Heh, T610, great phone. buttons. Such as, the camera button, with the light phone model, it's easy to simply press it.
Posted by dainnielle23
My t610 is indeed a very reliabe performer. aside from occasional joystick problems, I very much like it! Basically, I've been using this phone for 1 year and 5 months now, and it just doesnt disappoint.
True, lack of memory expansion could be an issue. But come to think of it, with its small size and great connectivity options, I think we can forgive SE for not supplying expansion slot.
I already tried using other phones (N6600, N3650), and with great respects to Nokia owners, I still find the t610 a more reliable performer.
Posted by Muga
The t610 is one of the best phn i'v ever seen. I luv the size of the phn bt especially the screen size an cool. I wud recommend this phn 4ne body!
Posted by jesal
dint really like the phone a lot. wortless buy