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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 10th Mar 2010

I have had this phone for 2 years, A MAJOR MAJOR problem is the phone keeps on turning off, which is really annoying! I fixed this by putting a small piece of paper on the side of the battery (although the back cover keeps on coming off now). But other than that it is good (but flash would have been nice though).

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Reviewer: David Cole - Hereford, UK
Date: 26th Feb 2009

I've had this phone for over 2 years now. Overall it has been great to me.

Pros.Great design, easy to text on & clear for phone calls. You can expand the memory for any pictures etc you want to put on it with a Memory Stick (M2) & a 64MB one comes provided. There's no joystick to break. Camera is good quality (however, see cons). Battery life is very good. Probably average about 4-5 days (even now! ) before needing to charge. 3G is a nice little feature.

Cons. No WiFi (then again, it's quite a cheap phone). Plastic coating has worn down after being in pocket. This happened after a few months. Perhaps the most annoying thing is that there is no flash for the camera! Finally, I also have the problem with my phone turning off. I wedged a piece of folded paper at the bottom of the battery to hold it in place better. Might try the double sided sticky tape option suggested below because the folded paper is only about 75% successful.

Brilliant phone overall, has served me well & have turned down many offers of a new phone because I really do love it.

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Reviewer: Angelo - Waterford, Ireland
Date: 23rd Feb 2009

This phone is the best phone I have ever had I have previously just had the N93 but it was too bulky & kept slipping out of my pocket as result it broke & would not charge as I tried to fix it I broke it more & then threw it in the bin. But then my mother bought me the K610i for Christmas & I have to say it's very fashionable & the functions work very well only thing is that it does not support files such as sis it mostly supports java but still it's a great phone. I thank my mum for buying it.

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Reviewer: Adin - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 7th Sep 2008

This phone is beautiful but I have problem to use usb for download from PC, can you help me please?

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Reviewer: Luke - London, UK
Date: 28th Aug 2008

I think this is alright but the bad things about it is that it can sometimes blank out on you but one of the good things about it is that if you drop it, it won't break, I've dropped it so many times but it is still fine I have had it for a year & it hasn't broken down on me so I would recommend it.

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Reviewer: Johan - Netherlands
Date: 26th Aug 2008

I've had mine for almost two years, still love it. The PROBLEM OF the PHONE SWITCHING ITSELF OFF IS EASY TO SOLVE. It is either the contacts of the SIM card not pushing against the card well enough, or the battery contacts doing the same. So, two things to do firstly stick two layers of tape on the back of the card & put it back in, & secondly put two layers of tape on the bottom of the battery & put it back in.

My phone used to switch of several times a day before I did this, a year ago. It never switched off since. Have fun!

Oh, by the way the Bluetooth is poor, basic earpiece connection is fine, but connection to my computer or navigation device frequently breaks, sometimes the phone even crashes (hangs, doesn't shut down).

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Reviewer: Anj - UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

I am fed up now, keeps turning itself off. At least 4 times a day for the last year. Have on an 18 month contract, have downloaded the recommended software update, did not work. Told it would cost me money to repair but I do not see why when so many others have had the same problem. The problem lies with Sony & I will not be buying one of their phones again. I need this phone for an emergency contact & when you pick up to find it is off it's very worrying.

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Reviewer: Kim - UK
Date: 11th Aug 2008

Had this phone for about a year it's been a decent wee the phone but it keeps turning off & I have had 2 change the facia 3 times because I text a lot & the buttons just kept falling out. I would recommend it to someone for occasional use nor a hardcore texter like me, the buttons are very small as well the camera isn't too bad & flash would have been nice as well, only 6 months with it.

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Reviewer: Ellie - UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

I have had this phone for 18 months now, & I am now upgrading to the k770i. Overall I thought this phone was really good! I got it as a present from my boyfriend as my old phone was really rubbish, & I have never wanted to change it since, & I wasn't going to until I saw what I could upgrade it to!

I think the camera quality is excellent, obviously it is not as clear as other recent camera phones, but, it does the job which is all I wanted. Some people love to have memory cards that hold endless amount of songs, but the memory card that came with it only holds about 10 to 12, but I am fine with this as again, it does the job. I have dropped this phone many times, & never has it cracked or smashed.

However, I was surprised to hear that the majority of the other reviews here have experienced the shutting down issue. A few months back it would shut down completely by itself which was SO annoying! So I took it back to the shop & it got sent off & fixed, can't quite remember what was wrong with it now, but it is interesting to see that everyone else has had similar problems.

Overall this has been my favourite phone out of the many I have had & in my opinion it will be hard for other phones I get in the future to top it off.

Definitely recommend for anyone of any age!

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Reviewer: Sean - Ireland
Date: 20th Jul 2008

Hi, I've had this phone over a year now & it's a decent bit of kit. I've read others have had problems with it switching off but this has never happened to me.

I found the call quality to be excellent, crystal clear even in noisy city centres.

I have dropped it a few times & no problems. The camera's good no flash though & you can record up to 3 minute videos with a 4x zoom, can't zoom with the stills though unless you reduce it from 2MP to 1 MP.

The 3G works well & I've even watched mobile tv on it, wrecks the battery though an hour & a half & that's it battery drained, oh well. Overall though battery is decent.

You can download 3D game's for it but the joystick isn't ideally suited for this but Ronnie O'sullivans snooker plays well! The MP3 player does its job fine & my model came with headphones & a memory card, watch you don't drop it though they're tiny!

Word of warning though to those with big hands texting can be a bit of a pain with the space key being on the bottom right which for me being right handed can lead to thumb cramp, but I am used to it now. It also has windows live messenger which is cool.

Overall it's a quality phone with some decent feature's got to love that facewarp & for the 99 Euro I paid for it IMO it's well worth it.

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Reviewer: Rose - Hong Kong
Date: 14th Jul 2008

Same here. The phone is simple, handy & has all the basics I needed. After using it for one year, it started turning off itself. This is very annoying as you never know when it is off!

My gut feeling is because of the software as I recently updated the software (prompted by the software update reminder from Vodafone).

A bit disappointed as I have to look for another one & it seems there is no good choice.

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Reviewer: Ben - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2nd May 2008

Have had this phone for just over a year now. Loved it for ages. Great features. Compact. Really enjoyed it. Until it just started turning itself off. In my pocket , in the middle of calls. While I was charging it. I thought it might have been the battery, so I bought a new battery. But it's not any better. I can't seem to turn it on at all at the moment, so came here seeing if anyone had an answer. Spoke to my service provider & they said it is a software issue & I can go to a phone shop to get a fix for it that will cost $50 or so.

Bit of a pain as I have another 6 months until my contract is up & they give me a new phone. Anyway. Great phone, apart from this huge issue.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

This phone has been dropped loads of times, but it still continues to work. My phone has never turned off & I have never had a problem with it.

Overall I love it.

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Reviewer: Terry Obrien - Ireland
Date: 13th Apr 2008

This wee phone has had to be replaced twice, but when it works it is the best phone on the market.

Excellent battery life, Internet, & it has been thrown 30 metres up in the air & not caught on numerous times, still to function perfectly.

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Reviewer: Jord - Ciren, UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

I think this phone could of had better colour but other than that I think its lush.

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Reviewer: Flo - UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

I've had this for a year now. There's nothing much I can complain about. Although tiny it's survived being dropped numerous times including from out of a third storey window, with only a few scratches. The cameras pretty high quality & I have been able to fit 10 songs on my phone plus 158 pictures without having to buy a memory card. Not sure if that's good or not. The only real problem I have had is its annoying habit of just turning off randomly & the fact it looks a tad square. But all in all a good, little phone.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Craigavon, UK
Date: 27th Mar 2008

This phone did not have the memory that I wanted, although it had a memory card I could only store about 2 songs. Although this was bad worse was to come. The phone started to switch itself off especially during a phone call which was extremely annoying. There are also reception issues, despite the phone being on, often messages don't arrive for ages.

So if you're thinking of owning one of these think again, unless you want to buy mine on eBay.

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Reviewer: Dani - Israel
Date: 11th Mar 2008

Good phone, recommended to all.

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Reviewer: Roti - Leeds, UK
Date: 19th Feb 2008

This phone is fantastic can store everything such as music & it even has expandable memory!

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Reviewer: Peter Yates - Elgin, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2008

Had this phone for a year now. I had the white one so not very attractive but soon got used to it. Brilliant phone you can call people text quickly & set the alarm. Very robust & NEAT I guess. Still works brilliantly for me, I am upgrading to K770i I think. But great easy to use phone.

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Reviewer:  jojo - Kings Lynn, UK
Date: 28th Jan 2008

This is an excellent phone. I've had this phone for nearly 18 months now. It has had some abuse, but never gone wrong on me. I've had two Sony Ericsson phones & will never change to anything else. No flash light.

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Reviewer: Anon - Ireland
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

This phone is decent with good battery life but expect to be one of the crowd, I have had this phone for a year now & it has had no problems that I may have been concerned of, there was only a minor problem when I dropped the phone one of the keys jutted out but that can be pushed back in easily.

However the phone has no particular special features but has the practical use of many phones on the market today with solid designs. Would recommend this phone to people who need the basics & durability but for those people who want the classy features to please this phone wasn't made for you.

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Reviewer: Josh - Cape Town, South Georgia
Date: 20th Jan 2008

This phone is good.

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Reviewer: Emma - Cornwall, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I have mine for over a year fantastic phone to use, lightweight with all the features you need & a good battery life. Only problem is it keeps shutting down, it's really annoying, a few of my friends with this phone have also had this problem too.

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Reviewer: Emz - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2008

Hey ya, had my phone a while now but recently came across a problem with the software, found out in fact in was an old software & caused my phone to not turn on once switched off got it all sorted & back on track but now I can't seem to get the Internet menu which flashes on front screen. Can anybody please help if they know how to get rid!

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Reviewer: Craig - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 8th Jan 2008

This phone is good get one.

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Reviewer: Ella Nader - UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

A GOOD PHONE NOT the BEST CAMERA, BAD DESIGN, BAD JOYSTICK! OTHER THAN THAT A VERY GOOD MID RANGE PHONE.

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Reviewer: Jo - Malta
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Love this phone! It's the best I've had till now. I've had it for a few months & I've had no problems since. I'd recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Dan - Australia
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I have had my k610i for about 4 months now. The phone has been great until about a month ago. For the last month mates have been complaining they can't get hold of me because I constantly have no coverage. To get reception on my phone I have to keep turning it off then back on about 3-4 times a day to make sure I am still getting reception. Because of getting no reception constantly some messages I receive don't get to me until the next day.

The K610i is a great phone & has some great features, but I have heard the 3G coverage on this phone isn't too good, maybe Sony Ericsson should of left 3G out of this phone as this phone has had many problems with the reception.

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Reviewer: Imi Rahman - Bishop's Stortford, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

I got this phone with a contract, which allowed me to make lots of phone calls. My contract had video minutes, which was cool as my phone has video calling.

The features are not what a normal phone would have like example.
- 2 megapixel camera.
- Video calling.
- 3G.
- Bluetooth.
- & many more.

I had four choices of phones to pick for to go with my contract. Out of all, even though some looked better, I had to pick this one, because the looks & the features made you pick no other options than this phone. So basically if you're looking for a phone which has a loads of everything you need well then pick the K610i.

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Reviewer: - UK
Date: 12th Dec 2007

This is a very good phone, I have it in black & had it for a year & nothing has gone wrong with it so far. Even when I dropped it a button just slanted but was easily fixed by just pushing it back. It's a very solid phone.

Pros, solid design, light, small, fits in your hand nicely, memory card, good MP3 player, very fast, good battery life.

Cons, poor camera quality in dark areas, no infra-red, no radio, poor Internet browser, could be thinner considering it measures 17mm in thickness (which is my biggest problem because it is quite bulky).

Overall if you are looking for a phone that will last a decent time, won't break as easily & have listen to MP3's (even though I am aware it isn't a Walkman phone) this is probably what I recommend but if it is for web, radio, sleek design or camera I suggest you stay away from this phone!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 4th Dec 2007

I love my phone, it has a great camera, & it looks beautiful. The buttons are cool & it has loads of cool gadgets. The only problem is that it keeps shutting down, but I can live with that.

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Reviewer: Sam Bagworth - UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2007

I own this phone & I would say it's better than some of the Walkman phones as it has 3G which most walkmans don't have plus it has video call & Bluetooth media control allowing you to control what another phone is playing.

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Reviewer: Gabriel Wightwick - US
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

This phone shuts down constantly, not even when I am running lots of applications, it loses the memory stick almost every time I try to access files (It does not find it even though I can see it in the memory card slot), it feels plasticy & the buttons are hard to press. No flash on the camera, or zoom at 2MP unless I make it a tiny picture. It has no radio either, the Internet button costs me a lot, as it logs me on to the Internet in my pocket (& I press it while trying to press other buttons as it sticks out. There are a few good features however like application backronds & 3G.

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Reviewer: Richlv - Latvia
Date: 14th Nov 2007

It seems this phone is having huge problems with 3G, thanks for the hint to disable it.

I was having very poor coverage, constant sound problems during calls & people reported that I was out of coverage when they tried to call me.

I have to test it some more, but so far it seems that simply disabling 3G has taken coverage problems away. Coupled with promised increase in battery life, forget 3G.

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Reviewer: Ks - UK
Date: 9th Nov 2007

I haven't got this phone yet but it sounds really good, so I am sticking with getting this one! I hope it's all it's cracked up to be!

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Reviewer: John T - Thessaloniki, Greece
Date: 6th Nov 2007

I was given this as a company phone & for that kind of use its very good, its compact & light although it does feel plasticy but the very long battery life is exactly what I needed in the day to day business usage (needs one charge every 4-5 days of medium usage). The camera & screen are rather low quality but that's not something I require for my current usage. The 3G video call has not been tried yet but let's be honest how many of us use that anyway! So all in all is a good choice for a low budget phone which is indented to be use as a phone & not as a camera, MP3 etc. (no hands-free was offered in the packet Vodafone send me so if you want to use it for MP3 reproduction you need to get one yourself & additionally there's no repeat single track option on the player).

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Reviewer: Chloe - Wrexham, UK
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

This phone broke about 5 times when I had it. I have had to send it back loads.

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Reviewer: Anon - Philippines
Date: 29th Oct 2007

I have just one complaint on this phone. I can't change its case. It easily gets scratched & it gets white marks all over it & it has small memory. When it's almost full, the phone switches off every few minutes until it finally conked off. But its features are pretty cool.

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Reviewer: Jimmy - Sambas, Indonesia
Date: 28th Oct 2007

Nice phone with almost complete capability, but no flash at the back camera? & I can't use zoom when I am in 2 MP camera mode.

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Reviewer: Joenor Banco Sarona - Davao City, Philippines
Date: 27th Oct 2007

The Sony Ericsson K610i, it's OK for what I want to use my phone for.

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Reviewer: Shaun - Shifnal, UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

The phone is absolutely brilliant it just keeps switching off! I have had this phone for 7 months now & it's good apart from it keeps switching off.

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Reviewer: Sania Iqbal - UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

Really good phone!

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Reviewer: Pnott - Ireland
Date: 19th Oct 2007

I have had this phone for 2 months now & all I can say is it is an absolutely fantastic phone. Great graphics, nice design & great features. Only bad thing is that it has no radio.

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Reviewer: Janak - Dover, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

I have this phone & I think this phone is rubbish. It only supports java software & doesn't have anything special. It doesn't have infared either.

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Reviewer: Owen - Australia
Date: 11th Oct 2007

I bought this phone off eBay & the microphone doesn't work I am really upset, can anyone help me.

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Reviewer: Anna - Reading, UK
Date: 7th Oct 2007

I am really pleased with this phone. I did have a couple of what Orange told me were faulty handsets, but when I have had the same problem over & over again, I rang up Orange today who told me that the reason my phone keeps crashing, & freezing (like some of the reviews below said about) is simply due to the fact that it's on the 3G network. If you don't use the 3G network then turn it off! 3G is only needed for video calling, which I don't even know how to use, so I don't use it!

But this phone comes with it pre-set, assuming everyone will want to use the video calling function. Having it switched off, actually saves a lot of battery life, & it stops the phone from crashing. It has also made my phone a lot quicker at doing anything! It's an amazing phone!

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Reviewer: Jamie - Knebworth, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2007

This phone is great & I like it very much.

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Reviewer: Abdul - London, UK
Date: 30th Sep 2007

When I first bought this phone I thought that it would be rubbish but it's alright the design is fabulous but the features are alright because I wanted to get the Walkman W300i which has a couple more features. The usability is utterly useless.

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Reviewer: Farshad - Shiraz, Iran
Date: 29th Sep 2007

Great looking K610i.

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Reviewer: Daniel - Wales, UK
Date: 29th Sep 2007

Not a bad phone, Have had it 9 months now. Works OK normally but screen often cuts off when you are writing a text or looking round the menu's, that has become very annoying. Turns itself off a lot because of bad battery fitting, have to have paper wedged in. Not texter friendly due to small buttons but you do get used to them, it is a good phone, the design is good, camera is good (not in the dark though) & sound is very good. Battery cover slides off easily though. I wouldn't recommend buying this phone because of the power problem, I think Sony Ericsson need to sort that out as it happens on a number of phones.

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Reviewer: Mintladd - Bristol, UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

Unfortunately suppliers, Virgin Mobile have just agreed to replace it.

Strangely enough, I bought it as the wonderful new model mid April 2007 now in September 2007 Virgin Mobile no longer stocks it, perhaps because it's a duff model? Maybe the replacement will last more than 12 months? My last 2 phones were Sony Ericsson & both failed with their joysticks one within 13 months the other within 14 months. I bought this one as I was happy with Sony Ericsson other than their joysticks & this one has no joystick but has 5 cursor buttons.

Great little MP3 player if you buy the adapter for using your own headphones. Camera quite good but has no light for taking pictures indoors or at night, I miss that from my last (K750i I think it was? ).

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Reviewer: Dj Kash - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 18th Sep 2007

Since I am a DJ I need to take heaps of photo's. It has the best camera ever.

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Reviewer: Jaydon - Australia
Date: 12th Sep 2007

This is one of the best mobile phones I have ever come across I love it.

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Reviewer: Duffy - Ireland
Date: 10th Sep 2007

I am about to buy this phone but I don't know if it's reliable or not, is it? Please advise me.

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Reviewer: Mohamed Hassaan - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 2nd Sep 2007

Can I use it as a web cam during using the PC? Thanks a lot.

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Reviewer: Anon - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 1st Sep 2007

This phone is not very good & the design is bad, my K618i is better than this phone, really, especially in sound quality, but I think my conclusion is that this phone is good quite.

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Reviewer: Angela - Australia
Date: 19th Aug 2007

It's a pretty good phone, but the exact same thing happened to me as the first reviewer said- the screen went white & wouldn't turn on again. I am still waiting on the feedback & knowing companies these days I'll probably have to pay for it, even though it's only 3 months old.

Other than that, it's been good. However, I am a bit iffy to recommend it to anyone if it only lasted me 3 months. But fingers crossed hopefully it comes back from repair fine! The first trouble I have ever had with Sony Ericsson's, they're usually very reliable.

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Reviewer: Peter - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 15th Aug 2007

Lots of great features, BUT TERRIBLE QUALITY!

I've had two now. On the first one, after about 3 months the screen went white, the phone turned off & never worked again. Sony Ericsson wouldn't honour the warranty (the fine print mentions that the warranty 'doesn't cover any fault of the product'!).

Because I like the features of this phone I was stupid enough to get another one the same, & even went to the trouble of keeping it in a bomb proof pelican case. The case is great, but the phone still only lasted a few months. Now the speaker doesn't work, so it's back to the repairer to see how I go with their sad excuse for a warranty.

So if you want a great little jukebox / camera / phonebook / computer & are not concerned about something that you can turn on & use for conversations, get a Sony Ericsson K610i!

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Reviewer: Sp1inter - UK
Date: 6th Aug 2007

Probably the best phone I've ever owned, & I've had it for a year so I've had a chance to test it!

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Reviewer: Jayden - Australia
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

Brought this phone like 3 months ago, have no problems with it, the buttons can be particularly hard to press but overall the phone has been good.

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Reviewer: Marco - Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 30th Jul 2007

I am on my 2nd K610i (I lost my 1st). I love it. One of the smallest, lightest & cheapest 3G phones on the market. Yet it is packed with features & I like the GUI. I upgraded to a 1GB M2 & also own the new Sony Ericsson Bluetooth stereo headset. The music player is fine but is not a fully fledged Walkman. Although not a Smartphone per Sony Ericsson, it can multi-task very well. I often am listening to music via the Bluetooth headset while surfing the web via 3G, answering phone calls, sending sms, & checking my schedule all at the same time.

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Reviewer: G - London, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

Does this phone come with stereo headset, because I am about to get this phone, because I had a Benq E61 & the headset stopped working so I had to bring it back to the shop to get a replacement. Should I get this one? I just wanted to know if it comes with headset?

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Reviewer: Rich - London, UK
Date: 15th Jul 2007

For 3G what can I say its so light, had no problems great phone.

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Reviewer: Helen Walker - County Durham, UK
Date: 10th Jul 2007

I love this phone. It's the 1st one I've had in years that I've not broken before my contract has run out! It's really easy to use & pretty much self explanatory. This phone has converted me to Sony Ericsson as I wasn't really keen before.

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Reviewer: Magda Daunt - Newcastle, UK
Date: 8th Jul 2007

This phone is great looking & quite easy to use! The camera does not have a zoom mode unless you go put a silly frame around it: (. The graphics are good. The battery life is rubbish! But I still recommend it if you want a good simple phone.

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Reviewer: Dan - UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

A really good phone & I would recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Keith - Ireland
Date: 27th Jun 2007

What an unreal, unbelievable, incredible phone

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Reviewer: Keith - Ireland
Date: 26th Jun 2007

WHAT A PHONE is all you have to say really.

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Reviewer: Wasim - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Good phone.

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Reviewer: Sadie - Wales, UK
Date: 16th Jun 2007

Love this phone! Amazing!

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Reviewer: Blob - Afghanistan
Date: 11th Jun 2007

This phone is mint & better than the w810i.

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Reviewer: Justin - Taiwan
Date: 11th Jun 2007

I think this is already a great phone. I've just bought this phone one month ago & its networks are all right so far. I used to have Nokia before, but it was bad! It always turned it off automatically or something worse. I suggest all of you to buy it, it's a great choice.

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Reviewer: Paul Lal - Telford, UK
Date: 8th Jun 2007

I have this phone on 3 Network. Overall I am pleased with this phone but there are a few things I don't like.

Cons
- Gives off a lot of radiation & warms up my inner ear.
- No Radio.
- No auto focus.
- Cannot zoom in while taking shots.
- Could do with the screen being bigger.
- Battery life isn't that good.
- Other Sony Ericsson's take better photos using 2 megapixels e.g K750i.

Pros
- Looks good.
- Easy to use.
- Navigation is easy with the stylus better than the previous Sony Ericsson K750i.
- Downloads are fast.

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Reviewer: Dani - Budapest, Hungary
Date: 8th Jun 2007

I've have had a silver one for one month. It's a great phone. I paid 88 Euro for the phone in Hungary. The Bluetooth is weak. I think it's a cheap & good 3G mobile, I suggest this phone for everyone.

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Reviewer: Jose - London, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2007

A good phone & Tesco is selling this phone on PAYG for £119.19 which includes £20 of airtime vouchers & if you top up another £10, they'll unlock the phone for you.

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Reviewer: Amanda - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 1st Jun 2007

I have had this phone over a week now. It is hard to learn, there are a lot of features just not FM radio. Its good comes with everything.

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Reviewer: Kim - Norwich, UK
Date: 30th May 2007

Yes, this phone can be unlocked on other networks.

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Reviewer: Jason - Brentford, UK
Date: 28th May 2007

Brilliant but black lining & on button don't look that nice.

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Reviewer: Tom - Israel
Date: 28th May 2007

This phone is AMAZING! Good design, amazing menu with cool animations & also an option of changing the theme. The camera is good, though no flash, but it doesn't matter to me & I don't understand what everyone here is talking about, it never turned off for me! The battery is fine, the menu is so comfortable, everything in the place it should be, I love this phone. I recommend it to anyone, I got it in white & I think it's beautiful.

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Reviewer: Adam - Leicester, UK
Date: 20th May 2007

I want to ask if this phone can be unlocked so it can be used on sim cards such as Orange, 02 ETC?

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Reviewer: Karin - Harrow, UK
Date: 18th May 2007

I've had this phone since July 2006. Got it on an upgrade with O2. I used to have Nokia's earlier so it took me a while to get used to that one, but no regrets. I use it for calls & texts, occasionally take a photo for fun & the phone is superb for that. No complaints whatsoever. It has never ever switched itself off, never gave me any problems. I am going to stick with Sony Ericsson phones for now :).

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Reviewer: Nick - York, UK
Date: 17th May 2007

Hi, this phone is great apart from the network, T-mobile.

Everywhere is charging £50 to get this phone unlocked because it's a DB2020 model apparently! Has anybody here had theirs unlocked & if so from where & for how much!

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Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 17th May 2007

Ugly phone, nice features & everything, but just incredibly ugly.

The best thing about the phone in my opinion is that it's a Sony Ericsson, other than that it doesn't excel in anything.

Buy it if you find it cheap other than that don't bother.

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Reviewer: Yo - England, UK
Date: 15th May 2007

Great phone.

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Reviewer: Ryankk - London, UK
Date: 12th May 2007

Great phone, but not very good looking.

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Reviewer: Georgie - Ireland
Date: 7th May 2007

Tis a nice phone! Not very attractive though. A big let down! Nice in white in my opinion!

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Reviewer: Mic - Switzerland
Date: 7th May 2007

Having always been a devoted fan of Nokia, I recently decided to change & try a Sony Ericsson. I've been using the K610i for a month now & I must say I am quite impressed! Here are some general comments:

PROS
- Very slick design, beautiful, lightweight but sturdy
- Nice screen & nice camera with the possibility to publish pictures on a blog
- RSS feeds: very useful for news junkies like me

CONS
- Lack of FM radio. What a shame!
- Impossible to customize the softkeys
- Sticky buttons

Overall I would recommend it & I think I'll stick to Sony Ericsson from now on :)

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Reviewer: Daz - UK
Date: 3rd May 2007

I have resolved the switching off problem which was happening 3-4 times a day. Ensure battery terminals are clean & put a bit of card or folded up paper in the gap at the bottom end of the battery (opposite ends to the terminals) & replace the cover. This forces the battery into more reliable contact with the terminals. It has been running no probs for 5 days since I did this.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Durham, UK
Date: 1st May 2007

I am currently on an 18 month contract with 3. I got a V3x with the contract & had to exchange it 3 times because the glass was coming away from the phones external screen-then the daft thing kept crashing whenever I closed the fold. A truly awful piece of rubbish. Then I bought a k608i on pay & go & stuck my sim in it-that's lasted 6 months & the direction knob' mucked up. Recently bought this model & put my sim in it. The point? Is it my poor luck with phones, or is the technology simply flawed?

I've read mixed reviews on a few sites about this phone but still decided to try it. It IS a good looking phone with much improved keypad quality-& no joystick! Hoorah! It got all the features you'd need in an everyday phone. Battery life is bad, but that comes with the territory. BUT! It HAS switched itself off-twice so far. You can tally this by setting the 'up' buttons shortcut to your camera or something-whenever the phone switches off & reboots, the shortcut is removed. I am hoping this doesn't become a regular occurrence. Only got seven months of the contract left-if this phone mucks up I am going back to O2.

Best of luck with this phone if you buy it.

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Reviewer: Matt Jones - Poulton-le-fylde, UK
Date: 26th Apr 2007

Its good phone except I think you will find the switching off is a very common problem with these. I have one & it is nothing to do with the batteries need charging as mine is charged every day & often has full battery yet it switches off itself numerous times a day.

I think it's a problem with the software. Other than that it's a brilliant phone.

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Reviewer: Phil - UK
Date: 26th Apr 2007

First started to use mobile phone when they where on the old system analogue before digital so I have used loads of phones since 1987 this one rates up there with the best of them, easy to use & a long battery life worth the money, give it a go.

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Reviewer: Anom - Blackpool, UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2007

Had for about 1 week now & is amazing. Very impressed, but it doesn't look as nice as it could unfortunately, but can't have everything though.

I had a choice a Samsung e900 or this & I am glad I choose this.

Recommended 8/10

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Reviewer: Debz - UK
Date: 17th Apr 2007

Um hi Ami from London, you said your phone keeps on turning off & not being rude but you may want to check the batteries are OK or just charge your phone more.

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Reviewer: Spizer - Birmingham, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2007

Had this phone since last August & its still going but it's a let down that you can't unlock a 3G network. So I have got a second phone as the 02 x3 which gives me 300 free texts a months when I top up 10 pound so this Sony Ericsson phone is great but a let down to flash for the camera & an unlockment of 3G so please get on to unlocking it (3G network people).

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Reviewer: Mehdi - Tehran, Iran
Date: 16th Apr 2007

A very beautiful phone.

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Reviewer: Abi - London, UK
Date: 14th Apr 2007

I used to love this phone. I have had it for about 4 or 5 months I think now, it's been great until about 2 weeks ago. It now for no reason turns itself off randomly about 3 or 4 times a day!

Found this site through googling this problem, thought id better add my thoughts!

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Reviewer: Anom - Blackpool, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2007

Hi everybody,

Looking at buying a phone for around £100 & I found this Samsung e900, I went to t-mobile today & they recommended the Sony Ericsson k610i which one should I get I really don't know?

Please reply soon someone!

Thanks

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Reviewer: Si - UK
Date: 9th Apr 2007

Great design, especially in red. Got the great usability of all Sony Ericssons with the excellent menu structures & also the brilliant features & reliability of Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Sam Molinaro - Australia
Date: 2nd Apr 2007

I love Sony Ericssons phones. I've had a few other makes including Motorola, Nokia, this one takes the cake. Download of emails, much more superior than any other phone that I've had.

Over all it's absolutely brilliant. Keep up the good work S/E.

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Reviewer: Tyronne Hill - London, UK
Date: 30th Mar 2007

Very good phone indeed, only downside is the amount of memory that comes with the phone, very bad, but overall quality phone.

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Reviewer: S.s. Albahry. - Mars Planet ;p, Oman
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

I saw this phone around & am getting it for some1. I personally liked it & a lot of people are complaining bout some technical problems with this phone. Like switching off on it on & so. ! But that happens to some of the phones in any brand. ((Especially Nokia)) so overall. This phone is great.

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Reviewer: George Barnes - Manchester, UK
Date: 20th Mar 2007

Flaming awesome phone. Buy this phone it has all features you could wish for. Just got it in evening red! AMAZING PHONE BUY IT.

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Reviewer: Loretta - UK
Date: 20th Mar 2007

As soon as I saw this phone I thought it was the prettiest phone ever. When I got it although it was a little confusing at first, I think it's a great phone with pretty good battery life & good features.

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Reviewer: Line - Yugoslavia
Date: 15th Mar 2007

Very bad keyboard, but it has T9 in Serbian that eases my life, it has' and infra-red port & it plays WMA files (very important because I don't have to use a program disc2phone to upload music to phone), battery lasts for almost 4 days if you use MP3 player & camera a lot!

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Reviewer: Fitri - Indonesia
Date: 12th Mar 2007

Great phone, good design.

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Reviewer: Dianne B - Merseyside, UK
Date: 11th Mar 2007

Only had this phone for a couple of days & am already blown away by its size & design & all the features. I have had Nokia & Motorola & LG before & this has the best looking screen & the Face Warp is great. Loads of fun. I have it in Urban Grey & it looks brilliant. Really classy. Up to now I would recommend this phone to anyone, (in fact I have already done so.)

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Reviewer: Tallbloke - Germany
Date: 10th Mar 2007

My wife has this phone for a couple of weeks. She is a light user, mainly texting with a few phone calls. She has not experienced any of the problems highlighted by other users. The battery lasts her over seven days before recharging. Either she has been lucky or other users have been unlucky. However, my wife loves this phone.

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Reviewer: Lee - Bradford, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2007

Very very good phone, slim, good looking what more do you want. It's got everything you need in a phone.

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Reviewer: Scott - Fife, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2007

Absolutely rubbish phone, was constantly switching off for no reason, now permanently off & no help regarding the matter from my network provider. I was offered this as a replacement for the k800i & its nothing in comparison. Flash & camera are second rate along with audio playback. DO NOT buy or inherit this phone if you have a choice.

P.s I have usability at 5% but I can't actually use it haha!

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Reviewer: Katie - England, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

I love this phone it is by far the best phone I have ever had! I would recommend this phone to anyone!

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Reviewer: Penny Fowler - Preston, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2007

Simply a decent quality phone, very happy with it, highly recommended, I love the red colour as it's my fav!

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Reviewer: Sebastian - London, UK
Date: 28th Feb 2007

It's absolute rubbish. It keeping to switch off every 5 minutes, which very annoying especially when you expecting important call. Not happy at all. Stay away.

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Reviewer: Ang - UK
Date: 24th Feb 2007

Well I was either going to choose this phone or the LG U400 & I chose the LG U400 because I think Sony is starting to loose their touch on the phone looks boring & old & doesn't excite me with its style at all, also the colours available on 3 wasn't very good & I think that song would have been better developing the k750i look with the nice camera design. But the features on this phone is pretty good cuss my friend has it & I think the main important Sony needs to work on now is new styles like the Sony Ericsson z610 its a good looking phone on pictures but when you go to c it I was really disappointed because of hw big it was & also the lack of new style in it but that's another review LOL so I'll leave it here.

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Reviewer: Damian - Blackburn, UK
Date: 23rd Feb 2007

Don't know because I haven't got it yet, many mixed reviews. I found people guessing what its like before they even have it. I am upgrading from a Nokia n80, worst phone I have ever had. I hoped for the k800i, but been advised this. Truly hope I am not disappointed, as I often am with new phones. Shall give an update once I have had a play with it.

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Reviewer: Paul - Cardiff, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2007

This phone is excellent. It is the smallest G3 phone around. Compared to the Nokia I had it is ace. Easy to use & takes being dropped a few times. All the tech stuff works great! No software problems or hardware issues

Only downsides, the Camera is good outside -no flash for inside. Can not charge & use handfree that comes with phone - Same socket.

The best G3 phone I have ever had!

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Reviewer: Why - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

Had this for 2 weeks after renewing contract directly with 3. Got fed up with all the cash back sending coupons back business & after threatening to leave a few times they managed to give me some deal which works out effectively at £12 per month for 500 mins & 100 text per month.

Wow. After having an ugly brick (my phone that is) the Motorola v975 this was amazing. Very light. Camera is OK in day light. Ability to put tunes on. Cheapish memory card.

It hasn't frozen yet like many of the user comments. Maybe anything is better than the Motorola but this phone is fantastic & looks great.

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Reviewer: Donna Paculaba - Cebu City, Philippines
Date: 14th Feb 2007

Absolutely fantastic! Just bought one, hours ago. & mind you, I read all the reviews, both bad & good, prior to purchasing it & found it positively wonderful! I got it in (evening) red. Just in time for St. Valentine's Day! LOL =P

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Reviewer: D@82 - B'ham, UK
Date: 13th Feb 2007

BEST Sony I HAVE HAD TO DATE, A MUST HAVE !

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Reviewer: Tuomas - Finland
Date: 4th Feb 2007

This is a good phone at this price!

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Reviewer: Ali - Bahrain
Date: 3rd Feb 2007

I just got this phone no flaws that I can see except for the lack of ringtones LOL. That's no prob, buy this phone its better than a Nokia 3250 big time best value 4 money.

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Reviewer: Dan - US
Date: 1st Feb 2007

I love this phone. I have had it for 4 months now & I just absolutely love it. It is a very sturdy phone to. I dropped it on some hard cement & it hardly even left a scratch on the wonderful detail that Sony created the video phone is also an extremely nice feature if only it was more used here for the phone. Nobody has video phones here which is a pretty useless feature for now but in a few years it will be great. Another one of my favorite features is the MP3 player the only downside is that it doesn't have a headphone jack which really isn't expected for this class of phone.

Over all I would recommend this phone to anyone who is think of buying it. It has a bunch of features at a reasonable price.

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Reviewer: Luigi - Portugal
Date: 26th Jan 2007

This is a great phone, full of features, with low power consumption & very stylish.

I understand that all mobile phones are susceptible to have software bugs, but a phone that answers your calls for its own decision, it probably means a mis-configuration. Anyway, weighting only 89 g, you can play MP3, take great photos, browse the Internet & read e-mails, videocalls.

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Reviewer: Alex Balchin - Somerset, UK
Date: 18th Jan 2007

I am getting this phone for my birthday (in silver!) & I can't wait. I got to use the phone to check everything works & it is great! It doesn't feel cheap like some people have said, camera is really good, lots of great features, java 3D, RRS feeds, it is amazing! & it is really cheap (found it for £93.00) it is as small as it looks! & the size of it has not affected the screen at all the screen is large & very very sharp! Great for watching movies on! Because you can watch it in landscape! If you are looking for a new phone this would be a great way to go.

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Reviewer: Ester - UK
Date: 17th Jan 2007

Great little phone, but one niggling problem - it keeps powering down turning itself off after only minutes & this is really annoying. Is it something in the set-up?

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Reviewer: Jonatan - Spain
Date: 17th Jan 2007

Good mobile phone. But with one problem, the speaker is rubbish.

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Reviewer: Budi - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 17th Jan 2007

Great Phones, but when I am accessing 3G streaming content often it will restart & never can be used again. , the screen become white blank. Its happening to with K608i as well, do you have any suggestion why?

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Reviewer: Vince - Falkirk, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2007

Good phone got it 6 month ago & has been used a lot great features including TV channels & 3G. Camera not as good as k750i which I upgraded from but the service it can provide is exceptional. Great toy for my money.

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Reviewer: Tom - London, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2007

Love this phone with the exception of a few little flaws.

- As with all phones the silver paint/finish wears off too easily.
- The camera doesn't have a flash.
- You can't adjust the colours of text, etc. Without downloading new schemes.

But these are only minor things. I upgraded from the K750i a few months ago & I am very happy with my decision.

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Reviewer: João Leite - Portugal
Date: 2nd Jan 2007

Answers the phone without prompting you to accept it, I.e., even in normal answering mode, it answers calls for you. It's quite frustrating to know that somebody you know called you, heard everything you said & you simply didn't know it until he tells you word by word what you said. It has already happened to me several times. I bought it to replace the K600i because it did exactly the same. It answers the phone even hanged in your belt.

Doesn't have infra-red & radio. Also emits an annoying sound like a deep beep to your Bluetooth device in the beginning & in the end of your calls.

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Reviewer: G.Jill - Brazil
Date: 2nd Jan 2007

I love this phone! Sadly I am having a problem with it, when someone calls & for some reason I don't answer, the number doesn't go to not attended call list. So I never know who called. In the first week everything was OK, now I can't figure why this is happening. Has this happened to any of you?

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Reviewer: Billy - Nottingham, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2006

Went to this from a Samsung D600 & am impressed so far. Could do with a flash on the camera though.

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Reviewer: Simon - London, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2006

I am upgrading from a really cheap Siemens handset from yesteryear. The 610i has much better features but so far it seems the speaker is lesser quality - phone calls sound distant & tinny - very disappointing - I was expecting the core function of a phone would have improved with time.

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Reviewer: D - Manchester, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2006

I upgraded to this phone from a K750i & it is excellent! It's small, sleek & the fundamental design feature for me is the raised protection around the central navigation button. The absence of this on the K750i must have been a design flaw! The camera, again a 2 megapixel, takes incredibly good quality pictures. The screen display is incredibly clear. The menu structure is simple, clear & easily accessible. Historically, I've always had Nokia phones & was about to return to them, how glad I am that I chose this phone! I am now truly a Sony Ericsson convert! & a virtual salesman to my friends & family! Try this phone, you won't be disappointed.

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Reviewer: Yael Parnes - Tel Aviv, Israel
Date: 8th Dec 2006

I got this phone one week ago & I love it. I was afraid it would be hard to get used to after my Nokia, but it was no problem! There are so many great features on this phone that it'll take me a little while longer to be able to make maximum use it, but I'll get there. Also love the way it looks & feels. No plastic, pure class!

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Reviewer: Andy - UK
Date: 30th Nov 2006

Good phone. Very reluctant to move from Nokia but this phone has changed my opinion of Sony. Camera is very good but would benefit from autofocus & a lens cover. Easy to use & no problems so far. No joystick, yippee!

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Reviewer: Twilo - UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2006

LOL I can't believe some of the reviews here say this phone is bad looking & cheap. If anyone had any design sense they would know straight away this is by far one of the best looking phones on the market. Even still today. ESPECIALLY in WHITE. Hasn't anyone seen this colour yet!? A well designed phone is in its shape, curves aren't nice, apart from for the ladies usually, but this has sharp clean lines & a great simple feel, built to last too.

There's hardly much difference between this & the 570, except 3G & the obvious reasons, but again another solid phone, better than the plasticy feel of most phones available.

Stuff the red & boring black versions, go for white & stand out.

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Reviewer: Ali - Tehran, Iran
Date: 19th Nov 2006

It has a good shape, & low weight. Its menu is comfortable to use.

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Reviewer: Conan - Tokyo, Japan
Date: 18th Nov 2006

Good mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Phatman - Newquay, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2006

Excellent phone! Small enough to fit in your pocket, way better build quality than Nokia or Samsung. Camera is much better than I expected. Battery life is very good - better than slider phone. Only down side I can see is the buttons are a little small if you have big fingers. I have no hesitation in recommending it!

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Reviewer: Zak - Putney, London, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2006

This phone is live! Any man should get this phone because every man needs a second line.

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Reviewer: Zozo Clujeanul - Romania
Date: 11th Nov 2006

I have this phone for two days & its rubbish compared to W900i!

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Reviewer: Aage J. Barlund - Norway
Date: 6th Nov 2006

I have had this phone for a few months now, & I'm not happy with it. It has a tendency to turn itself off at times. I have tried to download an update for the software, but the phone will not let me do that.

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Reviewer: Erin - Sydney, Australia
Date: 6th Nov 2006

I first got this phone & was very excited about it, had heard so many good reports. It was a challenge to learn how to use it as I've always been a Nokia girl, so it took a while to learn what buttons did what, I found it quite confusing. But my major hang up with this phone, was that when in a conversation with someone, even with the phone on the loudest possible setting, I could not hear what the other person was saying when outside the quiet of my home. So any background noise like in a shopping centre made it virtually impossible to use. So I got rid of it & went back to my old Nokia. So much better!

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Reviewer: Ed - Sydney, Australia
Date: 27th Oct 2006

It took a little getting used to after only ever using Nokia's but after a while it was fine. That's when everything turned pear shaped. Here's what went wrong. 1: The # key would constantly appear without me touching the phone. This made me very upset. 2: When on a call, often the person on the other end would hear a horrible beep. 3: When SMSing the space key would only work 50% of the time. 4: The screen would constantly freeze. 5: When hanging up the phone would try to connect to the Internet.

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Reviewer: Krystian - Swietochlowice, Poland
Date: 22nd Oct 2006

Good phone

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Reviewer: V - UK
Date: 20th Oct 2006

I think this fone is rubbish, my sister has it and it is nothing compared to my K800i

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Reviewer: Shihan - Muscat, Oman
Date: 17th Oct 2006

This is the best buy phone you can get...

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Reviewer: Ldrummer - UK
Date: 8th Oct 2006

Greeeat fone! Ordered one yesterday waiting for it to come through!

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Reviewer: Shihab - Muscat, Oman
Date: 6th Oct 2006

I did not get this phone but I will get it soon. It looks nice I think its just the right thing........ I don't think it will give me problems.

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Reviewer: Maximino P. Tidalgo - IV, Philippines
Date: 6th Oct 2006

My Sony Ericsson K610i suddenly lost it's power & it can't be turned on anymore. Sony Ericsson should look into this matter. It's a disaster!!!

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Reviewer: Ben - UK
Date: 5th Oct 2006

This phone is easy to use the only down point is no flash GREAT PHONE!!!

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Reviewer: Jag - Glasgow, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2006

Looks good going to get it tomorrow. I'm getting a 1Gb memory stick from eBay costs just under £40 maybe a bit more for delivery, but its well worth it if ur into ur music. Looking forward to its arrival.

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Reviewer: Scott Rogers - Rainham, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2006

I don't have this phone but I went into a shop & it was quality. The buttons are easy to press & the screen is a good size to see images & in good quality.

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Reviewer: Gumberto Stoeman - Sheffield, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2006

Hi, I got this phone free of charge off my service provider & I am very impressed with it, although the looks of the phone are quite feminine, I do get some funny looks when I take the phone out of my pocket in the local pub!

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Reviewer: Marcus - UK
Date: 1st Oct 2006

I have always had a Sony Ericsson phone for a few years now but last year made the mistake of switching to a Motorola. Now that my contract has finished I've just got a new K610i, & it's fantastic. If you want a phone with the best camera get a K800i. If you want a phone with the best music get a W810i. But if your not really gonna use all that (I have digital camera & ipod so I wont really use them) this is great. Its small light & looks really good. Although the buttons are close together there's no problems with pushing them together - I haven't made any mistakes yet. I have the phone on 3 & the call quality is excellent. Internet access is very very quick & it's got full access. Screen quality is amazing. Bluetooth supports all features & remote function to use with your PC for media player & PowerPoint. Glad to be back with Sony Ericsson, don't think I'll switch again. Have now have Nokia, Samsung & Motorola but have been disappointed with them all, I never am with a Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Luke - Hereford, UK
Date: 23rd Sep 2006

I HAVNT GOT THIS PHONE BUT............. I WAS GOING TO GET IT, SO I WENT INTO A PHONE SHOP AND HAD A LOOK AT IT, THE KEYS LOKS A GOOD SIZE ON THE INTERNET BUT DONT BE FOOLED THE KEYS ARE TINY AND TO CLOSE TOGETHER!! AND IT LOOKS CHEAP. NOW IM GETTING A, SAMSUNG E900.

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Reviewer: RJ - Australia
Date: 19th Sep 2006

Have had this phone now for about three weeks, no problems at all! This is by far the best phone I have owned. Do yourself a favour, if you are in the market for a new phone, go & get one of these little rippers. I can't say enough about them.

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Reviewer: LINDA - ORKNEY, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2006

Only had this phone 1 week & now I have to put it on to speaker to hear any calls. It's going back to Phones 4 U. I'm going to try & get a Nokia N93 instead. Very disappointed with my first contract phone.

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Reviewer: Chance - Australia
Date: 10th Sep 2006

I'm so looking forward to getting this handset. My only disappointment to it is the missing camera flash & FM Radio. But the design is eye catching, & the compact size & impressive light weight.

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Reviewer: luke.p - UK
Date: 9th Sep 2006

Might be getting this phone in a couple of weeks does it really feel & look cheap??

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Reviewer: Ali - London, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2006

Very good fone!

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Reviewer: James - London, UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2006

Upgrade from my T630 so obviously a big step up in technology. Originally ordered V630 but sent back because I did not like the design. Essentially the same phone although apparently the standby time is better on this model but does not come with free extra 256 Flash RAM - only 64 onboard but can be upgraded - don't let that put you off.

Not had much time to check it out but immediate reaction: Great screen. Very good sound quality. Nice size, feels good to hold in the hand. Fast & responsive menus.

Gripes:

Main gripe: I wish it was black, not mad about the silver, it feels a little bit cheap because of this colour & I think if it was a black case that problem would diminish. I've tried to find out if Vodafone are going to have the 610im on contract (same phone but in black) but they won't say? There's no reason for them to stock it as they don't offer the iMode service, but you never know.

Why do SONY do that - release such similar models so close together?

The keys are a little small/flat to use - hard to read when they are back-lit with blue against the silver.
Reception not perfect - but good eneough.
Camera. Good it's there but don't buy a phone for the camera buy a real camera.
Music - this does play music - but it's not a walkman phone. Again I would say this is a bit of a gimmick - better to buy an iPod or a mini-disc.

Overall a nicely designed phone from SONY E. but should be available in a different colour!

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Reviewer: Uzair Ali Khan - London, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2006

This is a really nice video phone with some signal problem & it is very light weight & quite slim. I will recommend this phone to everyone. No FM by the way

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Reviewer: Michael Robinson - Belfast, Ireland
Date: 16th Aug 2006

Hi people, got this phone & was not to hot about it at first, as I had a Samsung & it works fantastic with the pc & very easy & quick to transfer files no matter how big. So anyway got to use the phone & can not believe the picture quality of the photos, as some of the reviews say you cannot zoom in ,but take in to equation this is only in 2m pixies but once the picture has been taken, open it in landscape & you can zoom in to at least 32 times, fantastic.

Even better is the panorama setting which lets you take a photo 3 in 1 shot ,let me explain you take the first photo then on your second photo on your phone you can see the far right of your first photo ,so what you do is move the right side of your first photo into view of your second photo shot & when they line up take the photo & do the same for your third photo & you get a huge landscape photo with all the photos put together as one the best photos I have take on any phone. MY dad has a Sony phone with 3m px & I don't care I have fought with him I think my phone has far better quality maybe his is not working right but this 1 is the bees knees. All I need is to no where I can get a better memory stick, m2 tm one any help here

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Reviewer: Gary Matthews - Walsall, UK
Date: 15th Aug 2006

The phone is cheap looking, very plastic & a horrible colour. I've had this phone 2 hours & it's already on the way back. It's like a fisher price first phone!!!! Very disappointed.

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Reviewer: David Hopkins - Chester, UK
Date: 14th Aug 2006

This was my upgrade phone from a Sony Ericsson K750i which I had for over 1 year. Dare I say the K750i was boarding on the best mobile I'd ever had & I've had many a phone always craving the newest top phones switching between all the manufacturers but satisfaction was finally fulfilled with this hand set.

A good all rounder, reliable, cracking camera with flash creating quality pics every time. I finally felt at home & comfortable with the Sony Ericsson brand.

One year on & many new exciting models lunched unfortunately these models arrive later this year (W850i, W950i & others)

My contacts with O2 but I must say the choice of upgrades at this minute are limited. I opted for a K610i & had the handset for a few weeks but overall I feel a little disappointed. For me the move from a K750i to the K610i was not so much of an upgrade more so a face lift.

Don't get me wrong it still would be a classy phone for a new comer & perhaps my scoring is a little reflective of this.

I sent mine back today but again with the limited choice I will try the K800i but looking at some reviews with previous K750i owners I will be left feeling the same. Maybe its time for a complete change or maybe I'll hold out for the arrival of the W850i next month?

Ps The Face Warp found in applications is a hoot, endless hours of fun at home, in the local even taking pics of the family pet, it's disturbing I know. "Gobbler" & "Professor" need I say more!

- Good Camera but no flash as per K750i
- Video Footage but plenty of room for improvement in quality
- Easy to navigate Menu with all the usual expected functions on a mobile
- Good quality Screen Resolution
- Nice Size & Weight
- You'll have no problems with Keypad & Hot Keys
- Used phone extensively over month & didn't find any software or running problems! Looks to be reliable as K750i

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Reviewer: David Sin - London, UK
Date: 7th Aug 2006

Hi, I really like this mobile, but I really need to know, how much space is there for Java. Please! Who knows this?

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Reviewer: Alpa - Nottingham, UK
Date: 7th Aug 2006

I have had quite a few problems with this phone as it keeps crashing, ordered another & it is still happening. Be careful as one of mine now does not switch on.

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Reviewer: mr dog - Singapore
Date: 2nd Aug 2006

The camera can be zoomed without frame.... jus change picture size to 'vga'.

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Reviewer: Sophie - Burntwood, UK
Date: 26th Jul 2006

I am waiting to get this phone & it looks brilliant, it looks like it won't scratch. I wud prefer this phone is silver as it looks a lot more better I think. I hope that this phone will last me for a long time till me contract is up in 18 months time.

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Reviewer: Emma - UK
Date: 24th Jul 2006

I have had this phone a few days & think it's great. It looks good, it feels good & it's quite simple to use. I've had Samsung's before this but I wanted a change & although it's different it's just as good in different ways.

The computer package was hard to use initially as it couldn't 'see' my phone but once I got that sorted it was good.

When on the phone sound quality it excellent, however the mp3 quality is not quite as good.

I agree with the other users about the camera, good but annoying that the flash & zoom can only be used with a frame, & it doesn't make sense as to why!

Overall if you want a phone which is a phone, not a music player or camera this is great & the camera & music player are good for a phone, but if you're looking for a 3-in-1 you'll be disappointed.

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Reviewer: Shaan - Bradford, UK
Date: 22nd Jul 2006

It's an ok phone

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Reviewer: Rishi Prakash - Delhi, India
Date: 21st Jul 2006

Mobile design: Sony Ericsson K610i is thin, elegant & smallest 3G mobile handset. Sony Ericsson K610i are endowed with 3G features that include integrated camera to capture special moments, video camera, video calling, MP3 player for all time music, java games & a lots more.

Camera mobile phone: 3G Sony Ericsson K610i is integrated with 2 mega-pixel digital camera, picture editor, & photo light & 4 x digital zoom. Capture unforgettable moments in your camera mobile phone. Personalise it & share with your near & dear ones.

Music lovers: The 3G Sony Ericsson K610i with MP3 player enables you to listen to your latest & anytime hit songs. Sony Ericsson 610i includes Disc2Phone music management software to transfer music from your PC to your handset. So, enjoy all types of songs & music videos anytime.

Java Game technology: Java games technology has added a new & latest feature to the mobile phones. Now you can play java games in your handset. You need not to own a PC, just click mobile button & play games anytime, anywhere.

Mobile Internet: Sony Ericsson K610i t provides Internet facility to connect you with the world. Check email, browse web pages & stay up to date with the events that are taking place all around the world.

GPRS: GPRS means General Packet Radio Service. It offers moderate speed data transfer facility over a mobile phone network. It is an always on data connection for GSM mobile phones. This facility gives you faster WAP browsing, web surfing & emails, etc.

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS): This Multimedia Messaging Service allows you to send text, sound, images & video. You can send images in different formats like JPEG, GIF, etc. You can send audio in MP3 & MIDI formats & Video in MPEG format.

Tri-band: Internal tri-band antenna allows your phone to be used all over the world. Tri-band mobile phones work on three GSM frequency bands as the name suggests. These frequency bands are 900, 1800 & 1900MHz.

Features of Sony Ericsson K610i include:

- Colour Display: TFT, 256k colours
- Ringtones: Polyphonic, (MP3, AAC)
- Camera: 2 Mega-pixel VGA
- Video Recorder
- Video clip
- MP3: Yes
- SMS, EMS, MMS
- Voice Mail
- Java Games
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Infrared: N/A
- GPRS: Class 10, 32-48 kbps
- Memory: M2T Memory Stick MicroT
- Weight: 92 g
- Size: 102 x 45 x 17 mm
- Talk time: Up to 7 h
- Standby: Up to 400 h

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Reviewer: Prady - Blore, India
Date: 20th Jul 2006

I'm looking forward to buy this phone, so this is not a rev. I'm really very much interested in this phone, but few things are really bothering me, like it has 2.5x of Digital zoom, however other phones of this range got 4x zoom. So, is it that noticeable? And it has TFD display, instead of regular TFT display, I have gone around some site to find the diff, I came to know that frame refresh rate is faster in TFT display...

So guys, tell me are u facing any problem bcuz of above mentioned shortcomings....

TIA Prady

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Reviewer: mynewphone - UK
Date: 14th Jul 2006

Got this phone the day before yesterday, as with all (most) Sony Ericsson phone it is very easy to use with a nice colour pictured menu. I got it in the metallic red colour. Phone is unbelievably light & small for a 3g phone. The camera is pretty good although for some reason doesn't seem as good as other 2mega pixel cameras ive used on friends phones. I have upgraded from the nokia 6111 which is a beautiful phone but doesn't really do much. The only issue ive got with this (k610i) phone is that it feels quite cheap when you're holding it. It is a very standard looking Sony Ericsson phone except that it is red. It isn't the best looking phone available at the moment BUT if you want a 3g phone that's lightweight, small & nice to look at this is probably the best phone to get. It hasn't got as many features as other phones but size has to be considered.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Cheshire, UK
Date: 14th Jul 2006

Got this phone today, so far I am not impressed at all. Before this I had a Samsung which was so user friendly. I have heard good things about Sony Ericsson, however I have to say I will be swapping back to Samsung next time. The signal is rubbish & I always had a great signal with Samsung. I had my gripes about Samsung but those gripes are now gone after trying this phone. This phone is nice & slim & looks good but that's about it as far as I am concerned.

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Reviewer: Sam - Crowthorne, UK
Date: 14th Jul 2006

I had a K750i for nearly a year, which I lost, & I really wanted to replace it with another Sony Ericsson. However, I had to wait for a while, as my contract still had some time left on it, so I bought a Samsung D600 just to see how different Sony Ericsson phones were to these.

Then my K610i turned up. The D600 now sits in a drawer, doing nothing. This phone is brilliant.

I don't like the design overmuch, but Sony Ericsson have fixed the problems that really annoyed me when I had a K750i- for example, no more joystick. Smart move. My K750i one broke in a few months. And I can take the battery cover off on this one, too. The interface is beautiful to use, & the ergonomics are fabulous.

A truly class act. But don't get it in red. ;)

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Reviewer: Kerry - Nottingham, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2006

I think this phone looks as good as it works! The memory is excellent, its easy to use & the sound quality is brill! Would recommend this phone to anyone!!

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Reviewer: Kieron Mccullar - UK
Date: 7th Jul 2006

Have just got the phone & think that is very understated. Everything works smoothly & it looks the business. Downside being that the photo flash from previous models has been replaced by night mode, & you can't use the zoom in normal photo mode! It's says zoom not available in this mode but if you put a silly frame around it the zoom works really well so explain that one!

Overall it's a phone with everything you could want & if you're really that bothered by the photos go & buy your self a camera!

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Reviewer: Emma - Southampton, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2006

Did not think I would even consider this type of phone as I definitely prefer slide or flip phones. But I saw this & now I am totally torn!! It's between this & the Samsung e900 any help anyone?!

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Reviewer: Ben Gray - Kempton, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2006

This is a very attractive mobile & by having 3G it will be a total winner. I want it in the silver as it looks more masculine in silver. The casing looks like it wont scratch easy which will be great to know. I tend to scratch up all my new phones & it drives me crazy. This phone has it all a 2 mega megapixel camera with a zoom & a media player for playing my music & playing the videos. I cant wait to get this phone & I know my mate Andy will be into it.

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Reviewer: Peter Wilkinson - Hammersmith, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2006

Excellent third generation mobile phone by Sony Ericsson with Bluetooth, Access Netfront & HSCSD high speed data. What more can I ask for in a mobile phone. This phone is well equipped with all the latest & fastest technology, so therefore it should provide the very best quality performance. It has a tri band network which is a must for me as I am always on the move. Pleased it has a memory stick option as I hate not having enough memory on a phone. The battery performance sounds really good too. Best phone I have seen for a while & will have it regardless of the price.

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Reviewer: Samantha K - Maidenhead, UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2006

Loving the sexy red version of this mobile phone. Wow. It is a fabulous looking phone & so sexy, hot, shiny in the red coloured cover & I am overwhelmed by all the built in features. This phone is the one for me & I know it is going to have a high price tag as it will be new out when I get it but I don't care. It is so fabulous looking. A 3G phone with Bluetooth is gonna be worth every penny. I know I will use the camera, video & media player all the time. I haven't used a 2 megapixel camera before & it will knock spots off my current phone with a VGA camera. Love the SE phones & love the layout of the keys on this phone. I am very excited about this phone & truly can't wait. 100 percent for design. 100 percent for features & 100 percent for usability as I don't know yet.



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