Sony Ericsson announces the new K610

Sony Ericsson today announces the K610, a slim, lightweight and affordable UMTS imaging phone that opens up the world of 3G for a much wider population.



Just 17mm thick and weighing 92 grams, the K610 is the size and weight of a typical 2G stick phone and will be one of the smallest and lightest 3G phones to come on the market. It packs into its slender frame a suite of advanced communications, business and entertainment applications plus a 2 Megapixel camera, Memory Stick removable storage and Bluetooth connectivity.

The K610 is a classic Sony Ericsson design reminiscent of the iconic and much loved T610 with a balance of form and function that makes it pretty irresistible," said Jan Wäreby, Corporate Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing

The K610's pure lines combine with a solid, quality feel to make it a pleasure to hold and use. It is also incredibly practical and easy to use, with bright illumination plus large keypad and 262K colour display.

UMTS connectivity and a 2 Megapixel camera makes the K610 an ideal tool to shoot images and share them instantly - whether for business or pleasure. Creating a photoblog is easily done by just adding text to images and posting them to the Internet, or images can be quickly sent by email or MMS.

High speed email, web access and a range of business-friendly applications make the K610 the ideal partner for the productive mobile office. Standard push e-mail support (P-IMAP) sends messages direct to the phone without having to download them, and a flight mode allows users to work offline.

The phone's practical use as a business tool is further strengthened by a comprehensive connectivity suite that keeps the user always in touch. UMTS is supplemented by Bluetooth, Infrared, USB 2.0 mass storage and Memory Stick Micro(tm) (M2(tm)) support,. USB 2.0 can be used to synchronise with Microsoft Outlook to ensure calendar and contacts are always up-to-date the handset.

Browsing the Internet on the K610 is a graphic-rich experience that is very similar to using a PC, thanks to the NetFront(tm) browser. HTML pages are presented in full with photos, video, words and graphics adapted to fit the 1.9" colour display, making it easy to scroll, browse and follow links between sites. New support for RSS Feeds allows users to subscribe to news services to receive updates direct to the phone.

The K610's integrated music player makes listening to music on the move simple. Music files can be stored on Memory Stick Micro(tm) (M2(tm)), which can be expanded to 1GB, It is easy to create and manage playlists and supplied software handles transfer of music files between the user's PC and the phone. The player delivers a top notch listening experience, helped along by the phone's high quality stereo headphones and built-in equaliser.

The Sony Ericsson K610 is a Dual Mode UMTS handset commercially available in Evening Red and Urban Silver colours and starts shipping during Q2 2006.

K610i - Dual mode UMTS (2100MHz) - GPRS 900/1800/1900 for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa

K610c - Dual mode UMTS (2100MHz) - GPRS 900/1800/1900 for Mainland China. (Launch for mainland China dependent on availability of 3G services.)

K610 - Features at a glance:

Imaging & Messaging

* 2.0 Megapixel camera
* 2 x digital zoom
* Horizontal camera user interface
* Video call (integrated VGA camera)
* Video record and play
* Video streaming
* PictureDJ(tm)
* SMS and MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* 262,144 color 1.9" TFT
* 176 x 220 pixels

Entertainment

* Disc2Phone ripping software
* WAP 2.0 XHTML/HTML
* Java MIDP 2.0
* Media player (supports MP3, AAC and E-AAC+)
* Music download
* Polyphonic ringtones, 72 voices
* MusicDJ(tm)
* 2D and 3D gaming

Connectivity

* USB cable
* USB 2.0 mass storage, full speed
* Memory Stick Micro(tm) (M2(tm))support (up to 1 GB ) Bluetooth(tm)
* Dual mode UMTS and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900

Business

* Standard Push e-mail (M-IMAP)
* Speakerphone
* Modem
* PC synchronization
* File manager
* Talk time: Up to 7 hours GSM, up to 2.5 hours WCDMA
* Standby time: Up to 400 hours GSM and up to 350 hours WCDMA
* Size: 102 x 45.2 x 16.9mm
* Weight: 92 grams




This post has been edited by panasonic88: Apr 8 2008, 07:07 PM

17mm thick weight 92g... 1.9 inches screen and good battery life...

but guess... rumous said this phone with 2.0mp digital camera might not ha AF... this is the turn down~

Q2 2006. soon~

look at the keypad.... freaking sexy~~~~~~~

who said 3G phone must be huge and heavy? this K610 is a great upgrade from K600i...

and ppl who don't like W900i bulky but need the UMTS and 3G vidoe calls. another options for W900i

alamak, headache again...

W810i = walkman, EDGE and 2GB MSD Pro Support
K610i = 3G, nice design and support 1GB M2

don't need ipod video la... it's 1.9' screen... it's bigger compare with K750i/W800i

Sony Already annouced... it's the same price with MSD Pro... good new huh?

max is 60gb... but K610i only support till 1gb..

confirm that the MXE-60 can be use in K610...

not really.... it depand... some phone without bluetooth like J200 can not use DBA-10(external bluetooth dongle for Ericsson and Sony Ericsson phone) even they have the same port.

and Z520i can not use MXE-60(external flash) even port can fit in.

can use MXE-60 external flash mah...

K610i is an upgrade version of K600i... what's the launching price of K600i? RM1699? guess the launching price should be around K600i price too...

instead a good upgrade from K600i...

pana,
why merge K600 question in to K610 thread? there's a K600i thread somewhere here in LYN.

lencent,
yes! AP or waterset for K610i only selling RM1000 - RM1100!!! damn good buy.~ specially those who want a stylish, small and elegent 3G phone~

yeap.. some how rather i prefer the design of K610i. lencent... can not compare with K750 la.... K610i have 3G

is officially available in Malaysia market. RRP RM350. want a fast grab please go to Ericserv. they have limited stocks~

so far M2 have faster read/write speed than MS Duo Pro ler... and M2 built with new technology which is hard to imitate, faster speed and highest capacity(rumous said it can go up to 32GB)