K610im - Sony Ericsson's first 3G phone with i-mode

Cellphones | Geek Gadgets | Sony Ericsson | Tech News | Geeked by Geek 24 Geeks on 25 June, 2006 - 16:15.

K610im - Sony Ericsson Phone
Are we the only ones who think Sony Ericsson is on an innovation spree - launching a few new phones every week? The new K610im, which follows the W850i, W700i, K800 & K790 brings 3G and i-mode, a very popular operator service prevalently used in China and Japan into one slim candy bar look.

 

The "i-mode" service delivers a richer and interactive Internet, SMS and mail experience  with features like the iMMS and iMail. The K610im's biggest USP is that integrates this service with the GSM/UMTS 3G service and still provides all the other features we have so got used to seeing in Sony Ericsson phones.

There are few improvements too and some new features like over-the-air music downloads, and a  60 track storage capacity in the new eAAC+ format. Briefly these are features:

Imaging and messaging

  • 1.9” QCIF+ (176x220) TFT 260k
  • 2 megapixel camera and VGA Video call
  • iMail
  • Push e-mail
  • 2.5 x digital zoom
  • 16 MB user memory (actual depending on operator customization)
  • Video recording/playback
  • SMS and iMMS
  • DoJa stand-by application

Music
  • Speakerphone
  • 64 MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™ (support for up to 1GB)
  • Media player [MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ support ]
  • Support MFi & Mobile MP4
  • Full streaming Audio & Video
  • DoJa 2.5 OE
  • i-mode™ DRM
  • Polyphonic 72 voices
  • 3D games
  • OMA DRM v. 1.0
  • Music DJ™, PhotoDJ™, VideoDJ™

Connectivity
  • Memory card slot
  • UMTS 2100 + GPRS 900/1800/1900
  • Bluetooth™ technology
  • PC Tools & Software
  • USB 2.0 Mass storage
  • USB charging
  • Fast port system connector
  • External antenna connector
  • Flight mode
  • Access NetFront™ Web Browser
  • Kit Content
    • 64 MB M2
    • USB Cable
    • PC software
Pretty impressive. The K610im is expected to be available in Europe and Asia Pacific sometime by Q3 of this year in 'carbon black' color although no information on price is available yet. We just wish it would have been more easier to remember all these numbers with 'K's, and 'W's judging by the frequency at which Sony Ericsson is launching these.