Sony Ericsson T610 Phone (T-Mobile)

by Sony Ericsson

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AGRYX
• Item model number: T610
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (501 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,030 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Sony Ericsson T610 features a built-in digital camera, Bluetooth, multimedia messaging, polyphonic ringtones, and tons of ways for you to personalize its look and feel. Quality materials and a large color display give this phone its sophisticated personality. It's the perfect complement to T-Mobile service.

Design
The phone features a bright, clear 128 x 160 screen with 65,536 colors. The stylish candybar form factor of the phone will turn heads and get attention, while the quick camera buttons and easy-to-use center control toggle make it a snap to operate the T610. Charging and data connectivity are provided on the bottom of the phone, while an infrared transmitter for synchronizing contacts and data is housed on the top of the device. Meanwhile, the phone's CIF-resolution (352 x 288) camera is housed on the back panel.

An onboard joystick and iconic menu make for easy navigation.

Calling Features
When you're calling, you'll enjoy essential features like redial, vibrating alert, speed dialing, and side volume keys, as well as choice extras like sleep mode, menu shortcuts, keypad lock, SIM card lock, voice control, and status view. Create your own ringtones with the built-in MusicDJ using a library of pre-loaded instruments, rhythms, and melodies. Further, the phone's 32-voice polyphonic ringtones make your incoming calls sound like music to your ears. Use the ringtones that come with your phone or download new ones from T-Mobile's t-zones mobile Internet service. And because the T610 has Bluetooth built in, you can use a wide array of Bluetooth-compatible headsets for total wireless freedom.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The T610 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, graphics and sound via messages. Multimedia messaging (MMS) lets you compose your messages using images, sounds and text. Sony-Ericsson's QuickShare feature, meanwhile, lets you share content with other devices, other phones, even your computer--just drag and drop pictures from your PC to your phone. Instant messaging is also supported and the phone ships with a built-in email client (T-Mobile messaging charges apply). T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

The T610 has a built-in camera with 2MB of onboard storage.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the T610, as well. It supports the GPRS protocol for speedy downloads and wireless Web access. T-Mobile's t-zones service lets you receive and send emails, read news headlines, get sports scores, download games and ringtones, and more.

The T610's Bluetooth capability lets you connect, wirelessly, to a laptop, a PDA, or another Bluetooth phone, and users of Apple computers can synchronize their calendars and contact information with the T610 using iSync, Apple's free synchronization software.

A number of handy tools come with the phone, including a memo pad, a calculator, business card exchange, a calendar, and a tasks list. There's also a full-featured clock, which includes a stopwatch, an alarm, and a handy timer.

Imaging and Entertainment
The camera T610's camera couldn't be easier to operate, with just one click to activate it and another to take a picture. Want to view your pictures on your computer screen? The T610 can automatically enlarge pictures to VGA size (480 x 640 pixels). Software included in the phone recalculates picture size without sacrificing quality.

Mobile gaming has never looked better than on the T610's high quality screen. Force and sound feedback guarantees full-throttle fun. The T610 comes with a variety of embedded games, including the legendary racing game V-Rally 2, and many more are available for download.

Vital Statistics
The Sony-Ericsson T610 weighs 3.26 ounces and measures 4.02 x 1.69 x 0.67 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 9 hours of digital talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS 800/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
T610 handset, SIM card, battery, charging cord, user's manual, and warranty information

Amazon.com

Featuring a high-resolution, 65,536-color screen, this phone supports the Java and Mophun platforms, Bluetooth, infrared, cable, and Apple iSync connectivity, features a handy Quickshare camera, and more.

The T610's four rows of animated menu icons bring a PC-like navigation experience to your phone while still leaving plenty of room for messages, which the phone's MMS capability lets you to compose using images, sounds, and text.

An onboard joystick and iconic menu make for easy navigation.

With both Java and Mophun platform support, the widest range of mobile phone games and applications are also available for you to download and enjoy.

The T610's Bluetooth, infrared and cable support and ready-to-run iSync make the phone fully compatible with any computer, so all your phone books and calendars can stay synchronized and updated.

The T610 has a built-in camera with 2MB of onboard storage.

For extras, the T610 features a built-in camera and "two clicks Quickshare", which lets you take digital photos in just two clicks: one to activate the camera and another to take the picture. The software then enables you to easily send the pictures to friends or store them on your computer. You can even send pictures from your PC to your phone by syncing up, and dragging and dropping what you want. Up to 2MB is available for image, screensaver, and sound storage, including space for the phone's real-music polyphonic ring tones. You can even listen to your favorite radio programs by connecting to a Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Stereo FM Radio Handsfree.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but not perfect phone., January 21, 2004

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R. Jayaraman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Ericsson T610 Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

(...)I been using this phone for a few months now and think it's pretty good. The phone is not however without its faults.

The Bad:

On of the most annoying thing about this phone is that when you have it locked any key pressed will turn on the screen (at reduced brightness). This means that back light spends a lot of time on reducing stand by time.

Something that will bug many people is that this phone is not that fast. The user interface is easy to figure out and is faster then a Motorola T720i but slower then a Nokia 3560, both of which I have owned before.

Another annoying thing is that the buttons are very small. Which is the price you pay for such a sleeking looking phone I guess. In my opinion it's worth it.

Speaking of buttons, they are not reprogramable as with some Motorola phones that I have had in the past.

This phone looks great but scratches easily. Also Sony Ericsson includes a soft terry cloth to clean it off because they know that this thing picks up fingerprints easily.

The reception is one of the best features about this phone. I have used in the throughout the Los Angeles area and in New York City recently. In fact I got a call while on the subway in Brooklyn!

The camera is a gimmick. It's basically useless. But if your subject is about a foot away from the camera and very well light the picture may come out ok. The screen can display much better images then the camera can take. I've used the infrared port to send high quality images to the phone and used them as wallpapers, and this works great.

So for anyone considering this phone I would have to say that you probably couldn't do any better, and at this price (...) I know you couldn't.

150 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it! All you need and then some!, October 30, 2003

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GarretNYC (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony Ericsson T610 Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

What can I say that hasn't already been said before about this phone. Simply put, it's one of the best phones currently out there. Yeah, some people on Amazon have touted how much they love the Nokia 3650 (which I might add is simply too large a cell phone, IMHO, compared to others currently available like the T610). I thought long and hard about getting the T610 and compared it to the Nokia 3650 and I am so happy I went with the T610. If you're on the fence, do yourself a favor: go to your local phone dealer and compare the two side by side. Hold them in your hand, and if you can, switch them on and compare screens, etc. For me, the 3650 just felt - well...like I was holding a very big phone in my hand - too big for my tastes and too big to put in my pocket. I also don't like Nokia's user interface. Nothing out there beats the Ericsson GUI (graphical user interface). It's so intuitive and straight forward that one can master this phone right out of the box in minutes. Design wise, it's simply a work of art. Smooth lines, fits nicely in the hands, buttons are well spaced (although small - but not a problem), all features and functionalities are nicely executed. Bluetooth with the Jabra headset is simply awesome. Very cool and works well. Voice commands work for the most part (I've yet to see it work with ANY phone 100% of the time which is a result of the technology itself and not the phone), infrared (IR) is cool too - you can send contacts or your business card to anybody with a Palm, Handspring, other phone with IR, etc. A very nice feature. Picture associated caller ID is a wonderful feature as are custom ringtones. The ringtone composer (DJ feature) is extremely cool and allows you to completely compose and customize your own individual rings from scratch and they're not wimpy tones, they're like real music thanks to the Megatones feature - this is cooler than it sounds because virtually every phone out there today has annoying standard ring tones and this allows you to freshen yours up if your old one starts to grate the nerves. As for the camera, YES, it's not a 5 megapixel digicam but, like others have said, -- IT'S a PHONE - and just happens to have a camera built into it - it's not a camera with a phone attached. If you really want to take high quality pictures, get a camera. The built-in camera is suitable for what it's used for plus it does have some extra cool features (nite, sapia, etc.). Finally, it feels like a solid phone as it's constructed of aluminum and hard plastic. Nothing cheap about this phone except it's price (FREE!!!).

67 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A usability review of SE T610, June 7, 2004

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VC (MA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Ericsson T610 Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

Good job SonyEricsson - T610 is a well thought upgrade to T68i.

So about a year ago I wrote a review about Samsung S100 and Sony T68i. I opted for T68i for all the features it had to offer. You bet T68i was SLOW! But 610 is much faster and slick! For all those who have had T68i, you will love T610 and for those who are new to the Sony Ericsson world here is a detailed review for you.
I'll speak more from a usability point of view rather than feature listing - you can find features on various websites.

Let's start with Pros:
- Its small, light and easy to carry (even in your shirt pocket)
- Keys well lit / well spaced (important for small phones)
- Large screen and pretty clear (some people complain about reading under direct sunlight - its not convenient under sun but is usable)
- With phones entering the PDA/Camera/MP3 player market and having too many features, SE has done a good job of organizing all its features under 12 icons. (Pictures & Sounds and Profiles have overlaps and could be handled better)
- T610 introduced a back button which can literally take you back to any previous screen!
- Bluetooth / Infrared makes life easier - easy integration with your windows networking and MS outlook
- Very useful "options/more" button: so imagine having the options you need at every point available at the press of a button. Very good planning as phones become more complicated and have only 16-18 keys for user input!
- Glad they swapped the button for space and punctuations while writing messages from T68i. Makes them in agreement with the other mobile manufacturers.
- Reception / battery : "just acceptable" but not top of the line.
- Audio pretty clear
- Polyphonic ring tones can be unheard till few seconds
- Pretty clear indication of new msg / bluetooth / IR / missed calls / battery / signal : all placed in one line on the top of the screen (much better design than previous sonys / nokias / samsungs / etc.)
- pretty easy to use msging (text is more intuitive then picture msging)
- can delete/edit the words that you add in T9 msg writing mode
- cool concept of default number for every user
- great concept of unsaved numbers list.

Ok now for the cons:
- Firmware issues : a big one that many people are not aware of. Firmware is the software running on your little phone. It is a HUGE task to get a firmware upgrade. The one that comes originally from t-mobile is some ancient build (I bought my T610 few weeks ago and I have R1S and R6C is already out, 6 revisions behind !!). Newer firmware fixes problems and sometimes adds more features/options. My previous experience with T68i was that with firmware upgrade the reception improved by a significant factor and other features added were helpful. I am wondering how to get a firmware upgrade for my T610 now.
- No way to keep a track of time of multiple missed calls from same number.
- 2MB is definitely small for a phone with camera and java game
- The t-zones-wap button on the side is not the coolest idea. Could have used that button for better purpose (maybe bookmarks, the current style forces u to go to tzones website)
- Like many other pointed out : screen gets dirty very easily and needs constant wiping.
- the voice-notes is not a very useful feature. it forces u to send it via MMS and not just save it.
- Like T68i : if you want to change one speed dial, you have to copy your entire phonebook AGAIN to your sim card - very poor design

- given how much improvement they made after T68i - camera picture size should have been 640x480 and minimal flash should have been included !
- Some people are not happy about a single call list for outgoing/incoming/missed. Well thats the way SE likes it.
- FINALLY, phones are evolving into PDAs: it has important information such as your contacts, messages, pictures. It needs to be locked - password protection on messages/picture or maybe the overall phone. My cordless sized old sprint sanyo used to have that !!

To wrap up, I would be very satisfied with this phone if the reception was a tad better and the battery lasted a bit longer. I hope the firmware rev would do it (like it did to my T68i)