
Europe
: Sony Ericsson announced 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™
(M2™) 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™ 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™ (M2™), 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™
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™
2D and 3D gaming
Connectivity
USB cable
USB 2.0 mass storage, full speed
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)support (up to 1 GB ) Bluetooth™
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