Sony Ericsson W610
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- vj
- vGu
- 05 Nov 2007
@layput..
i agree wid you tat the ergonomics are a crappy considering the size of the keys..but c'mon the battery life is much better than wat u have mentioned..my w610 works for atlst 48hrs without recharging wid a decent use of camera and the walkman player and occasional use of the web browser.. and you tend to get used to the keys even though they are small. i have been using this cell for over a couple of months now and i find the design to be as good as it gets simply b'coz i got used to the keys in about a week!(and may i add tat i am a messaging machine!)so pl go ahead and try out this fone cos its mint!
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- tangerine
- wY5
- 05 Nov 2007
it seems that the real problems about this phone are the tiny keys and the easily drained out battery.
well, i'm not gonna buy this phone.
thanks people, your opinions have saved me from an impending mistake.
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- Anonymous
- F4p
- 05 Nov 2007
can gsmarena pls have a review of this phone? it will be much needed and helpful too!! thanks
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- slickrick2000
- Qus
- 04 Nov 2007
I found that my battery is putting out 950mah When its listed at the standard BST-33 at 900mah. I found that my battery was dying a bit fast could this be the prob?
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- Yoshi
- wY5
- 04 Nov 2007
well, i guess if you do your own search and read the opinions here, that will be the best answer that you could have. you know you have to exert a little effort sometimes to know what you need to know.
and oh yeah, if you are going to compare two things, use "better" or "worse" not "best" or "worst".
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- Armaan
- Pxx
- 03 Nov 2007
The camera can't zoom in/out when using 1 or 2 MP resolution! Atleast that's the problem on my one, is there a solution? If so please let me know ASAP.
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- raj_india
- vG4
- 03 Nov 2007
MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player. Does it play all this?
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- Anonymous
- nEw
- 02 Nov 2007
it is compatible with 4GB M2
and 8GB when it comes out !!!!!
SONY the BEST
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- Layput
- 2An
- 02 Nov 2007
gsmarena doesn't have any views about this phone so i am giving mine.
because there is really no standard scale on which we could fairly rate every phone, i came up with a rating such that every phone stands an equivalent rating based on its price.
first, we must categorize this phone according to prices.
SE w610 falls under class C.
Features: 10/10. It has features that most A and B phones have, like 2 MP autofocusing camera (the quality is fair enough for a 2 megapixel camera), 512 MB card memory expandable to up to 4 GB, amazing sound quality (mega bass and equalizer options) complete with audio paraphernalia, connectivity includes bluetooth, WAP, ease of file transfer from pc to phone or vice versa although transfer rate takes a lot of time, say about 1 hour for a 500 MB file(when connected to computer via usb, there is actually no need to install the driver because its storage are recognized by the computer as drives like usb or hardrive). you could use any ringtones that you wish or install any games that you like. So features/price category is fairly high.
Design: 2/10. The design is so generic and simple. kind of like a "guy phone". What gave it a very low rating is that the keys are horribly, horribly small. Not only they are small, they are also hard. By prinicples of pressure, i.e, force/area, this phone exerts a tremendous pressure on your fingers that after using it for about a minute of non-stop texting, your fingers sore that they feel like they've been punctured and you may not be able to use the text messaging after a day because your fingers are still swelling. Of course, a phone is a phone no matter how amazing its features are and it must function as what a communication device should. Sony has overlooked this basic purpose of the phone and has made the phone's keys ridiculously small. this terroble design has drastically limited the usability of the phone as a communication device.
Performance/Usability: 4/10. Of course, no matter how attractive and wonderful the features are, we still want the phone's battery to last for a decent amount of time. This phone's battery is quite bad and consequently limits your usage, although I must say that the features are very user-friendly and the phone's response is lightning flash. Even if there are still a number of things that you would have wanted to do, you may be limited to a specific number of simple features because the sophisticated features of the phone consume so much power which the battery is unable to support. ultimately, it's just like you are using a cheaper phone for the very simple features. and worse, a cheaper phone still performs better because its power usage is optimized for the few applications unlike w610 that although you are only using the simple features, the screen and internal processes consume so much power leaving you with very very limited usability.
it's just like this, if you do not want to charge after 20 hours, you better not use the camera or the walkman player or the internet. so it's really just like you didn't have these features at all, which of course, is so frustrating. but being fair to the features, i could say that you got more than what you've bargained for and they are collectively way better than most in its price range and maybe even better to some phones above its bracket.
These are maybe the reasons why Sony Ericsson could not give Warranty to this phone, unlike w810, because they fear after about 3 months of usage, people will be tired of the poor performance of the battery and start demanding replacements.
By giving warranty to a product, Sony is necessarily confident that a particular product will perform satisfactorily in the warranty's lifetime or even more.
By not giving warranty to w610, Sony gives away of what it thinks about this phone. And because it will be a failure sometime in the future, giving this phone a warranty will incur losses to Sony for replacements or repair.
I really really like this phone because of its features. But there is nothing I could do since I've already bought it, and I still refuse to accept the fact that I made a mistake. And if you don't want to regret in the future, take it from me and do not buy this phone.
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- Anonymous
- Pcy
- 02 Nov 2007
the w610 can handle a 4GB m2??
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- insoc
- PdG
- 02 Nov 2007
This cell is amazing. Don't be afraid about how tiny the keys are as they are separeted enough so you can use them quite comfortably. Their touch is very firm. The other "keys" with the round and C shape above the keypads has got to be that most comfortable and precise I have ever touch. The autofocus of the camera is a great plus, the flash is very good (white light) and I configured the Internet and e-mail in a breeze. The TrackID option is amazing. The SOUND is very LOUD AND CLEAR you can even hear a song or the radio as if it was your radio. AAA+++ recommended. The only low point is the loose battery case when you use the keypad but it seems is a problem of this cell and the K550 as well. I love this phone!!
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- nEw
- 01 Nov 2007
this is WRONG GSMarena need to change it
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
this is the Real W610i battery
Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 950 mAh (BST-33)
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
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- anitha
- Uqs
- 01 Nov 2007
can any tell how and from where we can download games in this w610
please tell me as i like mobile games alot
please ... please...
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- tareq
- Pxx
- 01 Nov 2007
can anyone tell me whats the class of the edge for w610..n whats the significance of walkman player which is not in w810..
my email: tareqhussain_mist@yahoo.com inform me plz
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- vijay
- PGk
- 01 Nov 2007
zack...heres my rating for dis fone....
Music quality(through headfones) - 9 (outta 10)
Mega bass - 9
OS - 8
Cam - 7
Video - 7
FM - 8
Display - 8
Net - fast enough
Battery life - 8
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- vijay
- PGk
- 01 Nov 2007
dis ones a gr8 fone....dont doubt dat.....cam cud have been a littile better but it takes good pics none the less....sound clarity is awesome...its very comfy to hold de fone...keypad a problem at first...but u will get adjusted to it pretty fast...and den its a breeze using it.......and it has got 76 MB internal memory...which is gr8....all in all...its a terrific fone....juz luv it......
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- zack
- 2A4
- 01 Nov 2007
can anyone rate the phone as per its performance in different fields:
Music quality
MegaBass
OS
Camera
Video
FM
Color Display
Net is slow or fast
any other features if u have any idea...
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- Paras
- PS@
- 31 Oct 2007
Can anybdy tell me about W610 hw it's in terms of all aspects specially in terms of music, camera quality n performance wise.if anybody wants 2 reply do rply on my given email-id.
Thanx
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- Mooni
- RNh
- 30 Oct 2007
Thanks a lot dani
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- Anonymous
- PjA
- 29 Oct 2007
I'm in love of this tlm;
It is so amazing and has everything that I wanted.
If you're in doubt, buy sony w610.You won't be sorry!!