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Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)Sony Ericsson K610i Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 October 2006)  Sony Ericsson K610i Consumer Reviews (359 reviews)Write a review of the Sony Ericsson K610i! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Ian on 06/09/2008On second phone, keeps switching itself off as did the first one....agh!! Rating: Reviewed by James sheridan on 28/08/2008 Seriously one of the worst phones ive ever had!i got it in red and then again in white the white phone lost signal one day and it wouldnt get any signal for ages i turned it off the phone wouldnt go on and the light on the top of the phone was flashing red i tryed charging it and it wouldnt work camera is no good also..DONT BUY THE K610i!! Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 25/08/2008 its a good phone but I can't get any signal!!!! Is this just me or do other people have the same problem? Rating: Reviewed by Marko on 24/08/2008 This cell phone is the best you could buy and you who bought it and say that it is a trash are stupis because you cannot judge something by touchiung.i have mine k 610i for 6 months now and mine k 610i was turning off without reason so i got it to repair and repairman showed me that mine battery has some power loos problems and phone is no guilty at all Rating: Reviewed by scooterperv on 23/08/2008 Dreadful phone, the worst I have ever owned. Had it a year, and the battery's shot. Keypad fiddly, freezes and loses signal at random, cheap and tacky finish, naff naff naff. The first and last Sony Ericsson I'll buy. Give me LG any day! Rating: Reviewed by Abdel_on3g on 22/08/2008 This phone continuously switches itself off for no reason, even at the slightest touch. The internal memory is not sizeable and the lack of a flash hinders the photography. Having said that it serves me well with a godd web browser (but you can download Mini Opera 4 which is better) and the media player is cool too, though the handset lacks a radio. Also, when you fill both memories (phone's and card's) the phone starts to at wierd - slowing down and freezing. Rating: Reviewed by regee valderrama on 17/08/2008 well i am one of the users of the K610i phone i really love it but it shut down without reason aaargh! i got pictures in there that i cannot get now... and i will have to send it for repair. Rating: Reviewed by gohan on 12/08/2008 the phone is good. just dont let it get at all water damaged. not even condnsation it will break Rating: Reviewed by Ellieyyyyyyy on 11/08/2008 Sweeeeeeeeness =) Rating: Reviewed by Stuart on 04/08/2008 I have had this phone for 18 months and have just got used to the small and fiddly keys... the lack of a flash hasnt bothered me at all, and as for the shutting down for no reason, I found this was caused by the battery becoming loose and no longer connecting. Usually this was caused by movement in my pocket etc and I solved this by getting a small piece of plastic from a yoghurt pot and sliding it between the bottom end of the battery and the phone! No other problems though and a very sturdy phone (It has survived falling down the stairs twice and being dropped/ thrown on numerous occasions) Rating: Reviewed by Belial9 on 03/08/2008 I bought the K610i, and overall, I love it to bits, but I have to say that it's 100% true about all the shutdowns! Indeed, that's it's biggest letdown! The other one was the problem of there being no flash for the camera. Again, very disappointing, as my previous model (the K750) had pretty much the same features, yet it didn't shut down, the camera was better quality, and it had a perfectly good flash!! In fact, I was horrified when they told me that the K750 is now a discontinued model! But the K610i was indeed the closest to it, and it does have a few really nice added features! (one of which being able to make video calls, (for this it included another front-mounted built-in camera) and the other was the way you can set alarms. The K610i allows you to set several alarms, and even lets you display a picture when the alarm sounds (which I found pretty neat!) I believe if the best features of the K610i and the K750 were combined, then Sony-Ericsson would have come up with the best phone! (at least for me, anyway!) Let me know if this ever happens!! Rating: Reviewed by Luke on 31/07/2008 This is an amazing phone i've had it for just over a year and i love it i got a memory card to store all my music as there isnt enough space on the phone and it's never shut down on me or anything. however i would NOT pay more than £50 for one and that's the price i got mine and i'm so glad i did get it. The keypad isnt that small and its got a good quality camera, music player and u can access the internet. I would thoroughly recommend it as a phone especially for teenagers. Rating: Reviewed by jackoooo on 22/07/2008 VERY VERY GOOD PHONE ONLY IT GOT SMALL MEMORY BUT I HAVE PUT IN A NEW 8GB MEMORY CARD 5/5 :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Rating: Reviewed by hammoujan on 17/07/2008 i have this phone for 1 month now, it's a perfect phon ut the probleme that's i can't instal any game or software in it because of i-mode Rating: Reviewed by katie on 16/07/2008 I really like this phone, I've it just over a year, and no problems at all. I find that I use it to pick up email- sending is a bit fiddly, and I'm not one of the worlds great texters! internet capabilites are great. I agree that the keys are a little on the small side, but the whole phone is quite compact. the camera isn't great. Rating: Reviewed by v on 14/07/2008 good phone Rating: Reviewed by sandip on 09/07/2008 it doesnt open the web pages clearly and cannot download the files vastly.only a part of the file can be download.what's the problem.is there mistakes in settings. Rating: Reviewed by Gumani te on 04/07/2008 I see k610i as a great phone it got what it takes to be the phone of the year Rating: Reviewed by k luo on 04/07/2008 very good phone Rating: Reviewed by Rob on 03/07/2008 Okay. Quit saying bad stuff about this phone, can you make one any better yourself? I thought not, this phone isnt ment for those who just want to be seen cool, it's for those other phone users, who just want a basic SE phone! It's a good phone thank you very much the software is also good, photo and music DJ video calling, it has everything so an introduction to the wold of 3G, 4G is also being realeased soon! Rating: Reviewed by jd on 28/06/2008 great phone well good Rating: Reviewed by ///AMG on 19/06/2008 I'll never buy a SE again! Horrendous build quality. The network button keeps activating itself every second, as if some ghost were pushing it!!! But there's more, the very same button also seems to think it's the upper right button. I can't even make a call, it just cancels everything. PLEASE, AVOID THIS HORRIBLE PHONE! PS. Oh forgot, and of course it keeps turning itself off. I hate it.. Rating: Reviewed by Marco on 14/06/2008 Have owned the K610i on a 3 contract for the last 16 months and will be glad to be rid of it. This is the fourth one I've had in 18 months with previous ones all failing completely. One even developed an incurable software fault when I made the mistake of putting in an Irish 3 sim card!! The other big irritation on this phone is texting - the keys are simply too small and tightly together for me to text without making loads of mistakes - and I haven't got huge hands. The case also marks easily and the trim on the latest one - 3 months old -is already looking worn. One to avoid! Rating: Reviewed by Damien on 11/06/2008 An amazing little phone I got it for ¤100 in a 3store and i agree it took a while to get used to the buttons but thats the same with any new phone, it's packed with features such as an rss reader, video DJ, music DJ and Image DJ, Super fast internet especially if you download opera mini, supports almost all java games and apps i've tried on it, solid as a stone, fallen too many times to count and still perfect, Video Calling, themes and emoticon messages and a 64 MB memory card! all this and more, dont bash this little marvel, it's like a nokia 3310 for strength and a skimmed down iphone 1.0 for features in my opinion. Rating: Reviewed by phone express on 09/06/2008 for any1 that says that there phone switches off it isn't the phone.It is the battery the blaack thing on the bottom has sumhow got damaged so this leaves the battery loose.so get a piece of paper to make sure the battery isn't loose. thank you Rating: Reviewed by me! on 09/06/2008 i love this phone! it does everything i want - nothing too fancy nothing too simple! when i had it stolen @ school they took the memory card - do you know where i can get a cheap m2 replacement? thanks! Rating: Reviewed by Andrew on 06/06/2008 I was given the k610i as an upgrade from 'Three'. I honestly wish I had declined the upgrade and cancelled my contract alltogether. This phone is awful. It goes through 'hissyfits' where it will turn itself off constantly. You can NOT put this phone in your pocket as if you do, you will always, and I mean ALWAYS, find that it has turned itself off by the time you take it out of your pocket. I sent the phone back twice to have it repaired and it the problem has never been rectefied. Can not wait until next month when my contract runs out so that I can get a Samsung! DO NOT BUY THE SONY ERICSON K60I, THAT IS MY HONET ADVICE. Rating: Reviewed by Holly on 04/06/2008 I will never purchase a sony ericsson phone again, espeeically not from 3g! Thisis the first sonyericsson i have had and it is absolute rubbish! I recieved my phone on contract in August. My brother also recieved the same phone from 3 on a contract in july. By november my phone started to randomly shut down, in late december it turned its self off between 4 and 10 times a day! this was ridiculous, this meant messages were delayed and people could not contact you. My brothers did the same. I sent mine away for repair only to recieve a brand new one. My brother did the same, for the same fault, but recieved his old phone and a new charger saying the fault had been fixed. It had not been fixed at all! He sent it away again this time he recieved a new phone. I had my phone exchanged on 2nd june, which meant i receieved a new phone and gave them my old, on my doorstep. However I didnot recieve a new battery! which was rather strange as this was most probably the proble m. on 4th june my phones key pad created a mind of its own and constantly seemed to think the top right hand button. This meant the phone was nit useable, or you had to tolerate it for a very long time to do anything. I rang 3 to be put through a process of procedures. I told the guy there was clearly a fault, as between me and my brother we had 4 phones which had been faulty. He argued with me there wasnt, and now reading these reviews I can see there is a fault. I now have to send my phone away again, most probably to recieve another faulty brand new one! 3g will not replace my phone for a totally different one of equal or lesser value, why when it is just costing them money? in my opinion these should be recalled and withdrawn from the market, as they are neither use nor ornement!!!! DO NOT BUY!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by hannah on 03/06/2008 i love this phone i got it from 3 , its really good , the appearance could be improved overall great phone no problems !!! Rating: Reviewed by sam on 30/05/2008 good phone, doesn't do loads but is a good, slim, lightweight phone. only drawbacks - needs charging a lot and if you so much as get a tiny drop of water anywhere near the charging metal at the base, then it will never charge ever again! Rating: Reviewed by Joe Murphy on 28/05/2008 Nice basic phone, I got a free white one from 3 UK and it does what I expected. Decent screen, voice quality and sturdy feel. It also makes a decent MP3 player especially now that M2 cards are so cheap. Sometimes it doesn't notice it has lost 3G coverage area and won't roam to orange UK 2G without a manual selection or power off/on. I'd have liked an option to force '2G only' to avoid this as I rarely use 3G services. I too had the problem with the phone shutting down, sometimes causing me much annoyance. I called 3 support and the guy suggested removing the M2 memory card, so right away I gave up on that source of help! I removed the battery and bent the little contacts in the battery compartment slightly outward with a tiny screwdriver to increase the pressure on the battery contacts, and after 2 months of use it hasn't shut down once! Rating: Reviewed by Andrew on 24/05/2008 great phone the keyboard is not too small. The joystick workd perefectly unlike other sony ericssons. Rating: Reviewed by joe tomkinson on 21/05/2008 best phone ive ever had brilliant 4 the money i def recomend it!!!!!!!1 Rating: Reviewed by Julie G on 14/05/2008 I've had my K610i for over a year and it has been easy to use. It is a lightweight and compact design. Has lots of features I haven't used - I don't use internet on phones. It's not the best camera and produces grainy pics espescially when transfered to pc. Has frozen a couple of times, but nothin switchin off and on again can't fix. Rating: Reviewed by Andreas on 11/05/2008 Great phone. Nice to hold. Simple to use. Everything you need in daily life. Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 11/05/2008 I've had this phone for well over a 15months now and it's still a good phone. The camera has broke on it!! It's got green pixels I dun't know why but it's just happened last week (might be night mode hmm.. gotta check that). The phone has been perfect it's small, light, although the camera has broke now it's always been a canny one. I bought an extra chip for £20 so I have no problem with memory, I use it more than my ipod for my music. I'm on 3Mobile and planet3 is amazing on this phone aswell. Everything is great!! Rating: Reviewed by Claire on 04/05/2008 Its a phone, nothing more or less. If you want something to take the odd snap on, send texts, play silly games, and most importantly, make calls on then you will be happy. Contrary to other reviews, it has never died on me but the camera button can be annoying. All in all a good all rounder. Rating: Reviewed by George on 01/05/2008 very nice works perfectly had it for ages Rating: Reviewed by Michael on 28/04/2008 Iv Had this phone for nearly a year now and i think it is absoloutly rubbish! The covers keep falling off and the paint scraches away easily and the keys are FAR too small for my liking. i think this phone is average in abilities but for god sake why didnt they make it look a little nicer that a fat and stubby brick and not a slider?? The design of the phone is very poor because you can easily press the music key and not the return key because they are sooooo small! Another bad point about this phone is the covers. They are so hard to get on and off and the colours are disgusting. Who wants a green and purple phone with scrached silver and blue buttons! i just absoloutly hate it and would urge nobody to buy it! Rating: Reviewed by Gemma on 28/04/2008 i've had my 610i for 18 months now, its an ok phone but it does tend to randomly turn off, other than that no complaints Rating: Reviewed by JORDAN HAWKER on 28/04/2008 IT IS THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD Rating: Reviewed by nialll on 22/04/2008 good phone but i dropped it and all my pictures just got deleted Rating: Reviewed by kathleen on 21/04/2008 true that the camera is not that good...just go take pics with some light... not bad either... no earphones included coz it's not a Walkman phone but you can purchase one if you like... i like the cute features of this phone.. with mine it doesn't freeze or shut down... probably it depends on the user. don't have any problems with keypad (im female, maybe that's why..) memory comes with it --you can buy a bigger memory you can download games online which is awesome maybe the con is just really no earphone included, FM radio and the camera without flash but overall, i think it is a good phone Rating: Reviewed by Clare on 21/04/2008 I've been using this handset for around 18 months and I'd definitely say that it's worth the money. Aside from it's rather boring and plain outside, the actual phone has a great quality screen and a camera of reasonable quality, even if it is minus a flash which can be annoying at times. However, i agree with many of the other reviews which say that it has a tendency to turn itself off - i have experienced this multiple times, much to my annoyance. Another bad point is that the battery does not seem to last long at all - i can't go for two days without charging the phone as it will completely run out of battery. Overall good phone, not the best. Rating: Reviewed by praful on 19/04/2008 it was the best phone i have ever seen Rating: Reviewed by David Marr on 18/04/2008 Terrible reliability. The shutdown issue happens at least 3 - 4 times a month whilst it is in my pocket, consequently I don't know about it until the next time I try to use it ie. make a call. This has probably resulted in business lost as I am self employed. Wouldn't buy another Sony Ericsson for love nor money. Worst phone I've ever had and the support from 3 is poor too. Rating: Reviewed by mark, manila, philippines on 13/04/2008 I'm a SE nut and tried this simple phone. This phone lasted only 15 months! It was handy, yes, simple with an expandable memory. But the keyspads are too small, making it inconvenient to write your text msgs. The speaker is located at the back making the sound muffled when its in supine position and the 2 MP camera is not that impressive. Nokia phones with 2 MP definitely have better resolution. On top of that, my phone just bugged down, something to do with upgrading the system. It was more of a hassle than a convenience Rating: Reviewed by yorkyboy on 12/04/2008 right ive had this phone for a year now and everything was going perfect - a great phone with great features. mine was on t-mobile so i got it unllocked so i could use it on o2 - worked fine. today i turned my phone off to change sim cards and turned it back on the phone is frozen dead once you press the power on button. ive tried connecting to a pc but beacuse its just frozen not sending any singal to pc and wont even charge. do not get this phone if youre keeping it for the forceable future. get a reliable nokia or sumin! Rating: Reviewed by Jetscreamer on 10/04/2008 Rubbish. 1st one had a keyboard which developed a mind of its own, replaced under warranty. 2nd attempt developed fault whereby couldn't access all phonebook entries after 6 weeks. Didn't work with bluetooth carkit. Firmware upgrade didn't work. DO NOT BUY ONE!! Rating: Reviewed by Ana on 10/04/2008 The phone shuts down unexpectedly quite often. In the end mine even stopped functioning completely. I changed it and the second one I have is even worse - it shuts down every day - sometimes even twice per day. It is quite frustrating, especially if one expects calls and has to check whether the phone functions every minute. Rating: Reviewed by baz on 03/04/2008 the bluetooth doesnt work and the back is really stiff and hard to get off Rating: Reviewed by emma on 02/04/2008 I Love This Phone Except The Battery Isn't That Good! And It Freazes Sometimes And Shuts Down For About 30 Seconds But I'd Reccomend It To Anyone! But Msn Is Deadly! Rating: Reviewed by Ed, UK on 02/04/2008 I had this phone for a year until i was mugged of it the other day! have to say - i really liked the phone tho i never appreciated it until now! firstly, ok the camera isnt the best, but i wasnt too bothered by that - the fotos i did take on it were good enough for those on a phone. If u want a phone that takes proper pics get one of the higher spec SE's (k800i, k850i) - this is fine for any normal phone! secondly - people have complained about the fone shutting down. mine did this a few times, more noticeably in the last few months i had it, but i didnt really have a problem with it as such - it only happened every so often and all i had to do was turn it back on agen and everything was still there! all in all - very nice phone, slim, good music player, 3G, average camera, good connectivity options and very good for texting!! keypad was great for me! its just a pity 02 dont sell it anymore =( Rating: Reviewed by gejus on 01/04/2008 its rubbish Rating: Reviewed by Ballroot on 31/03/2008 I've been using one for a year now, on an 18 month contract, and I can't wait to get rid of it. It shuts itself down at least once a day, usually in my jeans pocket. That is so annoying. There is a significant delay when using some of the menus, so the keys get out of context and I have deleted things accidentally by trying to navigate quickly. The display is rather limited as it is of low resolution by todays standards, I look forward to 320 by 240 or better. Rating: Reviewed by K610im is a Waste on 31/03/2008 My advice to you is not to buy this phone. It's had the most weird and lousy functions ever. first bad point: It does not support Java! How stupid is that? Downloading games and applications will be a big problem here. unless you aren't a fan of these stuff. 2nd: No zooming. camera cant zoom. same to the pictures. Again another dumb problem. Zooming in to view pictures properly is really important, to me, and to most of you. Other than these, few more problems and also, there are good points like: theres a side button which enables to play songs without the hassle. Rating: Reviewed by Kate on 29/03/2008 Excellent phone, keypad is not too small, you just have huge fingers. I find it very easy to use and HELLO for $300 it's practically a giveaway. Rating: Reviewed by Phillip on 27/03/2008 In terms of compactness, this is the best phone I've had. It serves my purpose well as I use it for calls and contacts only. I have had the dreaded 'auto-shutdown' problem too but found that you can resolve this for about 6 months by doing the following: 1. Back up everything to your PC using the SE PC Suite. 2. Fully charge the battery. 3. Perform a 'Master Reset'. 4. Remove the battery and keep the on/off button pressed for 30 seconds (full discharges). 5. Upgrade the software using SE's upgrade software. 6. Reload your contacts, notes, photos etc. This seemed to work for me and gave me another 6-7 months of trouble free usage. I also put some stickers around the edges of the battery to ensure that it is a snugger fit. Rating: Reviewed by killkid360 on 25/03/2008 the phone is good for rining texting ie but it is useless for music and pictures i have the k510i and it deos not have a card slot dont buy this phone. Rating: Reviewed by Incognito on 24/03/2008 I've had this phone for five months now. It's cheap, but it's got lots of features. I dropped it several times and it still works. It's small, not bulky, and therefore handy. I plug it to my laptop and use it as modem to connect to internet. And, yes, K610i charges via USB from PC/laptop. Rating: Reviewed by bob on 20/03/2008 excellent, amazing phone but tends to sometimes freeze or shut down. would only advise it to women as it is a stylish phone but the keypad is too small for some mens fingers. Rating: Reviewed by Steve on 16/03/2008 This phone ain't that bad and I never had the shut-off experience since I had it 6 months ago. Camera isn't too sharp but what can you expect from just 2Mpxl? Internet browsing is cool but battery life is short. Can anyone please tell me if the K610i charges via USB from the PC? Rating: Reviewed by Eisenhorn on 13/03/2008 Great features but unreliable. After 7 Months of use it starts to shut down randomly and die Battery Life indicator starts jumping back an forth. Support from SE is a joke.Sent in 3 times, and 3 times they did master reset the phone and replace the battery, which wouldnt fix the problem. In the end it spent about 5 to 6 weeks in repair. Rating: Reviewed by justin on 13/03/2008 I have owned my k610i for nearly 18months the battery life is the most irritating point, if i use the phone several times in one day it will die, the charge will hold for 3 days without any usage, if i use the media player im lucky to get a half day of use! The terminals at the bottom of the phone corrode and need cleaning every 6 months or the phone will not charge. During charging the charger gets loose and falls out, as the phone has aged it has become more temperamental it turns off ,very frequently or freezes. the k610i also refuses to get reception and needs to be rebooted to search again. the buttons stick and the case can dismantle in my pocket if i go for a jog. im so put off sony ericson i will ensure never to recomend one to anyone or even consider one for a future phone. Rating: Reviewed by sheena x on 12/03/2008 my on/off button has fell off and i cant turn my fone on. can any 1 help plz Rating: Reviewed by Brett on 12/03/2008 The phone is great, I disagree with the lack of business accessories because it has a great selection of business uses, with multi-tasking which is great!, is a great little phone with a vast range of options, I agree it can shut down only when it has been man handled, so look after it, try not to drop it, ha ha!, we are only human, the phone though has a lack of driver support, windows xp can detect it, then it can't, very annoying, lack of support i have found with drivers to enable windows to detect 100% of the time but as a phone off the computer it is great!! Look after it, and well done Sony Ericsson! Rating: Reviewed by irish tommy747 on 09/03/2008 i have or should i say had 1 of these k610i phones and i have to say honestly they r nothing but complete RUBBISH it keeps turning off when speaking to someone so be aware.*******************? Rating: Reviewed by krenare on 28/02/2008 I have one this mobile SONY ERICSSON K61OI and i love very very but very very match because It's beautiful , onderful..... and It's very good bye bye from krenare Rating: Reviewed by richyblu on 21/02/2008 have had this phone for a year now and i'm about to update to another Sony Ericsson K series because this ones been so reliable. Sven might not be much kop as England manager but he sure makes a mean mobile Rating: Reviewed by Dave on 20/02/2008 Had this phone before, was brilliant. brothers got one too, its wicked. Had mine nicked tho, but gone and bought another its that good :D Rating: Reviewed by 123 on 19/02/2008 best phone ever,,, k610 reflash to w660,, with walkman v2.0 and MegaBass,, thx to all modders =) Rating: Reviewed by Dule on 18/02/2008 I have this phone and I think it's great.But I think it needs flash Rating: Reviewed by hannasdeli on 12/02/2008 This a great cheap phone with some very useful functions that gives many other brands a run for their money. Really, the battery life is outstanding, certainly sooooo much better than my Nokia N95 which even with everything turned off seems to die after less than one day of use. With the K610i I have been a whole week without needing to recharge. The walkman software is pretty good, the sound is excellent (again much better than the noisy nokia n95) and i guess i got one updated version, because I never had to reboot or anything. Solid as a rock. Construction quality wise, I should say it peels off extremely easy, and it looks awful from the first week. But still working flawlesly. Keypad is tiny and not essentially responsive, but works well. The only thing that is totally disapointing is the horribly, painfully slow usb connection to upload music to the memory card. It is pathetic, a total shame. Forget about uploading it fast when you are about to leave for work. You will be fired before a complete mp3 album has finished uploading, that's for sure. Still it is a great phone, probably the best I ever had. The most stable (try to use a n95 for more than 2 days without rebooting), and certainly an excellent value. Sure, it is ugly as hell, but I bought it in july 2007 and i would choose it a hundred times better as my "lost on an island phone" over my n95. (N95 is pretty neat, nice pictures, lovely GPS and most of all WIFI, but for the price the k610i is a much more solid pice of gear) Rating: Reviewed by ISSA B. on 11/02/2008 I bought this phone in March last year and enjoyed its features until the day it suddenly turned off for no apparent reason. I brought it to the authorized sony ericsson service center and to-date already have two stickers on my phone meaning i brought it for repair twice already in a matter of months SINCE THE AUTO SHUTDOWN PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED.I returned it again for repair last week but got a call from the repair shop saying the warranty was void due to tampering in the product seals. FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WANT SONY ERICSSON TO KNOW THAT DESPITE THEIR WARRANTY THEIR PRODUCT IS "FREE FROM DEFECTS" THE K610i IS DEFECTIVE AND WAS A WASTE OF MY MONEY. I PROMISE NOT TO BUY ANY SONY ERICSSON PRODUCT EVER. AS AN ACT OF GOODWILL, SONY ERICSSON SHOULD PULL OUT THEIR K610i FROM THE MARKET SO AS NOT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DISSATISFIED CONSUMERS. THEY SHOULD ALSO THINK OF HOW TO COMPENSATE THOSE WHO BOUGHT THIS UNIT WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO USE IT ALREADY BECAUSE O F ITS DEFECT. Rating: Reviewed by AG on 11/02/2008 Great phone, but like all Sony Ericssons, it turns itself off. This is the 5th (Sony)Ericsson I have had in 10 years and they all go the same way..not as bad as the T28 though!!! That wouldn't even turn on or charge some days! Rating: Reviewed by Imran.R on 08/02/2008 Its the best for a normal recommeended phone, it gives you the features you need, actually more than you need, it has video calling which is fantastic. Rating: Reviewed by bamoozle on 06/02/2008 this is suuuuuuuuuch a good phone. its amazing and got all the best features. a genuine iPhone killer Rating: Reviewed by M W on 05/02/2008 I had this phone for free from Vodafone. I dropped it onto concrete from a two storey building while on the phone. Went down the ladder, the person i was speaking to was still on the line, and the phone only had a small scratch on the back. This phone has done me very well for the past year and a half. Would definitely recommend it. Anyone that says the keypad is unusable has fat hands. Try a touch sensitive keypad, now they are impossible. Rating: Reviewed by Zombe on 30/01/2008 I think that this phone is outstanding Rating: Reviewed by Abdullah on 27/01/2008 I've been a hater of SE all my life, not cuz it sucks, it does, but not at all enough for it to suck, but cuz im a huge NOKIA series60 fan, anyway, so yeah, but i came home, and i saw my sis is using this phone. i try it out, and i love it, its cute, small, smart, nothing "oh soo sexy" like the razr (which i do hate for every possible reason, and many impossible ones too), and is fun to use plus has good performance, and my sis is lucky then i guess, cuz ive used her phone for a month now, and it hasnt rebooted once! Only thing i that would have made me give it 5/5 would be a flash. sad. but still, even with the flash missing, this is an excellent phone. ps. im using the N95, before which i was using the N80 . . . and im not writing any of this to show off, cuz seriously, it doesnt matter much, but yeah, im writing that cuz i know what phones are and i use every single function a phone gives me, and im pretty happy with the bundle of limited yet quality functions in this SE! Go buy it! and buy the additional flash if u really are that big a shutterbug. I am! Rating: Reviewed by Blair on 25/01/2008 my pals had the V630i which is the vodafone varient and it went bust within 2 months of purchase AVOID!!! Rating: Reviewed by Suzanne on 25/01/2008 This phone is quite good - I've had mine for 18 months and am just about to upgrade. I have had a few problems, more recently with it shutting down or freezing, however other than that it has been pretty good. Rating: Reviewed by mel on 24/01/2008 I purchased the phone just over 12 months ago and now it wont turn on. From researching the promblem on the net its a common software problem that comes with this model and needs to be fixed to use it again. The phone was great before this. Safer option is not to buy it and go a better model. Rating: Reviewed by Kasia on 19/01/2008 I have had my K610i for 18months now and I love it. I enjoyed taking pictures, downloading music, I simply enjoyed the phone. The battery is very good, signal great, color red brill. It has never failed me. I am moving on to K850i now, and although it has had some bad comments I'm going to try it. So the keypad is small, so what size does not matter, And people complain about the flash - stop covering the flash with your fingers, give it a chance do the magic. I love K610i. Rating: Reviewed by JM on 14/01/2008 Call list did not work, in SE call center they say to update software, but it does not work. Call list is always missing. I brought it to service and they gave me a new one. In my second mobile same things happen, but i found this page Thanks to Denny, it works !!!!!!!!!IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TO FIX PROBLEM WITH CALLS LIST, DELETE CALL LIST!!!!!! DAT WILL FIX IT Thank you very much Denny, i was about to destroy it. Rating: Reviewed by sanwar on 14/01/2008 its ok its very light too ligth the battery life is very bad it only lasts a day Rating: Reviewed by V Burke on 11/01/2008 I have had this phone now for almost 18 months. I must admit I fell for the selling technique as it has not met my needs. I think I would have been better off at the time seeking W610i. Rating: Reviewed by axe on 11/01/2008 the phone doesnt come with headphones so i bought some from a cell shop, unfortunately i had gotten a china made fake one which when used sound like mono and gives me a headache im not sure if used with orignal earphones does it sound nice? Rating: Reviewed by Anthony on 11/01/2008 IVE HAD THIS PHONE FOR A YEAR A PREVIOUS MOTOROLA I HAD FOR 5 YEARS JUST DIED WHEN I BOUGHT MY K610i I REGULERLY CLEANN it and update it. It has been dropped in water run over and everything thier is no craks or anthing it only has colour coming off of it it rules. and if its turning off its because it has a virus, just master reset it then it will be fine Rating: Reviewed by Dan on 11/01/2008 This phone is ace! It's been dropped in the bath and dropped so many times! Still works! Rating: Reviewed by anonymus on 06/01/2008 tis phone is amazing the volume on the music player is so loud it has 3g an fantastic 2 megapixel camrea and now you can buy it on t mobilefpr around £50 i recomend this phone to anyone ther is one big let down though no camera flash so forget taking photos in the dark Rating: Reviewed by Lucy on 04/01/2008 I have got this phone on contract. I have had this phone for about 9 months, it looks like i have had it for about 2 years, it does starch easily so its best to take very good care of it. Mine when through a stage of turning itself off, at one point it was turning itself off about 6 times a day, but for the last couple of months its been working fine. The phone itself it good, it is the best phone i had. The camera is ok. The battery life if long. I only have to change it about once a week. The layouts of the menu is good. I find the keypad easy to use. Overall i would reckon this phone, but if i was to buy it i would not spend more than £60-80 on it. Rating: Reviewed by craig p on 04/01/2008 This is my first sony erricson i have had after haveing nokias 4 many years i decided 2 chage to a k610i because my recent nokia fell 2 bits 2 put it simple but the k60i is a realy hardy fone i dropped it in the bath last week and after drying it with a towel waz able to continue with my convosation i wud recommend it 2 any body. Rating: Reviewed by Firespy on 02/01/2008 cool phone Rating: Reviewed by Sue on 01/01/2008 My K610i also keeps shutting down. Keys stop working frequently and the display freezes, so I have to take the battery out and replace it again to restart it. Now the battery cover falls off regularly! Also the display changes randomly at a rapid speed and no keys do what they are supposed to. Good news - it still accepts incoming calls. Bad news - it won't hang up. Rating: Reviewed by Ravi on 01/01/2008 phone is OK but hard to dial with big fingertips. plus it has a habit of freezing. memory and picture quality very good though. Rating: Reviewed by kb on 29/12/2007 wonderfull Rating: Reviewed by Orange on 28/12/2007 I had this phone in Sep 2006. As many of other people I had problems with random shutdowns. I tried to upgrade the software without any effect, but I discovered that the problems came from battery movement maybe due to too many dropped. The solution is to put a piece of paper to prevent any battery movement. I did that 10 days ago and did not suffer turn off anymore. It's a good phone simple to use, it takes good picture with daylight. Rating: Reviewed by Hugh on 28/12/2007 My wife bought me one of these in gun grey for xmas. I reckon it's OK, ability to drag and drop music and pictures from my PC is great! Only downside, the supplied headphones were a bit dodgy and the volume could have gone louder, but I think they are all limited now due to some EU regulation. Worth considering. Rating: Reviewed by betty on 25/12/2007 this is the best phone i have ever had i luved it lyk recommend it 2 any one i am a typical teenager and luved da fne lyk..x Rating: Reviewed by MaybeBabey on 25/12/2007 I Had This Phone In Feb 2007 It's Really Light & Does Everything Which Is Good. It's Practical Too. I Love This Phone Only Thing Is Mine Got Sent Back To O2 Because It Kept Switching Off. Rating: Reviewed by Anna on 25/12/2007 its an amazing phone.. to stop it from rebooting itself.. go to settings>connectivity>mobile networks>gsm/3g networks> and then turn OFF the 3g.. all 3g does it scans all the time for new signals, and its only for video calling. if you dont use the phone for video calling then you dont need it on.. its stopped all the freezing and has made my phone SO much quicker! Good luck... Rating: Reviewed by tawanda on 24/12/2007 it is good Rating: Reviewed by shaun fletcher on 23-12-2007 i have had this phone since jun o7 and its rubbish it keeps turing off on its self, most inconvienient Rating: Reviewed by Rich on 21-12-2007 Love it. Great phone. Rating: Reviewed by Julian on 21/12/2007 Its a nice phone, just 2 bad u cant really saved alot of sms's. I also having trouble 2 transfer my sms'e 4rm my sim 2 phone memory, gues that why samsung is good. I do like the phone. Can any one can tell me what the phone default security code is please Rating: Reviewed by tarzan on 17/12/2007 As from the aesthetic point of view, the phone is great, but only until you use it for 2 months and if you don't have a protecting case, say goodbye to the color of your phone. I now have it for more than 6 months and as many of other people I had problems with random self Shutdowns. The solution is simple and it involves only "one battery" long piece of paper to be squeezed on the left side of the battery to prevent the battery movement. This is what coses the shutdowns. The bigger problem I am experiencing right now: MY BATTERY WONT CHARGE! I guess I will have to take it back to the dealer. I found a semi solution, but it can't last forever: i can charge the battery in some other phone. The problem is, that when you do so in a SE phone that has a smaller battery capacity (700mAh for instance)the battery will charge only to that level. When you reinsert your battery in k610i and after the battery is half used and try to charge it in k610 it tells you, that you have "Alien battery"!!! WTF?!?!?! It still gets fully charged and works OK, but i discharged it completely and now the problem is back... again i can not charge it in my phone! Rating: Reviewed by Liberty on 16/12/2007 The most sexiest 4ne eva. Had a k750 gave it 2 my gf coz i luv the k610i. Quality sound. Gud pics. The only problem is the parts here in south africa. Go for it there is now a few on market. Rating: Reviewed by aadum-khan on 15/12/2007 very good phone. had it over 4 months perfect no faults good battery all you who think its bad you better think again Rating: Reviewed by Claire on 12/12/2007 Again same problem as everyone else, my phone turns itself off at least twice a day which is not great. However just read a post on another site saying that its because there's a tiny amount of movement in the battery compartment so it breaks the connection sometimes. They suggested putting a bit of paper underneath the battery to reduce the space for movement. I've only just tried it so haven't seen the benefits yet, but worth a go if you've got a while to go on your contract and like all other aspects of the phone. Rating: Reviewed by Tim on 09/12/2007 A decent phone. I like the simple interface and tend to stick with Sony Ericsson phones. However, both my wife and I have the K610i and we both have the same problem. They both began to shut down automatically. My wife's isn't reliable at all so we have had to go to an old phone until our contracts are up. Mine isn't as bad but is slowly getting worse. SE needs to look at this problem as I see a lot of other posts with tey same problem. It would be a great phone otherwise. Rating: Reviewed by Earl on 09/12/2007 I put up with it turning itself off for no reason, but now the K610i won’t even turn on event though the battery is charged. Just a little red blip from the LED and that’s it. A good phone when it works, but looking around online, it seems to be pot luck if your phone will work or not work for long… Rating: Reviewed by didjital on 01/12/2007 if u want to take photos,it doesnt have autofocus and flash,if u wanna listen music it doesnt have radio,and memory is to small for mp3 so u must buy extra M2 card,3G is useless in lot of countries,keypad is too small especially aux keys on both sides of a phone,and i had flash memory dead and repaired after 9 months of use still...it is well designed,light,elegant,outstanding display clarity,fast software,good sound,photos are ok if conditions are optimal-lot of light... dont know what to say-not bad but try k550 PS DO NOT reduce your mp3 songs below 80 kbps-it will block the phone-from 128 or 192 to 80 will still save some space Rating: Reviewed by Aimable on 29/11/2007 goood Rating: Reviewed by chris on 27/11/2007 best phone ive ever had. all round phone, excellent looking and easy to use and navigate. no problem with keypad, ive not got slim fingers but i didnt find the keypad akward. however the one thing which drives me crazy is that it persistantly shuts down even though i have had 2 replacements, the problem persits if it wasnt for this it would have got 6 stars Rating: Reviewed by chris on 27/11/2007 best phone ive ever had. all round phone, excellent looking and easy to use and navigate. no problem with keypad, ive not got slim fingers but i didnt find the keypad akward. however the one thing which drives me crazy is that it persistantly shuts down even though i have had 2 replacements, the problem persits if it wasnt for this it would have got 6 stars Rating: Reviewed by Babeees on 26/11/2007 Okay So i have had this phone for the last 15 months and now its my time on my contract to upgrade it. However its actually a really good and reliable phone. over the last 15 months i have had hardly any problems. the only major problem i had was it just wouldnt turn on.(proberlly due to me and my clumsyness..keeping on dropping it)however i sent it off and they sent me a brand new one back. that is the only problem i have really had. the screen did go blank a couple of times. but its nothing to be disheartened about and is definatly not a reason to not get this phone.it is so easy to use and is quite a cute phone. okay the camrea is not as great as the camreas on phones now. but once again it is nothing to complain about. Overall i am really pleased with this phone. and would recommened it to anyone. Rating: Reviewed by Tere from Philippines on 24/11/2007 I've had this phone for about 6 months, and i loved it. The only problem i've encountered is when i browse phonebook, it automatically shot off when i reach specific letter. And when i recieved message from that specific person. Maybe his phone has a virus. But other than that, no problem. Rating: Reviewed by ryan on 24/11/2007 i got this phone in may. i didnt really want it at the start as it didnt look that good.when i got it though it was pretty good.bluetooth,music player,2mp camera.but there are a lot of things wrong with it.no radio,no flash,no light and also it keep on turning off by itself.i thought it was just my phone but my friends have this phone and they have the same problem. Rating: Reviewed by Stephen on 22/11/2007 Sometimes this phone does switch itself off. Rating: Reviewed by vasiliou al on 20/11/2007 i bought this phone at February 2007. At April 2007 i returned it because the phone was shutting off with no reason . Then they give me another phone, and after one month guess!!!the phone was switching off again! so there is a big problem with this phone. Nowdays i will returne my phone again to the store. Don't buy this! Rating: Reviewed by Corina on 20/11/2007 it is a PERFECT phone i love it and have a pink case. the keypad is easy. and the camera is 2mega pixels. it is very life living as i have dropped it several times. and have bought a bigger memory card to enjoy it more. Rating: Reviewed by Ryan McCaffrey on 19/11/2007 If I were allowed to swear I would be able to tell you a lot more about this phone and if there was a wider average rating I would be well into '-' stars. Rating: Reviewed by Fred on 16/11/2007 Phone new Aug 2007 on T mobile pay as you go. Phone is now dead. It refuses to turn on. Phone has been left on charge for approx 24 hours.... still no joy. Reading other listed comments it would appear this is a "stock" fault with this Sony model. Really disappointed since I have in the past been a fan of Sony kit. Unfortunately I would have to say don’t purchase this phone. Now I have the hassle of returning it to T mobile. Rating: Reviewed by jon on 16/11/2007 I have had this phone 5 months and it have been in for repair twice. Although it looks nice its not durable enough and it has finially clapped out with moisture damage... Rating: Reviewed by na on 13/11/2007 bad Rating: Reviewed by Rob on 12/11/2007 My K610i looks great, has brilliant features and is exactlt what I want in a phone. However, it's driving me mad with it's unpredictable behaviour... I carry it in my pocket, and despite the lock being on, I regularly take it from my pocket to discover that the lock has disabled itself and it has dialled onto the internet... it's costing me a fortune on PAYG. It's also twice dialled people from my phone book (after it somehow disabled the lock while in my pocket) and put them on speaker phone when it's received an answer - it's pretty worrying to have your phone ring your mother-in-law and then have her disembodied voive shouting "hello" from your trouser pocket! It's latest trick is to switch itself off - again overcoming the lock to do so. As for receiving a signal... my old phone (a K700i) received a signal in places this one say's none is available. Others at Work with different Sony Ericsson's get a signal while I don't, and when I do get to talk to someone, the volume of the call is poor compared to the old K700i. So - do I like the phone? Sometimes. Will I stick with it? Not for much longer. Will I buy another Sony Ericsson? Don't know - and all I've had for the past 5 years have been Sony Ericsson's because I love their looks / style / functionality and until now, reliabillity. Sony Ericsson had bettermake something I can trust for my next phone, or I'll seriously look at the competition... Rating: Reviewed by chris on 12/11/2007 great phone, but mine shuts itself down on average one time a day. Which is obviously a big problem. Rating: Reviewed by Don Need to know........ on 08/11/2007 THIS PHONE IS RUBBISH........REALLY POOR RECEPTION AND ON/OFF ISSUES. SONY SHOULD WITHDRAW IT FROM THE MARKET, THEY ARE JUST STEALING MONEY AFTER SO MANY ISSUES. TRY NOKIA, THE BEST EVER..... Rating: Reviewed by bob on 08/11/2007 don't know which is worse, this phone or T-mobile who provided it. This is the third one I've had from them in 6 months and one didn't even work properly the day it arrived. Are they using refurbs? Either way I won't be using T-mobile after contract finishes - or Sony phones. I agree with other reviews, bad battery life, kept turning off and keys not working, or keys keep clicking without touching them. Incidently, once you order a phone from T-mobile, if it doesn't work, you can only get replacement phones of exactly the same kind. I asked for any old Motorola they had in stock and refused to supply anything but K610i. Steer clear of both Rating: Reviewed by matt on 07/11/2007 great phone, definitely conser buying Rating: Reviewed by iciclex on 03/11/2007 recently, when ppl call me, their missed calls could not be shown!i wonder what's happening.AND IT ALWAYS AUTO SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON.AND. CAMERA CANT ZOOM IN. AND CANT SUPPORT THE "FLYING FINGERS" GAME!WAD A DISAPPOINTMENT. Rating: Reviewed by surinder on 02/11/2007 this fon is simply outstanding.i love d design.d speaker is powerful.camera is superb although has x autofocus or flash.d keypads doesnt bother me at all.its very light n portable.furthermore, i m a music maniac so i can download loads of songs thanks 2 d expandible memory slot up 2 1GB.overall dis fon ROCKS!!!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Eliot on 30/10/2007 I think this phone is great. I don't find the keypad too small... and mine has never crashed and shut down either :S It's small, compact, full of features... i think it's great. Battery life could be a bit better, but all Sony Ericsson's are like that. Could have a flash as well. I still think its great. I get 1000 free texts and 300 minutes for £17.50 a month. I was after the contract really. But I'm very impressed with this phone. Rating: Reviewed by Em on 29/10/2007 Battery doesnt last long enough,games freeze,central navigation paint wears off after a good months use.call quality is excellent (voice)clear display and very compact Rating: Reviewed by dmt on 28/10/2007 k601 is a very good phone !! cant get bored of it Rating: |
