Launching of Ericsson T68 caused really a sensation on the market as it outrun all other models approximately for 1 year. As a result demand for this phone was really incredible. For the first time the company couldn’t satisfy all customers, because it just didn’t have so many phones. Potential of T68 was fully realized in Sony Ericsson T68i. It supported MMS-technology, which wasn’t realized earlier just because providers didn’t support this service. It was possible to transform T68 into T68i just by firmware changing. Hardware of the phones was the same. The company expected a high demand for this renewed phone and filled all warehouses with it. If you count total sales of T68 and T68i, they will be closed to maximum in this market segment. The other fact, which proves that T68 became a pioneer in its field, is that such phones as Siemens S55, SL55 are based on the same platform. But don’t forger that this two models are regarded to be modern phones and moreover, not long ago Siemens S55 was the most advanced phone on the market.
The situation changed after introduction of Sony Ericsson T610. One more time the company overrun the time and set a new standard for this kind of handsets. T610 is based on the same platform as T68; all last corrections were taken into account. Besides, developers built-in a camera and renewed software. It’s a nonsense that the company created a new product on the old platform but it was available thanks to its flexibility. All innovations are connected with revisions of existed functions. They became richer than they were.
First, what you notice when see the phone is a severe design. The handset looks very attractive and elegant; we think it is made in retro style to some extent. Usual and mat plastic (around the screen) and anodized aluminum are harmonically blended with each other. On the one hand, a plastic rim of the screen is very nice, but on the other - it is easily soiled. Unfortunately, grease stains remain on it after using. It’s not very noticeable from afar, but clearly visible when you see it closer.
Originally, three colors will be available on the market - Aluminum Haze, Abyss Blue, Volcanic Red. Rim of the screen remains the same in all phones, only colors of rear and partly front parts (lower part) are changed. Our tested sample was silver. We think that this color and blue one are the most attractive for customers. According to the company, T610 is a sample of industrial design. By the way, for the first time it is known the designer’s name of this model - Erik Ahlgren. We would like to thank him for that great job he’d made. The phone is really nice from aesthetic point of view.
Phone dimensions are 102х44х19mm and the weight is 95 grams. The phone is handy and very pleasant to touch. There is an illusion of metallic surface. A power on/off key is placed on the top of the phone, what is not typical for the phones from Sony Ericsson. Despite from Nokia phones, this key has only the main function. Sides of the phone are slightly deepened into the phone, therefore volume keys are very comfortable to press in the talking mode. When you press them in standby mode, you can see a current profile, date and time, but not an approximate operating time, which was so pleasant to see in the phones from other manufacturers. Availability of this function is logical and we hope that it will appear in the next versions.
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