The Sony Ericsson T610, released in 2003, is a

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manufactured by

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. It was one of the first widely available mobile phones to include a built-in

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, color screen,

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navigation, and was a very high selling model. The T630 was a later variant. The T610 is available in three distinct colors: ''Aluminium Haze'', ''Abyss Blue'', and ''Volcanic Red''. Many customers of Sony Ericsson in the

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complained to providers about being unable to obtain the phone in any color other than Aluminium Haze, and to date it is still the most widely sold variant of the phone. The

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-style design of the phone was created by industrial designer Erik Ahlgren, and garnered appreciation in magazines, at expositions, and among buyers. The subtle curves of the body were divided vertically with thin metal or aluminum halves, which were colored. The keypad remained silver regardless of body color variation. The T610 is a

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that can take pictures in a resolution up to 288 × 352

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s. It includes 2.5G technologies, supporting

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(Class 8) and

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connections with Wireless Application Protocol (

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) 2.0 capability. It supports

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, and

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and Mophun formats, and comes with three games. It does not have built-in handsfree or speakerphone capabilities, however. The latest firmware version for the T610 is R7A011.

Features

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battery and travel charger * Triband (supports

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900/1800/1900 MHz bands) *

wireless technology * Infrared port with the

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on the top of the phone, next to the power button * Optional: USB cable (USB Cable DCU-11 or USB Cable DCU-10) * Built-in

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2.0/

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browser; the Internet icon appears when the phone is connected to the Web, using WAP or the built-in GPRS modem *

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ringing tones * Vibrating alert * Dimensions: 102 × 44 × 19 mm * 128×160 display, 16-bit color (65536 colors) * PC synchronization

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* Digital camera, image size: 288 × 352 pixels ( CIF) or 120 × 160 pixels (

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), 24-bit color depth (16 million colors), storage format

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* Picture formats supported :

, GIF, MBM, PNG and WBMP. *

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Variants

* T616 - GSM 850/1800/1900 version for

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* T628/T630 - New version of the T610 with TFT display, along with new keypad and case, available in ''Frosty Silver'' (white/silver) and in certain markets, ''Liquid Black'' (black/grey). It can automatically enlarge pictures to

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size (480×640). The T630 was released in 2004. * T637 - Same as T630, but with North American bands (GSM 850/1800/1900).

External links

Sony Ericsson's website

Sony Ericsson's wap-site

Sony Ericsson T610 Forum

Compatibility of T610 Bluetooth Device with Microsoft Products

Sony Ericsson T610 pictures and review

Internet connection

Bluetooth enabled T610 phone as a GPRS modem

Internet access via T610 to PDA

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