Sony Ericsson k608i
Sony Ericsson k608i. The phone user interface and icon based menu is similar to Sony Ericsson w800i and k750i. The user interface is very beautiful, very eye-candy user interface.
There are some negative comments about the keypad eventhough I think the keypad are fine. I have a problem with the joystick though because my hand is huge. Sometimes when I want to middle-click the joystick, it clicks upward/downward instead. It may take a while for me to get used to it.
Camera
Just like Nokia 6680, the 3G smart-phone. SE k608i also has two cameras. The front camera is for video calling. When you turn the phone over, it has a 1.3 megapixel camera. You can use the back camera for taking pictures and recording video. When you’re on video call you can also use the back camera to show the person you’re talking to the image you’re taking with the back camera.
The 1.3 megapixel camera does not have any zoom function, not even a digital zooming. However, zooming function is available during video calling. You can zoom both using the back and front camera.
The size of the pictures taken from the digital camera is Large (1280 x 1024), Medium (640x480), Small (160x120). The camera provide different shoot mode such as Normal, Panorama, Frames, and burst. There is also night mode.
Anyway, here’s some shots I took using the photo if you wanna know the quality:
Storage
One of the biggest disadvantage of this phone is it only provide 32 MB built-in memory. Unlike the other two sony ericsson phone (k750i/w800i) you cannot extend the storage using memory stick. 32MB is enough to store the photos, but you can only store very little amount of music.
Connectivity and Synchronization
You can connect the phone to the computer using bluetooth, infrared, or supplied USB cable. I connected the phone to my PC running Windows XP via USB. You can use the Sony Ericsson File Manager from the desktop to transfer files from/to your PC. Transferring a photo sized 1.5 MB from the phone to the PC took a few minutes. You can also synchronize Microsoft Outlook contacts to the phone. However, I do not store my contacts on Microsoft Outlook. Moving on to my choice of operating system now, Mac OS X.
On Mac OS X, the Sony Ericsson k608i is unable to synchronize with Mac OS X via the USB connection. However, you can transfer files wirelessly using Bluetooth if your Mac have a bluetooth module installed. To transfer files between the Mac and the phone, a utility called Bluetooth File Exchange is available on Mac OS X.
Mobile broadband
The phone can be used as a wireless modem for your laptop computers or PDA. By connecting your 3 phone to your laptop, you can connect to the internet almost at anytime anywhere. It is very pricey though compare to normal broadband prices. You can checkout the bandwidth price from 3’s website.
Media player
The media player can play music and videos. The sound quality of the phone when listening to music is okay. The media player has equalizer with a few presets such as Bass, Mega Bass, Voice, and Treble Boost.
The quality of video playback is also good. Three offers many video download services such as movie trailers, news, adult videos, television. I haven’t tried those services, but I’ve played a small video clip included with the phone.
Just like standard mobile phones, this phone also have a radio tuner with the headset acting as the antenna. Since the phone only have built-in 32MB and there is no way to expand the storage, listening to radio is also a good option.
Checking e-mail is very easy from the phone. It supports both the IMAP and POP3 protocol with encryption. With 3, receiving mail is free while sending an e-mail from the phone cost $0.20. A free three email account is given to every customers.
Conclusion
I love that phone. The phone’s design is nice, it has a nice user interface with beautiful icons. The phone memory is enough for me, the phone hasn’t replaced my digital camera or the iPod. So I don’t plan on keeping a lot of photos or music in it.
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