A stylish but slow phone (Sony Ericsson Z610i)

Member Name: kittykirsty

Product:	Sony Ericsson Z610i
Date:	27/09/09 (11 review reads)
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Advantages: useful OLED screen, good call quality, useable keypad

Disadvantages: bulky phone, slow OS, OLED screen not usable in bright sunlight

I owned the Rose Pink version of this phone, very girly but very stylish. The OLED screen is a lovely touch on the mirrored front. When on a call the front of the pink model displays moving bubbles, in hanging up the call it first shows call duration then the time. The only downside about this mirrored external screen is that it's impossible to read in bright conditions.

The keypad is nicely spaced out but the clamshell means that the buttons have a small profile which can be difficult to get used to at first. But the side buttons are easily accessible and the layout of the phone is good for audio calling and video calling. The speakerphone works well and the camera is decent enough.

The operating system on the phone works pretty well, key features of the phone are easily accessible. However, it seemed to be pretty slow, especially the text messaging inbox when you had several texts stored. This slowness did frustrate after a while, and coupled with the bulkiness of the phone detract substantially from all the other good features it has.

Summary: If you don't mind a bulkier phone, this is a classy, stylish mobile to be seen with

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