Sony Ericsson K630i
Discontinued 11th October 2007
We saw the Sony Ericsson K630i
a few days ago in it's alternative identity as the Vodafone
variant V640i.
As far as we can tell, the K630i is absolutely identical
to the V640i apart from some cosmetic software differences.
All mobile phone designs are a compromise
between competing features - the Sony Ericsson K630i
goes for lightweight, high speed and presumably a reduced
cost by cutting back on the display and camera. So although
the HSDPA (3.5G) phone weighs just 97 grams, the display
is only a 176x220 pixel panel and there's a basic 2
megapixel camera with no flash or autofocus.
Despite the design compromises, the
Sony Ericsson K630i does come with plenty of features,
including a multimedia player, FM radio, email client,
web browser and RSS feed reader.
As
is usually the case with Sony Ericsson, the back of
the phone looks as smart as the front and the overall
design is very pleasing. There are two colour variants
at present - Quick Black and Havana Gold. The latter
seems to be quite an attractive colour combination for
this handset.
It's not exactly a high-end phone, so
it's slightly surprising to see HSDPA included in the
K630i. Much faster than a standard 3G connection, the
high-speed data in this phone means that music downloads
and streaming multimedia will download more quickly
(if you're in a coverage area). It also makes it tempting
as a business handset, as the K630i would make
an ideal modem for a laptop.
Sony Ericsson say that the K630i should
be available during Q4 2007.
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Sony
Ericsson K630i at a glance
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Available:
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Q4
2007
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS
2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 103 x 47 x
16mm / 97 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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Memory
Stick Micro
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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9
hours talk / 16 days standby
(GSM) 3 hours talk /
16 days standby (3G)
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