Sony Ericsson K660i
Discontinued 6th
November 2007
Sony Ericsson have had a buoyant 2007
- sales have been good, helped by strong brand recognition
and quality products. So, Sony Ericsson probably have
high hopes of this latest K-series camera phone, the
Sony Ericsson K660i.
Yes, we've seen K-series devices from
Sony Ericsson lots of times before, and the K660i
doesn't even qualify as a Cyber-shot phone, but it does
have a few interesting tricks up its sleeve.
The
most significant feature in the K660i is the inclusion
of HSDPA high-speed data. This makes web browsing and
multimedia downloads much quicker than standard 3G,
and it also means that the K660i can be used as a broadband
modem for a laptop. The other important feature is an
improved web browser, designed to be much more like
a PC browser, complete with a pointer and scroll bars,
along with a screen that can be used for web browsing
in either portrait (tall) or landscape (wide) modes.
These two features aside, the Sony Ericsson
K660i is otherwise pretty standard fare. It's a 3G phone
with a 2" 240x320 pixel display, 2 megapixel digital
camera, video calling, stereo Bluetooth, a multimedia
player, FM radio, email client, web browser and R.S.S.
feed reader. There's a mapping application too.
The K660i's memory is expandable using
Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards with 256Mb included in
the box. Underneath is a quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
MHz phone with UMTS 2100 MHz, plus GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA
data. The K660i measures 104 x 47 x 14.7 mm and weighs
95 grams, which is pretty light for a 3G phone.
This phone won't change your life, but
it certainly has some nice features. Sony Ericsson say
that the K660i should be available during Q1 2008
in Lime on Pink and Wine on Black colour combinations.
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Sony
Ericsson K660i at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2008
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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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240x320
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 104 x 47 x
15mm / 95 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 / 14 days standby
(GSM) 4.5 hours talk
/ 14 days standby (3G)
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