Sony Ericsson has announced a slim, lightweight 3G phone offering multimedia applications and business solutions that will launch only in selected markets. The new Sony Ericsson K618i is a high-performance mobile phone that delivers ultra-fast streaming or downloading for music and video clips, net browsing or 3D mobile gaming. The phone also supports push email, allowing messages to be sent directly to the phone without having to download them.
“The K618i is the ideal phone to bring the benefits of 3G-enabled mobile entertainment to a wide audience,” says Jan Wäreby Corporate Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing, Sony Ericsson. “It will have appeal with the business person on the move, who will appreciate the freedom and choice that the latest mobile technologies can offer. It’s a great-looking, desirable phone that you’ll want to keep close to hand.”
This compact phone the size of typical 2.5G devices is well equipped for both capturing and sharing photos, and playing music. Notably, the K618i features Bluetooth™ Streaming, which means that full-length music tracks or video clips can be sent wirelessly from the phone and listened to on a compatible Bluetooth™ enabled device, such as the Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970.
One click of the dedicated camera button and the 2-megapixel camera is activated, which comes complete with 2.5x digital zoom and Picture Blog application This allows the user to post or blog their images directly to their own blogsite, giving friends and family the chance to go online and view the shots. The K618i is also ready for making video calls; the separate video telephony camera and high speed 3G connectivity makes this a reality.
With so many multimedia functions available, it’s possible to build up a sizeable collection of photos, music files, video clips and web pages. The 256MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) provided caters for this and will store around 700 photos or 230 music tracks for example*. There is also the option to expand the external memory up to 1GB as an individual’s media library grows.
The K618i has a striking, ‘stick’ design that will launch in a choice of Vibrant Black or Bright White. This UMTS 2100 device will be available from Q3 2006.
Other notable K618i features are Music DJÔ, Photo DJÔ and VideoÔ that allows you to mix, remix and edit music clips, photos and videos; speaker phone; instant messaging; flight mode for enjoying its functions aboard a plane; HTML full browser with RSS feed to view web pages in full and lastly, Disc2Phone software for transferring music files from your PC to phone.
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