The Great t616
Written: Dec 04 '03
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Pros: Small size,65,536 screen,bluetooth,ect
Cons: Fact of not useing a TFT screen,no speakerphone
The Bottom Line: I would reccommend this phone to anyone. I would give this phone a 4.5/5 as an average because of missing simple things such as a speakerphone.
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| mrase's Full Review: Sony Ericsson T616 Cell Phone |
I am what you call a gadget freak I guess. This is my 10th phone in about a years time.
I am now coming from the Nokia 3650,which is a great phone,but wanted something different(and smaller),to the Sony Ericsson T616
BATTERY
I think the battery life is pretty decent. I charge my battery about every 3-4 days. This is pretty good considering I keep my phone on all the time,use GPRS,occasionally play games. In between charging I also talk on average 2 hours also. So considering all that I do on the phone,I think charging every 3-4 days isn't bad at all!
FEATURES
There is bluetooth which is great for people who have a PDA or Laptop/PC that has Bluetooth too.It is really easy to send Data to and from the phone
There is Infrared Data. This is also great and easy to transfer data with,but I prefer Bluetooth(Its faster)
GPRS- Wont say too much about this since most people know what it is. I will say that it is really easy to use on this phone.
Camera- This is the easiest camera on a phone that I have ever used. All you have to do Is push a button on the side to activate it,and then push it again to take the picture,Simple huh!
Voice control-Besides voice dialing which is very easy to do there are other voice commands that you can do that I find pretty nifty. You can use your voice to change profiles and redial(with headset) and answer calls. There is also a Voice recorder
Calendar/Reminders/Alarm-these are pretty useful and easy to use although I do not use them that much.
RING TONES
To me I think the ringtones are fairley loud and they are plenty adequet enough for me.If you are a little hard of hearing, the vibrate will get your attention. There is also a DJ were you can make your own ringtones which is pretty neat.
Build Quality
This is one of the most soldi phones that I have used. It is one of the only phones,that when you squeeze it,it doesnt creek,nor move for that matter! The silver front and back part of the phone is almuminum,and is a nice touch.
Screen quality
This phone has a 65,536 STN screen. I think that they should have used a TFT screen. With a TFT screen the pictures would have been brighter and a bit sharper. If this is a big factor for you,you should wait for the T630(basically t616 just with a TFT screen instead)
The pictures that are on the screen after taken by the camera are a little dark and not quite bright as the 3650
RF/VOICE QUALITY
Dispite what a lot of people say about the voice quality and not getting a signal with this phone,I have not had a problem. One fact that I would like to emphazize to anyone, Don't judge it on the bars in the signal meter. This phones has crystal clear calls with its one bar,while another phone may be choppy with 2 or 3. Many people think that if it does'nt have high signal then its not good which is not the case. This phone can make and hold calls with 1 bar and sometimes none! yes thats right none! Different manufactors level there meters differently, this is why I Don't compare the "bars", all that matters is if it makes a call or not, which this phone does without a problem and crystal clear at that
I would reccommend this phone to anyone. I would give this phone a 4.5/5 as an average because of missing simple things such as a speakerphone
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 200
Recommended for: Professionals On-the-Go - Internet and Email is a Must!
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