| 12th August - The new K618 has been developed
for those users that want ‘the best of both worlds’;
entertainment on the move & a powerful business tool.
This high performance 3G device is as light and slim as
a typical 2.5G phone, yet delivers blisteringly-fast speeds
for streaming or downloading music & video clips,
browsing the web or gaming. And staying in control of
your inbox is made easier with support for push email,
allowing messages to be sent directly to the phone without
having to download them.
“The K618 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 is well equipped for both capturing
& sharing photos, and playing music. Notably, the
K618 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 2.0
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 K618
is also ready for making video calls; the separate video
telephony camera and high speed 3G connectivity making
this a reality.
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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 K618 is a striking, slim-line ‘stick’ design
that will launch in a choice of Vibrant Black or Bright White.
This UMTS 2100 device will be available in selected markets
from Q3 2006.
* Examples based on assumption of 4 minutes per track and
codec compression eAAC+ and 32kbps for music/number of tracks.
Or picture size of 2.0 Megapixel, taken in Normal Mode for
recordable pictures.
K618 – Features at a glance:
Entertainment
Music player (with MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ support)
OMA DRM phase 1
Phone speaker
Full streaming Audio/Video
Polyphonic ring tones (72 voices)
Java MIDP 2.0
3D games
Music DJ™
Video DJ™
Photo DJ™
PlayNow™
Disc2Phone computer ripping software
Stereo headset
256MB M2 card
Imaging & Messaging
176x220 pixels, TFT 1.9” 262k colour display
2.0 Megapixel camera
2.5x digital zoom for still images
QCIF video recording & streaming
QVGA video playback
VGA Video Telephony camera
Consumer push email
SMS and MMS
Instant Messaging
Picture Blog application
Connectivity
UMTS 2100
Bluetooth™ EDR
PC Tools & Software
USB 2.0 Mass storage FS
USB charging
USB cable
Fast port connector
External antenna connector
Flight mode
HTML Full Browser with RSS
Accessories
Core Accessories:
Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-DS970
Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-65
Flash MXE-60
Music Cable MMC-60
Music Desk Stand MDS-60
Other Accessories:
Desk Stand CDS- 60
Travel charger CMT-60
Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-GV435
Bluetooth™ Headset HBH- IV835
Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone HCB-100
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