So here I am ... Finally I got my DREAM MOBILE ( maybe a tad too late and little bit off the mark) ....... I was awestruck by T610 and now almost after 1 year of its release I got my ’Liquid Black’ T630 for 10, 700/- with bill & warranty. First there are minor differences between 610 & 630 like a TFT screen (which is very good), same CIF cam but can take interpolated pictures at 640 x 480 pixels and 2.6 MB Memory compared to 1.8 MB in T610.
BUILD QUALITY - Very good and the Matte finish makes it a definite head turner. The White and Black versions goes head-to-head.
NETWORK RECEPTION - Good but the network signal fluctuates wildly sometimes.Its triband 900/1800/1900 Mhz
CALL QUALITY - Very Good eventhough there is signal fluctuation the call quality is excellent
MESSAGING FEATTURES - Very Good It has all of the messaging features like SMS, EMS, MMS and E-Mail. You can configure POP3 mail account too........ And the interface for composing the messages is very attractive and informative
RINGTONES - Very Good It has 32 chord polyphonic and the ringtones are very nice to hear and audible too ...But make sure you set MIDI files which are loud enough...Also supports Nokia monophonic format and IMY, EMY formats. No MP3 ringtones is a possible letdown. But AMR files can be set as ringtones.
WALLPAPERS - Very Good Photos looks crystal clear and sharp on the 65K TFT LCD and supports various formats like GIF, BMP, JPG, PNG and animated GIFS too.....
CONNECTIVITY -Very Good One of the strong points of SE phones and this comes with USB/IR and BLUETOOTH support. Also can be used a wireless modem by connecting it to a PC/Laptop via a Bluetooth adaptor
GAMES/APPS - Very Good Supports Java MIDP V1.0 and Mophun. Lots of games/apps are available in both the platforms but Java games are tad too slow when compared to a Nokia but the vibration and sound effects in the game make it a more exciting affair. And for the ’avid’ gamer there is even a accessory called Gameboard EGB-10
INTERFACE - Very Good There are shortcut buttons for Camera, Online and the 9 icon desktop resembles more of a PC and its easy to learn. But newbies might find the ’Joystick’ a little tricky.
CUSTOMIZABILITY - Very Good You can download wallpapers, ringtones, themes to customize the look of the phone. Softwares like Image Editor, MMS Home Studio and Theme Creator makes it much easier to personalize your phone. Also there is a in-built image editor and polyphonic ringtone composer.
PIM - Very Good Has a Notes, Calendar , Alarm and Tasks sections. Can be easily synchronized with Outlook.
INTERNET - Very Good Supports WAP V 2.0 and has GPRS Class 10.
CAMERA - OKAY It has got a CIF camera with a basic resolution of 288 x 352 pixels but images can be interpolated to 640 x 480. The image quality is not as good as compared to a VGA cam available in many mobiles. Lots of effects can also be applied to the photos.
ACCESSORIES - Lots of accessories like a FM Radio Stereo Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Music Handsfree, Bluetooth Car, Flash, Desktop stand are available.
Some DO’s & DONTS’s
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Do set a theme which is less than 55 Kb and have free memory upto 500 Kb to make the phone much quicker
Do take a photo when there is ’plenty of light’
Do use the ’Floats Mobile Agent’ software . It is very useful
Dont ’BUY THIS PHONE’ for its camera. I didnt buy this phone for its camera. I have a Sony Cybershot DSC - P73 for that :-)
POSSIBLE CONTENDERS
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At almost the same price you can find Nokia 3220, 6610i , LG G5600, Sagem My X5-2, Alcatel 735, Philips 535, Samsung X-600, Moto C650. Each has its own pros and cons.
VERSION INFO
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My mobile came with a firmware version of R6C which is the latest firmware. Be sure to check it out when you buy one . To check the firmware info press ><<<* ( The ’<’ and ’>’ corresponds to movement of joystick )
CONCLUSION
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If you want a classy mobile with good customization, connectivity features and classy look and a ’BUDGET’ of 11K ...I would definitely say ’GO FOR IT’