Sony Ericsson K618i

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Performance
The camera does a reasonable job when adequate light is available. Photos taken in bright lighting conditions looked fine, but picture quality suffered in low light, resulting in grainy photos. Surprisingly no flash--LED or otherwise--is provided. A Xenon flash like the K800i would have been welcome addition.

Sound quality was decent during calls, but was a bit hard to hear in loud places, even at maximum volume. The onboard loudspeaker comes in handy during times when you need your hands free (or when playing music) though, as expected, it sounds a bit soft.

On a few occasions, connection errors were experienced when trying to make an outgoing call. Somehow, the handset gets the impression we were holding down a button and recommends a software restart to fix the problem.

Our phone came with a generous 256MB Sony Memory Stick Micro (M2) which, according to Sony Ericsson, can hold up to 230 songs. However, it should realistically fit around 60-70 standard 4MB MP3 files, which is good enough for us. Music fans who want to store more songs on the phone can purchase a larger memory capacity. We found the bundled stereo headset comfortable and adequate for music playback and making calls.

The menu worked well and was pretty intuitive. It was responsive and wasn't sluggish like some previous Sony Ericsson handsets.

The K618i doesn't have any particular features that stands out. At S$598 (US$428.18) (without contract), it's a general all-round phone that should suit the needs of most users.

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