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In recent times, I've begun to prefer Sony Ericsson phones over Nokia ones, even though I used to like Nokia phones in the past. However, that was before Nokia started pumping out symbian phone after symbian phone after symbian phone, all of which were extremely slow and laggy. While they were indeed powerful, I still find it quite pointless, which is why I prefer Sony Ericsson phones now, and for the sake of this review, the Sony Ericsson K618 specifically.

It's once again an extremely solid phone by SE and the OS is about the same as the other phones that were released around the same time as it was, back in August 2006. While it's been almost a year since the phone was released, it's far from being too old. The phone has all the typical functions that you'd come to expect from a SE phone: bluetooth, 2MP camera (which unfortunately isn't very good, without auto focus or macro mode), support for M2 memory cards, etc. It also weighs about the same as standard SE phones, and has roughly the same dimensions: 102 x 45.2 x 16.9 mm, 89g. Function wise, it's pretty much the same as many other SE phones.

However, there are a few things that really stand out. First of all, it's design is pretty unique. Sony Ericsson has once again been able to produce an extremely good looking phone that will definitely capture the attention of anyone who sees it for the first time. It has a really unique d-pad as well, with a backlight that looks really good. One more thing that stands out really clearly are the speakers, they are extremely loud, and this might as well be a walkman phone. There are 3 speakers visible on the back, and they aren't just for show. The phone can reach amazingly high volumes, which is a big plus, as many phones nowadays have extremely poor speakers that can't really be used for listening to music.

On the whole, this is once again an extremely well thought out phone, with a unique design, improved speakers and delivering the same type of ease of use and functionality that one would come to expect from any Sony Ericsson phone, the Sony Ericsson K618 is a worthy addition to the entire K series, as well as SE phone collection.

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