Review: Sony Ericsson V630i

Sony Ericsson V630i Review

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The Sony Ericsson V630i is a 3G music phone exclusive to Vodafone. Almost identical in appearance and functionality to the Sony Ericsson K610i, this is a lightweight 3G phone with a high specification. Vodafone have added some additional music features such as Vodafone RadioDJ. This is an interactive music streaming service that lets you make your own music channels by rating tracks as you listen. Or you can simply choose to listen to your favourite digital radio station. The V630i also incorporates a music player and a memory card for storing plenty of MP3 tracks. A stereo headset is supplied as standard. Be aware though that users are reporting a fair number of faults and reliability problems with this handset. Read our full review of the Sony Ericsson K610i for more details.

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Sony Ericsson V630i Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by louis from england on 8th May 2007
this phone is amazing, as soon as i got it i knew its gunna be good, looks good, plays good clear music, mountains of memory, wat more do you need
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Reviewed by jordan from cheltenham on 7th May 2007
great phone great for music and camra
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Reviewed by Tia from New Zealand on 7th May 2007
Lurrv this phne!! Lots of memory; looks gud; & overall the best phne i've eva had!
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Reviewed by Graham from england on 6th May 2007
great buy vey cheap for the stuff u get amazing battery life great connectivity buy one!
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Reviewed by Maria from England on 5th May 2007
As soon as i bought it i love it,and still do,one thing that is annoying is that people send me msgs and i havent received them,what shall i do?? Help me please!!
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Reviewed by Gary from england on 5th May 2007
this phone is great it does everything i want to and i can upgrade the memory i just put loads of games on my phone its great and i can delete them off yeahhhhhh
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Reviewed by Jenna from wellingborough Nhampton UK on 4th May 2007
I just bought this phone 2 days ago and i have to say its the best phone i have ever had!! The day before i bought the sony ericsson w200i but took it back and replaced it with this one as it did not have bluetooth!(best decision ever)!!.. It has everything i need on it!! no problems, great colour!(white and orange) and great design! I have downloaded all my fav songs so theres no need for an mp3 player! The camera is fab!...what more can i say!?!...and mine came with little speakers that plug in to the bottom so theres no need for a stereo either!! BUY THIS PHONE!! its fab!
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Reviewed by o.c from uk on 1st May 2007
love it best fone ever
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Reviewed by abz from england on 20th Apr 2007
dis fone iz 222222 22222 sik swea dwn buy it ppl ull luv it 2 mchh holla bk
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Reviewed by em from england on 20th Apr 2007
this phone is amazing i can do what ever i want. but one thing is the video camera is a bad quality, you can see big square with pixels and i would like to know how to lose that.
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Reviewed by Biillyyy from UK on 18th Apr 2007
Okayy People. ONE WORD OF WARNING, do not purchase this phone. its terrible, the size is hideous. they show the photos of the phone, and they paint this pretty picture of a really outstanding phone. ha, they should get a A* in LYING. Its horrid, the bluetooth is rubbish. Seriously folks, don't purchase this phone. If anyone considering, DONT :) X Thats It Basically.
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Reviewed by freya from uk on 18th Apr 2007
got this phone for xmas at first loved it great signal,features,free speakers and memory card then two months later it randomly switched off when i was texting and people couldnt get through to me as it kept going to divert but that only hapened for 1 day then everything went back to normal but now for the past 3 days my phone has had a mind of it's own and has been recieving calls and texts when it wants to and i cant make calls i assume it's just something wrong with vodafone not sure just be warned tho it cud muck up but overall gd fone
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Reviewed by funga from kuta on 18th Apr 2007
This phone is excellent its brilliant and an ideal phone to use. camara is brilliant and the orange light in the middle is brilliant. Bad thing is its on voda and i aint on voda...............
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Reviewed by tom from cumbria on 15th Apr 2007
it is excellent i dont no what people are on about that it is useless they must b rubbish with phones
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Reviewed by synfair from UK on 15th Apr 2007
Got V630i from vodafone as part of contract extension. Very good deal and well worth the money. However, the phone comes really poor in its installations. Vodafone puts all ringtones and games online for users to download and pay! So, you need to pay for your games, ringtones. I am not a game-frique using mobiles for all functions, but a typical mobile should come with two or three ringtones should not it? Overall converting from Nokia 6260 to Sony Ericsson was a good choice though, Phone is reliable despite vodafone's rip off!!! So my phone rating is 5, but partnership woth vodafone reduced it to 3. Sorry Sony Ericsson!
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Reviewed by alex from england on 15th Apr 2007
i have that phone and i wrily like that phone ... but this phone is just in **VODAFONE** 's shop i dont understand why??? [Editor's comment: it's exclusive to Vodafone]
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Reviewed by Florian from Austria on 10th Apr 2007
i got this mobile and its the best! all ppl votin it poor are dumb -_-
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Reviewed by sony ericsson V630i luvr from uk on 10th Apr 2007
dis is da bomb if u buy dis fon from vodafone its like ur robbingdem !!!! b coz u get a 256mb memory card free nd a free pare of speakers so get ut der nd by dis fon now
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Reviewed by jonny from norway on 9th Apr 2007
goo fon gud mp3 rely loud over all v gud rely hapie
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Reviewed by G2C from UK on 8th Apr 2007
Having had a W800i and W810i I had no problem buying this phone, I have it in white and I think its the best looking phone I have ever seen! Functionaly it is absolutely terrific and a pleasure to use, its really responsive to use and all functions are layed out in a typical Sony Ericsson fashion--which is basically convenient and simple to use! Its light and comfortable to use when calling--texting is also a pleasure with really nice buttons! With 3G capability--video calling and features like Video DJ,Superb MP3 player featuring M2 Micro cards with flash transfer and not to mention games that are PS1 Standard this phone for me deserves 6 stars! I have waited a week before posting this review and tested its battery life and it has not disapointed, 8/10 in this section! To think this phone is just 100UK stg is staggering honestly the best 100 pounds ive ever spent on an item! Get one! U cant be disapointed! Well done SEricsson, they are streets ahead of Nokia and Samsung for me!
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Reviewed by med from malaysia on 8th Apr 2007
is great mobile with lower price.its ok.nice and small.suitable for me but only one not good V630i not have FM radio..thats it
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Reviewed by Tango from UK on 4th Apr 2007
I think this phone s brill: 1) i have the phone 2)Music on it is wicked 3)enough volume 4)easy functions 5)........... tooo manyyyyyyyyy
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Reviewed by Tim Coombe from England on 3rd Apr 2007
This phone is awful,constantly had a bad signal,feels cheap,an the camera an video are useless,got an 800i instead an its superb ,highly recommend it.
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Reviewed by ryan casey from ireland on 3rd Apr 2007
very very good. It can hold lots and lots of music. I had just got a mp3 and the phone can hold more songs
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Reviewed by giannis from greece on 29th Mar 2007
this is a great phone....Anyone knows if you can use it as a web cam?
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Reviewed by Nick from uk on 25th Mar 2007
This is a great phone i got it for christmas.It holds lods of music pictures and all that sot of things. It has a great camera and can also make videos.
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Reviewed by Maggie from England on 18th Mar 2007
it was free to me as an upgrade. impressed with camera and picture quality they print out like proper photos should. music storage, excellent, lockable key pad and silent at a touch (no messing around when in a hurry) problem came when it fell out of my pocket while riding my bike. bloke in shop showed me where the mem stick was located, pushed it back in and its fine since. nice to upload ur own pix and have them as identifier. rude pix of some mates!! own screensaver etc, own ringtones, how much better can it be? i like this phone and hope that by saying this i dont mess it up.
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Reviewed by xxxxxx from uk on 17th Mar 2007
dis fone is gr8
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Reviewed by Adam from Uk on 11th Mar 2007
its not as good as the K750i's camera its freezes up, i had it two months then sold it on ebay i decided to buy a k800i, which is a thousand times better, but obviously there is a price difference. I wouldnt get this phone unless u only want it for calling and texting.
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Reviewed by alan from nottingham uk on 11th Mar 2007
top dog phone
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Reviewed by rob from england on 8th Mar 2007
this phone is brill good for music and cam is better than the old v600i i think the rating is not that good i think it should be at least 4 stars.
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Reviewed by ryan m from england on 7th Mar 2007
this fones brilliant get it gd 4 music
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Reviewed by sxii shellz from wales on 7th Mar 2007
ii l0ove thiis fne...* the cam ent as gt as it cud b n keeps teliin me i cnt z0om..but beiin a blonde its probably me being dumb nt the ph0one...* the speakers come free and are worth £30..* i think if u buy thiis fne u r literalii robiin vodaphone iits well cheap..* mp3 player is fab..* and omg gt pac man...* what a geek..* ii realii do0 rec0omend thiis fne...* ii was nearlii put off i gt it in december and i still smiile when ii pull iit awt me po0cket...* iits like a good m8 2 me iits never let me d0own..* geeeek...* lv ya...*
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Reviewed by alex coburn from england on 7th Mar 2007
I really like this phone and all the features on it however it is terrible when i come to use it as a phone ie making and recieving calls. The same sim card works fine in my old phone but in this one although the phone says i have a strong signal more often than not the call does not connect, or it will cut off after a few seconds. My friends are as fed up with my phone as i am.
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Reviewed by lew boii from england on 6th Mar 2007
great fone just got it!
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Reviewed by dave from england on 4th Mar 2007
its a TOP CLASS FONE BUT THE SCREEN SCRACTHES TOO EASALY
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Reviewed by Simon from New Zealand on 3rd Mar 2007
Got given this phone as a xmas present. Went to charge today and to my surpise it won't charge. Tried to use the USB charger and this worked for a little while but now not at all. I have noticed the contacts turning a little green so i am worried as my wife has a Sony ericsson which has just died after only 6months. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Phone has been good up until now
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Reviewed by Lisa from England on 2nd Mar 2007
I got this fone about a month ago on Vodafone's student mobile service dotmobile. Im really happy with it, it looks great, plays music great and stores heaps of songs pictures and messages on it. I even got free speakers on the dotmobile student package. Great Picture resolution, videos are extremely clear. MP3 style headfones with built-in handsfree kit, very easy to use. The phone to computer software is amazing and you can browse vodafone live for free, only pay a small fee to download videos and games. Great network and great phone, i definately recommend it! Especially on dotmobile for students. its a bargain!
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Reviewed by hule from england on 1st Mar 2007
excelent phone
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Reviewed by paddy joe from ireland on 28th Feb 2007
not a bad phone over all but very annoyed that vodafon want to charge to unlock it for this reason i would not buy one from them and any one who reads this not to buy from vodafon
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Reviewed by Dom from Scotland on 27th Feb 2007
I got this phone for christmas, and before i got it i decided to look at the reviews on this page and was very nearly put off. howevever i can say i am really delighted with this phone, it looks great and in my opinion it looks better than most of the walkman phones. it has the same capabilities of the walkman range, if not more, and it is generally cheaper. vodaphone live is great with really fast (and free) sports news, plus good extras such as free film reviews and downloads. the sound quality is really good, and i got a free pair of speakers which makes it very listenable in the house because the speakers are loud. there are a few let downs, such as no flash, the camera quality is not quite as good as other 2MP phones and i have experienced once or twice the echo call effect, but not very often. i have not used 3G, radio dj or mobile tv but i can only presume these would make the phone even better.i bought this phone for £120 of the vodaphone website and it feels like day light robbery as it is a phone with 2MP, 256MB memory provided plus phone memory, free speakers, good service from vodaphone, very light and easy to use, and great extra features which are awesome such as face warp and video editing. top marks
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Reviewed by jim from GB on 26th Feb 2007
great phone lots of features simple to use!
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Reviewed by dan from england on 25th Feb 2007
amazing phone (very loud)
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Reviewed by ainsley wilshire from England on 20th Feb 2007
Good phone, but you can not set the calender for more than one day ie: repeat dates (not good )
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Reviewed by LOUISE from ENGLAND on 18th Feb 2007
I REALLY LOVE THIS PHONE GOT LOADS OF MEMORY ON IT GOT A MEMORY CARD OFF EBAY 2GB LOAD OF TUNES TO SAVE ON IT, THERES LOADS OFF FREE THEMES, WALLPAPERS,GAMES AND STUFF ON THE INTERNET WAITING FRO YOU ALL TO DOWNLOAD THEM BUY IT NOW COOL PHONE (LOAD PHONE) TOO 5 *****
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Reviewed by Smee1 from Australia on 15th Feb 2007
I have this phone and its been awesome till i got a heap of Java games and installed them now i went through the ones i installed and for the most part they all work fine then i noticed some of the games had doubled up i tried to remove them and it says operation failed so i formatted the memstick no good games r still there so i master reset no goo games still there so i updated to the latest software version which should of most definitely got rid of them but no they r still there the games are not using up space but cant be removed can n e won help with this as sony and vodafone dont wanna know bout it !!!!!!!!!! Im sooooo disapointed in this handset now!!!! brunce01@hotmail.com please can some one help me !!!!!!!
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Reviewed by james from bham on 12th Feb 2007
this fone is exxelent great memory just one bad thing that lets the fone down is the camera.. if u are out side in day light the camera is excelnt but when u are indoors and it is dull its rubbish, the fone had briliant speakers and it is a very atractive fone i hvae fell in love with it it is superbbbb...
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Reviewed by berty from stratford on 11th Feb 2007
it mazin bye it now
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Reviewed by Mirina from Sofiq on 9th Feb 2007
Super e!
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Reviewed by Michael from England on 6th Feb 2007
Why did I bother going from Nokia to this... Complex and complicated to use, this phone is.. well, I'll try to be fair... Not very good. I would love to say it works too, but it doesn't, well, not always. Generally rings people when it pleases - and I mean upto 8 times in an hour! And when I am on the phone to somebody, it will generally start to sound as though I or they have called a fax machine (that horrible screaching noise, and this might be halfway through a call!!! All this added to the fact that it managed wipe all my contacts for me - TWICE. Avoid - but don't go for the equally bad W810i instead.
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Reviewed by katie from uk on 6th Feb 2007
brill! luv it!! id recomend it!
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Reviewed by Ed from Colchester, Englend on 6th Feb 2007
This phone is fantastic, its wonderfull, its got all you need , great built in speakers, a good camera, by the way it has two, you can go on the internet for free, its got mobile t.v, video editer, photo editer, music editor and lots, more. trust me i got this phone for my birthday, and it hasent failed dont listen to those people who say its bad because it isent ed
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Reviewed by niomi from england on 28th Jan 2007
i luv dis fone its reli gd i can have lots of songs on it so far i gt 40 songs on der and still gt room for mor !!
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Reviewed by stana from stoke on 26th Jan 2007
mint phone
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Reviewed by lozza. from britain/london on 25th Jan 2007
exellent phone. easy too use && also very pretty. my advise. GET IT. xxxxxxxxxxxxx <3
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Reviewed by rosie..x..aged 13 from scootland..!!! on 23rd Jan 2007
GREAT TEENAGER PHONE-got the things u need most, looks, mp3, bluetooth, reasonable price etc etc. Afta months of lookin around i went to buy the w3ooi but the shop was out-of-stock and i am glad..!!! i bought this phone instead and it has a better camera, design everything!! i got it in white which looks really nice [for the girls] and the computer software, speakers and memory-card is included !! great bonus!!! just BUY IT quickly xxx
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Reviewed by Dave from England on 23rd Jan 2007
Good Phone but disapointing camara
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Reviewed by Alex from United Kingdom on 22nd Jan 2007
One Word. Outstanding !!! Was sick of my Sony Ericsson k700i and wanted a new phone. Looked around for several months and came across this for only £80 Brand New. The specifications were excellent for the price so i couldnt complain. Got it and ive never stopped liking it. 256Mb is enough space for songs,pictures,games,videos.... Camera Is Good (4*) MP3 Quality (5*) Havent yet used 3G as of area but hopefully will be using TV on it soon. EXCELLENT PHONE, BUY IT !!!
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Reviewed by David-John from South-Africa on 20th Jan 2007
This is da best fone i ever had!this fone is da bomb!sound quality is superb as well as the camera quality!its 3g capable with expandable memory,what more culd u want??!!im nt regreting my purchase of dis fone....SONY ERICSSON RULES!!!
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Reviewed by mark from ireland on 20th Jan 2007
dis PHONE is RUBISH
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Reviewed by splinter from south africa on 20th Jan 2007
this phone is a very nice phone.it has every thing you need in a phone and more.it may not have eny new features but not allot of phones that are coming out do.it is loud and i holds a fair amount of songs on the 256 m2 card you get with the phone.i did upgrade my m2 card 2 a 1gig as they are going to stop shipping them to south Africa.the phone is fast and can do so much so it is worth what ever you guys pay for it in your country.the best feature is apparently the vodafone radiodj but we do not have that function in south Africa.the phone was also sold out here and no more are being sold here in sa so thats just a bonus for me
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Reviewed by assoum chadi from romania on 19th Jan 2007
very usefull mobile and easy to use
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Reviewed by jay-jay from england on 18th Jan 2007
i got this fone as a presant i thought it was brilliant but my friend had a k800i and to be honnest the extra money for the k800i is worth it but for the money the Sony Ericsson V630i id good all i can say is make sure u want a fone lyk dis before u buy 1
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Reviewed by smazl from England on 18th Jan 2007
I had Nokia N70 replaced 3 times because it didn't work and decided to try the Sony because I liked the look of it and I hadn't used a Sony mobile before. It's fantastic! It may not have as many features, but all the features WORK! And it 'starts up' very quickly, the battery lasts ages. The only thing I miss from my previous phones (pre-Nokia N70) is the flash for the camera, but I was only able to choose this on my price plan. Definitely recommended!!!
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Reviewed by Nita from england on 17th Jan 2007
This phone gives me pure jke n its totally wiked espesh wen u get a memory card wiv it so u can record all of ya tunes n stuff. Okay i admit the camera is a bit slow but its still gd use n it ain't slow its lyk prpa fast so basically i'm gna give the V630i 5 stars.....!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by dave from donny on 16th Jan 2007
dis fone is rubbish it brakes almost instantly (freezes)and is a waste of money or what you get.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by g-man from u.k. on 16th Jan 2007
its fairly ugly and if you don't mind not having the 3g then the w810i is a much better bet.
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Reviewed by chomp from scotland on 15th Jan 2007
my friends got it and it seems great but having no flash concerns me
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Reviewed by Bethany from uk on 15th Jan 2007
Great phone , first sony ericsson ive had and am very pleased with it =)
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Reviewed by SOPHIEE from ESSEX on 14th Jan 2007
I ABSOLUTLEYY LOVE THIS FONE I RECENTLY SENT BACK MY K750I AS IT HAD A LOW BATTERY LIFE AND IT WAS REPLACED BUY THIS ONE I LOVE THIS FONE AND GLAD MY K750I WENT WRONG IN THE END COZ I ENDED UP WITH THIS FONE..... SO RECOMMEND IT BUYY IT NOWW! DONT HESITATE!!
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Reviewed by martin from Latvia on 14th Jan 2007
great phone
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Reviewed by shellz from walez on 11th Jan 2007
thiing fne is brill musics lawd 3g good exelent coverage for it aswell. its light and the speakers to cum with it are ace marn !!!! totaly luff it
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Reviewed by farah from london on 11th Jan 2007
i really like this phone but it wont charge i dont know what 2 do i have 4 chargers at home all sony ericcson but it wont charge on any of them!
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Reviewed by benjamin chatwin from united kingdom on 10th Jan 2007
i though the phone was the best in the world with how its so amazing i give it six star
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Reviewed by paul from england on 8th Jan 2007
Hopeless phone, unreliable at best. The bluetooth has stopped working. The speaker fails to come back on from silent use, it freezes and requires a reset. Its got all the bla bla stuff but its just not reliable. This is my second one having had the same problems on the first. Voda phone wants to ignore these issues but its not going away. Stay aweay from this phone, and if you have faulty phones stay away from Voda Phone
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Reviewed by Greg from England on 8th Jan 2007
I LOVE THIS PHONE!! This is one of the many fruits of Sony Ericsson, building on their T610i design, bringing a range of UNBEATABLE PHONES!!!! (The only problem is theyre all virtually the same). The bluetooth version of the Sega Tennis is absolutely awesome (but i spose that only appeals 2 kids (like me!), it's light, much hardier, and the speaker are LOUDER than the expensiver W800i, and W810i's that I see around alot, and its absolutely supercharged with 3G-The usual, plus telly, Radio DJ!!! (The only problem is with that is I live 10 Miles away from any 3G coverage =[) This phone is absolutely awesome, but theres only one this that baffles me about it- its only availiabe in Black/Orange or White/Orange, which are now S.E.'s signature "Walkman" colour schemes, it has a similar MP3 player on it, so why not change it to "W630i"- plaster it with "Walkman" logos, and I bet it wud sell tonnes more lol =] There are only very few tweaks to this fone I would make- a FM radio would be nice, a flash, plus an infrared port for sharing files with less fortunate friends... I chose this phone over the K750i, which my brother had bought for christmas, but I couldnt resist the pure brilliance radiating from it. PS, Gary (comment below), the K800i is one of Sony Ericssons leading phones, costing well over 200 quid, so why compare it (AND SWAP IT!?!?!) with a much more affordable jobby????
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Reviewed by gary from england on 6th Jan 2007
i got this fone and i think it is rubbish i swapped it my my sony ericson k800i that was a mistake this is rubbish DONT BUY IT !!!!!!
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Reviewed by Andy J from England on 3rd Jan 2007
I AM SO HAPPY WITH THIS PHONE!!! Since the dawn of man (well since 1994 anyway) Ive been a committed Nokia man...with a slight misguided sway on one occasion to Samsung, but the less said the better about that! I have a Nokia phone for work but am changing jobs so wanted to get my own phone before I actually changed. However, Nokia didn't have anything that really blew my skirt up so I defected and went to Sony Ericsson. I bought the 630i on a bit of a whim...I liked the fact it was white. However, I was not to be disappointed. The quality of the phone, the clarity of the screen, the ease of use have confirmed that this phone is ten times better than anything Nokia can produce. Ive had it for five weeks with no problems, and cant find fault with it. If you're considering a new phone, BUY THIS ONE! My partner (also a committed Nokia freak) bought the Nokia 5500 Sport on Saturday. What a load of ****! In fact, its for sale on eBay if anyone wants to buy it! ive persuaded him to change to a Sony 810i and although he only bought it this evening, he loves it!!!! Sorry Nokia, your phones just aint up to it anymore!
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Reviewed by Sam from UK on 3rd Jan 2007
I actually quite like this phone my friend had it and i used it for 1 hour, it's quite good and i like the navigation buttons (much better than the joystick) the down side is no flash the shortcut functions on this phone are useful and the fact you can multitask (e.g. Listen to music and take a picture at the same time or writing a text is really helpful there are a few minor problems but it does have 3G maybe SE will release a newer version that has flash and who knows it might have a better camera!
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Reviewed by j0|\||\|Y from UK on 30th Dec 2006
It is with great sadness that i have to give such a good phone only 2 stars. Why? Just 1 day after i first switched it on i pressed the phonebook icon only to receive a white screen. After 5 seconds of nothing but a blank white screen the phone switched itself off. It also started getting incredibly hot. You wont be wrong in thinking you've read this somewhere before...just scroll down and there is another review not too dissimilar to this one. So could this be a fault in the V630i line? Well, i took my phone straight back to the Vodafone shop. Luckily there was no hassle and the chap went straight into the stockroom to get me a brand spanking new V630i. Only time will tell whether this one is any good but in the meantime i will tell you about the features. The camera is really good quality at 2mp, ok its not k800i quality but it doesn't have the k800i price tag either. The mobile TV is excellent quality too and video calls are simple and easy to do. I haven't used Vodafone's heavily advertised RadioDJ yet but in my opinion this phone should of had a dedicated FM radio. So, all in all this phone should have been 4 stars (excellent phone) but instead it is a measly 2 stars. It was nearly only 1 star but Vodafone's excellent customer service gave it the extra star. It is such a shame that a good phone like this only receives 2 stars, so beware...this phone looks good but it hides a fault.
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 29th Dec 2006
I'm now on my second phone. The first one locked up 3 times before it was replaced with a new unit. The new one has only frozen once. The phone is great appart from that, good size, weight, battery and features. Phone works well with the BMW bluetooth most of the time but sometimes has to be stitched off and back on to get a connection that works. Both units know the other exists, they just fail to communicate sometimes; bluetooth! Supplied software is not bad once it stopped fighting my antivirus software but it's not as good as the Nokia suite.
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Reviewed by mitch from spain on 22nd Dec 2006
its a great phone, cool sound quality, good graphics but the onli thing is i dot know how 2 send songs fromthe computer to the phone do i just drag and drop like a normal mp3 player or do i have 2 download da software?
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Reviewed by Sam from UK on 21st Dec 2006
Well my friend has had this phone for about 3 weeks, after recieving the phone it worked fine, no problems but after about a week he could not acess his phone book and things just started to go wrong he took it back to vodaphone and replaced it, however this has happened 3 more times now. Has anyone else experience similar problems, he has now given up with the phone and wants a different model, i don't blame him!
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Reviewed by Declan from Ireland on 13th Dec 2006
Got this a week ago and so far I've been impressed. The sound is fantastic and reception is strong, although the battery is a little weak; you have to take into account the advantage of 3G. Not much woried about the camera, get a proper one for taking pictures, that applies to those who moan about picture quality! Compare to Nokia, this is great value for money. Got a 256MB card included. I won't get bored with this!!
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Reviewed by Mike from UK on 12th Dec 2006
Had this phone a couple of weeks and it is perfect, does everything I wanted and is reliable with good battery life. I had bought a Samsung D900 which I loved but the bluetooth wasn't compatable with the bluetooth built into my BMW so I took it back to the shop and they recommended this phone. Easy to use, light and nice looking!!
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Reviewed by George Clinton from Scotland on 5th Dec 2006
Some of the ratings on here nearly put me off getting this phone. I can only assume some folk are in a bad reception area or they've just been unlucky, or are just miserable, It does everything you would expect and more. The only downside is the speakerphone but they're generally pretty grim on mobiles (although I've only had used them on a couple, but they were both rubbish). All told I would highlt recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by moLDO from ROMANIA on 27th Nov 2006
Y have this phone and y think its great because of the camera quality and the sound of the speakers.
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Reviewed by Ebelle from England on 27th Nov 2006
Always been a Nokia girl, but this year for my upgrade iI was advised not to by chap in phone shop, he offered me the Samsung Z400, what a piece of junk, battery life rubbish so I went back to the shop and another chap suggested the Sony V630i. What a fab phone, really easy to use, I love it, battery life fantastic, goes for about 3/4 days without needing a charge, ringtones loud and clear, plus software included to download own songs, good memory plus memory card too!!! In stitches over face warp photo mode too, very funny. Will not go back to Nokia now!!!!
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Reviewed by mark p from england on 23rd Nov 2006
i was advised that this phone was as easy to use as my nokia 6230i,so i upgraded to the v630i BIG mistake,had the phone 2 days and have asked vodafone to collect. think i will stick to nokia in future.
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Reviewed by Richard from liverpool on 21st Nov 2006
this fone is great, but i advise yu get it debranded aswell makes it so much better.
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 18th Nov 2006
Been using this for about 2 months and on the whole seems pretty good. But.. Bluetooth is unreliable (compared to Razr) Occasionally locks itself and just clicks and pops through the speaker. Most annoyingly, sometimes the speaker stops working and you can't hear it ring. A reset fixes all of these, but shouldn't be necessary!
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Reviewed by Caz from UK on 12th Nov 2006
I have had this phone for a week. And I love it. It's so easy to use, really well thought out I think. I really love the Face Warp application, you can take photo's of your friends, and there faces change to loads of different shapes and deformaties. it great fun, we where in stitches for hours. I like the camera, the photo's are sharp, and the music options are so varied. Great little phone.
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Reviewed by Andrea from Australia on 3rd Nov 2006
I have had this phone for about 6 weeks... it's been brilliant! Great camera quality, battery life and the best little sound system! No ir which was a bit of a let down but it does have bluetooth... I reccommend it 2 all
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Reviewed by Scott from UK on 29th Oct 2006
I chose this model as a replacement for a K750i which was stolen by some piece of lowlife. Didn't want to learn a new menu system and as this was the only SE Vodafone would offer me I didn't really have much choice! Anyway having had the phone for 1 week here are a few of my thoughts. Battery life, call reception and voice clarity are all excellent. The display seems a little brighter and sharper than the 750i (to me anyway). MP3 playback, texting all good. No flash on the camera which isn't a huge problem for me but might be for others. Data transfer from PC to handset via USB is much much quicker than the 750. Not had a chance to try out the 3g features yet so can't comment on these. No built in FM radio -you need to get this service from Vodafone. Not impressed with this at all. Overall a decent, light, reliable little phone which does exactly what its meant to with the only real drawback for me is the lack of a built in radio.
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Reviewed by Ethan from U.K on 28th Oct 2006
Previous Phone was a Nokia 5140, and I wanted a phone that was a Walkman type phone .. inc a radio. Earmarked the v810i but then vodafone direct in their wisdom took it away, so settled for the v630i - almost identical but no radio.. Excellent phone, easy to use mp3 player and has the loads of storage (1gb card are cheap!) Easy to use and navigate. Good Battery Life and calls are clear. Only things against it is no radio, and i've got a bad feeling that the arrow buttons might give up after a years use of so.. hope i'm proved wrong. Overall a great little phone, nice and small too!! Highly Recommended!! Ethan.
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Reviewed by --- from england on 27th Oct 2006
This phone is one word. brilliant. THe camera is great, but no flash - but if you want top quality get a proper digital camera - mp3 player is second to none and it looks pretty cool. I have had absouloutely no problems, and i would highly recommend
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Reviewed by Adam from Englsand on 21st Oct 2006
Ive had this phone for a few weeks now and ive decided its a quality piece of kit. Its fairly cheap and you get what you pay for. Reception is good and texting is fine. The camera quality is more than good enough and 3G is extremly quick. The music playback is to a highstandard too.
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Reviewed by P Johnson from UK on 19th Oct 2006
The callers get terrible feedback, the phone is unusable! I've upgraded the software from the sonye website and it still doesn't rectify, stay away from this handset!!! Vodafone and Sony just don't want to know, yet I switch the sim to my nokia and calls are fine.
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Reviewed by Pamela Hill from West Midlands, UK on 16th Oct 2006
NICE LOOKING PHONE - SHAME YOU CAN'T USE IT !!!! I recently upgraded my Sony Ericsson P900i phone via Vodafone to the new Sony Ericsson V630i approximately 3 weeks ago. We have only had the phone for just over 2 weeks and the phone has only been charged only twice. Today the phone got extremely hot (boiling) to the point were you could not handle the handset, the phone then flashed battery low - it then cut out, leaving me unable to use the phone and contact anyone. Luckily I took the phone to work today and it was on my desk at all times, as I hesitate to think what may have happened if I had left the phone at home ? Has anyone else experienced these problems ? If so, what can we do about it ? Kind regards Miss P Hill [Editor's comment: return it to the shop and ask for a replacement]
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Reviewed by Pete from England on 12th Oct 2006
I have had this phone for 3 weeks now and for me its absolutely brilliant. Prevously i owned the nokia n70 on orange which was buggy, blurry and accepted calls when it wanted to, so i got rid of it damned quickly, changed network, and got the SE v630i the vodafone version of the k610i. sure the 2 megapixal camera doesnt have autofocus, if thats what you want, get a digicam, and no you cant use any headphones but a quick trip to a mobile or sony shop will get you a better pair than those supplied (which are fine btw). Calls are clear and crisp, texting is a doddle, 3g is speedy, music downloads and mobile tv is a bonus, camera is good enough for fun snaps. A definite 5 stars
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