It's no surprise that this newly-launched 3G handset in a Carbon Black casing and packed with features is from Sony Ericsson. The elegant and slim design of the K610im is very typical of Sony Ericsson's mobile phones.

Sony Ericsson's K610im is the company's first GSM/UMTS phone. It features full support for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode, an operator service that makes viewing multimedia faster and easier and allows access to mobile applications such as iMail, iMMS and Web browsing. Web content and pages especially created for i-mode can be accessed faster.

Sending high-quality photos taken by the K610im's 2-megapixel camera via email or as iMMS messages has also been made easier. With the supplied 64MB Memory Stick, you can choose to store up to 175 pictures you've taken, and the K610im can handle Memory Sticks of up to 1GB capacity.

As mentioned earlier, the phone's slim and elegant design is typical of most Sony Ericsson phones. Many 3G phones in the market are a bit bulky, but the K610im is as light and easy to carry as a 2G handset.

Other features of the K610im include capacity for over-the-air downloads, storage of up to 60 tracks in eAAC+ format in your Memory Stick, MP3 player supporting AAC and AAC+ formats, DoJa stand-by application, 2.5x digital zoom for your camera, and capacity for 3D games, to name a few.

The Sony Ericsson K610im will be made available Q3 2006.