well now i'm thinking about purchasing a new phone. it'll probably either be the SE k700i or the nokia 7610. both are the same price. what would be your choice and why?

i love my k700i... best phone ive ever had. i had a 6600 before this.. it was such a disapointment..

My choice would be SonyEricsson K700i. This is more matter of taste than hardware specifications. Reason I would choose SE is that it has proven itself to be very stable phone with stable platform. Nokia has always had some issues with their phones while SE has not. I had a lot of phones and I must confess that SE phones have proven to be the best!

k700i.. I want that phone but I dunno where to get that in Toronto

K700i

k700i god this phone is cool!

Heh I've got me a K700i! It rocks!

Theres hundreds of themes designed specifically for it too, and the camera's decent quality with a ton of effects!

seriously, i know a lot of people have been saying the k700i but the 7610 is so much better. the k700i rivals the 6230, this is a much better phone. the camera is top notch, its symbian os (which means it'll run real apps) and can take mmc cards (1gb storage for your mp3's etc...)

dont ask me anyways, just compare the features. in the uk the k600i is much cheaper than the 7610.

K700i...

K700i.

However, you can't really compare these two phones, its like comparing a slice of cheese with next tuesday.

personally, i like the features of 7610, as my dad has one, but i also like k700i for its style

the k700i has a crappy batterylife. 2 days at max (it can be fixed via firmware upgrade). i'd get the nokia.

k700i , very responsive and it looks good~ just my personal preference:D

Nokia 7610

I would go for nokia 7610, which is a great phone and being nokia no campactiblity problems.

7610 - used both of them, I really despise the k700i

Wtf? I used my k700i for 6 days now and i got 30% left... using first firmware

It's not the battery life that sucks, per sé - but more the battery meter.

Ooh and some have reported 40% more battery from the new firmware, that or they fixed the meter!

Besides. With your K700i you'll want to charge it daily as the new Li-Ions prefer SHALLOW charges, and full depletion can be harmful and damage the battery! So recharge often!

i heard that the k700i has a slow OS. like when going from menu to menu is a little slow. anyone comment on this?

man now i'm looking at the nokia 6230 now too

Get the K700i. If it has a slow OS, I heard you can upgrade the firmware to the Z600 and it'll work fine. Might wanna research that first though

I'm using the latest firmware for my K700i - and I get a good 4-5 days charge, even with BT switched on all the time.
Ok so we don't have a symbian OS - but in a style phone all you need is a bit of functionality, which the K700i provides nicely.

again, you can't really compare these phones directly.

I wouldnt say it was slow.

There is a short delay etc, but believe me you can live with it. I haven't even updated my firmware yet either!

Hint: Get it on Orange as you'll then be able to update your firmware, certain providers don't let you do so.

I hosted a forum on my webspace for a while - http://www.k700world.info - didn't last long but there's a load of info there, including firmware change logs and compatability.

nokia 7610,advanced properties i like it,just pc

without a doubt, 7610... series 60 is so great, once you use it, you wont be able to live without it.

Just my 2 cents - have used the K700i for over 6 months now. Battery life is over 6 days, no firmware upgrades here. No delay in the menus as reported by some people. Going for a P910i soon now - it's the only phone I could possibly want to swap my baby for

Granted Nokia has market share, but a Sony is a Sony !

Nokia 7610.

As someone whos owned nokia phones, sony ericsson phones, motorola phones.

And had a chance to play with both of those models, I say go for the 7610, look for the specs and compare.

Oh and this from jbenchmark.com

Nokia 7610 Score: 168

SonyEricsson K700i Score: 134

So they're pretty evenly matched huh?

Well... if you need all the symbian stuff then you know where to go. Otherwise the K700i will have all the functionality you need.

Edit: damn typos.