Sony Ericsson V640i

The Sony Ericsson V640i is exclusive to Vodafone, and should be in the shops in time for Christmas 2007.

Previous Sony Ericsson "V-Series" have been little more than cosmetically redesigned phones plucked straight from the standard Sony Ericsson range, but the V640i is a little different as there is no exact equivalent to it elsewhere in Sony Ericsson's line-up. It's a little like the Sony Ericsson K530i, but with a few enhancements.

This is an HSDPA 3.5G device, which is unusual in the Sony Ericsson range. Of course, it also supports standard 3G and the V640i it has quad-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE data. Vodafone and Sony Ericsson stress that the V640i's data capabilities are ideal for downloading music and multimedia - they say that a music track can be downloaded in just 14 seconds via HSDPA.

Apart from the data connectivity, the rest of the V640i's specifications are a bit lacklustre - there's a 2.0" 176x220 pixel display, 2 megapixel camera, Memory Stick Micro expandable memory, stereo Bluetooth, an FM radio and a web browser, email client and RSS feed reader.


This isn't to say that the V640i is a bad phone, but it's a resolutely mid-range device with the unusual addition of 3.5G data which does set it aside from the competition.

Physically, the Sony Ericsson V640i measures 103 x 47 x 16mm and weighs 97 grams. The battery life is around 3 hours talktime on 3G, 9 hours on GSM and a standby time of 16 days. The V640i will be available in Quick Black and Havana Gold colour combinations.