[KhmerGuy231]

Well, it's 2:00 in the morning, and my brain is fried. I can't even tell which one is better anymore. lol. I'm having a dilemma with the LG Shine and Sony Ericsson Z610i.

I DO have to take into consideration that I'm with T-MOBILE and living in the Utah area. I have no idea which phone will work. lol. I googled for about 2 hrs. and I came up with nothing... lol

Oh, and also, I was wondering where a good RELIABLE place to buy the unlocked phones from. Ebay is my first instinct, but it's far from reliable... lol.

Thanks

LG KE970 Shine


General Network GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2007, January
Status Available
Size Dimensions 99.8 x 50.6 x 13.8 mm
Weight 119 g
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
- Mirror effect screen, full metal body
- Downloadable wallpapers
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 50 dialed, 50 received, 50 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), buy memory
- 50 MB internal memory
- 300 text messages
Data GPRS Yes
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + download, order now
Colors Silver
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, autofocus, video(QCIF), flash
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC++/3GP/MPEG4 player
- T9
- Organiser
- Voice memo
- Document viewer (.ppt, .doc, .pdf, .xls, .txt)
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 750 mAh
Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time Up to 3 h

Sony Ericsson Z610i

General Network UMTS / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2006, August
Status Available
Size Dimensions 94.5 x 49 x 20 mm
Weight 110 g
Display Type TFD, 256K colors
Size 176 x 220 pixels
- Second external OLED display (128 x 36 pixels)
- Reflective exterior surface
- Wallpapers, screensavers
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (72 channels), MP3, AAC
Customization Composer, download, order now
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook 1000 x 27 fields, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- 16 MB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE No
3G Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML(NetFront), RSS feeds
Games Yes + downloadable, order now
Colors Luster Black, Airy Blue, Rose Pink
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video; secondary video call camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ player
- 3G video calling and messaging
- T9
- Image viewer
- Picture editor
- Organiser
- Voice memo
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BST-33)
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 7 h

[simpleandpink]

(for me) I like the features of the LG Shine (
- Document viewer (.ppt, .doc, .pdf, .xls, .txt !!! I would use the .txt viewer a lot x_x)..but comparing

Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
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Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 7 h

D= As for looks, I like the Z610i....plus I like flip phones

So it depends on what you want your phone for I guess..

[DKYang]

LG's GSM phones suck compared to there CDMA phones. I admit, the shine looks sleek and cool, but from the problems or things it couldn't do that I have read. I wouldn't go for that one.

Both phones are ok for T-mobile. Go with the z610. Better battery life, stylish, has 3G (for data network, which T-mo will eventually have), and it's SE.

[Conni<3]

go for z610 i sayy;; plus it has 3g, which its probably gonna be avalible sooner or later.

[dabrain]

my sister is goin to get her shine in one week ... perhaps i can tell u something about it ...
but personally i like the shine better ... it looks rele cool ...

i am getting myself the new samsung u600 (alias ultra 10.9)

[applebaby]

I have the sony ericsson z610i & I'm with t-mobile also so it'll work (:

[forgottenmemories]

Time for a change & get a flip-phone. Why? Because I said so. Lol. [:

[crunkyp0p]

LG phones look really nice but they're not as good as sony ones
I'll go for sony

[Michelleys]

The LG Shine looks cooler. hah.
But my brother has the Z610i.
It has really good connection and nice features.
But the only problem that I do not like about it is the color? quality.
Like...when you flip open the phone, the colors are kind of dull? and not as vibrant as persay my phone. Which is the Samsung SGH-E900.

[angelic_diablo]

I like the LG better. but my sis in law uses the sony. she seem to love it so im guessing its good.

[Tonyc402]

For functions then get Sony, you have more freedom.

For style then get the SHINE

[sleepyness]

I have the z610i but my battery life dies pretty fast o_o I don't know if its just my phone but.. its a good thing I don't use it much. xD

[dahanizzle]

i bought the z610i about 3 weeks ago and yes, it's a beautiful phone. however, my phone and many others according to other websites and customer reviews, the phone just resets al of a sudden... sometimes while I'm texting or even during a conversation it just shuts off. SO. I'm selling it on ebay now. i'll wait for the quadband phone when it comes out and i'm sure it'll be better.. i trust sony ericsson haha