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T610 / T630 Firmware overview |
mwarner
Joined: Dec 23, 2003
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From: Warwickshire, England
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T610 / T630 Firmware Overview
R6D003
- Released around September 04
- No noticable changes over R6C005
R7A010
- Developer only firmware
- Added Debug menu in the Entertainment category
- Allows sending of all phone files via IR/BT, e.g. games
- slow SMS send and recieve
- Poor reception
- JBenchmark: Text: 151, 2D shapes: 124, 3D shapes: 62, Fill rate: 24, Animation: 265
R6C005
- Side buttons mute function doesn't stop working after 10 seconds
- Perhaps slightly improved display contrast
R6B021
- Nothing noticable
R6B004
- Blocks the phone from illegal upgrades, e.g. removing customisation.
- No other notable updates
R4C003
- 50% faster Java compared to R3C as tested by JBenchmark
- Loading of images longer than the maximum width able to be handled
- SMS sound notification is played on arrival of new email
- Camera viewfinder refreshes faster (not so slow/jerky) in night mode
- Change in design of the large/small picture size icon at top right corner of camera viewfinder
R3C002
- Fix memory buffer issue
R3B011
- Buggy (memory issues)
- ~30% JAVA speed improvement (JBenchmark test)
- New menu in "Send Message" called "Contacts", saves you one click when sending messages
- When you play recorded conversations, they now play over the loudspeaker (better quality playback then before (the mms method))
- Pictures taken with the camera appear to take up less memory! (avrg 14kb-19kb for large size photo)
- Pictures taken with the camera appear to be clearer (might have to play around with shutter speed)
- When choosing word alternative in T9 while replying to message, pressing the joystick in will no longer send the message, but accept the word. (Finally!) While not in T9 word selection, joystick in will send the message.
- When previewing ringtones from "My sounds" they start at maximum volume
- If vibration is turned on, the phone will now vibrate on calendar/timer
R1L013
- Buggy for me - lots of hangs
- Clock font changed
- Updated Java logo
- Picture size indicator in camera mode
- The phone doesn't freeze for 30 seconds if it receives a SMS from an alphanumeric sender.
R1A081
- Original
To find out which firmware revision your phone currently has installed, perform the following:
>*<<*<*
Where < and > represents pushing the joystick left and right respectively.
Updating your firmware
To update your firmware it is recommened you take your phone to your nearest Service Centre. Firmware upgrades are free within the warranty period:
UK / Netherlands / Swiss / Norway Service Centres
Note that UK SE Service Centres do not really exist any more. I would advise phoning them first to see if they still perform firmware updates.
The firmware of the T610 or T630 cannot be updated through Sony Ericsson's web site.
Other Sony Ericsson Firmware Overviews
K800
K750 / W800
K700 / K500
T610 / T630
[ This Message was edited by: mwarner on 2006-07-12 19:11 ] |
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tsunami
Joined: Aug 09, 2004
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Can anyone make an overview like this for T68i firmware-s? |
Merovingian
Joined: Aug 29, 2003
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From: Norway
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As for the R7A010:
- the phone keeps searching for network a lot of time
- slow SMS send and recieve
- not always possible to make calls
JBenchmark 1.0 results:
Text: 151
2D shapes: 124
3D shapes: 62
Fill rate: 24
Animation: 265
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GreatDane
Joined: Feb 12, 2004
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From: The Real OC, CA
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i have a t616, and i was wondering what would happen if i upgraded using t610 firmware?
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Merovingian
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probably it wouldn't work very well, since the T616 is on other bandlocks....
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GreatDane
Joined: Feb 12, 2004
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From: The Real OC, CA
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well the T616 uses these bands: GSM 850/1800/1900
while the T610 uses: GSM 900/1800/1900
Only one of those are different, so would it be that bad of a difference in reception?
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mwarner
Joined: Dec 23, 2003
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From: Warwickshire, England
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@Merovingian
Thanks for that, i've updated the first post accordingly.
If anyone else would like to contribute JBenchmark results then i'll gladly add them. I did record them somewhere myself when I had my T610 (since upgraded to K700), but I can't find them any more! |
shyam335
Joined: May 25, 2004
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Well,i was actually thinking of updating my fw to r7a dev fw. Someone who used r7a and r6c plz comment on the plus and minus of each.
Thanks well in advance.
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Ayush
Joined: Sep 12, 2003
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From: Hyderabad, india
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I didn't find much improvement in r6 over r3 though
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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Can you please explain JBenchmarking or the link to explain that? Can it be done on a 230?
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folling182
Joined: Oct 14, 2003
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From: nottingham>girona[Spain]>???
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Would there be anyway to have a debug menu, but without all the other inconviniences of R7A?
I love the option "filesystem", hense that is the only way to really free large amounts of memory.
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Merovingian
Joined: Aug 29, 2003
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From: Norway
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to all of you wondering how this new FW works, please check here.. I flashed it on my T610 and wrote some comments
New T610 firmware-R7A010
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devilfishes719
Joined: Sep 07, 2004
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From: Singapore
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does the new firmware have the effects of the old firmware? |
joytickle
Joined: Jul 08, 2004
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i can't find my software version in the list, said R1F001, should i flash it to the latest version? |
The_Unforgiven
Joined: Sep 12, 2004
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From: Denmark
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Can I firmware update an T610 with an DSS-25 , like with the K700i ?????
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Posted: 2004-09-06 16:20
