Spice QT-61

Overview

Pretty Advanced

Overview of Spice QT61

Spice QT 61 is a mobile phone manufactured by India’s Spice Telecom. This QWERTY dual-SIM phone looks quite similar to other QWERTY phones from Spice Telecoms but bears some additional features compared to older models.

Spice QT61 Design and Build Quality

Spice QT 61 has a stylish design with a changeable front as well as a back panel of bright and vivid colors. It is available in black, red, and turquoise colors. The phone weighs 95g and measures 108.5 x 57 x 12.8 mm. It has a candy bar design and a QWERTY keypad. It has a high-resolution 2.4-inch TFT display screen that displays 240 x 320 pixels with a pixel density of 167 pixels per square inch. The phone has a vibrator feature. Spice QT 61 comes with a Li-ion battery that is rated at 1150mAh when fully charged and can support 3.5 hours of talk-time and remain charged for up to 300 hours when in standby mode. The phone supports a dual GSM network for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies and carries an internal antenna.

User Interface and Comfort to Use Spice QT61

Spice QT 61 uses a Java OS. There is a Menu button located at the right side of the phone just above the End-Call button. A user can use this button to access the various items on the phone’s Menu.

Telephony and Phonebook

Spice QT 61 can accommodate up to 1000 contacts and stores 20 entries of call records for dialled, received, and missed calls. It has a good-quality speakerphone.

Messaging and Email

Spice QT 61 supports both SMS and MMS (multimedia messaging) platforms. It, however, does not support EMS. The phone can store 1000 SMSs and comes with the T9 predictive texting feature.

Gallery, Photo Viewer and Video Player

Spice QT 61 has a 2.0 Megapixels camera with a digital zoom, a video recorder and video player. The user can extend the phone’s T-flash memory to allow the storage of extra images by using an 8GB memory card.

Spice QT61 Music Player and FM Radio

Spice QT 61has an in-built FM radio and Music Player. The phone’s speakers give good quality sound that one can further enhance using higher quality headphones.

Spice QT61 Camera and Image Quality

Spice QT 61 has a 2.0 megapixel camera. Its image quality is average.

Video Camera and Video Quality

The phone has good video recording capabilities. Users can record videos in either WAV or AMR formats.

Spice QT61 Connectivity Options

The connectivity options for the Spice QT 61 include:

• WAP version 2.0 with A2DP
• Bluetooth version 2.0
• GPRS
• EDGE

This phone does not support Wi-Fi, Infrared and WLAN.

Organizer and Other Utility Tools

Spice QT 61 comes with all the standard organizer tools.

Spice QT61 Web Browser and Applications

The phone has a GPRS/WAP internet browser. The browser used is Opera Mini Browser. The phone uses 2G internet speeds and download times can therefore be slow.

Google Maps and GPS

Spice QT 61 does not have Google Maps and GPS.

Distinctive Features of Spice QT61

Spice QT 61 comes with a Track pad Navigation system. It also supports Java.

Value for Money and Verdict

Spice QT 61 retails at an average price of 3,077 (approx., may vary). The phone is a good buy. Spice QT 61 is pretty advanced over earlier Spice Telecom’s bar phones. The lack of support for 3G internet speed, however, might mean that it fails to capture the fancy of the younger generation. The phone supports Java, which is a big plus since earlier Spice models do not. Spice QT 61 offers good value for money at its average retail price of Rs 3,077 (approx., may vary).