Sony Ericsson has announced the K618 a slim, lightweight 3G phone which the company is touting as high performance 3G device which is light and slim as a typical 2.5G phone. The UMTS phone is equipped with a 2.0 Megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom and Mobile Blogger an application allowing the user to post (or blog) their images directly to their own blogsite. A seperate VGA res camera is provided for video conferencing. The K618 features Bluetooth streaming which means that full-length music tracks (or video clips) can be sent wirelessly from the phone and listened to on a compatible Bluetooth device. The phone has Memory Stick Micro slot for memory expansion and comes with a 256MB stick. The phone sports a 1.9 inch (176 x 220) display supporting 256k colors.

The Sony Ericsson K618 will be available in Vibrant Black or Bright White color and hit stores in 3Q 2006.