Sony Ericsson T68 Arctic Blue

The Sony Ericsson T68 was a landmark mobile phone released in 2001, notable for being one of the first mass-market colour-screen mobile phones. Developed shortly after the formation of Sony Ericsson joint venture, the T68 represented a shift away from purely voice-centric devices towards more feature-rich, data-enabled mobile technology.

Featuring a compact candy-bar design, the T68 included a color LCD display, support for SMS, MMS and Bluetooth connectivity, which was still a novel feature in consumer electronics at the time. The phone could be paired with accessories such as wireless headsets and external cameras, enabling early experiments in mobile photography and short multimedia messaging.

The original T68 was later upgradable via software to the T68i, which added enhanced multimedia features and broader accessory support. With its sleek design, advanced connectivity options, and emphasis on data services, the T68 helped establish Sony Ericsson's reputation for combining technical innovation with consumer-focused industrial design.

Today, the Sony Ericsson T68 is recognized as an important transitional device in mobile computing history, bridging the gap between monochrome GSM phones of the late 1990's and the fully featured smartphones that followed later in the decade.