Review: Samsung U600

Samsung U600 Review

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In a nutshell: The U600 is the slimmest slide phone ever, measuring an astonishing 10.9mm thickness. Yet it's a high-spec phone featuring a 3 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, and a fully-featured music player with expandable memory to replace your MP3 player. The only thing that may put some people off is the touch sensitive buttons - but sometimes you have to suffer a little to look good! A better buy might be the Samsung G600. Available in dark silver, red, pink and blue.
Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental or a free Nintendo Wii from Dialaphone (Dark Silver); or £79.95 on Pay as you Go from the Carphone Warehouse (Pink or Silver).

The Samsung U600 is the first of the second-generation Ultra phones to hit the shops and is the replacement for the enormously popular Samsung D900 ultra-slim slide phone. At just 10.9 mm it's even thinner than the D900, making it the slimmest slide phone available (now beaten by the Samsung E840!). As well as making it thinner, Samsung have shaved a couple of millimetres off the width of the phone, which is a very welcome improvement, as flat wide phones are not as ergonomic to use as conventionally-sized phones. It's also 10g lighter than the D900, making it an extremely lightweight phone indeed. You can hardly feel the presence of this phone in a jacket pocket! A visual makeover serves to differentiate the U600 from the D900 in the looks department. One important change is that the external buttons (the ones that you can see when the slide is closed) have been made into touch-sensitive buttons (like the Samsung E900). Touch sensitive buttons look cool, but are not to everyone's taste - read our user reviews of the Samsung E900 for a flavour of these! We feel that Samsung have made a mistake here and the touch-sensitive buttons will alienate a certain percentage of users. If you don't want to take the risk then stick with the D900 or choose the newer Samsung G600, which are very safe choices.

Inside the phone, not a lot has changed - at least from a user's perspective. The camera has been uprated from 3.0 to 3.2 megapixels. The battery is less powerful than the D900's, but Samsung claim that battery performance has actually been improved due to a new technology called OPUS (Optimized Power Usage Solution). In our experience, the battery life is only 2-3 days. User memory has been reduced slightly from 70 Mbytes to 60 Mbytes.

The camera is excellent - Samsung's best yet - with a high-resolution 3.2 megapixel resolution, LED flash, autofocus and digital zoom. It doesn't match the Sony Ericsson K800i or the Nokia N95, but it's still one of the best cameras on a phone. Our only complaint about the camera is its slowness in taking a picture - a delay of one or two seconds means that fast moving subjects are hard to photograph. There's also a good quality video camera. The display is high resolution (240 x 320 pixels) with 262,144 colours and is excellent. The music player supports a wide range of formats - MP3, ACC, ACC+ and e-AAC+ - and has very good sound reproduction. You can use the stereo headset supplied by Samsung or a wireless Bluetooth headset. You can also listen to music through the built-in loudspeaker which features a Bang & Olufsen digital power amplifier. The player is easy to use with playlists of up to 30 tracks. With 60 Mbytes of user memory, you can only store around 15 music tracks, so to use your U600 as a music player, you'll need to buy a Micro SD card - a 512 Mbyte card costs around £15 and will enable you to store over 100 tracks. The largest memory card possible is a 2 Gbyte card, with storage for around 500 songs. A PC data link kit is included in the sales package, for transferring music from a PC.

Other features that we like include the messaging options, with support for email attachments and a document viewer for viewing (but not editing) MS Office, PDF and HTML files. We like the EDGE connection for fast downloads, the quad band operating frequency, wireless photo printing with PicBridge™-compatible printers and the TV-Out connector for viewing your photos and videos directly on a TV.

Most of all, the U600 works as a lightweight, ultra-slim, look-at-me, sexy-slider kind of phone. It's got the 3 megapixel camera and the music player to back up the looks too. The phone isn't as user friendly as it could have been without the touch-sensitive buttons, so we've decided not to award the full 5 stars for the U600. A genuine 5 star phone is the G600, which is the replacement for the U600 and has a 5 megapixel camera and no touch-sensitive buttons.

Demand for the U600 has been sky high since launch, and this has driven prices down. You can probably find the best bargain by starting a new contract rather than upgrading on your existing contract (it's easy to port your phone number to a new network). The U600 is now available on Pay as you Go too.

The new Samsung U600 Vibe (or Samsung U600i) is the same as the U600 but features "haptics", i.e. a vibrational feedback when you press the touch-sensitive buttons.

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Features of the Samsung U600 include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and 4x digital zoom
• Video camera (MPEG4 format)
• Display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
• Music player (MP3, ACC, ACC+, e-AAC+ formats) with digital power amp
• 64-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
• Voice memo recorder
• Integrated handsfree speakerphone
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, SSL, TLS)
• T9 predictive text
• Document viewer for MS Office, PDF and HTML files
• Mobile printing via Bluetooth (PicBridge™)
• Java games
• Flight mode
• Personal organiser functions
• Memory: 60 Mbytes plus MicroSD memory card slot (expandable to 2 Gbytes)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, TV-Out
• WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
• Quad band
• Size: 103 x 49 x 11 mm
• Weight: 81g
• Talktime: 4 hours
• Battery standby: 270 hours

Samsung U600 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Alfie from England on 25th May 2007
Great phone, very thin which is great and like the touch keys and camera quality is great a must buy phone for everyone. Has to be given and outstanding 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 25th May 2007
Why are people saying this phone has a touch screen...IT DOES NOT FGS!!!!!! Great phone, easy to use because if you cant understand to use it then stick to fisher price!
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Reviewed by lorna from scotland on 25th May 2007
didn't like this phone - kept it for two days then exchanged it! battery is pretty rubbish, camera really good, but not worth keeping just for that. the key pad is way over senstive. i've been using samsung phones for years - defo not impressed with their latest, not as user friendly as past handsets.
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Reviewed by michael from united kingdom on 24th May 2007
the U900 is a great phone and i cant find any faults with it what so ever. everybody who says that is a bad phone is either just stupid or are stuck in the past and cant get used to todays technology!!! since i had my first samsung (D500) i have never had any other make of phone as i find samsungs very easy 2 use, stylish and modern. i would recomend this phone to everybody :)
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Reviewed by Amy Campbell from UK on 24th May 2007
I LOVE THIS FONE ITS FANTASTIC EASY TO USE SMART AND A GREAT CAM ALTHOUGH I ACCIDENTLY RING PEOPLE APPART FROM THAT ITS THE BEST SAMSUNG BY FAR!! GET THE FONE IF U WANT A FANCY ONE AND WIT A GD CAM. IF U AV BIG HANDS AND USUSLLY DROP IT MAYBE ITS NOT THE ONE FOR U CAS ITS DELICATE
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Reviewed by Helena from Ireland on 24th May 2007
Brilliant phone. Ive had it just over a week and i love it! I was originally going to go for an E900 but im so glad i went for the U600. Smooth, ultra slim slider (you wont believe how thin it is until you see it), sleek design and really excellent functions. Yes the battery life is not as good as other phones but that might be because you can't put it down!! Touch sensitive keys are great but i think are better suited to women rather than men (sorry guys!!)I loved the motorola that i had before this and was worried about the change-over but i had nothing to worry about, i'll definitely stay with Samsung for my next phone. Dont listen to the bad reviews - buy this phone, you'll not regret it.
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Reviewed by Vicky from England on 24th May 2007
i think this phone great, unfortunately the battery goes really quickly. will it get any better after i have had it for a while? it's so easy to use and i love the design!
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Reviewed by vincenzo from UK on 24th May 2007
I've had this phone for a week now and I'm going to exchange it for either an N73 or k810i. The U600 main bad points are: 1. Terrible battery life. I need to charge it every day. Same usage on a K800 and I charged it every 3 days. 2. Texting is a nightmare. The predictive text software is awful. When given a list of possible words sometimes you have to scroll up, other times you have to scroll down. Why? 3. The touch sensitive buttons are great in theory but are not practical. Quite a number of times I've accidentally dialled someone while reading their text. Then you've got to quickly unlock the keypad and hang-up before the call is connected. This is beginning to become a real pain. ********** DO NOT BUY THE U600 **********
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Reviewed by Mac from Belfast UK on 24th May 2007
Got the U600 last week and am pretty impressed,overall design is good and feels well built,find changing sim cards a bit of a hassle on this phone,also screen gets dirty very easy,camera can produce quite blurry photos takes a bit of getting used too the delay on it,might be better technically than a D600 but D600 is hard too beat,so i'll give it a 4....
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Reviewed by Jason Rise from UK on 23rd May 2007
Got my phone yesterday and today was the first day I played with it! Love the look and feel, slight issue with some of the texting and the way it displays previous contacts! However apart from that this phone totally rocks! I love it!
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Reviewed by Patrick Lim from Singapore on 23rd May 2007
I tried using the Samsung Bluetooth WEP-100 stereo headset, it says play via stereo bluetooth. Yes, then it requires us to search for the stereo headset even though it had already been paired and authorised. It then marked the headset as Main but no actions to transfer the music (in Music Player mode) I had used the same headset on Nokia N95 and Sony Eric W880i and K810i and all performed instantaneously, without any hassle. please clarify why cant be simple like those models?
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Reviewed by luke hipster from united kingdom on 23rd May 2007
well kwl easy to handle and exelent storage.gd games nd good bluetooth for trading songs with friends.
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Reviewed by Gary Cox from United Kingdom on 23rd May 2007
Just received my U600 and am pleased at the improvements Samsung have made to my previous phone the E900. At last on a Samsung, you can now use your own sounds for message alert, the ringer now supports vibrate and melody at the same time, messages are automatically saved and you now have a choice of clocks - which means you can go without the standard Samsung clock bar which is a permanent feature on earlier phones your mates may still have. For those - who I see from existing reviews - are gettting used to the touch-sensitive keys and moaning about inadvertently ringing numbers can I offer a workround which I used successfully on my E900 and which works on this phone. Simply go to your Call log and delete all 'Recent Contacts'. Next time you brush over the phone key you will simply get a dialogue box on screen saying 'Call log empty'. Note this does not affect your Missed Calls, Dialled Calls, Received Calls or Sent Messages - these are all still there in their own section to be accessed at any time you need them. I have added Call Log to 'My Menu' so you can easily jump to it and delete.Voila!
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Reviewed by PeterGunn from England on 23rd May 2007
Very sturdy, the inside mech is metal. The slight wobble is not a weakness just movement in the metal track. Music player on mine does not see the 1gb mem card .. so no tunes will load - maybe I'm doing something wrong! can see then from the file app, but will only play 1 at a time, can't mark multiple tracks ... WHY? Everything else at this early stage looks pretty good to me - This one might last me a while, and believe me I've had a few!!!!!
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Reviewed by steve k from great britain on 22nd May 2007
just bought itseems really good. like the light weight and slim design.
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Reviewed by Miss_U600 from a place on 22nd May 2007
What can I say... AN AMAZING PHONE I GOT IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY AND THE CAMERA IS AMAZING AND GD MEMORY!!! i luv it GET IT or u will NEVER know what ur missing!
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 22nd May 2007
Bought this phone from dialaphone to replace my beloved d500. The u600 is amazing! Everything is familiar from older samsung models, but can't believe how thin it is. Camera is much much better than the d500, especially video recording. Screnn is amazing. I was worried about the touch sensitive keys, but tehr fine - don't know what the fuss is about. I want to give this 6 out of 5!!!
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Reviewed by PC from UK on 22nd May 2007
Had this phone for about a month now, had a D600 before. Very good form factor, camera, takes a while to get used to the buttons. Only downside is battery but it is slim... your choice!
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Reviewed by Joseph from Japan on 22nd May 2007
cool camera cool music
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Reviewed by Snap from England on 22nd May 2007
Got it today, such a nice phone a lot better than the d600 n nicer lookin. Has everything u want in it n its super slim.
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Reviewed by Saint from Singapore on 22nd May 2007
Got this phone last week, have just got use to the sensitive touch and it works brilliantly. The photos taken with the 3.2mgp is sharp and clear. Battery can last me for 3 days if bluetooth not turn on. All symbols can be found are easily found by holding the # key. Software response is quick. Design is classy and elegant, with fantastic finishing. Samsung U600 is still the best compared to SE W880i, K550i, N95, N73, X820.
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Reviewed by Mr Whibbo from UK, Chelmsford on 21st May 2007
The phone is the simply the best...the dogs danglies...touch sensitive pad is just right and has all the features you could ever want. Waa waa wee wah!!!!!!
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Reviewed by gary draper from england on 21st May 2007
love the phone. Not had it very long takes some getting used to touch sensitive buttons, made a few calls unaware and exited the games by mistake.still best looking phone around
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Reviewed by tom from UK on 21st May 2007
Just returned my U600 as I really didn't get on with it. It looks great and the touch sensitive buttons are a nice gimmick but I kept touching them by accident. I switched from Sony Erricson and found the texting format difficult with limited symbols and non intuitive. To top it off the battery life was awful. Although you tend to play with a new phone more often I found I had to charge every day! Now looking for a new upgrade.
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Reviewed by Kaylz from UK on 21st May 2007
I've had the phone a couple of days and am returning it! I cant stand the buttons. All most everytime with out fail my thumb hits the cancel button and I loose my text or whatever else I'm doing. The flip is very flimsy. Scared I'm going to break it. The battery life is terrible! Goes so quickly! As I use it for work as well, its not very reliable at all! The camera is very good though I think! Takes clear pics. Im replacing it for a Samsung z560! Lets hope I have a bit more luck.
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Reviewed by matthew from UK on 20th May 2007
Only had the phone for a few hours but very, very impressed. Found it hard to get used to at first with the touch sensitive screen, but now i love it. best fone i've seen for a while, much better than my old sony ericsson d750i
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Reviewed by sean sayburn from england on 20th May 2007
iv got the samsung u600 i think there a good phone its got everything on it n the 3.2 mega pixel is great let me know what you think thanks
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Reviewed by Gavin from england on 20th May 2007
I got this phone 2 day swapped it for my nokia n70 its a great mobile 5 stars wat more cud u say
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Reviewed by zee from uk on 20th May 2007
just got the samsung u600.....great phone,and have brilliat features... still getting used to the touch buttons...all over great phone and i recommended to any 1
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Reviewed by windygee from uk on 20th May 2007
fabulous phone apart from the annoying tone when i send a text. has anybody figured out how to get it to stop. sound settings - indicative tone DOES NOT WORK!! it's driving me mad, please help
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Reviewed by MITTY from UK on 20th May 2007
WELL DONE CRAIG GLAD YOU LIKE IT NOW. THE TROUBLE IS PEOPLE DONT GIVE THEMSELVES ENOUGH TIME TO GET USED TO IT. THE BATTERY LIFE LASTS ABOUT 3 DAYS WITH AVERAGE USE BUT YOU CAN EXTEND IT BY TURNING OFF BLUE TOOTH AS THIS USES A LOT OF BATTERY LIFE, ALSO TURN OFF KEY PAD LIGHTS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND TURN OFF/DOWN KEYPAD SOUNDS. DOING LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS ALL EXTEND YOUR BATTERY LIFE.
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Reviewed by Mihai Cristian from Romania on 20th May 2007
i't verri gut
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Reviewed by Emma Hall from England on 19th May 2007
Good phone.. The only thing that annoys me is the camera.
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Reviewed by h0lly from uk on 19th May 2007
also there are very few symbols, like no £ or brackets etc.....at least, i cant find them and ive looked everywhere, so if they r on the phone then they arent easy to find!
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Reviewed by emma from south wales on 19th May 2007
well well well.am i happy or what,got this phone today after swapping it from nokia 7390,i agonised for ages about swapping to this as i went off samsungs for a while.now they have sorted quite a few things out on their phones they have lured me back.i dont know what everyone is moaning about the touch sensitive keys,mine are perfect no jumping around all over the place like e900,equivalent to using the d900.the camera is very good with nice and clear picture quality,also no delay on shutter like some peoples complaints(i think it sounds like a faulty one)excellent sound quality and the main thing to me that converted me back is the fact you can now use your own tones for message alerts,not just the default dodgy ones.the battery has been quite good,lasted ages andi been messing round on it loads.Its slim,light and sexy and possibly gonna be a fave of mine.so buy it NOW !!!!!!!
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Reviewed by CHLOE from UK on 18th May 2007
this phone is the best its sleak and stylish && all my friends envy me , I Love it ! I Advice you 2 get one !
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Reviewed by rachel from uk on 18th May 2007
i gt this fone earlier today, and i absolutley love it!! the touch buttons were hard to use at first but after i have had it for 4 hours i am already sued to them. the sounds on the fone are a bit annoying but you are able to turn them off (i think). i would encourage anyone looking for a good quality and sexy looking fone to buy this!!
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Reviewed by CH from Scotland on 18th May 2007
Had this phone 3 days now and very impressed had the Motorola K1 before this (what a heap of junk)never again will I leave Samsung this phone is thinner than the D900 and can sit in your shirt pocket and you hardly know it's there. The touch sensitive keys are not a big deal and you soon get used to them. camera is gr8 at 3.2 mega p, fm radio, mp3 this phone really is the dog's wotsits go get one today.
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Reviewed by john from england on 18th May 2007
Ref. PDLC, London I'm not sure what you mean about the message tones, you can have any tune you want to alert you when you have a new text.... I've had this phone a couple of weeks and it's great, just the touch buttons take a little getting used too.
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Reviewed by Lawrence from Belgium on 18th May 2007
I LOVE THIS PHONE before this phone i had a NOKIA 7270 nice desing phone but that was all i can say about it... i have it now for 2 days first i was a little dissapointed with the camara/camcorder exspacialy the camcorder and when i open te phone the screenpart feels like it can fall apart anytime. Its sow light that i can't feel it's in my pant (i'm constantly feeling if it's still ther :D) Samsung did a nice job on this phone keep on the good work
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Reviewed by HEFJAM from England on 18th May 2007
Got the phone yesterday, simply perfect, touch pad was easy to get used to and the phone itself is so easy to use. It's sleek, has all the applications you need and it hasn't caused me any grief unlike my old N series. Highly recommend *****
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Reviewed by Craig from UK on 18th May 2007
Mitty - I've took my gloves off and it works a treat. I love this phone now! A million thanks.
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Reviewed by Fiona from UK on 17th May 2007
Hi-I agree re text message sound-I can't get rid of it either.BUT my big problem is that when I take a photo the shutter takes 20+ seconds to work!!!! I returned my first one today because of this , but now my new one does it too (it worked fine in the shop!) I have worked out that it works normally if I remove my memory card, but I don't want to have to do tha every time I want to use the camera. I know you camera purists sniff at the camera, but I chose this phone because it is suposed to have a good camera and is advertised as such so why shouldn't I have one that works! At present I certainly can't 'capture the moment' as the ads say, as it has long passed by the time my shutter works!!! Can anyone help?
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Reviewed by DogBoy from London on 17th May 2007
ANNOYING MESSAGE TONE. Emma, I did exactly as you stated and the message tone still gives out a very loud and annoying noise whenever i send a text. Can anyone please help as to how I can get rid of this outgoing message tone? Or is my phone faulty??? Thanks for your help people.
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Reviewed by The Saucy Rabbi from England on 17th May 2007
Only had this phone for a week and love it! I was going for the N95 but switched at the last minute because of the "sexiness" of this phone! The touch keys took a little while to get use to but after a few days was fine with them. Good battery life and the slide seems to be quality and firm! Camera is just as good as my 3.2mpxl digital camera. Only problem is the text tones are terrible!! Otherwise i love this phone to bits!! Best phone ever!! A must have!!
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Reviewed by Elise from Lancaster, UK on 17th May 2007
I also have the same problem as Dogboy, and the advice given by Emma hasn't seemed to have worked. it is rather annoying as its louder than my actual ringtone! Help?
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Reviewed by emma from newport,wales on 16th May 2007
for dogboy annoying text sound.go into sound settings then extra tones then scroll down to indictive tones and press the i button to remove tick then save.that should stop that tone then,hope that helps. i got this phone and its amazing,i would say more but it could take forever so to the point,i love and you should too
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Reviewed by Annoyed Customer from Uk on 16th May 2007
i recently bought this phone and i went by the reviews as many had said its so fantastic. Yes it is sexy, its slim, its got a great camera, but the touch sensitive buttons are SOO annoying! when youre doing something on the phone the touch sensitive buttons are so sensitive that your accidentally delete or lose what you have been doing!! this is so frustrating!! Also! the battery life is absolutely aweful! it goes in a blink of an eye! honestly!! With this being said i am taking the phone back and have decided to replace it with an w880i. =]
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Reviewed by ~*~A~*~ from ENGLAND on 16th May 2007
fiinaly got this fne n im nt disapointed yet!! its got really gooood features and the camera is gr8!! ok it make take a second or 2 to take the pic bt thts cz its autofocus. u cnt really do nefin wiv the touch buttons by accident as they lock wen u make a call n they automatically lock wen u slide the fne dwn. i fink it looks gd n its the best fne iv had yet. my battery lasted 3 days!!! onli problem is is tht u have 2 take pic sideways bt u cn prob change tht!! i jus loooooove it!!!
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Reviewed by Ijaz from UK on 16th May 2007
Avoid this phone at all cost. Volume is terriblly low, got two updates from samsung and at the end have to return it.
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Reviewed by Elli from uk on 16th May 2007
i have sent one back and about to send another one back as i find the battery life awful - i have to carry my charger around with me as it doesnt even last 24 hours!!
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Reviewed by Jonathan Ashworth from England on 16th May 2007
My girlfriend got this phone as an upgrade for her sony ericsson w800i and I was so impressed from the start at its beautiful design. This is one of the best looking phones out there. The phone looks so good its far too good for my better half and so im planning on stealing it from her while she is sleeping tomorrow night, and replaceing it with my motorolla razr which is an atrocious phone which should only be used to level a wonky table, quite appropriate for my girlfriend,
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Reviewed by Dogboy from Lodnon on 15th May 2007
Very good phone. However every time I send a text it gives out a very loud and annoying tone (even with the volume down!). Does anyone know how to get rid of it? The manual only mentions sound settings for incoming texts, not outgoing texts!
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Reviewed by Louis from UK on 15th May 2007
Great phone! U can't end a call by brushing your face agianst the touch sensitive buttons becasue they are locked as soon as the call starts! Why do people whine about cameras? they are a gimmick and as they go the one in this is quite reasonable. The nokia N95 is hopless as a camera and so are all sony ericssons. Just go out and buy a proper camera. I don't care how many megapixels these cameras have it is the physical size of the sensor that is what counts which is why DSLRs are so big. Also the lenses on camera phones are hopeless. I don't care if it says Carl Zeiss (nokia) on it it is far to small to be effective or make any difference to the overall quality. Until they put a hotshoe on a camera phone it is not worth having a flash xenon or otherwise. Also the U600 is well built...don't worry about it falling apart. Buy a phone for making calls or if you are too cheap to buy an iPod and you want it to look good
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Reviewed by juicy from uk on 15th May 2007
Re Emmas msg on 10th May. The end call button is locked so u cant accidentally hang up if the end call button touches your face. to unlock the button when on the fone press the centre/ok button and then the end call button will work, or do wot i do and jus close the slider!
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Reviewed by Kay from UK on 15th May 2007
I've just sent mine back for a few reasons: didn't get on with the touch sensitive keys, found texting really difficult, esp as the apostrophe can only be accessed by going into the full 'symbols' menu rather than by finding it via the asterisk button (as on my older Samsung) and couldn't be bothered copying all my numbers one-by-one off my sim card as it doesn't allow you to select all. Have exchanged for the Nokia N95 which I'm hoping is a more sturdy, easier to use bit of kit.
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Reviewed by Sid from UK on 14th May 2007
Always some people to comment badly on phones. Anywayz, this is the best Samsung phone to come out yet, has everything in it. Literally: FM radio (via headphones), camera, music player, just the best. And all inside a thin bicsuit!
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Reviewed by Jarrad from Scotland on 14th May 2007
I make sweet sweet love with this phone everynight!
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Reviewed by Neil from UK on 13th May 2007
Had this phone for over a week now and love it, the camera is excellent and as for all the negative comments regarding the touch sensitive buttons, there is only 2!! and they only operate when the slide is up, how people are accidently calling people is beyond me. The screen is very good and the audio is excellent on loudspeaker. Best phone yet!
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Reviewed by Mitty from UK on 13th May 2007
U600 TOP PHONE BATTERY LIFES NOT BRILLIANT (BUT THEN AGAIN IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU USE IT. WHEN YOU FIRST GET IT YOU CANT PUT IT DOWN SO ITS NOT GONNA LAST LONG IS IT. YOU NO THINK ABOUT IT.) GREAT FOR WHEN YOO GO OUT. PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET YOU DONT NO ITS THERE. CAMERA TAKES A WHILE TO TAKE PHOTOS ON AUTO FOCUS. AS FOR CRAIGS REVIEW, TRY TAKING YOUR GLOVES OFF FIRST MUPPET.
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Reviewed by wayne from uk on 13th May 2007
Im not normally bothered by phones, you use them to ring people as far as im concerned, but since ive had the u600 im having feelings for this phone, i love this phone, is it possible for a guy and a phone to have a relationship? or is it just an 18 month fling until we move on? this phone is awesome, does anyone else feel the same way? or am i wierd?? u600...here's lookin at you kid!xxx
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Reviewed by Annika from UK on 13th May 2007
I went into the carphone warehouse last night to try it out and i fell inlove with it! the smoothness and controls and the camera looked amazing only one thing i forgot to ask, You know the camera is it abit like a digital camera? Is there a usb were you can transfer phone pictures on to your computer if anyone knows PLEASE TELL ME id be really thankfull, only thats half the reason im buying the phone - that it acts as a camera too, thankyou :)
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 12th May 2007
A few of the issues I have are that the battery life isn't as long as I'd of liked and need to recharge almost every other day. The sound quality when doing video recording isn't very clear and txting can be tricky. However it looks and feels amazing and well made. the interface is good and has lots of features that generally work either brilliantly or as well as used hoped.
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Reviewed by innes from uk on 12th May 2007
i hated it sony erricsons are much better quality
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Reviewed by Matty K from UK on 12th May 2007
Very very nice. very modern and upto date. had the D600 for past 12 months. As usual, the Samsung quality is excellent and sturdy. Easy menus but not tacky. Excellent internal speaker for playing your MP3's (however I personally would use headphones for that) but more to the point your Mp3 ringtones. Nice MicroSD card slot too for extra memory. Very well designed and upto date media wise. Good all rounder. Don't be put off by people complaining about the touch sensitive buttons you will get used to it! :)
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Reviewed by Craig from UK on 12th May 2007
avoid this phone at all costs! its a terrible bit of kit from samsung, i have just returned mine to t-mobile as i gave up on it after only 2 days. the build quality is shocking, very flimsy upper section when slid open, feels like it could snap at any time. when making calls the touch sensitive buttons are annoying at best. you will catch them on your face and end a call, this happened to me 3 or 4 times before i came close to taking a hammer to it. and don't think the camera is anything to get excited about cos it ain't, if your looking at this handset and thinking 'well i'd like an ericsson K800i but i think there a bit too bulky for me, the samsung looks nice and compact and still has a good camera'............believe me it doesn't, the ericsson is bulky for good reason. its fitted with genuine camera parts. the led flash on this samsung is poor and will not illuminate low light scenes to anywhere near the standard of the ericsson with its xenon flash. anyway, i'm not writing a camera phone review. i just want to warn people that this phone is not of the quality samsung would like you to believe it is. i would say they've cut some huge corners with it and really rushed it through production to try and get something new out in the market. its very plastic, very flimsy. just avoid it.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 12th May 2007
I think it is a good phone, had it for a few days. sometimes the touch sensitive keys can cause problems but only occasionally. however my one problem is that it makes an annoying sound when i send a message and i cant turn it off!! if anyone knows how to please comment on here!!!
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Reviewed by Lee from England on 12th May 2007
I recently purchased this handset as a second fone. I did have the e900 and what an awful, badly though out mobile that was. The u600 is not just an e900 rebadged with a new cover and name ,as other people have said ! This fone come on leaps and bounds. I dont think many fones with touch keys will surpass the LG Choc edition, but this one comes pretty close. A couple of things I dont think was a good idea tho. To finish or take a call if you dont want to slide the handset up you have to press the 'i' button and then press the take and end buttons to complete the call. To turn the handset off it's a pain having to press the power button or open the slide and then press the power button. The battery life is not as good as some and if you like playing with its well supplied specs then you will find yourself charging it up every other day,buts thats the case of many handsets now. Personally I think the wallpaper with animations on it {u know the one im talking about, houses of parliment with birds,planes,shooting stars, fireworks etc} looks really good and shows off the handsets screen but must be a battery drain ! samsung is well known for its handsets giving a chime or bleep at every action performed on its handsets so im really glad this edition lets u turn off all that background noise. All in all a good slider and good upgrade from the e900 and d900. For those with t9 issues etc take it to a carfone warehouse for a firmware upgrade as this would resolve your issues hopefully.
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Reviewed by Jasper from Netherlands on 12th May 2007
Awesome looking phone, HQ autofocus camera, 2GB of MP3s that can be played in background mode (with a decent microSD card, but their quite cheap in HongKong), finally a playlist that includes ALL songs, or most played, or just a personal selection. Of course vibration and melody with these latest models, and now also selectable messaging sounds (finally!). Haven't discovered the UGo function yet (switching backgrounds in different countries?), nor the average time before recharging, but do not expect that to be as long as for example the D600. The comment about the touch sensative keypad can be taken lightly, it's very easy to get used to. The impressive screen size (2.2") aint mentioned in the review, neither the stereo FM functionality (Samsung's introduction on a high spec popular phone?). Feels almost as slim as the X820, but comes with better camera, expandable memory and improved software / usability and screen. Can the upcoming Z370 match this phone? Or is it in a different league? Definitly one of my favorite phones ever, together with the D600 (reliability) and X820 (looks)
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Reviewed by Jillian from England on 12th May 2007
I've had the U600 for nearly two weeks now, and I love it. At first I did keep activating the touch sensor buttons accidently and it also took me a while to get used to the predictive text drop down menu for spelling new words.To anyone having similar problems; just hang in there, you will get used to it. The camera is excellant, and the phone itself is very stylish looking. Only one slight niggle; the colours on the screen could be a touch brighter.
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Reviewed by emilyyy from UK on 11th May 2007
i got the samsung u600 yesterday and i think its great! the touch buttons are really easy to use and the camera is excellent. it connects to my computer soo easily and ive got 4 songs on it already and i plan to put more on in the near future! the only bad thing about it is i keep going onto the internet by accident cos i press the touch button with the edge of my thumb, and i keeo calling people by accident. i love the radio on the phone and i listen to it alot as its better than my radio at home! im a bit concerned about the battery as it is already down to 1 and i charged it last night. i have this phone on an 18 month contract and im happy to have it as i think its a fantastic phone! all of my friends are jealous and want one!
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Reviewed by bob from uk on 11th May 2007
I have to say, I was impressed by the phone initially, but I think it stinks now. The buttons are difficult to press when texting, and if you accidentally brush the touch sensitive button, you're done for. I had a motrola razr phone before, and I wish I had it still (bit of a mixup in the laundry). It looks cool, amazing screen, excellent photos, but texting is a trial...
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Reviewed by blank from UK on 11th May 2007
Upgraded to this phone from a D500 and the difference is huge.. The phone is super slim and has loads of features! Fantastic phone, although the touch buttons take a little getting used to. buy buy buy..
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 11th May 2007
I had a nokia and upgraded to this phone. I don;t know if i will keep it tho! it a nice phone and has some great features but it takes sooo long to take a pic and the easlily blur! also the video isnt that great... touch buttons i could get use to but, i think i will go back to a reliable nokia.
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Reviewed by PDLC from United Kingdom on 10th May 2007
What a disappointment!Having had a Samsung for over 4 years, most recent being the D600, I was really looking forward to getting the U600. I wanted a phone that gave high quality photos (as did the D600), but without the bulkiness. The 3.2 megapixel U600 seemed to have it all! Here are the things it has going for it: 1.Sleek, stylish design, slimmer than any other mobile and brilliant slider. 2.Huge colour screen, with sharp bright (sunlight sensitive) screen. 3.FM Radio (The D600 doesn't!) 4.Micro SD card slot (expandable memory) 5.Funky wallpaper/fonts etc Apart from that, I found lots of irritations with the U600, so much so, I returned it after only one day! Here are the downsides: 1.Touch sensitive selection buttons on front, that are so sensitive, you often 'delete'or 'lose' what you are doing/typing (or select something you didn't mean to!)that's THE most irritating thing about it 2.The phone is so 'slim' and delicate that I think one clumsy drop (not like the robus D600!!) and the whole thing would smash into pieces. 3.Texting not for anyone with normal sized fingers or bigger! Very difficult to text with one hand. 4.Sound (voice) incoming, very 'tinny' and lacked 'bass'. 5.Message tone can only be chose from one of some 13+ on the phone. All are horribly 'tinkly' and certainly not anything I would choose for a text alert tone! 6.Quality of photos and video not as good as D600 (very surprising!), especially in anything other than day;light, even after tweaking all the relevant exposure settings etc. 7.Text, by default has this 'quick text'option allowing you to choose someone from your directory quickly, but actually being more of a hinderance that a help! 8.Most of the Java games were demo only, what a con! 9.Slim phone=slim battery. Battery life very very small! Don't expect to have lots of charge left at the end of a day using the mobile 3 or 4 times (longer calls tho) So that's it! Essentially if you only want looks, this is the phone for you! If you need something practical for everyday use, choose something else! I'm ordering a Sony K810i! Watch this space for a review of it!
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Reviewed by Jaygee from UK on 10th May 2007
I saw this phone last week and thought I had to have it, very nice styling my previous phone being a Samsung D600 which I have been very pleased with. Took delivery on Wednesday last week and and after getting to grips with the touch sensitive keys was reasonably happy. Battery life is terrible about a day and half after charge and if you use the camera even less also feel that construction is a bit flimsy when opened it rocks about a bit. Contacted T Mobile about problem and they were unable to help(Useless) so phone going back not decided yet but will probably go for the D900 or a Sony Ericsson K800i. Pity I love the style of the phone its very classy and tactile to look at and sound quality is good but I need a phone that will not run out of power in such a short time.
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Reviewed by kerry from england on 10th May 2007
i got the u600 yesterday and the buttons are welllllllll hard to use.. i used to have the d600 and that was alot easier im thinking about changing it cos i hate it! its snazzy and all that but it takes so long to write a tx!
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Reviewed by Emma from England on 10th May 2007
I bought this phone as an upgrade. It feels great and looks great. I am a little concerend abou the battery life but we will see how that goes. I have also had problems finishing a call as the call end button does not seem to respond so I end up having or leaving a long silence on anyones answer messages lol where the call won't stop! Has anyone else found this? I have found a way around this though! The call end button works great for anything else ;) All in all I am happy with this phone and would reccomend it.
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Reviewed by Chubereniangat from United Kingdom on 9th May 2007
This phone is good well done samsung i want to have your babies
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Reviewed by Dan from Uk on 9th May 2007
I got the phone about a week ago, I'm already on my second. I have to say though the phone is good the camera and the actual phone, upgrading from the d600 to this was great, but the reason im on my second phone is the predictive text stops working halfway through a text. You would write about 3 maybe 4 lines down and it just stops working you have to revert to normal text which is a real pain, i like the phone but i dont know if i can live with this problem. Does anyone else have this problem??? Apart from that like the phone.
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Reviewed by ahmet from Dutch on 9th May 2007
i did lost my 3e mobile in a disco so my parrents sed that i can't buy 1 year long a mobile so was a bit angry but jesterday i bought the U600 i realy can't wait but i have seem so far and it seems lik eits a very good mobile just the mb is a lttle bit low 60mb but that is no problem
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Reviewed by willmar from uk on 8th May 2007
i just got this phone on the 8th of may and i think it is great, yes the bottons take awhile to get used to but which phone doesn't. I think it is the best phone i have had so far and i find it easy to get what i want when i want out of it. The listing next to your options is a bit annoying. I just hope like other comments have said that the screen don't scratch or let me down. I can't wait to see what samsung will offer me in 18 months.
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Reviewed by Ikke from Germany on 8th May 2007
no probs
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Reviewed by J allen from england on 7th May 2007
I got this phone as an upgrade to my Song Ericsson W810i which I thought would be hard to beat. My first problem with the U600 is the touch sensitve keys which were a pain at first, as they kept ringing people in my contacts by accident, but I have got past that. they also can accidentally close a text message whilst you're typing it without saving it. In terms of functionality, the phone is great, but the personal organiser is too complicated to use and you cannot set recurring appointments. the 3.2 megapixel camera is good for photos but the quality feels worse for videos than my old W810i which only had a 2 Megapixel camera. The Samsung PC studio software is awful. it si difficult to use, and fails to convert various mpeg4 files to 3gp correctly, so can only be played on the samsung media player. I am now having to look all over the net for a mpeg 4 converter. Aside from that, the phone looks good and is easy to hold.
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Reviewed by Kitty from England on 6th May 2007
O - M - G - This phone is just AMAZING! I Have had this for 3 months now and it hasnt had one fault or anything .. .. everything is great and the touch screen is really easy to use. It DOESNT phone people by mistake because it locks so if it does thats your fault, the camera is the best camera i have ever seen on the phone and the video camera is great too. I bought the card that lets you put upto 100 tracks on the phone and they are amazing quality!! All my friends want this phone and 6 have bought it since they have seen mine. Its so thin and sleek and its so light sometimes i wonder if im actually carrying it!!!! ABSOLUTELY A M A Z I N G PHONE AND YOUR SILLY IF YOU DONT BUY IT BECAUSE ITS GREAT AND IT SHOULD BE THE PHONE OF THE YEAR! WELL DONE SAMSUNG!!!!!
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Reviewed by mel from uk on 6th May 2007
Im onto my second U600. The first one's slide was very loose and wobbly and the touch sensitive keys seemed overly sensitive. However the second on is spot on. Feels much sturdier when opening/closing the slide and the keys are much better.You can have the ringtone playing music and vibrating at the same time but not the message tone although samsung have finally sorted it so that you can have any downloaded tones as your msg tone (at last). The radio is a nice extra and the mp3 is great if you get a 3,5mm audio adapter so you can use your own earphones. Im getting about 3 days usage out of my battery which is good but I have charged it fully 3 times after letting the battery drain completely. The only thing I am a little disappointed in is the camera/camcorder. It states it is a 3.2 megapixel camerea but it isn't as good as my 2mp sony ericsson w810i, well ny in my opinion anyway. Overall I am very pleased.
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Reviewed by juicy from uk on 5th May 2007
I've gotta say I love this phone! I got it on 1st May and all the features are great! Also, FINALLY a samsung phone where you can change the message tone!!! touch screen is really easy to use, u cant call anyone by accident as samsung have taken precautions. The end call button working as the cancel key takes a bit of getting used to. Also so far battery life hasnt been too good but as with my fella's d900 it seems to extend the more times its charged. First time (after initially charge) i charged it the battery lasted 24hrs (with normal use) but on its 3rd charge we are currently approaching 48hrs. Hope this helps!
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Reviewed by Kaizen from United Kingdom on 5th May 2007
I went to CarphoneWarehouse and played around with the Samsung U600 for about 15 minutes. My quick conclusion, the operating system was quite sluggish and when the touch buttons were pressed, you sometimes think, did i touch the button properly or not? The pressure required for the touch buttons is not much, but i ended up pressing the buttons too hard, because i had a few instances where i touched the buttons and i did not receive a response from the phone. All in all, i was going to buy the phone sim free but to be honest, in my opinion the phone is 'definitely' NOT worth £200. Existing users of the phone may say that you can get 'used' to the phone very quickly, but in my opinion, i could not see myself using the phone 6 months down the line. Note: I am aware i only used the Samsung U600 for a short amount of time, so do NOT flame as this post is my personal opinion however, buyers beware, TEST the phone before you buy, because before i went into the shop, i was convinced it was the right phone for me, when i came out, it was clearly not what i expected. *Rated the phone '4 stars' for the design and NOT for the usability. I would give usability 3 stars. Functionality would get 4 stars from me.*
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Reviewed by Lindsay from uk on 5th May 2007
This phone is a bit of a grower. At first didnt like it, overly sensitive; Ive had to put voicemail as the first contact cos it seems to call who it want, whem it wants! Battery life is also poor, but I was spoilt with the s/e w810i that lasted a week easily. The sound quality is good, though the built in tones are rubbish! Camera is good quality - there is a bit of a delay though so no moving pics! Mine doesnt send nor recieve picture messages - maybe its faulty. Good memory. Otherswsie, a very good phone, dont reccommend for people with plump fingers/thumbs!
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Reviewed by MB from UK on 4th May 2007
Got this phone a week ago now. Only one problem, the screen does scratch quite easily which brings the looks down slightly, but the camera is amazing and since i have already had the D900, i think that this is definatley worth while
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Reviewed by rumahn from england on 3rd May 2007
its not bad comfortable to hold and good facilities
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Reviewed by tripod from uk on 3rd May 2007
this phone is the shiznitt, fo schizzle my nizzles, camera, radio, makes the nutz swing...yee haw.
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Reviewed by Debbie from UK on 3rd May 2007
Having spent a while trying to find a decent upgrade to the Sony Ericsson W800 I thought that this phone seemed the only choice! I am not disappointed. Yes, the touch sensitive keys take some getting used to but I already am I've only had it 2 days. The phone is not as logically laid out and easy to use as my last one, or as Nokia phones. However if you use your phone a lot, as I do, you get used to the way it works pretty quickly and it really isn't a problem. I've heard the battery isn't too good but mine's still on 2 bars after 2 days and lots of calls and texts, although I haven't been using the music player yet. The slider is perfectly sturdy, the camera is as good as you would want for a camera phone and the looks of this phone are great. Overall I would highly recommend the U600 to anyone wanting a good all round phone that looks the part!
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Reviewed by Asad from UK on 2nd May 2007
This phone is so far the best phone out yet. It has everything you need in it: FM radio, 3.2MP camera, music player, etc. And yet, its is such a small size, and fits into your pocket easily. Everything about this phone is good.
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Reviewed by john from uk on 1st May 2007
I love this fone, i have just upgraded from an e900 so i have mastered the touch screen and ui. I can notice the little differences like sound quality, music message tones and an fm radio which is really good, it is a little harder to handle because of the thinness and width so i wuld advise anyone who is hopless with touch screen to stick with the d900 but if u have had an e900 and liked it this is the fone for u.
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Reviewed by Jason from London on 30th Apr 2007
Great looking phone, slim, decent features, etc. BUT the battery does suck, only lasted just over a day for me. got it free from o2. also im not really feeling the touch screen. sometimes it doesnt respond and sometimes it calls people when im doing other things. right now im not too sure about it cos of the touch screen. is really light and thin though and does look boom.
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Reviewed by Moon from UK on 30th Apr 2007
U600's positive features are already mentioned so let me share the downsides of this lovely phones according to my own experience. absolutely agreed with the official review - the touch screen is not very user friendly even though I already am familiar with unimpressed LG Chocolate's touch screen, (which is the most attractive & worst phone I've ever used). The touch screen is not for right-handed serious/light gamers, often (more than often) pressed the Exit button by mistake, & exited from the very exciting Timer Rider II game or any other games! ( I am getting used to it after 2 days of gaming winning the entire mission! :) I can't find a hanging loop anywhere on the phone & worried it might easily slipped from my hands without the phone chain! the settings are not as detailed & customizable like sony ericsson's the quad band is a thumbs up! N extremely light so more balanced and slightly easier to text than other slide phones as well. As for all slide phones, texting is not as smooth & swift as that of in ordinary phones. When texting, the next mode after T9's Abc is not T9's abc, but 'number 123'. And when inputting names for contacts, the small letters doesn't change to capital letters after typing space. These are identical to LG chocolate's user-unfriendly functions. the graphite housing definitely looks cooler than traditional black. outstanding phone for man especially ladies who want a slightly colored samsung phone. Finally, for a cool, lightweight & stylish phone in the current mobile phones market, it's the best!
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Reviewed by Ovie Albert from Mosogar, Nigeria on 30th Apr 2007
This is a good phone. i like the features. But after using it for two days, i still still do not see the difference featurewise between it and Samsung D900. APart from the touch screen and smaller width, there is no difference! I advice everyone to stick with his D900 until Samsung comes out with a proper upgrade and not just bringing the same phone in a different skin!!!
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Reviewed by michelle from uk on 28th Apr 2007
i have just upgraded , no other phone is exciting at the moment . this one jumped out straight away. looks wise it is excellent. has good memory also memory card available. touch screen easy to use. thought i might accidentally phone people but it locks so doesnt happen . looks great and sounds great . good features . highly recommended
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Reviewed by beefyburt from england on 27th Apr 2007
After 18 months with the d600, was time to upgrade. Managed to get the u600 out of o2 for £20 on the online offpeak 25 tarriff, so that was a result to start with. A friend has the d900 so had an idea of what to expect. It arrived yesterday and is very very thin, nice shape and feel, not as wide as the d900 and very light. The instructions are very vague so you are on your own a bit, but the basic functions are easy to work out. The phone does feel a bit delicate, and the top slider does wobble a bit, but, its a very special phone, feels expensive and pretty WOW, so you have to treat it with kindness and respect. If you want a brick to through around, get a nokia! Camera is stunning on high res, other features very good. Have two weeks to decside, but feels good.
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