Sony Ericsson
V600i Review
Phone rating: 
Original
review: October 2005. Last updated January 2009.
The Sony Ericsson V600i is exclusive to Vodafone.
It's a high-end 3G phone that looks like a 2G phone, weighing just
102g!
The V600i has some great features - video calling,
a music player with FM radio, a 1.3 megapixel camera and video camera,
a very high quality screen, Bluetooth and a multitasking capability.
It performs well in these areas, but is sadly let down by poor ringtone
volume (leading to missed calls) and poor voice quality as a result
of the speaker being placed in an unusual position. These are significant
downsides.
The V600i is very similar to the K600i
and K608i, except that the
V600i has a better keypad than the others. However, all three phones
share the same audio problems.
Features of the Sony Ericsson V600i include:
- 3G mobile services - video calling, video streaming,
music downloads and fast internet
- 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, photo
light and photo editor
- Video recorder & sound recorder
- VideoDJ™ video editor
- FM radio
- Media Player - MP3 format
- MusicDJ™ - polyphonic melody composer
- Display: TFD, 262,144 colours, 176 x 220 pixels
- Integrated handsfree speakerphone
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS,
Instant Messaging, Email
- Java games: embedded & downloadable
- Animated wallpaper & screensaver
- Multitasking
- Picture phonebook
- Extensive calendar & contacts functionality
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, InfraRed, USB
- Memory: 33 Mbytes
- WAP 2.0, GPRS
- Vibration alert
- Triband GSM plus 3G
- Size: 104 x 45 x 19 mm
- Weight: 102g
- Talktime: 2 hours (3G) - 8 hours (2G)
- Video calling: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Battery standby: 290 hours (3G) - 370 hours
(2G)
Sony Ericsson V600i Consumer Reviews
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Average rating from 101 reviews: 
Reviewed by Khwaja from Zayer on 3rd Jan 2012
best set ever
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by nathan from England on 5th Apr 2006
is the best phone i have ever had, what the best thing about it is that
it only cost me £89.99 very cheap!!! everything works on it, from my
point of view it is the best phone on the market for the pice!!!!!!
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Phil L from England on 2nd Apr 2006
Great when it works. If you are lucky enough to hear the ringtone (even
using MP3 recording) the phone often turns itself off or disconnects
from signal. Happens at least 10 times a day. Been back twice for 'software
faults' still does not work. I'm just glad this was a freeby because
I would have been gutted paying for it! The way the camera activates
with an easily opening slide cover is really annoying.
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Geo from Scotland on 28th Mar 2006
I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for. I paid £90 for the
V600i and it was worth every penny. The features are great. Does have
a slightly fiddly keypad though, but at the price it deserves 5 stars.
People who have a bad opinion of this phone.. spend more money!!!
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Reviewed by Julian from Ireland on 26th Mar 2006
Don't know if it's just a defect on my unit, but the calendar doesn't
work as it should. Adding birthdays through Contacts sets the birthdays
in Calendar to 1. Jan. 1970 recurring regardless of their proper date.
Battery standby time doesn't seem as good as expected. Adding contact
details from phone book while writing text message doesn't seem possible.
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by jason from england on 25th Mar 2006
for £89.00 its a good phone for the money!!!
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Reviewed by Martin from UK on 21st Mar 2006
Got this phone Nov 05. Had lots of Sony Ericsson phones and have always
been please. This phone has some cool toys on it. Can connect it via
USB to your pc to copy games photo's and ringtones to it easily. Camera
is quite good, I like the Panorama mode which tikes 3 photo's and joins
them together. The toys work well. I'm a big believer in primary function
working really well. That is the point this phone fails. The volume
of both the phone and ringtones are not good at all. It improves if
I turn on the external speaker but that's of no use when you are trying
to have a private conversation. I've never got the auto voice dialing
to work via my bluetooth headset and the phone disconnects my headset
while I'm trying to dial someone. Worst of all it keeps dropping the
network and have to either manually get the phone to search for the
network again or turn the phone off and back on again. Who built this
Microsoft! It does this between 5-10 times a day! It's not just my phone.
My wife has the same phone and hers does exactly the same! As soon as
I get time it's off back to the vodafone shop.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Mark from UK on 11th Mar 2006
Very nice phone, lovely design and shiny black finish. Battery life
is good for a 3G phone, memory is a bit limited but here's a tip - if
you have the latest copy of i-tunes (available free from the Apple website)
you can use the MP3 encoder to downsize your MP3s to a lower bitrate.
All you do is go into the preferences and click on "advanced" and then
"importing" and then use the custom option to select a low bitrate.
You then go back to the library and select the songs you want downsized
and click on "convert to mp3". I'd recommend about 56Kbps, it results
in songs being about 1.8Mbs each. And there's not as much loss in sound
quality as you may expect. By doing this you can fit about 15 songs
onto the phone, and still have space for about 20 photos. Onto other
bits, the menus are very nicely presented, the earphones have very nice
sound quality, the speaker volume isn't that bad, just average I'd say,
the camera too is average, but pictures look better when you down load
them to a computer. Bluetooth is very fast, better than my old Motorola,
and there's a USB cord provided along with software. All in all very
good, only complaint is lack of card slot and limited memory. But for
only £80 its a splendid deal, go buy!!
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by mally from ENGLAND on 9th Mar 2006
this phone is not as good as it looks. 9 missed calls in half hour with
me sat two feet away in van,had dificulty hearing conversation was sick
of saying pardon, or say again,problems with bluetooth,cant get headset
& phone to ring together, all in all this fone is junk,if i cant swop
it i will probably chuck it out of van window, DONT BUY ITS RUBBISH
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by chelsea r the best from england on
8th Mar 2006
first of all, this is no essay. this phone is mint. looks decent, works
decent, is loud, good quality, amazing 3G, light, not very big.BUY IT
IF YOU HAVE TASTE 4 A GD PHONE, Thank you for your time and bye
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by michael jennison from scotland on
6th Mar 2006
Was going to buy the ericsson K700i which looks a little outdated the
salesman showed me this sleek baby,fell in love with it immediately.Only
had the phone two days and cant stop playing with it.As far as the camera
is concerned if You want a massive mega pixel camera then go out and
by a camera,ideal for taking snapshots with a great zoom.The flashlight
is great for taking indoor photos although cant see why you would use
the sos flash.The radio is excellent for listening to the footie.volume
is great,the upload software is so user friendly and quick there arent
many phones out there that you get the usb cable free,cant say about
the memory cos I havent filled it yet.Only found one problem and that
is the joystick is very sensitive,probably me.congrats to sony ericsson
for a super phone and all this for under a hundred pounds.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by james from england on 1st Mar 2006
it is one of the best phones for its money
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by hanydfreak14 from Germany on 28th
Feb 2006
so first the site is great and the phone, too. i´ve to say that
it´s one of the best you can buy. you only have to take a look
on the functions(god helps me). okay some people say the memory is too
small, but i think if you relarge the songs you have enough music on
your phone. i´ve got a program you can konvert the songs with
and am i looking at the size, i just see that they are smaller then
600KB. so now take a result of 37000/600=? yes, it´s 61,6666 so
you are having more than 61 songs on the phone and that´s enough
on my site. it´s just agreat phone.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by You from wales on 25th Feb 2006
This phone is outstanding the volume is great people say it's bad but
if you turn in up full it's great.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Toasty from UK on 19th Feb 2006
Had this phone for only a few hours before I took it back to Vodafone.
I had the upgrade option of this phone free or £50 credit added to my
tariff … in my mind it just was not worth the £50! The standard
tones are far too quiet (and of poor choice). ‘Tried downloading
a couple of alternatives that were not much better. The alarm is way
too quiet to be effective. Navigation between menus is laggy. No facility
to see how the memory is being apportioned between music, text, photos
etc. Pointless having a MP3 player and 1.3MP camera with on 32MB of
memory and no expansion card slot! Camera and video call on the side
of the ‘brick’ far too easy to activate accidentally. On
the positives … err .. I suppose the radio is easy to use and
provides a decent sound through the stereo headphones supplied (but
how many of us want a radio in a phone?). In summary, don’t, under
any circumstances, buy this phone … I really don’t know
how SE have the nerve to bring this phone onto the market. By the way
… I assure you that I am not associated with the phone industry
or work for any of the competition.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Gemma from UK on 17th Feb 2006
I gave this phone three stars as overall as a phone it is quite good,
but i am a person who thinks that the image of a phone is important,
and to me this phone just looks like some sort of TV remote control.
Why is it that phone makers can only ever have one good thing about
a phone in one go, it is either superb technology but looks horrible,
or it looks stylish but is a bit rubbishy. Surely it can't be that difficult
to just combine the two!!
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Jason from England on 16th Feb 2006
This Phone Is Wicked the best thing about it is how easy it is to get
pictures and music from the pc to the phone and its go everything that
you need on it. One of the best phone i have ever had
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by CHR15K from Scotland on 16th Feb 2006
This phone does just about everything. The sound is great, no issues
at all !!!!
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by pete feeney from uk on 15th Feb 2006
I thought this would be a great phone looking at the, how wrong I was.
The volume is poor, it will automatically switch to answer phone. I
have had it make calls when locked. The really sad thing is I have had
a range of mobile phones for the last 12 yrs and this one is one I cannot
wait to get rid off. I have passed all my others onto friends or family.
This one will go straight in the bin. The connection software is awful
when using the usb cable the phone will switch to screen saver and then
the conneciton is lost! Buy something else anything would be better.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Jason Carlton from England on 15th
Feb 2006
This phone is the best ive had, the camera quality is exellent and its
only a 1.3 megapixel camera. the video recording lasts forever (depends
on how much memory you have). And there is great quality in the mp3's
and it also has a media player for viewing videos and play your mp3's.
The phone takes 30mins to charge, How brilliant is that.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by DANIEL from England on 12th Feb 2006
This phone gr8, it has is it all. The camera is only 1.3 mp but the
pic quality is AWSUM PLUS the vidio lasts 4 eva. i recomend it 2 any1
who luvs cool camera and vidio , tv and much nmore. ( IT IS GR8, GET
DOWN 2 VODAFONE and buy it !!!!!)
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Reviewed by Vincent Dudman from U.K. on 12th Feb
2006
Just got this phone yesterday, was going to get the Motorola E770...
but when I saw this one thought it is a lot less bulkier and has a few
more features. No problems so far with it, except it would of been nice
to have a utility to see how much memory is free on it... as that is
not available on the phone or the file manager software Sony Ericsson
provide. I haven't had any issues with the sound my self though, but
that could due to my ringtone being a MP3 rather than the standard ones.
Shame I did not get the 30 day free trial of the Vodafone TV service
as I am under 18. Anyway this phone is the best I have had, a lot longer
battery life than my horrible Nokia N-gage (Battery lasted probably
for two hours if not less).
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by sean from USA on 11th Feb 2006
Pros: Very good screen. Cons: Extremely law ringing volume, very poor
reception quality, take a few minutes to find a network, very unintuitive
UI. Verdict: If you want to be always frustrated when you don't have
reception in Walmart (where my old nokia phone used to have 3-4 antena
bars), or you have the reception but you miss the call cuz you didn't
here the phone rang, buy it.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Daniel from England on 5th Feb 2006
I think this phone is amazing!!! From 1.3mega pixel camera to watching
LIVE tv, this phone has it all. Vodafone make it a pleasure to own this
phone, great deals and prices make it easy to enjoy their service. I
would recomend this phone to anyone who loves state of the art technology.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Imran from UK on 30th Jan 2006
Its been just over a week since I got my phone. The Phone is definetly
the best for its price which is £90 on the internet, sites such as The
Link, Dixons or Vodafone itself. I have been reading these reviews before
I bought my phone and I have made a list of con's & pro's. Firstly the
con's:I agree that the battery life is poor and will last only a day
or two but my battery life does seem to be improving with time and of
course you gotta let it charge for atleast 12 hours first time which
should have been included in the manual. The memory is a disappointment
as it is limited but if you know how to compress mp3 files to less than
a third of the size without losing any noticable quality, you'll be
able to store as much as 1&1/2 cds worth (which is enough for me as
I store the rest on my PC), this can be done with programs such as Media
Blaze Pro that can be downloaded from the internet. Most people complained
about the volume... well its not loud loud but it is standard so you
can't really complain.The camera quality is rather poor, it can be improved
on its settings to get rid of the blue specks, works better in day light.
Ok, now the pro's: The mp3 player is great, games and themes are easy
to downloaded. The software that comes with it is easy to use and set
up. The video conferance is good and clear. Phone is easy to use as
I didn't use manual at all, but it does take an hour or two to get used
to. Its got all the extras.... world time, calculater, calender, stopwatch,
timer and even a small torch. The extra video camera functions are great
fun such as black n white, negative etc. The camera frames are good
for a laugh. The looks of the phone are nice although it is not small
it is average in size. Radio is crystal clear even though its annoying
having to plug in the ear peice each time. The TV is excellent and really
watchable which I hadn't expected, its what really puts this phone over
the top and knocks out competition from other phones such as the Nokia
6230i. The video and media dj I still need to play around with, but
seem like great extras. All in all great phone, I wanted to rate it
4.5 out of 5 due to the cons but I have rounded it up to 5 as a lot
of silly people have rated it too low! I hope u have found it helpful
reading my review, plz let me know, my e-mail address is king_imran_786@hotmail.com.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Allison Harley from England on 29th
Jan 2006
dis is a wicked fone. i've onli had it a week nd i love it. the camera
is fab nd i love the video dj. 1 down side is da the ear fones nd charger
always get stuck nd i hav 2 rill yank them out apart from dat dis fone
is totally wkd nd i love it 2 pieces
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Reviewed by Vivek from India on 28th Jan 2006
Hi All, I am using this gr8 fone in india. the fone is realy very nice****
but no doubt the voice of ringtones & sms tones is not as loud as K700i.
i need a help, by mistake i reset all the settings so i have lost all
default ringtones, wallpapers & themes. so please if anybody can send
the same to me, i will b very thankful. my mail id is maichvaline@yahoo.com
waitting.................
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Reviewed by santosh from nepal on 23rd Jan 2006
its the first phone that i like and it is perfect and its price as well
. it is better then others one. whom are u wating for? come on hurry
up get thius phone quick. good fone, good prce,goo technology,etc
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Jamie from Australia on 20th Jan 2006
I really enjoy this phone, and for the price of it it has a massive
array of features and good points. One downside is that there doesn't
seem to be any software availible to use the USB cable on a Mac. Overall
though i believe it's the best phone i've ever purchased.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Jamie Collins from UK on 20th Jan
2006
My friend got this phone recently and it looks fantastic. Shame he couldn't
have got the version with the green bits where they are normally silver...
The menu works better than most SEs I've seen, and had (I've used 5).
The functions are great, and there are loads. LOADS- because it is meant
to be a business-cum-techno phone. This means it is about the most technically
advanced thing you can get that costs less than a PC- which is another
thing... He payed just £100 for it without even having to buy any top-up
at a certain shop that sounds like ink but has and L at the start...
All in all, great phone, great price, great tech
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by james from england on 17th Jan 2006
good fone!
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Reviewed by edward wilson from england on 17th
Jan 2006
This is a good phone. The reported ringtone levels being a problem are
strictly not true. Just put the level on highest. There is no problem.
However the battery times that Sony Ericsson state are simply not true.
I get 4/5 days on standby and not the reported 12 days. This is a false
claim. Otherwise the phone is good.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Jonny from Uk on 13th Jan 2006
Get the phone last week. Read the reviews before i bought it its a fantastic
phone, i've had no problems with it at all 10x better than my old phone
the nokia 3200. Glad i bought it camaras brilliant
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Hayley from UK on 8th Jan 2006
I have had this phone literaly 6 hours and i LOVE IT!!! Its great looking
very sleek and sexy, stylish and the sound is great too, i have no problems
at all...... the radio is superb littles things that make a difference
and the price from asda beat everywhere!! Highly recommended. Having
loads of fun with video and cam great quality. AAAAA+++++++++
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Reviewed by wayne from england on 4th Jan 2006
Found the phone quite good, but my biggest problem is the CD that came
in the box. Unfortunately the CD would not copy to my PC and gave fatel
error messages. Unfortunately the support service for this was unable
to help and it looks like I am now stuck with a phone that cant connect
to my PC. Looks like I will be going back to my old Nokia very soon.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Nicki from Australia on 4th Jan 2006
I got this phone free from Vodafone.It works well, can be a little slow
to use but overall the features of this phone are great. I use the phone
on 2G and the battery life does seem to last a long time. I did have
a few problems with it though, after a few weeks of using it the phone
decided to only make tones wile ringing every now and then. However
Sony Ericsson replaced the phone for me with no hassels and all is well
again. Loving it
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Reviewed by Brandon from South Africa on 3rd Jan
2006
THe Phone is very nice..but bugy. The menu is slow. the normal animation
that can be sent with a standered SMS is faulty..and the volume is poor.
my SE f500i was not as funtion packed with 3g and others but least it
was stable and gave very few problems.. the phone often resets after
i log out of some applications..se could have done better on this one
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Reviewed by John Manning from UK on 1st Jan 2006
Very probably the worst phone of 2005, awful joystick control, tiny
buttons, dreadful problems connecting to a PC. If you have a v600i on
contract...'Take it back' and get a decent phone.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 31st Dec 2005
Just got it today, to replace sanyo S750i on orange 3G,(Orange far too
expensive on PAYG), the Sony is fine for me, got £30 worth of free top
up credits when I paid £130 for the 'phone at the local vodafone store.
So far, I'm impressed, took notice of the reviews below, removed plastic
film cover, and to me, sound is on a par with other mobiles I've owned,
so, no complaints from me
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Reviewed by Pierre from Uk on 30th Dec 2005
This is overall a good phone. There is no problem with the sound level
despite all the comments about this (you may just want to remove the
original sticker and increase the sound level to 6 or 7). The only drawbacks
are the interactive menus ( nokia's one are slightly better) and the
3G services (there is a lot of lag when watching TV which of course
is not because of the phone but because of the 3G technology which is
just not yet good enough).
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Reviewed by bayleigh williamson walker from uk on
29th Dec 2005
this phone is so cool it has a great mp3 player it alsow is a nice shape
and is light i advise you to bye one for get all the other phones this
is the next gen phone p.s it does have a good camera
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Reviewed by Andrew Lovell from Portugal on 27th
Dec 2005
Great lil phone, in it's range in Portugal it is only beaten by the
Motorola E770, but the Sony v600i smashes it in features. The camera
is very good and having had a Sharp 902 I was not in the slightest disapointed
with the snaps taken with this one. Only Gripe? the looks it really
looks like a 2G, but it is small and with good clean lines if you like
that sort of things.
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Reviewed by Jason from UK on 23rd Dec 2005
Got the phone yesterday and its great. Sound is fine. Looks are good
and it has everything i need. No p[roblems with memory as i have a ipod
nano. (Invest in one guys) Any problems i have are because im stupid
with phones :)
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Reviewed by Daniel Smith from England on 22nd
Dec 2005
I think the v600i is great. The poor quality camera because it a bluey
pictures The special features such as bluetoth,infarad,fm radio,video
dj,picture dj, music dj, 1.3 mega pixel vidio camera and the light.
I say this is a pretty neat phone I would recomend this phone to other
people and I hoped you enjoyed reading my review Thank you
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Reviewed by Richard from New Zealand on 21st Dec
2005
Nice feature set, nice packaging, 3G, yadda yadda... but all a waste
of time because the processor is not up to it. Laggy! Apparently I txt
too fast for this phone (I am a 2 thumb txter, but I'm not 'teenager
quick'). Multiple presses typically have a 70% success rate meaning
that I often fall a letter short on 3 or 4 click entries in classic
txt mode. Predictive is even worse because it misses whole letters of
the word which means that the words come out as complete nonsense (eg
"or" usually comes out as "s"). This is a processor issue rather than
a keying issue. Same thing happens with that nasty little joystick -
it just doesn't respond reliably when the phone is 'thinking'. But the
worst problem is when it has a popup up that is about to time-out and
disappear: if you press quit/okay within about a second before it disapears
(that is, between when the processor decides it is exiting, and when
it actually does), the keypress is stored and performed after the popup
d isappears. Oh dear, you have now activated whatever soft-function
was underneath, and oh dear oh dear if it is something bad. That is
not acceptable. Mine is going back tomorrow.
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Reviewed by Karl from England on 20th Dec 2005
Got the phone 2 weeks back and dam!! this phone is great. there is new
oftware on the phone to fix the volume prolem, and yes it worked. it
is extremely loud. The camera is amazing quality and the memory isnt
to bad. I have 5 songs on there and around 30 video clips and still
have some space. The TV is excellent on there and menus look great although
they can be laggy. Just a really great phone and worth buying! Well
worth more than what i payed (£130, but can with £30 credit and free
TV) Also, the phone can be unlocked as i have had mine done and yesterday
i got a o2 3G sim and it works fine. Keeping the vodaphone 1 though
for free tv and rest of free credit lol
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Reviewed by Rob from Australia on 20th Dec 2005
I have always been a nokia fan and only got this phone because vodafone
sent it to me for free for being with them for a while and at first
i was planning on giving it back because you should be able to hear
phone calls even on a free phone. However all the problems i originally
found with the phone including the poor sound quality and low ring tones
are just are result of the settings the phone comes with. FIRST THING
TO DO WHEN YOU GET THIS PHONE IS TAKE THE PLASTIC SCREEN COVER OFF.
I was quite embarrassed when i found this was the reason for the poor
voice quality of callers. To fix the ringtone turn "increasing ring"
off in profiles and just put ur favourite mp3 as a ringtone. Plug the
headphones in and turn the volume up in the radio. This should fix ringtone
and voice calls. I'm still getting use to a non-nokia phone some features
could be simplier but overall this is a very impressive phone.
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Reviewed by Dex from UK on 15th Dec 2005
Okay. Just bought this phone from Vodafone. Got free Sky Tv till 31st
Jan. So all's cool! paid effectively only 100 pounds for it as 30 pounds
is a top up which i just sold to my friend. Anyway, review of phone.
First of all, the ring tone is NOT soft. Maybe it's new software or
i really got a better batch of phone. It's even considered loud enough
for the next dorm room to hear my live Sky Sports Stream when i have
the phone speaker side pressed on the table. This is on maximum volume
of course. Having the phone up normally in my pocket and its too loud.
As one guy said, it's embarassingly loud. Louder than my previous Nokia
6610 and samsung c100. Call quality is good. People calling in has been
loud and clear.Too loud in fact. you can set it to 3g and gsm or gsm
only. Left it at 3g and gsm for now. No real problems with the reception,
loudness or battery life. Battery life hasn't really been tested but
as my phone came fully charged by the nice vodafone people, its been
very good so far. Been streaming videos like mad (over half hour already)
and only 1 bar dropped so far. Camera quality is so-so. Even though
i havent owned a camera phone before but i have seen other phones to
better effect - D600, D500, SE K750. Anyway, no real problems as this
is after all a 100 pound phone. Have to say that the keys are VERY nice
to press. Don't like the SMS system though as it requires you to use
the joystick more than usual. The joystick moves fine and has no real
problem getting to the menu which u want. Pressing the joystick down
to select sometimes doesnt hit though. Possibly due to my inexpereince
in SE phones.Also it's quite laggy. Which brings me to my next part.
The system is LAAAAAGGGGGGYYYYY. When u switch from menu to menu it's
laggy. It takes on average of 2 seconds to go from menu to menu. This
is bad i have to say. I say this is my biggest gripe as it is quite
significant. Could possibly be Vodafone's system but i'm not sure. Anyway,
reviwing the phone based on what i have. Physically, the phone is very
sleek. It's as long as my C100 when put next to each other but slightly
thicker. All in all.For 100 pounds, u get a 3g phone, which is sleek,
battery life is good (so far), keypad which is nice to press, and loud
speakers which can be semi-blasted to the next few tables in a restaurant
when u're streaming the latest football clip. Only real gripe is the
lagginess. Can't say i will complain abt the camera and the lack of
memory though as that doesnt really bother me.
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Reviewed by RedPanda from UK on 9th Dec 2005
I've had my v600i about a month now, and was also very disappointed
with the very low ringtones, but there is no problem with people hearing
me. So, as I'm too lazy to send the phone back, I decided to find a
way around this problem, initially by selecting the loudest ringtone
available on the phone (even though I didn't like the song), but now
I've finally settled on a better solution - installing the software
that came with the phone! Once you've done this, using the usb cable
you can drag and drop your own songs from your music library to your
phone. This is free and cuts out the cost of downloading a ringtone
and gives you more choice. I've chosen a song that sounds loud - Job's
a good 'un.
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Reviewed by Damian from ENGLAND on 8th Dec 2005
Had this phone phone for 3 months and getting more fed up as the weeks
roll by, at first all was ok but the battery life became less and less,
got a new battery and it made no difference, the guy in the vodafone
shop helpfully suggested I switch off the 3G and the battery life would
increase, DUH!!. Got this phone as a replacement for the Sony Ericsson
V800i, (even worse). they will produce a decent 3G phone one day.
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Reviewed by Wikus from South Africa on 3rd Dec
2005
I had a tough decision on buying the right phone, but at the end went
for the V600i. I have been a Nokia user all my life, and im glad i made
the switch, because this phone rocks. It has so many great features,
and is really up-to-date as far as technology goes. The 3G is creat.
The phone volume has also not been a problem for me. And the menus and
everything is just great. I will recommend this phone to anyone that
is looking for a all-in-one business phone, with lots of features......and
offcourse the 3G. Im Satisfied!
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Reviewed by dan from australia on 3rd Dec 2005
In so many ways i am happy with this phone. It has heaps of features
and they are really good. However, i have the same problem as someone
else mentioned - a few days after i bought it, it started turning itself
off. So i go down to the vodafone store and they replaced it for me.
I got the replacement phone and within a few days i find it occasionally
turning itself off. Its very annoying and unsettling. Its especially
annoying because when its on, it works great and its great to use, but
it has a tendancy to turn itself off. Anyone else out there have the
same problem?!?!?!
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Reviewed by Nick Tier from UK on 2nd Dec 2005
I have now had this phone for just under a week, and I love it. This
is an upgrade from my T610 and the things it can do are amazing. Watch
telly on your phone (free until the end of Jan 2006), download songs
from the PC (as long as they are mp3s), games, the lot. It's certainly
true that the ringer and handset volume are not as loud as the T610,
but so far this hasn't been a problem; I tend to use a Bluetooth headset
anyway, which is fine. Battery life is very good (I haven't had to recharge
it so far); and to be able to see the battery level (in %) at the push
of a button is great too. The design is sleek and elegant, and If you
don't need to use the phone in very noisy environments, then this is
definitely a great choice. Top work SE!
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Reviewed by Fred from France on 27th Nov 2005
I've had this phone last week and it's just perfect ! The Operating
System is so cool, you can even skin it. I downloaded the MAC OS X Tiger
skin so that the UI looks like my computer... and it does ! This v600i
is brilliant ! Very good value 4 your money ! Trust me.. I've had A
LOT of mobiles in my (short) life... To improve your battery life, just
turn the 3G off in the network preferences, stay with classic GSM connexion.
For me, the sound is loud enough, the keypad is very good (better than
my old Sharp GX20). Try it, you'll love it !
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Reviewed by Jeff N from Australia on 25th Nov
2005
I like this phone. REMEMBER........... Most negative reviews are written
by opposition manufacturers. You can pick them a mile away...... they
basically say "every part of the phone is rubbish". Dont listen to the
low-lifes.
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Reviewed by Dani from England on 24th Nov 2005
i've had this phone 4 3 moths now and its rubbish, the volume is rubbish
and it looksworse than a house brick (no offence bricks) also all my
friends say they cant hear me. DON'T BUY THIS PHONE BUY THE SAMSUNG
Z500
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Reviewed by naim from kosovo on 24th Nov 2005
everyhting is ok,i like this mobile phone its very usefull,good looking,full
of options,i would like to have another v 600 i just a diferent modification
more mb space so an memory stick could be very very nice for these m
phones thnx,for the people that likes the loud mobile phone volume i
prefer them to have a radio and they can hear music,mobile phone is
mobile phone ,and se v 600 i is perfect.
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Reviewed by Ziggy from England on 22nd Nov 2005
I bought this phone today and I was amazed by the featues it had for
100 quid, 1.3 megapixel camera, radio, TV, and 3G services the only
bad thing is the low audio quality but what ya gunna do. I think this
is one of the best Sony Ericssons around after the K750i
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Reviewed by stefan from england on 20th Nov 2005
this phone is brilliant! people are saying that they cant hear the phone,
ok but what do you do if you cant hear something, YOU TURN IT UP, the
volume keys are on the side!it has games that are out to play consols,
this is a fantastic phone, trust me :@
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Reviewed by Martin from Netherlands on 18th Nov
2005
I've got the phone now for about almost 4 months. It is working fine,
however, the ringtones are indeed a bit soft; for my taste they could
do with a bit more loudness. However, if you download a loud mp3 and
set it as your ringtone, the problem is solved. The calender in de phone
is very handy, although I use PalmOne as my daily calender ;-) The phone
can easily be connected to the PC, which is a big plus to me! The sound
quality while calling is best when I have my earphones plugged in -
especially in de car. Overall a good phone with some nice functions.
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Reviewed by Dave from Uk on 17th Nov 2005
Just got the phone today and having no problems with the sound. Call
quality is fine and I have edited the profile so the ring volume seems
fine - it's not as loud as others but loud enough for me. Camera is
fine in normal light, struggles a little when things are a bit darker
but it's as good as most on the market and no different from other SE
phones I have used..The small memory size is the only slight problem
I have, but at least they have provided a data cable with the phone
(unlike some other firms I could mention) so you can easily transfer
pics to a PC. Overall a great phone which I would recommend.
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Reviewed by ed from england on 15th Nov 2005
jack of all trades, master of none.
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Reviewed by Rocketman from Wales on 14th Nov 2005
The issue of alledged poor volume is down to realising that there are
several functions on the set which can increase the volume to good levels,
and knowing what to do with a set where the speaker has been put into
the back. All that is needed to deal with the speaker in the back problem
is (a) when putting the phone down lie it down on its front and (b)
when going out and putting in pocket place phone about face to usual,
this prevents the muffling of the speaker. Regarding volume, there are
several ways to increase it, there are buttons on the side of the fone
which increase the volume, which are usually turned down on delivery,
and it is using the Radio function which is the key. I.e. by turning
on the radio you can increase the speaker volume to very high indeed.
The only problem is, if you want to listen to the radio you have to
turn it down because it is too loud to listen to through the headfones,
and then you have to remember to turn it back up again when you exit
radio and go back to normal phone. Designers definitely slipped up here,
but can be overcome. Oh yes, and you cant use the radio without plugging
in the phones so when exiting radio you have to pull out the phones
or you wont hear much volume on the phone set. A bit of a potch, but
a great phone aside from that. Taking pictures with phones has never
been a great idea, I still use a 35mm SLR slide film camera, top quality,
for a bit more effort. Get a scanner and Bob's your Uncle. Also, as
the headfones for the radio also provide a hands free function for the
fone, when I go out I keep it on hands free all the time so do not miss
any calls, excellent amplification through the fones and can hear and
speak very clearly and loudly. If you are self conscious of course this
may not do, in which case this is not the phone for you.
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Reviewed by Tak from England on 12th Nov 2005
I've just changed to this phone as I thought I would give something
else a try other than a Nokia. This phone is in a word excellent. Not
the best but still excellent. I did at first think that the volume is
a real problem, but I then realised what it was that made the volume
a problem and I'm sure it is what the other reviewers did as well. When
I used the phone for the first time, the protective film on the screen
actually covered the front top speaker, with the film covering the speaker,
the sound did indeed feel inadequate. Once I relaised my stupid mistake,
I removed the platsic film and the phone's sound was as good as any.
I believe this is the same scenario experienced by other reviewers who
thought the sound was rubbish. The rest of the phone was very good as
far as functionaility is concerned. Buttons are just slight the worng
shape for me but may be right for others. The loud speaker is fine but
when turned to maximum, the speaker struggles just a little. Despite
these faults, I think it is still a 4 star phone. My very first phone
was a Ericsson, then I had 2 Nokias and now I'm back to Ericsson. Too
close to call between the two manuafacturers but I wouldn't get any
other brands except these two.
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Reviewed by Linde from South Africa on 11th Nov
2005
I have read a LOT of reviews on the SE V600i, lots of them being very
negative. But I decided to get the phone anyway. So let's clear up some
of the mysteries: 1. Ringtone Volume is NOT poor. Just remember that
the ringtone volume is dependent on the phone's volume and a seperate
setting for the specific ringtone 2. Hearing the other person is NOT
a problem. Seeing point 1. 3. Keys are NOT that small: I was used to
T610 and these keys are almost the same size even though it is slightly
more tightly spaced. 4. The top egde of the phone near the speaker is
a bit sharp, but if you don't PRESS it against your ear, you will not
hurt yourself. 5. Camera quality is very adequate. If you want a really
good camera and don't need UMTS access - buy the new K750i, or wait
for SE W900i 6. Remember that as far as I can figure out - setting up
the V600i with a PDA for FAX send/receive is NOT possible. This modem
seems to be different to the T610's, which supports faxing. 7. Setting
up this phone with a PDA to access Internet is something that Vodafone
techies know very little about, but is entirely possible. Just make
sure that the GPRS dialling number on the the PDA is *99***[CIDnumber]#
and that the dialstring starts with a reset command. Mine is currently
set to z;+cgdcont=[CIDnumber],"IP","internet". Capital letter Z without
a semicolon apparently can also be used as reset command. 8. Yes, typing
SMS is indeed a bit slower than what I was used to in the T610, but
after 5 days, I am used to it. 9. Battery life seems to be much shorter
than advertised, but I use quite a lot of bluetooth, and phone a lot.
Why only give 4 stars?: because of difficulty in getting the connection
with the PDA to work because the V600i's provider (Vodafone) don't know
the phones they sell!! Also because I can't send and receive my faxes
directly to my PDA. I need to divert the fax calls to my mailbox. Otherwise
a very nice phone. So I will NOT be returning my phone like some idiots
did who didn't even bother to go through a little trouble to make things
work.
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Reviewed by Okaley6691 from Wales on 11th Nov
2005
Awsome phone, Nice feel, not one of my mates has this phone...Even better
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Reviewed by Fluffy from uk on 10th Nov 2005
An absolutely brilliant phone. does absolutely everything and does it
extremely well and easily. expandable memory would be a plus but its
easy to get round by slightly lowering the bitrate of the music or videos
you want to put on it.if u do it right, u don't notice the differance.
This phone is for anyone who wants a decent and a relatively cheap,
feature packed phone.
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Reviewed by Maurice from UK Nottingham on 7th
Nov 2005
Sony Ericsson, V600i: Having a Nice Look, choclate bar shape, but it
is NOT practical in holding it & talking by; coz each time one of both
buttons is pressed Involuntarily, the video calling button (on left)
or vodafone live button (on the right) !!!!!!!!!!!! Secondly, The Low
Sound Volume is the weakest point; (when talking outdoors & in streets
) !!!!!! OR hearing the ring tone !!! or listening to music !!!! (In
spite of the fact that volume is already at maximum). & the two buttons
on the upper right side of the phone ( ˇˆ ) are nice but unaccesible
without long nails !! Third Deficiency is the power capacity of the
re-chargeable battery is NOT as it is written in its manual =290 hours
in stanby for 3G or in talking time !!!!! AND actually it is NOT enough
unfortunatly. !!!! fourth (dirctory problem); There is no direct way
to show the informations about a contact number (one person), adress,
photo .....etc. Then it must go to Contacts-more-Edit Contact. fifth
technical problem that this mobile doesn't accept other formats which
are ordinary in Windows such as WMP or some video players ...etc. AT
LAST, Unfortunatly there is NO memory Card so that the one feels free
.... BUT it has good Price ..
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Reviewed by Tim H from UK on 7th Nov 2005
I like everything about this phone - don't know what everyones is moaning
about the speaker for, I have an MP3 of the chemical brothers which
can be heard anywhere in my house, very loud indeed. My biggest gripe
with this phone and one of my biggest gripes with mobiles in general
today is the battery life. It states that this phone should last 12.08
days (290 hours) on one charge this is just not true. Even if I leave
the phone in one place with no calls being made on it it lasts for 3
days max - If I use it it needs charging every day - what a load of
rubbish. Why Sony can get away with such flamboyant claims of such amazing
battery life amazes me :(
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Reviewed by Owain from UK on 4th Nov 2005
The main function of a mobile phone is to TALK to people. What's the
point of a mobile that doesn't let you hear the person you're talking
to loudly enough, stupid!! Phone has great features but lets you down
(big style) on the most important feature of all!!!! There's better
and louder audio quality in that old primary school science experiment
with the two cups connected by a piece of string!
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Reviewed by Nathan Tessler from UK Manchester on
4th Nov 2005
EXCELLENT phone (as previous message sent>>). Just looking again to
see what other people have wrote. I'm appauled with the sound shud be
louder business, cos its great. But i do agree with the people who r
complaining about the memory. People only want Memory for MP3s, well
phones are designed to ring people and camera NOT MP3! u like MP3s BUY
AN IPOD!!!! Apart from memory, the phone is famntastic having all the
features of a lastest market phone. This is alot better than the 'Motorazr'
V3 and the D500!
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Reviewed by stevey from england on 1st Nov 2005
I can understand both the complementary and the negative views on this
phone. Its positive features are the normality of a 1.3mp-camera, infrared,
bluetooth etc, but as its a 3G phone (3rd generation),it comes with
the option of video streaming and video calling. Its light and looks
sleak and professional with a menu that you can intuitively use.However,the
volume on the handset is frustrating and confusingly low, something
that even 2nd generation phones by-pass. The memory could be better,
with the option of a memory-card. Yet i've still graded this well because
its a new era of phone which takes time.
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Reviewed by Bob Mac from UK on 30th Oct 2005
this phone is great for any1 but needs improving on the sound from the
loudspeaker and a lil more memory would boost this phone!!! apart from
that this phone rocks!!
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Reviewed by Rich from uk on 26th Oct 2005
Great phone stylish just wish it woz louder
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Reviewed by eliza from Britain on 26th Oct 2005
Starting to get use to layout etc after always having nokia's. The ring
volume could be improved but otherwise feel that it's a very good phone
for non phone nerds.
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Reviewed by adam from canada on 26th Oct 2005
ive had many phone p800 p900 t681 k700 v80 many many sony is the best
with phones i just wish it wa louder and had external memory the memory
is still quite good no problems would recomend phone to many
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Reviewed by Nathan Tessler from Manchester, United Kingdom
on 24th Oct 2005
this fone is a FANTASTIC fone and it couldnt b better. The only let-down
is that it has no external memory. It doesnt matter anyway cos it has
everythin on it including 1.3MP camera and bluetooth, video, 3g EVERYTHIN!
What more do you neeed on an outstandin fone like this. If you would
like to chat to me about this fone, or if you want some advice before
you buy it, then just add me on MSN, nathan.tessler@ntlworld.com ID
LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!! thankyou
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Reviewed by Darren Morgan from England on 24th
Oct 2005
This phone is wicked, i've only had it 3 days and i've found it easy
to use and does everything i need a phone to do. This it the first time
i've had a sony phone and it will not be my last.
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Reviewed by Steven from England on 18th Oct 2005
This phone is a little difficult to place. It has great pluses but also
significant minuses, depending on what kind of user you are and what
you're after. The Pluses: I found the menu system unique at first but
really easy to find your way around. There are some really great ideas
(such as an instantly accessible and comprehensive calls list, minimizable
media player, one-button agenda access for the current day and for silent
mode and so on) but nothing that's really all that different from other
phones. The best part is the ease of use and the very clear screen.
It's a nice size, really light and sturdy, synchronizes VERY easily
with Microsoft Outlook with similarly easy-to-use software and is, in
general, a smart and good phone with a far better dictionary than my
old Nokia used to have. The camera is fine for most shots (it is after
all still only a phone) and has a good flash which can be turned on
as a stand-alone torch too - a great idea. Minuses: First and foremost,
it is quiet. Not for calls or music, but for ring volume. I am 22 with
acutely good hearing on one side, and I still don't hear it ring unless
I'm in a quiet environment. I have tried both the installed ringtones
and loud songs that I have put on the phone - to no avail. The sound
quality is great when it is audible, especially with the headphones,
but it simply does not go loud enough without. Apart from that, the
rest are relatively minor quibbles. The keys are sometimes not very
good at picking up multiple pushes when they are in quick succession
after each other, which can be a pain if you text fast, but is easily
remedied by taking a bit more care. The very prominent "Vodaphone Live"
and "Video call" buttons on either side of the screen are perhaps a
bit too easy to press by accident, but that hasn't happened to me too
often now that I am more used to the phone. Although the calendar function
is really clear and quite powerful, my main problem is that it cannot
edit recurring appointments from Outlook - which is most of mine. It
can therefore sometimes feel more like a calendar note than an actual
editable agenda. And the menus seem a little less customizable than
I would like. All in all, it's a smart, powerful phone which is easy
to use and does a whole lot, but perhaps not quite enough. Symbolic
of this is the lack of memory expandability: for a phone which can play
MP3s, it's a bit daft to only have enough space for less than 10 - and
then there's NO room for photos or video. It seems like a bit of a Jack-of-all-trades,
but really it's only a Master of the basic functions. Everything else
feels just a tad compromised. It will do the trick, but it may take
some effort from your behalf to get used to it (and you'll have to keep
it on vibrate mode while you do).
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Reviewed by Daryl Packham from England on 14th
Oct 2005
Fantastic little phone, only had it 2 days but i love it. excellent
radio and sound. ive had 7 sony ericssons and its the third best after
the 900 and 910i. Only bad thing is the lack of memory card.
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Reviewed by Random Kid from England on 11th Oct
2005
Outstanding fone, great camera and looks. Fone memory suffers a bit
when you have MP3s though...
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Reviewed by jonathan fenny from england on 8th
Oct 2005
yea its a good phone but it needs more memory to store more music on
it but its fine in all other ways and its a good usefull phone
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Reviewed by sam from uk on 3rd Oct 2005
Overall I reckon this is about the best 'phone I've had. Looks great,
is lightweight and does pretty much everything I want a mobile to do.
Downside for me is that the memory is pretty small (a removable memory
stick would have been great but that would also have entailed having
a slightly more substantial back cover and locking mechanism) -so there's
not much space for mp3 music tracks. I filled up with 6 tracks and had
no space left for taking any photos. The camera is not up to much but
I carry a separate digtal camera with me wherever I go anyway. As for
the volume problems reported on these pages, no problems there......but
I am still young and don't have hearing problems. Buy it? Yes!
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Reviewed by paul butler from england on 3rd Oct
2005
had the phone one week and its going back to vodaphone. i am a simple
type of guy all i want to do is make calls and receive calls but this
phone is hopeless the ringtone is so quiet and i keep missing calls
and having to use a joystick to make calls is doing my head in! give
me a nokia anytime
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Reviewed by santos from portugal on 1st Oct 2005
Simply fantastic!
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Reviewed by alex hunt from england on 28th Sep
2005
cool and classey with alot of style great options with good sound and
great video calling lush beans.
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Reviewed by Chris from England on 27th Sep 2005
I have jst got it and found it easy to use. i think its a better phone,
better than my moterola. i would reccomend it to anyone
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Reviewed by warren from england on 19th Sep 2005
nice screen, nice gagdets but the fundamental purpose of a phone is
to listen and talk.YOU CAN'T HEAR THE OTHER PERSON ON THE PHONE. IT'S
LIKE THEY ARE IN A TUNNEL.waste of time, horrible keypad for texting.
no, im not a fan. it's gone back to vodafone. don't waste your money.
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Reviewed by C.F from Ireland on 12th Sep 2005
I really can't understand these mega poor reviews, despite reading them
i went off and got this phone anyway and i'm glad i did. Design-wise
it's perfect imho, buttons are well laid out and the build quality is
excellent, especially when compared to other more expensive 3G phones
out there. user interface is a breeze to use, navigation key is very
solid and the phone is quite quick at navigating menus. screen is a
fine size and very crisp. camera quality is a bit poor but if i want
to take pictures i'll buy a camera, it does have a neat second camera
for video calls though. has a brilliant flash light that can be used
with the camera or as a torch. basically, the only thing that lets this
phone down is its speaker volume, a bit on the quiet side so if you're
on a crowded bus and you feel the need to annoy everyone with your stupid
ringtone then this is probably not the phone for you, carry a boom box
on your shoulder instead, that said the speaker is good quality. other
than that i think this is an excellent little phone, oh memory is 32mb
and not expandable so that could be a problem for people who don't have
an mp3 player, otherwise it's a great phone packed with tons of features!
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 11th Sep 2005
I don't find this such a bad phone - bad points only 30 odd meg of memory
(which i'm not too bothered about) Camera quality isn't particually
great - just because it's got 1.3 mega pixels doesen't mean its a great
picture - its just o.k. Texting I've had no problems with, its o.k.
not as good as my old moto v500 but 100x better than the samsung z500
which I persevered with for a week. Some people are moaning about the
lack of ringtone volume, well they must have a faulty phone because
mine's very loud (enough to make it embarrassing in the office). As
a phone is a good little device although if you ain't got a 3g signal
go for a k750 :-)
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Reviewed by a.r. from england on 4th Sep 2005
Rubbish! Camera is rubbish, screen is rubbish, memory is rubbish but
most importantly, sound quality is rubbish. Dont waste your money on
this piece of junk.
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Reviewed by tom from england on 4th Sep 2005
Iv had the phone 2weeks and same as jaye below said, it has a tiny amount
of memory the camera is totaly rubbish its just not loud enough (speaker
at the back) now even my gran can text a message faster that i can.
The only thing any good is the 3G that is of course when i get a signal
which is only if your london or lower! dont get one, im now stuck with
an 18 month contract.
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Reviewed by Jaye from UK on 2nd Sep 2005
This phone isn't worth it. I've had mine about a week, and i don't think
i can say one good thing about it. Texting is so slow that i have had
to start using predictive texting, the '1.3 megapixel' camera is rubbish.
It only works in natural light and it's not anything special then. I
can't get the software to load onto my p.c so that i can transfer files,
and last but by no means least, the idiots at sony ericsson placed the
ear speaker at the back of the phone so you can barely hear the person
your talking to! save your money, go for the K750i...which i'm now swapping
mine for!
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Reviewed by KT from GREECE on 31st Aug 2005
The phone finally arrived to GREECE, I was waiting one month and a half,
for it. The telephone it’s an outstanding device. Everything works
perfectly, and if you are an expert in computers you will enjoy it at
the max. By adjusting the pictures and the MP3s at the proper quality
and file-size, for use in a mobile phone, the on-board memory becomes
more than enough for everything. 3G behavior is top. Battery life, very
good so far. With the use of the Sony Ericsson DSS-25 Desk Synchronisation
Stand(for 38 Euros), you have everything at the plate. Sound quality
top, body quality top, display quality superb. Image quality, I did
not had the time to make extended tests, but looks above average for
mobile, I will soon post more details about it. Any way so far so good,
I can say that I got nothing than the best. Its not a phone for every
one, its mostly a useful mobile extension of your computer. For people
who are not that familiar with computers, they will appreciate the phone
less, as a descent cell phone and nothing more. The point is that the
treasure behind this model is their three faces of it. 1)Good looking,
3G , strong battery , top sound quality . 2)Your computers best friend,
with Sony Ericsson DSS-25 Desk Synchronisation Stand, it becomes the
extension of your computer, mail – data – outlook –
you name it . 3)Fantastic radio , believe it or not, even with mono
- stereo selection & RDS, Java , games ,Mp3 , and compatible with any
file format available . 4)I love the all pack, it is like to was designed
just for me. Thanks SE & Vodafone , really nice pack of futures and
amazing look in comparison with the K600.
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Reviewed by Tom from Scotland on 17th Aug 2005
Average!! That's all u can say about this phone. Only reason i got this
is cos i needed something simple and compact so i can use it alongside
my nokia 7710. I was hoping though that i'd be able to use it as mp3
player too but memory isnt enough even though it does have a mp3 player.
The screen is also a bit small but i guess after using the 7710 any
screen is small next to that. 3G works well but only when reception's
good but that's down to vodafone not the phone. Camera on my 7710 is
also much better but that's not why i got this phone so cant complain
about that. If u dont need any fancy features than this is a good phone
but would have been nice if it had one or two stand out features like
expandable memory.
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Reviewed by andy from united kingdom on 16th Aug
2005
brilliant phone i have had quite a mixture of brands over the years
but this is the best phone i have ever had just waiting for vodafone
to have more coverage on 3G so i can use the video calling the sound
quality is top notch for a mobile phone loads better than samsung Z500
nice work sony
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Reviewed by nottsboi from england on 12th Aug
2005
the phone is great but it hasnt got much memory the camera isnt as good
as the k750i but but you wouldnt no the difference
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Reviewed by clive from uk on 11th Aug 2005
I got this phone cos sonyericsson are known for their quality cameras
but the V600 has got to be one of the worst megapixel camera phones
i've come across. It's just so disappointing and the photos look very
poor when you're viewing them on your pc. Dont be fooled into getting
this because it has a megapixel camera. It's no better than a standard
vga camera. Honestly. The memory is also a big letdown cos 32mb is simply
not enough to use it as an mp3 player. The only good is the radio which
i never use anyway. I actually avoided getting the new samsung Z500
cos i didnt want to pay more and thought this was better value for money.
Looks like i'm gonna be having a little chat with vodafone customer
service...
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Reviewed by UNKNOWN OWNER from POLAND on 11th
Aug 2005
STRATE UP FONES LIVE, PROBABLY THE SLICKEST FONE OUT ON THE ROADS RITE
ABOUT NOW, OBVIOUSLY THE K750I AND W800I SMASH OFF THE CAMERA WITH 2.0MP
INSTEAD OF 1.3MP BUT U CNT TELL THE DIFFERENCE IF U ASK ME, THEY ALSO
GOT BETTER MEMORY BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL MEMORY CARDS,BUT OVERALL THIS
PHONES A 3G PHONE, SLICK LOOKS AND BRILLIANT TARRIFS SO BOY WHOS GOT
THE MOST EXCLUSIVE FONE ON THE ROADS?.
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Reviewed by rookie from - on 8th Aug 2005
i agree with ali g, its an excellent device. the picture quality is
outstanding for a camera phone.
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