The
Sony Ericsson Z600 is a clamshell camera phone with a specification
similar to the popular T610.
It's not a small phone, and is really quite heavy, weighing in at
110g. On the outside, it's nice to look at, sleek with no external
aerial, and available in a wide range of colour schemes. The covers
can be easily replaced with interchangeable Style-Up™
covers. The external display is tiny and black and white, but inside
is a good quality 65k colour screen with a good resolution. This
screen uses TFD technology, which makes it suitable for viewing
in sunlit conditions, and is superior to the screen on the T610,
although it's not as good as the higher-spec Sony Ericsson phones
such as the K700i.
The keypad is perfectly usable, with keys being
quite small, but placed a distance apart, so they can be used with
relative ease. The joystick seems to be quite robust and responsive.
The camera is average for this class of phone, the polyphonic ringtones
are of decent quality, and there's a nice MIDI ringtone composer,
so you can make your own poly ringtones.
One of the best features of the Z600 is its connectivity.
First comes Bluetooth™, enabling the phone to be wirelessly
connected with a headset, and there's also a choice of infrared
and USB or RS232 cable for connection to a computer. The Z600 will
easily sync with both a PC and an Apple.
Overall a decent, but unexciting phone.
Features
of the Sony Ericsson Z600 include:
Colour internal TFD display (65,536 colours,
128 x 160 pixels)
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Penelope from UK on
15th Jan 2007
I have had this phone for 3 years. I upgraded to a motorola V3 and
after using it for a month ditched it and went back to using this
phone as I like its keypad,functionality and clear bright screen.
If you are a phone geek looking for high spec camera,video etc then
its definitely not your kind of think, but if you are looking for
a straightforward phone that has good battery life, easy to use
functionality, is smart looking and still looks good despite technology
updates then this the phone. In terms of 'freezing', I have had
other sony phones before and know this can sometimes be a problem.
I always just took the battery out and it always seemed . Finally
I love clam shell phones because you do not have another about keyboard
locking and inadvertently calling people. I am now looking to update
but it will only be to another sony ericcson clam shell Rating:
Reviewed by john loader from UK on
30th Dec 2006
I've been using this for a couple of months and just love the voice
calling especially using a Bluetooth hands free - makes calling
whilst driving so much safer. Camera a bit pathetic but overall
a great package. Rating:
Reviewed by pete from uk on 16th
Dec 2006
Excellant unit and simple to use. Rating:
Reviewed by Jamo from Kenya on
26th Nov 2006
i've had this phone since may 2004 and it's given me excellent service.i'm
only thinking of changing it now coz i need a bigger camera and
more memory but it's made me love flip phones.it's taken a full
2 years for other phone types to catch uo with SE technology!congrats
SE! Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from UK on
16th Nov 2006
I've had this phone for almost three years and it has been totally
reliable and even today looks pretty smart. Its also very user friendly
but one of the best things about it is the build quality - it feels
very sturdy and strong especially when compared to a lot of other
clamshell phones - most of which feel flimsy. Rating:
Reviewed by Maggie from UK on
20th Oct 2006
I have had my SE Z600 since 2003, and its been the best phone ever.
In fact I cannot bring myself to change it. If you just want a phone
to make and receive calls, this is the one for you. Its sturdy,
reliable, in fact it still looks brand new after all these years!
I guess it is a bit bulkier than others, but for me it was worth
every penny of what I payed. Has never let me down and I imagine
it will serve me for a few more years to come! Rating:
Reviewed by Vitali from italy on
26th Sep 2006
i bought this phone is 2003 and have been using it for 2 years.
It has been excellent! Rating:
Reviewed by Rachael from UK on
22nd Aug 2006
This phone is not a "phone person" phone, if you are one of those
people who thinks a phone is for "contacting people" then here is
your answer. I'm a "phone person" who likes music, good quality
camera, reliability, loudspeaker, looks stylish, quick bluetooth,
video recordin etc. This phone freezes all the time, deletes "my
words" from predictive text.. which is ANNOYING! I can comment on
the good battery life, i went to Spain for 10 days and forgot my
charger and with switching it off every now and again it lasted!!
i was amazed. You cnt record, pics are blurry, little memory and
u cnt use songs as ringtones.. Buy it if ur not a "phone person"
lolio x Rating:
Reviewed by Tats from New Zealand on
19th Aug 2006
There seems to be no problems using this model since ive had it
we all can only look after these emergency devices as you may never
no, when to expect the un expected, be safe and stay charged. Rating:
Reviewed by Sian from England on
27th Jun 2006
this phone is not good at all! the memory is really bad and it does
freeze all the time! it is also sooo bulky! i would not recommend
this to any1!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Josh from NZ on 30th
May 2006
outstanding! easy to use.Hearty. takes a bit of a beating.Big so's
you don't loose it easily! Rating:
Reviewed by BA BA BLACK SHEEP from POLAND
on 19th May 2006
THIS PHONE IS RUBBISH DO NOT BUY IT !!!!!!!! I GOT THIS PHONE AND
ON THE SAME DAY TOOK IT BACK DO NOT BUY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLACK SHEEP
XX Rating:
Reviewed by Sara from Uk on 6th
May 2006
Had various phones since 1992 - this is the most irritating to use.
Plus points are : robust (doesn't seem to mind being dropped), excellent
battery life, excellent signal, good bluetooth reception. Minus
points : camera poor, screen visibility poor in sunlight (poor even
in normal daylight to be honest), menu usability atrocious (Why
use 3 keypresses when 20 would do!). An example of this would be
adding a contact to the phone book. Firstly, you cannot add a contact
if you opened the phonebook by using the phonebook shortcut (down
key). You must, incredibly, close the phonebook, then re-open it
from the main menu. You must then downkey to the add contact option,
select key to select it, then (even though "name" is already selected)
press select to select name option. Now you can type in the name
and press ok. Next, press select key to select "home" (even though
it's already selected!), type in the number, press ok, then press
save, and you're there, LOL. There are many such silly examples.
All my previous mobiles (even the ancient early ones) required far
fewer keypresses to achieve the various functions. This is really
annoying because it is so unnecessary, and it only gets more annoying
the longer you use the phone. A few very basic usability tests at
SE would have picked up this nonsense. And yep, the phone does freeze
occasionally. For some functions, the left hand select key defaults
to "yes", for other functions the right hand key is "yes", so stay
awake! Also, there is no clear or delete all function. If you want
to clear your msgs or call log (and given the low memory you will
need to do this), then you must delete one by tedious one.
I'm not sure I'd buy an SE phone again. Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from United Kingdom
on 3rd May 2006
well this is probably the best phone i have purchased so far...and
i dont understand those people who say that this phone freezes all
the time because me and my family have got one each and neither
of them have ever frozen. To be quite honest i wouldnt let this
phone go unless it had broke or i lost it. Excellent reception on
the bluetooth also, this makes it so much cheaper to send and receive
ringtones, pictures etc. the camera is another good advantage of
having this phone, because to me the quality seems great. I also
like this phone because of the cool style up covers what you can
buy, they make the phone look brand new if you change them regularly
and it makes the phone look very fashionable. yes the phone may
be a tad big but if you bought one you wouldnt notice. The battery
life is very convenient because after the frist charge it can last
up to 12 days without recharging. The phone reception/signal is
very great aswell because due to its tri-band features it can pick
up better signals than some other phones on the market. I also like
the way you can change the background for the menus because you
can change them to different ones whenever you feel like it. I will
mark this mobile phone as outstanding and unique. Rating:
Reviewed by Elliot from United Kingdom
on 1st May 2006
This is the best phone i have ever used and i will give it the mark
as ''outstanding''. Firstly the phone looks great. Secondly the
camera quality is excellent. Thirdly it has never frozen on me.
Fourthly it is totally reliable with battery, hardness etc. Fifthly
the bluetooth and infrared makes the phone better. And for £32 it
is an excellent buy for me. I totally recommend this phone to anyone
who wants a great, nifty, fashionable and totally reliable then
buy this : It is cheap if bought on ebay, as i sai i bought mine
for just £32. Absolutely outstanding. Rating:
Reviewed by chloe from england on
2nd May 2006
well wat can i say! on the basis that it constantly freezes and
deletes my texts and its thick and chunky and its old and should
be dead and burried i would say that this phone is absolutely ****
and i would not recommend it! hey why not try a nice new phone cause
all sony ericsson ones are rubbish. Rating:
Reviewed by *~*Lexi*~* from France on
22nd Apr 2006
i will give this phone 3 stars because i have had it for 2 years
and it is still working (well the basics) although the camera is
really blury and it wont let me send pictures, it is a good phone,
i mean i have dropped it so many times, it is big but then i think
it was one of the first camera phones so there you go xXx Rating:
Reviewed by Mimi from Bangkok, Thailand
on 7th Apr 2006
It's a nice cellphone but a bit thick. Actually I don't care because
its size is small. I can change many styles of covers as many as
I can buy. Also I can connect an FM handsfree to listen to music
or news while I'm on the bus. There are bluetooth and camera that's
enough for me. Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from englanf on
4th Apr 2006
I have had this phone now for 2 years and very keen on getting a
new phone very soon. When this phone came out it looked pretty cool,
but is quite clunky especially with newer-generation, smaller clamshells.
Over time however, this phone has really irritated me by a) randomly
deleting the contents of my text message inbox; b) deleting the
words which it has "learnt" when texting (very annoying!); c) freezing
/ crashing at least once a fortnight; d) switching itself off even
though battery is fully charged; e) telling me to reinsert SIM card
mid-text message...! The menu structure for selecting a contact
to text takes about 2-3 clicks more than it should need. Maybe I'm
getting deaf but I just can't hear the phone ring if it is in my
pocket, even though the ringer is on full volume. Ring tones (other
than the brilliant "old phone" tone) are pretty bad and reminiscent
of bad Eurovision tunes... However, on the plus side, the camera
is not bad (although the screen is rubbish in sunlight) and the
battery life is excellent. Games are good (although one crashes
when you get to a certain level), and connectivity is good. All
in all though, would not recommend this one at all. Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from England on
7th Mar 2006
I have had my Sony Z600 for two years now. I love it but it has
become very scruffy - when I try to get new covers I was told it
is no longer made - seeing these reviews makes me wonder if that
is true? I have had a Samsung D500 and hated the busy too colourful
menu screen and the way the slider cuts off text messages making
you think they are not sent. I went back to my Z600. It freezes
occasionally and I agree this is annoying - but I love the click
it makes when it opens and closes and how easy it is to read and
to text. Rating:
Reviewed by laurel brandley from england
on 16th Feb 2006
this phone is absolutely ****. It looks a load of rubbish and it
performs no better. They must have made it while in the antarctic
cos itt freezes all the damn time and you look like a poof just
using it! Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from England on
3rd Feb 2006
Average phone. Bit bulky and does have a tendancy to freeze now
and then. Also has limited memory and quickly becomes full. Decent
battery life and a varied choice of connectivity, with bluetooth
and infrared, although the latter not the easiest to get linked
up. Overall if given the choice I wouldn't get one of these again
but not the worst phone I have had. Rating:
Reviewed by Panicos V from Cyprus on
29th Jan 2006
It is a very simple phone comparing to todays other models. My needs
are only to make and receive phonecalls by using the bluetooth.
I am not interested into MP3 sound or videos. It never "crushed"
and is always reliable. people who moan about this model do not
really know about phones. The extremely low radiation it emits is
its greatest advantage. Even today in 2006 there is no other phone
with such a low radiation with bluetooth so for me there is no better
(safer) phone. The annoying thing about it is when it comes to charge
its battery where there is a not good enough connection. i just
make sure it has a clear enough surface with a matchstick! Rating:
Reviewed by Holly from England on
16th Jan 2006
Poor quality phone. 1) The changeable covers become very loose fairly
quikly so i was pulling the back cover off and releasing the battery
just getting it out of my pocket. 2) The snap action that opens
and closes the clamshell becomes very loose. So loose that it opens
enough to answer a call and ends the call all on its own for you
while its flapping round in your handbag! 3) It freezes on me all
of the time! even if you turn it off while its frozen, when you
turn it back on its still frozen and shows you a nice blue screen
for five minutes while it pulls itself together! 4)It has not nearly
enough memory, no slot for a card to add additional memory and it
only holds 30pictures at a push. 5) Basicly only good for about
six months until you run out of space for any more pictures it freezes
on you all too regularly and it falls to peices. Rating:
Reviewed by Claire Goody from England
on 11th Jan 2006
I totally dissaggree wiv u 'cause it never freezes on me! I'v had
mine sinc march and not once has it frozen! I mean it doesn't have
video but aren't phones just for comunicating wiv over peeps. Thanks! Rating:
Reviewed by E from UK on 9th
Jan 2006
The phone is very user friendly and relatively good looking. However,
picture quality tends to deteriorate with usage, i.e. the more photos
you take, the worse the quality gets. There are also numerous bugs
in the software installed on the phone. This phone is also quite
slow and sometimes hangs. Overall, it's ok but not something I would
recommend. Rating:
Reviewed by Smokey Joe from england
on 2nd Jan 2006
i cant believe how bad this phone is! it freezes all the time, you
cant c the screen in dark or light, it looks rubbish. overall it
gets 0/10 and get a better phone! p.s i threw mine in the bin! Rating:
Reviewed by adam hague from england
on 26th Dec 2005
its a good quality phone however kind of big. also had good games
on Rating:
Reviewed by Hutchy from united kingdom
on 24th Dec 2005
Great phone but the only problem with the phone is you cant set
any of your own tunes as your ring signal, you have to use the standard
ones!! personally, i wouldnt get one of these phones again!! Rating:
Reviewed by Christa from The Netherlands
on 7th Dec 2005
This is my most favorite phone since I got cell-phones. (quit a
lot!) Okay, sometimes it's freezing and than you loose all the words
in "my words". I don't mind, whenever it happens I send my Z600
to its trainingschool. ;) The repaircenter puts some new software
on the phone and it works like a new one. Although my phone is a
few years old, I still get the new software for free. It's done
while I wait. The first year the Z600 needed it twice, and last
week again. Only one time freezing is enough for me to go and get
new software. :0 I also love that there're so many accesoires. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from The Netherlands
on 2nd Dec 2005
Got mine a couple of years now, has been a great phone all around.
Bluetooth, great reception, just great. This week it started to
freeze on me on several occassions. Since there are so many new
phones around, I probably gonna trade it in. Rating:
Reviewed by ara from philippines on
28th Nov 2005
It's my first sony ericsson phone and I love it. It is amazing,
But it has still a problem coz' sometimes it freeze....... I advise
u if you will buy a phone like this its nice, But be carefull by
using it......... Rating:
Reviewed by Zsolt from Hungary on
27th Oct 2005
It is my first shell phone and I love it. My previous phones Nokia
5110, 6210, SE T230 were much worse in terms of usability. This
one is very stylish and stable. One minus point: the camera is useless.
I will choose Sony Ericsson next time again. Rating:
Reviewed by Paulin from Scotland on
25th Oct 2005
I've had my Z600 for 2 years now, I've dropped it in a bucket of
water, I've dropped it on the ground and it still works! It's a
robust little thing and I love it. The only problem it has now is
that it freezes often if I'm scrolling through call menus or sometimes
if I've been texting too much. It gets really annoying as I have
to take the battery out just to get it to switch off and then try
numerous times to switch it back on again. It doesn't happen that
often but enough for it to annoy me. Also the sounds sometimes breaks
up and it even disappeared for a week... It's a great wee phone
for clumsy people and the camera isn't that bad but you'd be best
taking your own camera if you want to take pictures. It's got a
good memory for storing messages and names in your phone book. I
rate it as good. Great for clumsy people! Rating:
Reviewed by Siti Nurhaliza from Malaysia
on 12th Oct 2005
i have using this phone more than 1 year and still working great.no
problem occured although i dropped it several times.the most impressive
feature is the long battery life,i managed to get more than 6 days
without recharging the battery again in stand by mode and 2 hours
plus in talking mode.really worth it !a great phone for user who
doesn't used the camera often although that feature included.In
term on connectivity and signal strength are excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by good_will from Czech Republic
on 8th Oct 2005
Rather than writing a review consisting of the single word "poo",
which isn't very helpful, I'll try and decribe my experience using
the Z600, which I have had for over a year now. It had the features
I wanted, and wasn't too weighty, and it looks cool. I bought it.
The camera pics are fine. The night mode isn't very effective, but
it's just for snaps at parties etc, so I am happy with the pic quality.
Keyboard, menus and connectivity were perfect. Infra red and Bluetooth
worked with no problem. A happy chap. But the thing kept freezing
on me at least once every couple of weeks, which was tedious and
involved the following: Remove battery; Wait 20 seconds; Replace
battery; Re-enter "My Words" (the ones that aren't in the built
in dictionary, e.g all my friends' names, Colloqial phrases and
rude words), which always disappeared after a freeze/battery removal.
Then I used it in the rain. Caught in a raging storm without an
umbrella, I recieved a call, and stupidly answered it. Only a two
minute converstaion, but enough for some water to seep into the
inner workings. It died a sudden death for 4 days. I took the battery
out (Damn! Have to re-enter "Buggeration" etc...), and left it to
dry out. It now works, but the battery life is about one day, the
thing freezes more often and the sounds seem muted or work randomly.
I thought that things were bad enough that I could get it repaired
under warranty, but No. The Sony Ericsson warranty doesn't cover
"Liquid Damage", so basically it should come with a warning: "Don't
use this phone in the rain." The Sony Ericsson support emails I
have got back from them say basically "Go away small person. It
rained. Your phone broke. Live with it",which I find astonishing
for a brand name like Sony Ericsson. So I won't be buying another
phone from them. Cheers, Will Rating:
Reviewed by lauren n megan from geordie
land on 8th Oct 2005
this fone is amazin i would advise anyonwe to get this phone. ihav
had this phone a yr n nout has happened to it, i hav droped it i
dont no how many times but it works perfectly fine. Rating:
Reviewed by Anthony from UK on
30th Sep 2005
I recently purchased this phone and paid a lowly sum of £40 for
it- well worth the money. First of all its a ergonomically fun designed
phone with the features that make me want to use it all the time,
the first few days I couldn't put it down. There was the odd occasion
of it freezing but that was because I was going a little too fast
for it to cope, the screen is of good quality-65,000 odd colors
isnt to be barked at; exceptionally nice ringtones; good battery
life and a phone that can withstand anything(well not everything-but
you get the idea) I like this phone as my previous phone was a Motorola
V550 which I didn't enjoy using. Buy this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from United Kindom
on 29th Sep 2005
I have owned my Z600 for well over a year now and I have found the
phone to be consistently reliable. Having previously owned a T68i
I found the Z600 native to move to with the benefit of bigger buttons
to press, and being a clamshell design it prevents the accidental
calls to the emergency services as the buttons are protected when
it is in your pocket. I have occasionally experienced the phone
locking up but this only occurs when I have been a bit too frantic
with going though the menus. The phone is strait forward to use
and the predictive text is relatively good. Calendar function is
indispensable to me. The ease of synchronising the phone with Outlook
makes backing up appointments and the phone book totally seamless
as this is done automatically as soon as the phone is with in Bluetooth
range of my computer. The phone works well with Bluetooth headsets
using voice commands. I have also found the battery life to be very
good. It is only just starting to show sings or the hard life it
has had with me. The paintwork is just starting to scuff and the
battery is showing its age. The only trouble I’m having now
is that I am looking to upgrade and I can not find any new phones
that come up to the same standard for my needs presently on the
market. Rating:
Reviewed by dr. Vijayendra from India
on 5th Sep 2005
hi guys I have been using this phone 4 over 6 months- its kol fone.
problems-- freezeshangs, less memory, no vedios. otherwise its excellent
stylish n kool, bit outdated though in front of k700i though. still
overall nice set i recomend it!! Rating:
Reviewed by avril mumford from uk on
2nd Sep 2005
fantastic phone had a erricson k700i and hated it middle joy stick
went etc prefer this phone its great to change the covers and a
hardy phone Rating:
Reviewed by lb from england on
28th Aug 2005
I like this phone because it is really easy to use and the camera
is exelent. I have droped the phone n that and after that it has
worked fine . I would tell any one to buy this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by coolman from australia on
14th Aug 2005
This fone is the worst fone ever!!!!!!!! It looks rubbish, and its
features are rubbish!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ted Sears from Switzerland
on 13th Aug 2005
This is probably one of the best phones to come on to the market
from Sony Ericsson. I have 5 of these phones in the family and have
never at any time experienced any problems. Personally I have dropped
mine many times on the road and the phone still works perfectly.
Only problem that I have ever experienced is that the phone sometimes
freezes. This is easily corrected by removing and replacing the
battery. I can recommend this phone as outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by mark from australia on
6th Aug 2005
when i first bought it i thought it was a really good phone but
after 6 months it became really disappointing. First you had that
charger recall then the memory kept crashing. No matter if you hundreds
of K free it wouldn't matter. It is no longer being sold Brand new
but would definitely recommend that you dont buy it even second
hand. Rating:
Reviewed by Steven from New Zealand
on 21st Jul 2005
This fone is good but lacks in an video recorder but looks great.
only reson not to get this is that is out of date. but sony ericsson
is the best brand on he market. Rating:
Reviewed by katy from uk on 19th
Jul 2005
ive had this phone about 6 months and its good.....the changable
covers and screens make it a really fun phone, but its let down
is its reliability. it freezes alot and got dropped on the floor
a few days ago and now wont recive any sms. not only that but it
wont recieve sms from some of my friends....so.....?? Rating:
Reviewed by aiden from ireland on
19th Jul 2005
ive had this phone for nearly a year now an i can tell u it has
been through some hard times, i read that someone had got a bit
of water on it and it broke. well i fell into a lake about 6 months
ago on my holidays and i was underwater for about 10-15 minutes
when i came out the phone worked perfectly! its been dropped and
kicked about the place on drunken nights, i think i might see if
its bullet proof!! Rating:
Reviewed by zoe louise from england
on 19th Jun 2005
this phone is brilliant with a built in camera but thats all i know
about it because i havent got one myself Rating:
Reviewed by Suna from England on
10th Jun 2005
This phone got a bit of water on it and packed in. Worst phone purchase
I've ever made. Rating:
Reviewed by Tom Morgan from Uk on
10th Jun 2005
After owning the phone for just under a year, i can honestly say
its a good, robust reliable phone. when it came out it's camera
was good quality, but how things change so soon! now the camera
is so so, good screen and the polyphonic tones are still ok. But
the rest of the phone functions have dated badly, mainly the lack
of a radio and ariel strength, and it has a Hell of a slow operating
system (Mainly when you are taking photos/loading themes). You have
to stop what you are doing every so often to let it catch up! If
you want a tough phone with a big keypad and good battery life,
then try the Z600... Rating:
Reviewed by Alex McLachlan from france
on 7th Jun 2005
i have had this fone 4 18 months n afta a year it al went a bit
wrong! admittedly i did leave it outside wen it raining n it has
been drooped on th floor more den a few tyms, it was the first camera
fone i ad n it was 1 of th first flip fone wivout a a ariel fingy,
i wud recomend dis fone if u only want it 4 a year or so! overall
i will give it 3 stars Rating:
Reviewed by FlyBlown from UK on
5th Jun 2005
I am really surprised at the problmes people are having. I used
to have this modela and found no problems at all with it. I only
upgraded to a K700 because I like to get my money's worth out of
O2! My wife has had my Z600 for almost a year and she loves it,
so much so I am upgrading to a K750i but she doesn't want my K700!
The Z600 has been dropped, thrown about by our litle girl, smeared
with mashed potato, hodden under sofa etc and it still works a treat.
It's not go the greatest camera granted and it doesn't play videos
but as a nice solid phone with out too much fancy stuff I think
it's one of the best out there, if you can still find one of course! Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from England on
4th Jun 2005
This was my first camera phone, and quite frankly it sucks. The
pictures are blurry and of a very low quality, there's no flash
light, no zoom no nothing! This could only be my phone but it seems
to take ages to load things, and after taking pictures/adding numbers
to phone book it freezes. This isn't a particularly good phone and
i would advise against buying it. Rating:
Reviewed by J-man from UK on
1st Jun 2005
its cool but pointless when you cant see the scree,after 3 months
of using the phone the screen used to go black and nothing could
be seen i had to open it up and wiggle the ribbon connecting the
screen to the curcuit board adn then it worked again i did this
a total of 4 times through out the life of my z600.it served me
well pic quality sucked but over all it was a user friendly and
smart looking hone. beware of the "floppy flippy" bit.the flip mechanism
went floppy with in a mouth of use meaning that it when you turned
the phone upside with front facing the floor the "lid" so to speak
seemed lose and hanged about 0.5 mm away from the keypad side of
the phone.(i hope that made sense)i would get this phone but as
a "meanwhile" phone until you got a proper phone like a s700i or
something.:) Rating:
Reviewed by bezza from england on
30th May 2005
absoloutly RUBBISH if your looking for a phone i advise you DONT
get it Rating:
Reviewed by nadz! :0_08^ from indonesia
on 18th May 2005
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww its fabby crabby!? Rating:
Reviewed by Aaron Groves from UK on
17th May 2005
Posbily the worst phone on the market - I can't think of a single
plus point to this phone. The camera takes blury shots, eveything
is unclear - the text messaging is very slow and over all the phone
is very poor! Please do not buy on of these as you will be highly
dissapointed! Get a nokia or samsung instead! Rating:
Reviewed by Adewale from Nigeria on
9th May 2005
I love my phone, it is extremely superb and exciting. I will continue
to use it for its ruggedness. Rating:
Reviewed by gazmac from Scotland on
16th Apr 2005
I hav used this fone for the past 18 months and it has been very
reliable however now i am turning to the samsung d500 which looks
very good !! this fone is gr8 for txt and very easy to use !!! Rating:
Reviewed by PDH from UK on 10th
Apr 2005
Had this phone 4 almost a year and the camera sucks, its so poor
i have 2 squint 2 see the picture, it doesnt work in the day very
well and 1 sign of sunshine 4get it, dont even bother! This phone
is basically a brick in disguise and it functions as well as garlic
trying to cure bad breath. Either it has a mind of its own or i
have poltergeist, i mean what kind of phone turns on and off itself.
duh. I reconmmend this phone 2 no 1 unless their planning 2 smash
it against a wall in frustration!!!! HEINOUS AND HIDEOUS!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by roxy from england on
8th Apr 2005
ITS AB'FAB I LOVE IT I WANT ONE:> Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from England on
5th Apr 2005
Writing this as I say goodbye to my Sony Ericsson. I have really
loved certain things about it - the lovely click it makes as it
closes, the fact that it has no aerial sticking up, the camera (my
1st camera phone). It is only let down in my opinion by two things
(1) it keeps freezing interesting to see how many others have this
problem. Also, the memory gets full very quickly. There should be
a setting where you can choose not to save sent messages or something,
to save you having to empty them out all the time. Lovely looking
phone, very clever in terms of connectivity but not completely reliable.
Rating:
Reviewed by nicholas from australia
on 28th Mar 2005
when i upgradded my noika 3315 to a sony erricson Z600 i was amased
wat it could do. It had 6 games alltogether. 32 pollphonic ringtones.
i was amased it could voice controll things and send emails. now
i've had it for six months and to weeks and im still pleased with
it. its a quallity phone. i have drooped it a few times and hasent
cracked the screen. Rating:
Reviewed by Matthew from United Kingdom
on 20th Mar 2005
I love this phone it don't have video but it is a great phone! I
love it. Rating:
Reviewed by Calvin from Northern Ireland
on 14th Mar 2005
Had this phone for over a year now and am thoroughly happy with
it. Camera is pretty shapr, and having no aerial means you can just
stick it in your pocket and not worry bout damaging the aerial.
Only problem with it so far is that it will intermittently freeze,
requiring battery removal to restart it again. Then again, it is
over a year old and i have dropped it numerous times without apparent
serius consequences. All-in-all an excellent phone. Lets hope the
motorola v547 is as good. Rating:
Reviewed by Ed from UK on 7th
Mar 2005
I've had my phone for a little over a year now. When I upgraded
I gave my new phone (a Motorola) as a present, I like my z600 so
much. It does everything I want of a phone, including bluetooth
to my Palm T3. It feels great and sounds good. Above all it has
the 3RD LOWEST SAR SCORE of ANY PHONE IN THE WORLD (0.6!!!!). You
can use this phone without frying your brain! The only draw-back
is the poor quality of the camera, but since that is only a toy
for me I am not worried since I would rather use my real camera,
although it is useful in emergencies (like recording the scene of
an RTA for insurance purposes!!!). I would really recommend this
phone to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by james from sheffield on
3rd Mar 2005
this phone is ok but i think id rather have the t630 Rating:
Reviewed by Peter from Australia, Victoria
on 27th Feb 2005
Hey guys how use all going, Well i have had my Sony Ericsson for
1 year and 4 Months. The Z600, is a great size compared to the 3G
Phones, Funky and Cool . I used to be a Nokia person
now, i have broaden my variety's. For 3 months i had this phone
was unbearable, Phone kept on freezing, Recpetion was always low
or i had no recpetion at all. The battery life jesus, Always Died,
My camera was always playin up, My Flip kept on getting loose, and
my Right button didnt work. 3 Months of hell, got it repaired 3
Times, First time got a new phone, Seconds time got it repaired
*cough* they didnt do nothing except reinstall everything back,
after recieving it back it made me hate Sony Ericsson!!!!. Then
i yelled at my Operater and also the Service Centre, and said they
will promise to fix it up like it is brand new LOL, a haaa sure
after 1 month and 2 weeks, i finally got it back *Apparently they
lost my phone *cough* and found it at another B Dealer 50 minutes
away from my where i brought the phone lol. I argues threaten to
call the Ombudsman. The Ass***** didnt give me a loan phone untill
a Month later. And what did they do they gave me a NEW PHONE. Now
11 Months later, I love this phone, Camera is Excellent (at the
time when it came out) Graphics are amazing compared to other Nokia
Models, Funky features, Games have great quality, but the only problem
i get with this phone i guess is mainly it being SLOWWWW!!! (LAGGING),
but other then that The Features are Fantastic, Voice Quality is
pretty great except the Polyphonic and Trutone Quality distorts
when its put up to full ball!!!! I have dropped the phone over 100's
of times and has a few scratches but its %100 working. I wouldnt
suggest buying this phone due to it being old and it having ALOT
OF FAULTS, and i wouldnt pick this model, so my ADVICE DONT BUY
IT, their are better FLIP REALIABLE Clamshell Phones. Rating 2 Stars
2 1/2 Stars nothing more, nothing less Rating:
Reviewed by Stephanie from Scotland
on 26th Feb 2005
Good and Bad points with this phone. The bad, it freezes alot when
its starting up, the camera is rubish at night with nightmode included
and also you have to hold the camera on the object for around 5
seconds, if you move, it smudges. Good points, WAP access, talk
time, style, tones, menu, messaging. This phone is high on the market
and is one of the best sony ericcson have brought out. I really
dont understand anyone that rates it "poor". The charger is a bit
fidly and fragile but thats only the charger. I like the unusual
way it falls. It is an independant phone which i am happy to own. Rating:
Reviewed by martin scott from uk on
25th Feb 2005
have phone 1 year now,iam very pleased with it,in actual fact my
phone is due for an upgrade now but i will just keep this one{love
it} 10out of 10 thank you sony ericsson Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from UK on 25th
Feb 2005
Excellent heavy duty phone. Good size, good features.Screen is clear.
Have not had any reliability issues and no freezes. Love it - good
clam choice to offset the weird Nokias and feminine Motorolas. Rating:
Reviewed by tara from england on
22nd Feb 2005
I really liked this phone, the menu was really easy to use and things
were easy to get to. it also has bluetooth which is really good.
However this phone did freeze alot which got really irritating as
you had to turn it off and put it back on again. Saying that it
is a very strong phone. i dropped it in a sink of water and it still
worked and last month it got run over by a car and it still works
(although i can only see half of the screen). Rating:
Reviewed by Holly from England on
8th Feb 2005
this phone is so iritating, I have had mine a month and its on its
way back to my phone supplier, as it no longer makes any noise.
The ring tones dont work at all. And the rest of it is just falling
apart. The phone is easy to use but is so iritating, the cammera
is very poor, their is good storage and it looks quite nice but
Im never answering one again!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Marwa from Egypt on
25th Jan 2005
I got it for 4 month gave me real hard time and got rid of it on
the Good side: Great display size and colors, stylish, camera is
good. Bad Side: it freeze all the time and the only solution is
to remove the battery, Keypad sometimes go weird and won't work
except for 2 buttons only. it get slow while scrolling down in the
address book. Got a software upgrade which they promised will solve
the problem but it didn't got rid of it and got back to Nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by jarek from england on
22nd Jan 2005
this is the best phone and im 55 all those phones phones ive hade
ive had a samsung E700,D500,E710 sony eric... k700i,T610 AND I THINK
ITS THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD. Rating:
Reviewed by grunger from england on
14th Jan 2005
i used to think sony ericcson phones were the best but this phone
looks like it came from a pigs rear and has totally put me off sony
ericcson Rating:
Reviewed by Aldo from Pineda on
14th Jan 2005
it's kool i like the mms but there's one thing that is a little
bit weird because sometimes the phone freezes and u can't do n e
thing, the only solution is by removing the battery and the turning
it on to normality. I definitaly love the friendly menu. Rating:
Reviewed by Leigh from England on
7th Jan 2005
This is one of the worst flip phones I have used! The angle it opens
at means that it does not lay flush against your check and is quite
uncomfortable and makes hearing the person at the other end difficult.
It is also rather bulky and heavy. I do however like the screen
although the quality of the photo's isn't that great. As I bought
this phone "sim free", six months ago, it was fairly expensive so
I won't be changing for a while - but as soon as I am able to buy
a new one I will, but will certainly looking into a new phone in
more detail. Rating:
Reviewed by Alex Novak from United Kingdom
on 10th Dec 2004
I work for a phone company and have changed this phone (because
we get them really cheap) However i have foun this phone to be very
good. First off all i am a bit clumsey and dropped it many times,
and let me tell you it is solid as a rock because there is only
a few scratches! I think that i would of kept the phone for many
years if i didnt get them so cheap. I now have the k700i and i find
the joystick to be less easy to use and less responsive. This phone
is also good as it was the first phone i have had with bluetooth
and it is just amazing. The camara quality is perfectly adequate
and as good as many other phones, similar to on the T610 and T630.
Overall i would give this phone about 4.7 for quality of build,
ease of use and looks. The only thing i found with this phone is
that it is a bit heavier than a lot of phones although it has never
really affected me on nights out etc. I would highly reccomend this
phone and have recently bought one for my younger brother and farther
and the o2 shop sell them for 99.99 Although i am sure you can get
them cheaper from kelkoo etc. Alex Rating:
Reviewed by Ricepuppet from Netherlands
on 6th Dec 2004
This phone has the good and bad flaws. First of all, people were
making fun of me, telling this is a 'girl' phone. It is not! As
mentioned earlier, the phone has crashes. These mostly happen when
changing themes. You then have to reset the whole phone (by taking
out the battery) and start all over again. And sometimes the phones
crashes while going into menu's, but it manages to recuperate from
those crashes. The games on the phone suck so deep. I cant believe
anyone would want to play them. Anyone who does, doesnt own a game
console at home. Ive played better Java games on my previous Nokia
3650, these suck pretty bad. And you cant even delete them all!
That is another dissapointment of this phone. The memory gets full
very easy - if youre a customizing freak - and i like to customize
my phone internally a lot. As mentioned, you cant even delete some
of the standard games, as well as standard delivered images in the
phone. Very annoying. Last point of annoyment; the camera. This
camera is a waste of gadget time. The quality is bad, the features
of it are a waste of time, and the worst thing is, the software
that comes with it to take the pictures of the camera, into youre
PC, doesnt even work! Thanks Sony. Now the good points. While everyone
complains about the design, i find this phone to be very chique.
Compared to Samsung phones, Sony does create new and daring designs.
The screen is crystal clear, and the reception is good. I really
like this phone (i REALLY do) i can recommend it to anyone who wants
to phone in style, but not to someone who's after phone features
or gadgeting. If youre after that, you should try a Symbian OS phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from England on
3rd Dec 2004
Upgraded from Samsung A300. Reception on the Z600 is very poor compared
to the A300 so I've gone back to my Samsung. Rating:
Reviewed by rock from ireland on
29th Nov 2004
Worst thing about this phone is that the hinge between the top and
bottom parts dig into your face if you angle it wrong against your
face! Didn't notice it at first, but after using it for an extended
period, it's quite uncomfortable. No other clam shell has this peculiar
design, all of them are in one plane when opened. And it's way too
big and fat for a flip phone. Rating:
Reviewed by lewis stainer from nottingham
on 21st Nov 2004
the camera is so so so cool on this fone Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from Scotland on
21st Nov 2004
I got this phone 6 months ago on an o2 contract for free. It is
superb. The games are class expecially V-RAlly 2 wich comes pre
installed. The camera is good. the display is top notch. Only bad
thing is my bluetooth and my infrared died on me last week and i
need to take it to the nearest SE centre where they said they would
repair or replace my phone. The SE guys are the good guys. Now i
am going to get into the 3G Mobiles as they are sooooo cheap, the
three service looks ok. Before you buy look at the three fones.
SE build good quality phones and the customer servive is amazing
try it out if you dont like it send it back before 14 days!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by mark from england on
18th Nov 2004
pnone charger has not worked properley since i bought the phone
a year ago .the phone has been in for repair four times and it still
won,t take a charge ,so its going in the bin. Rating:
Reviewed by Dka from Funland on
9th Nov 2004
in the past, ericsson had left a bad taste in my mouth. despite
that, (see i had to have a new phone with all the hifi-stuff like,
well.. polyphonic ringtones for example)i summoned up my courage
and bought a sony-ericssom Z600. it has everything that my kind
of a freak could possibly want. naah. JUST AS LONG AS I CAN DOWNLOAD
NEW GAMES INTO MY FONE I'M SATISFIED. - -- dka -- - Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from U.K on 3rd
Nov 2004
I got my phone nearly a year ago. And thankfully I'm upgrading back
to a Nokia. Everyone I know has had issues with their Sony phone,
including myself. It's fat as in your jeans pocket and has poor
memory capacity. The ring tones are no good and my phone can't handle
being in my pocket to long or it blacks out. The only thing I like
about the Z600 is navi key. Rating:
Reviewed by jake from australia on
2nd Nov 2004
mad phone, ericssons are the best quality phones. i used to have
a t230 and moved upmarket and was impressed. was happy with the
speed. the games are good. Rating:
Reviewed by Igal Gartsman from Israel
on 25th Oct 2004
I bought this phone,recommended to me by my friend Kofi Duncan.The
Phone I used before was Samsung 824.I'm satisfied with Z600,except
that I can't succseed to synchronized it to my PC.Also this phone
is much slowly than Samsung,but any way I'm satisfied. Rating:
Reviewed by mandy from UK on
23rd Oct 2004
Always had a nokia phone but thought a change would be nice. and
i am not disappointed with this phone at all. It is chunky so not
easily lost in my handbag! love the fact i can change the covers
even though its a flip phone. Texting does take a little longer
for some reason but i would recommend this phone to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by Kofi DUNCAN from NIGERIA
on 19th Oct 2004
Upgraded to this phone from an Ericsson T39M, and have had only
one regret. I bought the phone in July 04 in London for about 240
pounds, only to find it sold in Nigeria for the equivalent of 130
pounds. Very well designed and has great pre-loaded games (at least
for old fogeys like me). I believe there is a company offering custom-designed
covers for this model - nice idea. Love the Bluetooth facility,
and being able to screen the caller whilst the phone is closed.
Having said all this, my friend bought one on my recommendation,
and can't synchronise it with his PC (he writes terribly as well!) Rating:
Reviewed by the great lardini from england
on 14th Oct 2004
OK. This is what you need to know. If your a txter like me you'll
get sick n tired when the words you input into the MY WORDS list
vanish. I've had mine nearly a year and its done this about 7 times!
Its too thick to carry in your jeans. All the ringtones sound gay
apart from Old Phone. And amongst other strange quirks, once you
are ready to send a txt you have to press a further five or 6 buttons
to select who you're sending it to - then you have to confirm this..what
a palava. Yes it has good features but I'm currently looking to
change mine as my contract is almost up..thank god. I suggest you
look elsewhere. Rating:
Reviewed by alex from england on
14th Oct 2004
lets cut to the chase... good signal, good features, good sounds,
easy texting, easy calling BUT... crashes once a month, as do 2
other Z600's i know of, owned by friends. poor camera quality in
comparison with similarly priced/spec-ed phones. does the job, but
there are better clam-shells on offer, shop around, wouldnt buy
2nd hand unless in fab condition, also my clam seems very loose
after only 8 months ownership! feels like i own one of those little
phones kids buy with sweets packed inside!!! Rating:
Reviewed by nat from england on
22nd Sep 2004
an amazing phone recommend it to anyone superb features only to
things wrong with it are that the camera (quality is rubbish) and
in bright daylight you cant see the screen. signal is great though
Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from Australia on
24th Aug 2004
Great Phone, The best screen, great features, awsome looking, but
just a lil too big, great phone though, you cant go wrong with it,
very sturdy, designed well and a great phone for all types of activities Rating:
Reviewed by Dave from New Zealand on
18th Aug 2004
Out of all the phones I've had over the years this tops the lot!
So fully featured, and the bluetooth is cool! Rating:
Reviewed by Zack from wales on
11th Aug 2004
all round good fone good colour screen nice features good battery
only problem is signal 5 times i've been cut off when in a middle
of a call.I would recommend to buy this fone if you are looking
at it. Rating:
Reviewed by Tomasti from UK on
5th Aug 2004
Very good phone all round really. Ive moved from a T68i to the Z600
and am really impressed. The old T68 was pants compared to the Z600
and although it shares most of the menu features and options its
got benenfits over the old Sonys. The resoloution on the screen
is great and theres a choice of funky profile colours and designs.
Polyphonic ringtones are top notch. Its got a bright blue front
panel telling u whos calling, battery life and time functions. No
stubby aerial to stab you in your pocket. Plus bluetooth! Great
signal to. The reason its not full stars is the camera. The resoloution
on it isnt great at all. Although i can live with it. If its offered
free with a network deal.. you cant go wrong with the Z600! :-)
Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel Ashtiany from England
on 31st Jul 2004
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