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Samsung Ultra Messaging i600

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List price as of Mar 22, 2007:
S$798
for a 2-year price plan

CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh
Mar 22, 2007

Editors' Choice
Excellent

8

out of 10

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The good: Slim and sexy design; thumbwheel provides a BlackBerry-like user experience; microSD expansion slot; HSDPA, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity; supports A2DP; user-friendly interface; excellent sound quality on speakerphone; second battery included.

The bad: QWERTY keyboard needs some getting used to especially for users with large digits; proprietary port for charging and synchronizing phone; no audio port; basic camera feature set; no onboard flash light.

The bottom line: Easily the king of connectivity in the QWERTY-equipped smart phones category, the i600 boasts strong features in a sexy, compact, monoblock form factor.

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Average User Rating

from 23 users


Excellent

8.1

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User Reviews

Moving from Nokia to Samsung

Feb 24, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: ALL in one
Cons: no accesories
Opinion:
I just bought this device after a positive referance from a close friend who has been using dopod, htc etc. Anyway it has been two week & i find the transition from Nokia N73 to samsung i600 was not that difficult. In fact, i would recommend this i600. From days of Psion Revo, HP4700, N73 if you considering a smartphone, you should seriously consider the i600.
The downside is that i can not use any of my nokia charges or headphone. It has propriety connector, therefore you may reconsider, if you are not using PC/USB to charge the i600.
Overall, try the i600.No regrets......YET

 

A Decent Smart Phone

Feb 22, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Connectivity features, Compact Size
Cons: Hangs occassionally
Opinion:
Got this smart phone with the Starhub carrier back in Nov 07. A decent looking phone with all upto date connectivity features.

The problem I find is that it occasionally Hangs during an incoming call, having to restart again which is very annoying. Do anyone have similar problems.

Other than that the connectivity features such as Wifi are great with WM6 platform allowing many 3rd party softwares to operate.

 

One of the best smartphones in a long time

Nov 20, 2007

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Wifi,HSDPA, thin and light
Cons: small keys, battery life
Opinion:
This got to be one of the best non-touch screen phones out there. Can't really find any serious faults on this phone.

 

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vince: I bought i600 with Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset but unfortunately i need to manually setup the connection every time ...

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