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Sony Ericsson M600i

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The Sony Ericsson M600i has a wealth of features that are sure to please smart phone fanatics. Running Symbian OS 9.1 and UIQ 3.0, the M600i also boasts UMTS support and the usual cavalcade of business applications, such as QuickOffice, which lets you write, edit, and read Microsoft Word and Excel documents, and a PDF viewer. The M600i comes with 60MB of internal memory, and in a nice touch, Sony Ericsson includes a 64MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card with the phone. However, if you plan on carrying more documents or multimedia files, you might consider getting a 1GB card.

Other office-worthy features include email with support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync plus POP3/IMAP, notes, voice recording, an alarm clock, vibrate mode, voice dialing, a file manager, a speakerphone, a stopwatch, a calendar, a calculator, a unit converter, and even VPN access. The address book is limited only by the available memory, and each entry will accommodate a total of 13 numbers, email addresses, or Web page URLs and can be assigned a caller group or one of 21 included polyphonic ring tones. You can also assign a photo to each entry, but you'll have to download images onto the phone since the M600i doesn't have a camera. The M600i also supports text and multimedia messaging. A PC Suite application will sync your email, contacts, calendar, and tasks with your computer, in addition to transferring any pictures, videos, or audio to your phone.

The M600i comes with the Opera browser and a dedicated RSS reader, which many techies will appreciate. The data transfer speeds were admirable in our tests, though we didn't always reach the high speeds that UMTS promises. The handset features support for the A2DP Bluetooth Profile, which allows for the streaming of high-quality audio content wirelessly. We were impressed that we could also use the M600i as a Bluetooth modem.

While the M600i is primarily a business device, it still comes with several impressive multimedia and entertainment features. There's an audio and video player that supports AAC, MP3, MP4, 3GP, and RealPlayer streaming formats. Both audio and video quality are superb, and you can display the video in both landscape and portrait mode. You can also download photos into a Picture Gallery so that you can show them to your friends later. Though we appreciate this feature, the lack of a camera does negate its potential usefulness. The M600i also comes with a MusicDJ application that lets you create and mix your own ring tones, and 3D games that include Vijay Singh Pro Golf and QuadraPop.

Of course, there are hundreds of third-party Symbian OS applications that you are free to download and add to your application library, not to mention the ability to download games, wallpaper, themes, graphics, and even music via Sony's PlayNow service.

Despite all its many features, we found the lack of Wi-Fi support and a camera sorely disappointing. Although we understand UMTS users might not need Wi-Fi and cameras aren't standard in business smart phones, we expect more features from such a pricey device. We also would've appreciated it if this supposedly business-friendly smart phone had quad-band world phone support instead of just triband.

 
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