The E600 is Samsung's smallest phone with a VGA digital camera. The Samsung E600 provides enhanced digital imaging features like: Multi Shot; Matrix Shot; Night Shot; Photo Frame & Effect; 5x Digital Zoom; Self Portrait; Motion-JPEG; and Photo-CLI. Motion-JPEG allows you to record videos and playback by taking a series of pictures in rapid succession. Another great feature is the Photo-CLI which displays the callers photo to their number, only to display it on the brilliant 65k colour front TFT display. You have to see it to believe the quality.

Features of the Samsung E600 include:

Internal display: TFT 128 x 128 Pixels / 65,536 colours
External display: TFT 96 x 64 Pixels / 65,536 colours
Camera: VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels), Digital Zoom, Photo Effect, Multishot function (up to 15 pics)
Camcorder: Recording & playing video sequences, Motion JPEG, 5.12 MB video storage
Messaging : SMS (with learning T9, 50 max storage), MMS (max. size per message 100KB, 1.4MB storage), EMS (version 4.0)
64 voice polyphonic ringtones
Wallpaper & Screensavers
WAP 1.2, GPRS, Class 8
Data Transfer: Fax, PC Serial Cable transfer
Java games (512KB storage)
Personal Information Management: Phonebook, Vibration alert, Scheduler, Calendar, To do list, Clock, Worldtime, Alarm (Auto switch on, when phone is off), Currency converter, Calculator, Stop Watch
Call Management: Dialled calls (maximum 20), Missed calls (maximum 20), Received calls (maximum 20), Call Time Management, Call Cost Management
Tri-Band (900/1800/1900 Mhz)
Dimensions : 82 x 42 x 24 (with standard battery) (mm)
Weight : 85 (with standard battery) (g)

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Write a review of the Samsung E600! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Great. on 05/12/2009
Well.. they don't make them like this anymore! My phone is 6 years old now- it has outlived all of my other phones as I come back to this one when they break! It has survived falls, losing the aerial and parts dropping off- and still works! The features are now pretty basic but it's still a nice looking phone to use, and with good features.
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Reviewed by Risha on 18/11/2008
I loved this phone it's small and sexy, one bad thing would be no internet or bluetooth.. but apart from that it is the lightest.. coolest and it does the mobile phone typical job it calls people and it has a camera. The light flashes at the front of the phone if the ring tone is too loud and there are different lights you can choose from.. exciting! i'd say buy it! i want it back!
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Reviewed by Hannah on 16/02/2008
Bought this phone 3 and a half years ago and it's still going strong! Absolutely indestructable, if (like me) you're someone who is always on the go, and occasionally drops phones dowstairs, in ponds, or from the top of fairground rides this is the phone for you! (tried and tested) I don't think they actually make it anymore, but if they do then get it. Of course, the features are totally out of date, and I intend to get a new one this weekend. But it is the ultimate invincible phone!
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Reviewed by Sarah on 07/12/2007
I found that the battery life of this phone was dreadful, but other than that it was quite reliable. I did have trouble finding software and hardware to put my photos on to the computer, so they are still stuck on my phone - that destroyed the point of having a camera phone.
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Reviewed by Obaid on 11/09/2007
oh ma God memory is not enough
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Reviewed by Hettie on 26/08/2007
I've had this phone for about 3 years. It's great phone and does everything you'll want. It has great battery life and a reasonablly good camera as well as easy-to-understand buttons and functions. The only down side is that the txt length is very minimal so if writing a lot it often has to go onto 2 txts. Other than that its a great phone!
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Reviewed by Kathryn on 23-08-2007
Heya guys! I've had the E600 for 4 YEARS now and i think it's A M A Z I N G!! I've neve rhad any problems with it! The camera is atcually excellent and stores up to 500 photos! Video qaulity is also great! Unfortunately.... ...This phone is quite a few years old now, it doesn't have bluetooth, or speaker technology. That's why i'm getting a new one VERY soon! I'll be sad to see my little baby go... but life goes on =[ All in all i rate it 5 STARS for being the best phone i have ever owned!
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Reviewed by Sara on 26/07/2007
I've had this phone for 3 years and I have had no problems with it. It has been dropped so many times and it just bounces and still works!! The battery life is still good, I'm still using orginal batteries. No complaints.
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Reviewed by djdbgf on 12/07/2007
well it is outstanding
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Reviewed by Bill on 18/06/2007
I have had an E600 for almost 3 years now. It has been very reliable and has tons of features. I have almost 300 pics stored and several videos too. The games suck but I have not really tried to download more games. The picture and sound quality are very good. It is very compact, very light. Easy to carry around.
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Reviewed by Kathryn on 26/05/2007
This phone rules! Camera is theeeeeee best ever! Had it for 3 years - the best 3 years of my life! But times change and new software and features become available and now people are starting to "comment" on how old it is! Time for my dear, dear samsung e600 to retire. =] And what a lovely life it had.
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Reviewed by Rooney on 07/04/2007
Samsung SGH e600 is cool at features. But the bad thing is this phone doesn't support some kinda JPEG format pictures taken by other phones also it doesn't have a good memory. I just hate it when it comes to take pictures, the camera sucks but the graphics, games, apps etc are cool.
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Reviewed by Grace on 16/03/2007
I have the Samsung E600. I think it's OK, the ringtones are a bit wierd though and the vidios aren't very long. However, it has the potential for a really great phone.
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Reviewed by James on 06/03/2007
I have had this phone for about five months and it is very good. Camera Quality is not exceptional and the screen is a nice size. Not Bluetooth. Very Good. I paid �120+ Second Hand.
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Reviewed by Chicklet girl on 03/03/2007
I LOVE this phone. I've had it for ages and even got it second hand. The only reason that I'm looking for a new one is because the sound's gone funny (after i dropped it in the loo.) Seriously thought I would definately reccomend it, the camera's not fab but it has video and is a very handy size. GET THIS PHONE - you will not be dissapointed
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Reviewed by Craig on 25/02/2007
Had this phone for over a year and a half and it has been excellent - tons and tons of space to save pictues about 500 i think! it is small with good battery life adn i am very pleased. perhaps in currents times it doesnt match up as of lack of bluetooth but for itz time and still a bit now it is fabulous!
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Reviewed by Jonathan on 20/01/2007
An excellent phone! The picture quality is great, however the texting is annoying.
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Reviewed by Ashleigh on 12/07/2006
I have had this phone for 2 and a half years now. In this years i have had this phone i have been told by my frieds that i have a great phone due to the fact that there phones have all broken before being able to keep it for this amount of time. The colour screen is excellent in my view. The camera is also good quality.....overall i find this fone the best one i have had yet although the only one problem i see is the Infared ?? I dosen't work some-one please tell me if they have had thos problem as well ?? thnx Samsung roxz !
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Reviewed by bef on 01-04-2006
I have had this phone for about a year now and it has been really good i recently put it thorgh the wash and it still works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its a reaaly good compact phone that is easy to use and very simple. the carmera is quite good. i had a bit of trouble sending pictures but i was told this was to do with virgin not the phone over all its i quote a cheap very stylish little phone
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Reviewed by Nick Winn on 16-01-2006
If you want to buy a compact phone then buy the E600. Its got loads of features! But there is a few things that i can critize. The camera is extremly senseitive and the arial is pretty big. But all in all a good phone.
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Reviewed by Rhiannon on 12-01-2006
This phone dies after about a year! No wonder phone companies make so much out of upgrades. First the screen starts freezing on texts, then you can't space or it sends you to random links... I loved it for about 9 months till the silly things like if you change SIMs all the numbers in one entry change to mobile icons and the camera is full of pictures of the junk at the bottom of my bag really started to annoy me. Lovely looking phone though and will miss the satisfying ping when you open it up... and the fact you can use the camera as a mirror is fab for those who are a wee bit vain.
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Reviewed by lexc cheong on 19-12-2005
first, i wanted to find a small and nicely designed phone(just for basic). the ringtones is loud and good.and the only thing i found not convenient is the size of the screen. so small.
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Reviewed by Riva-South Africa on 02-09-2005
I have been enjoying my E600 ever since I bought it. It has everything I need in a phone. The battery life is also good. The only problem with Samsung phones is text messaging, athough it is easy to get down to it if you are a fast learner. If they can improve that, then a Samsung phone will get a 5-star rating from me.
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Reviewed by Scuzzlebutt on 23-08-2005
Do not buy this phone, i had it on O2 upgrade last August and have regretted it ever since. On too many occasions to count i have received messages that i had already received weeks before that would then disappear, i do not always get the whole text message come through and have to send or receive another text for it to come through, and the phone does freeze sometimes in the middle of sending a text. The most annoying thing I think is the camera button on the side of the phone - when it is in your bag the button gets knocked and before you know it you have a load of black pictures on your phone that you have to delete one by one. I am upgrading again this week and going back to Nokia or I might try Sony Erricson. I will never have a Samsung phone again.
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Reviewed by Kat on 28-07-2005
dis fone is off da heeeeeeeeeeezy!!!!!! i got it 2 day n dat thing where u can tk pics of ur self is so brill, ma m8s il b so jealous n da photo quality is much betta dan ma old fone!!!!! buy it no problems cept i hate it the way it doesnt say ma mates names, it jus ses dere numbers, i don no whos talkin!!!!
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Reviewed by **Me** on 15-07-2005
I've had this phone for a year n just waiting for my updgrade (D500) to arrive in the post! I love this phone it's tiny got a great camera and all the features of a good Samsung phone! I would recommend it to anyone looking for a smart and simple to use phone! I thought Nokia were unbeatable but now I wouldn't change from Samsung xoxo
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Reviewed by me on 02-07-2005
i luv my fone and me. they rock as much as much as each other dude
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Reviewed by Bridget from Hampshire on 20-06-2005
The phone is pretty cool so far, have had it about three days, and I'm enjoying the camera. Predictive texting is quite easy and useful on this phone, as it predicts the right words 99% of the time, as opposed to my last phone...! Can it send picture messages though??? I'm on Virgin mobile, and I really can't get my head round it, even after looking at both the Virgin and Samsung websites...what's the point of a camera if I can't share my photos? The ringtones and volume control are neat though, and the overall design/compactness of the gadget is definitely appealing.
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Reviewed by bex form ENGERLAND hehe! on 08-06-2005
i havnt got this fone yet but i am my frnd has got it and i rele lyk it i had this other flip samsung fones where the screen twisted round (which i broke:( ) and that had the same thing with the texts it is fine you just have to get used to it! this is a very classy fone! it can take videos how cool and the picture of ther cam uis rele cool and on the screen on the front of the fone when some 1 calls their face cums up on the front of the fone how cool is dat!!! i was so im pressed with my fone i hav told my mum shge HAS to get it for me jks but i wud rele lyk it! from my old fone i no that samsung is a rele good make and produce some fab fones specially this 1! i rele recommend it and and i would worry bat the peeps dat are giving it 1 star! because they dont know wat they are talkin abat!! ok? keep smilin every1! WORD! bi BeCkY XxXxXxX
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Reviewed by Claire on 24-05-2005
Its great! but the other day my friend tried to send me a ringtone through infared but it wouldnt work? no idea how to do it at all and the instruction manual that i have doesnt say a word about it just that the phone does have infrared
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Reviewed by amber on 01-05-2005
my cousin has this fone its really really good im getting it in 10 days I CANT WAIT!!!!!
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Reviewed by lauren on 24-04-2005
i realy luv dis fone. its wel gud like! i ad it 4 me bday in sept 2004 n i ws gna gt da e700 bt dis 1 jst lookd so mch btr. me mom sed da reviews 4 is wer gr8 2! i am wel appy wit it bt da only probs r is it dnt av loud spkr n u cnt turn da vlume up on da video. all in all dis is a bril mob tho. i av droppd it out of me window loadsa times, sprayd it wit da hosepipe n droppd it down da stairs n it stil ent broke!!! i did av 2 gt a nw arial tho cs i keep chewin it :-) !!! i rkn dis is fab n u shud gt it. spesh if ur like me!! o, n evry time u go 2 tx sm1 it alwys goes on CAPS n t9 dictonry bt dat ent a prob realy. i gt used 2 it bt u cn change it on2 small ltrs n nt t9 so dats gud! cya!~!~!~!~!
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Reviewed by Rachel on 20-04-2005
I think this fone is really great, its small nice, but one big problem the texting aint that great, as you have to always change the cases, and it always opens with T9, and it is really anoyuing but you get used to it. The photos are good quailty if you stand stil to take them, the recording of the songs doesnt go on for long and the video recording is class but again is too short and takes a long time to save to the fone, another miss was the ringtones are rubbish, just like the pictures as the screen savers, the games r great.
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Reviewed by Jones on 25-02-2005
As a phone it's perfect. If it worked! Got one in November, within 2 weeks every time I took a photo it would scramble it - and did the same to all the pictures stored on my phone. Took it back and was given a new handset. 3 months on the same problem has come back. Has anyone else had similar problems?
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Reviewed by fruitcake on 18-01-2005
I got this phone for christmas and i cant stop using it!I am fascinated by the folder tone and the camera is amazing. Video recorder is great, althuogh the recording time is a bit short. The phone is flawless to me, as i had a Siemens MC60 previosly, which i would have awarded 4 stars when i got it, but 2 stars when i got this fab phone. If you get the chance to, buy it!! You will NOT regret it!! C ya
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Reviewed by grace on 30-12-2004
does anyone no how to switch off the shutter sound when u take a picture?
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Reviewed by sharon on 15-12-2004
this fone is great!!!!! i love it 2 bits i am gettin 1 4 xmas nd i luv it!!! ive gt a nkia 3410 at th mo but it si total junk i cant wait 2 get this new fone it is lush , ive seen it at the carphone warehouse n they switched it on nstuff aswel nd it is ush it is soooooooooooooooooo cul i love it i cant wait 4 crimbo now! ive seen the camera nd it is soo gud crystal clear really clear n the video thing is soooooooooo gud aswell if ur lukin at tjis fone GET IT DEFO! MY friend is gettin this motorola v220 n i think it is mingin! lol mine is gona b sooooooooo much bettr. it luks great!!!!!!! n its jus the bomb happi crimbo ebry1 n a crakin new yer luv shazaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Reviewed by annewallace on 12-12-2004
I don't think this phone is that good. If you want a phone with video playback get the sharpgx15 because the video and camera is crystal clear
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Reviewed by samsung boy on 04-12-2004
this is an excellent phone with a brilliant camera for a phone. I like the extra feature of photo caller id as it is so useful. I even think this phone is better than the #250 nokia 6230, as the camera on that phone is rubbish. only problem with this phone is its sound recorder is not at all sensitive. U cant hear anything. doesn't matter though overall i'd say this is a quality phone sutable for anyone, probably mostly for kids that wanna have fun!!
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Reviewed by jen on 03-12-2004
I got this phone yesterday i think it is great! / fab / totally cool! & it is my 1st non-nokia but i think it looks a lot better than most nokias anyway even if things like texting are SLIGHTLY more difficult.......what i REALLY NEED HELP WITH IS.....I want to download ringtones & i hav got a code to put in but on the enter code screen i cant find any way to get numbers to come up!!!!! PLEASE HELP or how do you download your ringtones???
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Reviewed by ali on 29-11-2004
I got the e600 as an upgrade from a nokia, i am happy with it, only things i could say against it is that i would like it to be able to vibrate and make noises when a text comes through, also, my service light now only shows 3 decent colours, dark blue red and purple, an the green is very low, has anyone else had this problem? apart from that its lovely, unless i have to delete loads of pictures i've taken by mistake in my pocket!
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Reviewed by Jazel on 26-11-2004
Wats up my people This is AK47 Rep A.R.B The phone is of the hizooooooooouse
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Reviewed by polly on 22-11-2004
How do you switch the phone to silent without having vibration?
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Reviewed by Sarah on 17-11-2004
I got this phone today... I am very impressed... it came with two batteries (standard and slimline) and it also came with a handsfree earpiece. The texting is easy once you get the hang of it (this took me about 15 minutes as the space key is located in a different place to my old phone) The only thing you can't do is send the same text to a list of people at the same time (if you can... please let me know how to do this!) I also have downloaded a few ringtones and they sound fab! The phonebook holds 1000 numbers (and no, I haven't put too many 0's on the end!) I like the screen... smaller than my old phone, (but you get two of them on the E600!) I have been very satisfied by the graphics of the phone. The video is cool and has sound on playback and picture quality is fantastic in my opinion... I love the fact you use the front screen when taking a picture of yourself. All in all.... I love this phone... have fun!
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Reviewed by fashionbabe on 07-11-2004
i am getting this phone for christmas and i have read the reviews and are getting a bit worried because some peope have said that the camera colour is disappointing and so is the txts and well im hoping to put a bolt on the phone which will let me have 400 txts a month for #11.99 so i will be txting my friends alot and im not sure i will want to if txting is difficult plz tell me that its all wrong and its an easy phone to use to put my mind at rest love fashionbabe xxx
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Reviewed by andi on 02-11-2004
Brill fone, ditto everything that has gone before!!!! But can anyone tell me how to set it so that a text alert only rings once? At the moment, whenever I receive a text, the alert tone repeats every two minutes until I read it. It's annoying!1
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Reviewed by mletts on 27-10-2004
is anyone else having problems with a blank screen when the phone is switched on. On average every 4th or 5th time it is switched on all I get is a blank screen. The phone when it works is fantastic but I may have a dogey phone with this problem. Please help is anyone else suffering the same problem.
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Reviewed by oliver on 21-10-2004
my freind has got this phone it is totally fab i like usesing it so much she hardly gets it back i am getting one for christmas its top of my least i really need a good phone so i chose this as it is the best phone ever made
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Reviewed by tom on 21-10-2004
the camera is FAB the ringtones are FAB it is small that is FAB the menu is FAB everything about this phone is FAB
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Reviewed by naomi on 01-10-2004
i jus got this fone a couple of days ago it is brill, the screens are good quality the battery life is q gud, ringtones cool, camera good....everythings good! i cud be petty but u cud about any fone...the service light is a nice little feature u can choose from 7 colours but i hav purple cos it is my fave colour tehe! u can also take self portraits and that is useful for taking a pic of you and your mates wivout missin someones head off cos u dunno whether uve got the camera in rite place!! the service lights have multi colours when u close the fone when its not on silent (silent is the hash key btw i didnt no til a friend pointed it out to me)which is cool and basically its jus a brill fone u cannot diss it!!
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Reviewed by James on 27-09-2004
I think this phone is amazing i traded in my p800 everyone said i was mad but they understood when they saw ho good the quality was on both screens i would recomend this phone to anyone. it even has better pic quality than a 02 X3 with is a 1.3 mega pixel camera phone RESULT!
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Reviewed by Charlotte on 10-09-2004
Hi, i am thinking of buyin this phone and i am just wondering if you can record sounds and use it as a ringtone. Can some please write back because i am in desperate need of a phone!
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Reviewed by Clare on 27-08-2004
Having been a Nokia user all my life I thought long and hard about my next upgrade and decided on the samsung e600 after long debate between this and the e700 which my friend has. I am so happy with the decision I made!! The phone is small and neat and very attractive to look at. Texting will never be as easy as Nokia but it's not a bad second best. There are little things that I would change if I had the choice but that's just me being fussy. They're only little thing like it not being a simple one button job to turn ring and vibrate off (you can turn ring off but not vibrate with one button) and you can't have a noise AND a vibrate alert at the same time for a text to come through. I think that's just me being picky though! The sounds are amazing, both ringing and texting, and the camera is soooooo good! You can set a picture to appear on the outside to show who's calling and have one of yoour pics for the wallpaper. The video clip thing is pretty neat too and the quality, though a little jumpy, is still very clear. All in all, from a now Nokia convert, I think the phone's great and would highly recommend to anyone!!
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Reviewed by Carol on 23-08-2004
I have just bought this phone and I really like it. It's tiny, light and looks fabulous, and it has everything that I could want in a mobile. The camera is great and the video is a nice feature to have too. The camera is a good quality one, not like the Nokia 7250 and it has a digital zoom and flashlight. One cool feature is that you can make pictures of your friends and contacts and have them show up on the screen when they call. Great phone, fits in your handbag, does it all. Only problem - quite pricey!
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Reviewed by jo on 17-08-2004
I have had this phone for a week and it is an upgrade from a Samsung A800, which I loved too, but the E600 is amazing compared to the A800. The best thing about these Samsung flip phones is that they are so small and tiny and can be carried without any difficulties. The keypad is nice and small too. Ringtones are even better than the A800 and that's saying somethin! Some cool things are the way you can put someone's photo in the phonebook, so that the photo comes up when they ring you! ALso the coluur external screen makes people stop and stare. Not many people have that on their phones. SOme review have said that texting is a right pain, but I don't think so. VIdeo is fun, but they're not great quality of course - hey! it's just a phone! Thanxxx, Jo.
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Reviewed by never you mind! on 26-07-2004
A lovely little phone, with all the functions you could wish for. The camera quality is above average, as is the video footage. I have always had a nokia phone so this as my first non-nokia is actually living up to my expectations!! Having your friends photos appear on the smaller screen on the front of the phone is a nice little touch. Very much a feminine phone as it is extremely small and compact and would look lost in a big butch hand. &this is only my personal opinion! Only difficulty I have experienced with the phone itself is getting used the keys which are slightly different from that of the nokia, and turning my phone on silent WITHOUT vibration can seem like too much of a hassle but it is possible!! Other than a few niggles the phone is proving to have converted me from a "nokia-for-life" user to someone who is willing to try something away from their norm!!!!
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