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Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)Samsung G600 Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 August 2007) Samsung G600 Consumer Reviews (263 reviews)Write a review of the Samsung G600! 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 guy spencer on 06/07/2008If you could set a message tune that would be amazing but they stupidly didnt think about that i like the themes and everything else Rating: Reviewed by mh on 04/07/2008 I got this phone as a replacement for my constantly breaking Nokia 6500 slide and I don't personally see what people are moaning about. Features are all easy to use, the volume is fine and as for the camera, what are some people moaning about?? Try and remember, this is a phone you are using. Forget the fact that it has 5 megapixels, the fact that the images aren't great is down to the optics. If you want great photos then buy a camera. The battery is by far the best I've ever come across and does what Samsung says it does. A good, easy to use phone. As for being top heavy when the top is up!!! Get real. Rating: Reviewed by Munirah on 03/07/2008 I've only just bought this phone 2 days ago and i'm quite disappointed in the quality of the camera, because of acknowledging the fact it is 5mp, i was expecting the camera to be brilliant but the settings never stay the same and the pictures are not that brilliant. The keypad is quite frustrating to handle with. The battery life lasts a long time and the music is quite good. It is very hard to find something in particular you want to activate for example- speaker phone. The phone is quite chunky but still is very stylish. It's not pocket size but it's good.a Signal is very hard to reach. I thought it was going to be an amazing phone but i guess it wasn't. Rating:  Reviewed by Gareth Lawton on 03/07/2008 I love the g600 but this is my third and ive found firmware problems on all which is call dropping,apart from that great hanset Rating: Reviewed by tery on 30/06/2008 I had the g600 until i lost it, i had no problems wth it, i think this phone was fantastic. It looks fab, and it has a great 5 megapixel camera, it has a slot for a memory card so stores loads of things on it. Rating: Reviewed by Matthew on 30/06/2008 I have had my phone for about 8 months now and I am one of those people who are quite protective over there phone its in imaculate condition. 2 days ago my battery went dead and after charging the phone up I turned it on and teh camera flash came on and hasnt gone off since. Now my battery only last 4 hours max if I do not text or make/receive any phone calls. This has happened to two of my friends who have had there phones for roughly the same amount of time. Rating: Reviewed by Sophie Phillips on 30/06/2008 I Think The Phone Is Quite Good. Had No Problems With It .. Just Scratches Easy ):. Rating: Reviewed by alison on 25/06/2008 excellent phone so far.Fantastic camera and easy to use.music player excellent sound quality.Only one disadvantage that I have found compared to other phones tried,there is no sound facility to remind you that you have recieved a message,or phone call.one minute reminder bleeps would be great.Otherwise great phone. Rating: Reviewed by Mark on 25/06/2008 Unable to change message alert tone from 5 built in ones and dictionary forgets words you entered a few days ago. I'm going back to Nokia! Rating: Reviewed by skinteet on 24/06/2008 I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FACT THAT THERE IS A FAULT IN THE G600 THAT IS A MAJOR ANNOYING FACTOR. IT HAS PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH A NETWORK. IS THIS TO DO WITH A CERTAIN MANUFACTURES FAULT OR DOES THIS ARISE DUE TO UNBLOCKAGE ? ( OPENING TO ALL NETWORKS ) OR DOES THIS OCCUR IN A CERTAN COLOURS ? ( STUPIDLY ) AT THE MOMENT AT "WHO KNOWS ?" PLEASE FEEL FREE TO AIR YOUR OPINION !! MANY THANKS, FOR YOUR TIME. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN 5 STARS, HAD THIS NOT ARISEN. Rating: Reviewed by Autophrag on 24/06/2008 I got a G600 for my girlfriend, I have found 2 things I don't like about it........these are big things that you should know about before you consider buying one of these. 1) Games on the G600 are very slooooow. I installed a couple of identical Java games on both the G600 & my K800i. The games I installed were Lumines & Block Breaker Deluxe. The K800i plays both games extremely well, the G600 DOES NOT, it chugs along with a very jerky frame rate and hardly playable. I tried others with the same result, although it managed to play card games (Platinum Solitaire)faily well. 2) The camera, using max settings with auto everything in low light conditions, the photos are very grainy and slightly blurry, my K800i with it's 3.2mp camera makes far better job...everything pin sharp and only very slight graininess. In good light, the G600 is slightly better but still not a patch on the K800i. My girlfriend is highly disappointed with the camera as she initially had a high opinion of Samsung phones.....not any more. I'm getting her a Sony Ericsson camera phone as a replacement. There are other niggles that I have not addressed here, read the other posts for details. To sum it up, the G600 is a jack of all trades and by all means....master of none. Rating: Reviewed by Lmmmmmm :D on 24/06/2008 I have had this phone since january & to be honest theirs no faults with it! Only downside to this is the camera but hey, not every phone needs a 5mp camera though, the camera is really pixelated & doesn't really look like a 5mp but it still is taking photos. The back of it is plastic which is my own fault as i dropped my bag and the phone back came of, its easily done it comes of quicky, and i stood on my bag causing it to crack. So i have now been backless. The phone has good & bad qualities but overall the phone is really good :)! has all the features i enjoy but the sharp corners is a definate no. This isn't very inpressive Samsung. I have never had a samsung phone in ages & i am impressed. Everyone is speaking about the loudspeaker & the music player, i have to turn mines down as it is to loud! Yous obviously haven't discovered the volume button :S ha. I love this phone :D Rating: Reviewed by charlie on 23/06/2008 had it a day and the camera doesnt work , it says 'preview error' just what i need Rating: Reviewed by Patricia Coventry on 20/06/2008 One of the worst phones i've ever had. The texts goes to draft, calls get dropped, contact numbers don't save. On silent and expecting a call watch your phone, if not missed call appears! The list of faults goes on and on. Me i'm going back to nokia, which one i dont't know but it's got to be more reiable then a G600 Samsung. Rating: Reviewed by JJ on 18/06/2008 GREAT PHONE !! Rating: Reviewed by annoyed gal on 18/06/2008 WORST PHONE EVER flashy flashy to begin with but hard to text, doesnt tell you missed calls, randomly turns off, keys dont work when its dark sent it off, got keypad replaced and still didnt work i've had too many problems with this phone and i;ve HAD ENOUGH! also no ringtone as textone!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by T on 18/06/2008 got it as a b'day prezzie jus ova a week ago...so far so good.... Rating: Reviewed by Gav Owen on 16/06/2008 I upgraded from a Samsung D900 to the Samsung G600 a few months ago and have had NO PROBLEMS at all. . . it may not be as slim as the D900 (not far off though) but thats the only downside . . . The menu's are easy to use, WAP is a decent speed and the camera may not be N95 quality but it isnt that far off as people make out.... and if you want a 'perfect top quality style photo' then buy a 12mp digital camera to be frank. . . Also the N95 is massive compared to the G600. Also another thing ive noticed is that the 'Music Player' has a really loud volume range, much louder than the D900. The 'compose a message' menu has also changed from the D900 in the way that you put the reciepients number in first from the phonebook and then write the message - the rest is the same. In all the G600 has alot of features to offer and samsung has done a great job with it... you will always get things that people dont like on phones - mainly because they are so used to their old phones and find it hard to adjust to new things. If you are after a = Slim, Easy to use, Slider phone, with stylish looks then... My advice is to buy this phone, and give it a chance to grow on you - in that i mean, it shouldnt be compared to you're old phone (like alot of D900 ex-users do... I promise you it will be worth it. Thumbs Up Samsung and i'm looking forward to the next version. Rating: Reviewed by SpecialK on 16/06/2008 Very disappointed with my upgrade from the trusty D900. Have returned within 7 days of receipt. Although the phone looks far nicer and more up to date that my old phone, there are far too many annoyances to live with them for an 18mth contract: - Poor battery life - not as per spec - Really really slow at sending messages - Really hard to find then navigate the menu that allows you to change the ringtone/ring volume - you can program various profiles but don't much like this feature as it isn't flexible enough. - The network name cannot be moved from the top of the wallpaper - highly annoying. - Words added to predictive text dictionary drop away after a day or two - VERY VERY annoying - Only 4 message tones, which are really really bad, and still no facility to use own message tones - sorry but unacceptable when hoards of Samsumg users have complained about this on previous models yet it is worse with the G600 as the choice of pre-set message tones is even less than earlier models - what's that all about??? - Can't scroll between photo's so you effectively have to go back to the menu to look at the next photo - I received a large text message and it ended up splitting into 3 separate message inc. one MMS ??? - Can't put the cursor between the the last word and the full stop or inbetween () brackets - When using the drop down menu's, if you select back, you don't go back to the previous layer in the menu, but right back to the home page. Very annoying if you've selected wrong option. Rating: Reviewed by marie on 16/06/2008 Had a Sony Eeicsson K810i was fantastic phone, but got a bit bored with it. Saw the Samsung G600 in purple thought it looked fantastic, got it home loved it but the RECEPTION is TERRIBLE I can NEVER get a signal, where I always got a signal with my Sony I more often than not have no signal.... Going back to my Sony it may be boring but it RELIABLE!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Silkster on 15/06/2008 After a few weeks of use the screen developed a couple of faulty pixels that developed in to a crack across the screen. The O2 shop i brought it from refuse to replace it as they were of the opinion that it had been dropped!That aside this is the worst phone I have ever had. If your thinking of buying this phone beware!!! take note of all the negative comments and dont be fooled by the positive ones like i was. This phone sucks! Rating: Reviewed by Jay on 15/06/2008 Great phone, although there are lots of limitations probably due to the K2 firmware. Espresso GUI shows incorrectly in my phone (no icon carousel), cannot use mp3s as message tones, 200 messages only can be stored and hard time browsing through pictures if saved in memory card (and very slow). Other people say that upgrade to L1 firmware will solve it. But here in the Philippines, there is only one Samsung Centre location in the entire country which offers that service for PHP1,000+ (or around GBP 11). Despite all these limitations, I still love my G600 coz it's thinner than my old Nokia 6630 and Motorola W156, looks good, so far it's much more stable than my 6630 (doesn't restart nor freeze) and is a refreshing break from a country riddled with Nokia phones. Rating: Reviewed by hugh on 15/06/2008 cant rate it this phone its the worst i have ever had. volume is a waste of time dont expect to hear it if its in your pocket or if you are somewhere busy ,cant change message tone to what you want. the only thing i can say the camera is good. there is no three g on in, no secondary camera the list is endless to even give it a rating will do it a favor.i had mine as a replacement phone if you like your phone pick something else this is a waste of time Rating: Reviewed by Sparks on 13/06/2008 I just got this phone and one word is enough -excellent! And i bet you'd say this too! Rating: Reviewed by Jess on 13/06/2008 iv just got this phone today, number 4 sometimes doesnt work and also 'C'.. its lockin up during txts and to be quite blunt DOIN MY HEAD IN.. im with orange, what shall i do, send it back??? I miss my ericson... any ideas plz x Rating: Reviewed by Sonia on 13/06/2008 i have had this phone for nearly four months and recently it would automaticaly switch of ?? also from day one whenever i have tried to send a text message it would just restart this technical problem is a concern .. i am not very pleased. i would appreaciate it if you could tell me how i could overcome this problem. Rating: Reviewed by Harry Davidson on 12/06/2008 Someone tell me if u can get a better fone than this, it is amazingly amazing! Rating: Reviewed by Marilyn Moseley on 11/06/2008 can't listen to radio as it didnt come with earphones. cant seem to find a way of setting a ringtone when sms/text arrives Rating: Reviewed by Carrie on 11/06/2008 this phone, when i first got it was really good, loved it. But then i started to use it more and more and found some flaws with it. Firstly, when you write a text, it doesent remember your own words that you use even constantly, which means everytime you come to use that slang word you have to imput it again and again, which is annoying, secondly iv had it for about a month now, just over and already it wont connect to the computer, so i now cant change music or take photos off. Other than these problems its a good phone and good shape, also has a good dynamic background on it. Rating: Reviewed by Naomi on 11/06/2008 I'm probably going to tempt fate now, but mine has been completely trouble free. I love it. Photos are great quality and the videos are certainly acceptable. I love my phone! Rating: Reviewed by Danny on 10/06/2008 I have had this phone for near 2 months now, and I still do love it to bits!! It's my first Samsung and I think my first high quailty price phone. For me, I have no PERSONAL issues with the phone. Alot of people are talking about the picture quailty, music player etc and are making issues out of nothing. This is a phone, people forget that! The basic needs of a phone is to work and make calls! As long as it can do the basics, then you are fine! Especially if it has a fantastic look as the G600, and whatever else comes with it that you can play with like camera and music player, is really a bonus. I think we can get carried away sometimes. I've read reviews where by the sounds of it, some people are put off just because the camera is not as good as an actualy camera! It's a phone, deal with it! Personally for me, I have had no probs with it. Battery like is good, music player to me is phenomally clear considering that it is not an actualy mp3 player and all the features the phones comes with, bluetooth headset, headphones, 1GB Memory etc it's a fantastic buy. All in all, I think the review upabove sums it up in the fact that the Samsung G600 is an all round fantastic phone! A very good quialty phone that Does the essentials and comes with extra toys that is actually a good quality considering that it is a PHONE! Really it's just a matter of taste to what people like, but as far as phone quality wise, it is one of the best, you shouldn't make a mistake if you buy one! Rating: Reviewed by Alex on 09/06/2008 This phone is shocking Rating: Reviewed by Jasmin on 07/06/2008 I purchased this samsung g600 a month ago thinking that it would be a fantastic phone, now after a few weeks I'm realising that it was not that best of my decisions. The Samsung's 5 megapixel camera is more like a 2 megapixel not good quality at all. The phone music player is all crackly and I had to purchase my earphones & USB cable seperatly. I have now got a new phone as I was not at all happy with the samsung, many people rate it an excellent phone but I disagree. Rating: Reviewed by Tyrin on 05/06/2008 I got the g600 a month ago and Im Very dissapointed with it, got the g800 and its is fantastic in comparison... Firstly I can't change the message tone which is really horrible, and when I save words while texting, 3 days down the line the words that I have saved are gone... The phone keeps one reseting when I connect to the internet... The camera is nothing like the g800, Im very dissapointed with the g600... Its not a worth while buy, although I live on my phone My battery lasts easily upto 4 days which is an upside, but I would not recomend it to anyone... Sorry samsung but you need to think further, you've set a standard with your previous phones and you should go forwards with your technology, not backwards, and unfortunately with the g600 you have gone backwards and dissapointed thousands of consumers... Rating: Reviewed by Tyler Frankling on 05/06/2008 I got this phone after a Nokia, brillaint phone very customizable. And at first I didn't really like the G600, but after you start playing about with the settings, it is a good phone, it doesn't have any buttons which are hard to press or the smallest pressure applied that they jumped back 2 menus. The sound quality is brillaint, the music from my phone through 2.1 speakers sounds alot better than my laptop going through the same speakers. Rating: Reviewed by Elliot on 02/06/2008 One of the best phones i have had for ages,IGNORE all bad reviews of this phone it is THE BEST.. and they are just over exadurating Love this phone it is a MUST BUY Rating: Reviewed by Eloise on 01/06/2008 When i picked up this phone i was thoroughly excited, especially as previously i had had the obismal LG chocolate before hand i did absolutley love it at first. I especially love the feature which allows you to make your own backgrounds. However, after nearly a year with it i am beggining to get ridiculosly irrated by the flaws in this phone and im currently trying to haggle with companies to give me an upgrade. Possibly the most annoying thing about this phone is the fact that when i send a message i have to keep the slider up FOR AGES until the message has sent through. Imagine a loading bar on a game, however just to send a text and god forbid when i send a 10 page text it literally takes about a year to go through. It is SO annoying. The camera, although isnt TOO bad i still dont think its as good as i anticipated on the basis that its 5 mega pixels. I really wish i'd gone for a sony ericcson and i am definatley going to get one next time i get a new phone. The predictive text is SO annoying aswell. I swear it never ever saves words for long enough and i constantly end up having to add them back in. It is so frustrating. I have also now got to the point where i am texting too fast for the phone to pick up and although i am a fast texter it keeps missing out words or getting confused. It is also really annoying becasue it turns itself off so much! So although i dont think its a totally appalling phone, i dont think its worth your 'outstanding' rating that you have given it as the flaws it has, although small are dreadfully annoying! Rating: Reviewed by simon lewis on 01/06/2008 An amazing phone, but big problems downloading pictures and video. I have contacted Samsung who were helpful, but have not solved the problem of what is stopping me from downloading. Will keep trying. The phone is good otherwise. Rating: Reviewed by mike on 01/06/2008 Just got my g600 klass to look at camera aint great but nice phone Rating: Reviewed by Jason on 30/05/2008 Great phone ...I love it Rating: Reviewed by Tony Morley on 30/05/2008 One word SHOCKING!!! Honestly the worst phone I have ever had. If the memory card is inserted then the music player doesnt work, it just resets the phone every time, txt messaging is useless. 5 Mp camera is rubbish. You can only chose 1 of 5 txt message alerts. If you want one of your own wallpapers then it always comes up with a big grey box around the outside. I Highly recommend getting getting any other phone except this as I am on my 3rd G600 and they all have had exactly the same faults. Coincidence I think not!!! Rating: Reviewed by Will on 26/05/2008 Got this phone 3 days ago. LOVE IT! MP3 player is far better than my old Nokia, loads of people complain about the camera but if you know how to use it you can get some fantastic results! Just need decent lighting or use high ISO. texting is fine, no problems with it, its slightly slower if you've got music playing at the same time. But still, the MP3 is as good as my old dedicated one if I use my sony earphones maybe better! The camera is perfectly good for A5 prints (why would you want better?? Buy a REAL camera if you want BIG prints!) the build quality is also pretty damn good! I know there are other phones with better features, but in this size package...I think now. N95 amazing, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't want something that big in my pocket, this is FAR smaller! Rating: Reviewed by rach on 26/05/2008 ive had 3 in total of the samsung g600 belle mobiles and each time its gone back for the same reason,when trying 2 access the music player it freezes turns itself off and turns itself back on again,a nice looking phone but i definately wont be going back for a 4th!!! Rating: Reviewed by jason on 26/05/2008 rubbish phone. the predictive text is irritating, there isn't even an option of adding brackets into texts, its too heavy at the top when you open it up so u need to hold the phone in your elft hand while to text with the right hand. The camera isn't all that- i don't believe it is 5 megapixles. And the most annoying thing - its not vista compatible!! How can i transfer all those (supposedly) brilliant pics to my laptop? My first and last samsung Rating: Reviewed by Philippa on 25/05/2008 Personally, it's driving me crazy! I thought it was great at first but it's getting worse and worse in my eyes. I like the camera, and yes it looks good but the phone is TERRIBLE at transfering files, once you put them onto your computer you CANNOT edit them using any program other than the AWEFUL software you are supplied with. I can't even drag it into PS. CS3 to edit the image! I like the style of the phone and everything but it's the little things that really annoy me. Including the terrible reception! I used to have a Nokia N76 which had an aweful camera and broke twice in 3 weeks but I would honestly go back to it if I could, the software and characteristics of the phone were brilliant. My whole reason for going back to samsung after my D500 & N76 was for the camera. And I can't even use the pictures I take with it properly! Sorry G600. Rating: Reviewed by Steven on 23/05/2008 G600? Hate it! The camera is poor, even ignoring the weak flash. It has a shutter lag of upto 3 seconds if you try to run it at the full 5 megapixels, so what's the point of pitching it as one. There are only 4, built-in text message tones (all rubbish) and Samsungs will not handle WAV files like SE or Nokia. Damn annoying bing-bong noise every time you do something, and no mention in the handbook as to how you can switch them off. The T9 predictive text has some bizarre ideas; if i am writing a text and press the shift key, i want to capitalise the next word, i don't want numbers. And if i want to add a new word, why would i want it in all upper case??. The menu structure is long-winded, and you have to use multiple button presses to access fundamental things like the text message inbox. The supplied USB cable is nice, but the software is NOT compatible with Vista!! You cannot buy a PC these days without Vista, but apparently no-one has yet told Samsung. So i cannot back up my contacts, save my photos (when i manage to take a half-decent one) or add new themes or ringtones. NO VOICE DIAL! I'll say that again. NO VOICE DIAL!! I've had voice dial on every phone since i got an Ericcson T28 nearly ten years ago. This means i cannot (legally) initiate a call whilst driving. You might want to check recent UK legislation if you own a G600. In summary, after years of using Sony-Ericcsons and Nokias i though i'd try something different. Won't be making that mistake again. Rating: Reviewed by Ian on 22/05/2008 I've had mine for a week now, as a replacement for my S-E K850i (I had two in a month, the WORST phone I've ever had) and I'm disappointed with it. The camera doesn't seem to be anything special, not for a supposed 5.0mp anyway. When you're texting, the T9 dictionary allows you to add words but after a few days they seem to have disappeared and you have to add them again. Very frustrating. Then mine developed an intermittant keypad fault, making it almost impossible to text properly. Add to that the fact that O2 can't get my picture messaging to work, and it's going back and I've cancelled my contract after two months. Rating: Reviewed by shaun p on 22/05/2008 surprisingly poor camera nt gd quality, not gud features and extras like sony ericsson sndin it back 4 the k850i Rating: Reviewed by raahil on 21/05/2008 i Love my mobile samsung g600 it rocks wait n watch nokia and sony ericsson samsung is coming for the number one Rating: Reviewed by charlotte on 18/05/2008 i think it is a nice sleek phone looks simple to use nice mega pixels for the camera whilst taking lots of pics... Rating: Reviewed by Georgiiee :D on 18/05/2008 This Fone Has Gone To Repair 3 Times For Turning Off Every Time Someone Rings Me.. Very Annoying.. Well Now My Fone Won't Even Go On Music Player Cuz It Ses Loading.. Now Says Updatiing.. Then Turns Off & Starts Agen !! My Last Fone Was A Samsung.. And I Have To Say I Do Like Samsungs.. You Can Have Security Codes To Stop Nosey Buggers Goin Through Your Texts Etc.. But Im Now Being Drawn To Sony Ericssons'. Due To The Fact That The Samsung Isnt Loud, And Sonys Are. Also Like Some1 Sed Earlier Samsungs Only Allow You To Store 100 Texts And Sonys Dont. My Mums Frend Sed The Samsung He Had With The 3.2 Megapixel Camera Was Great. You Could Store Whateva + The Memory Card Would Still Work Nice And Fast (unlike The Samsung). Its Hard Tho Because Altho On The Samsung Music Isnt Loud, You Cant Go Throo The Memory Card Fast, Or Have A Song As A Message Tone.. You Can MAke Your Own Themes Etc. The Camera Isn't Great But Looks Good When Uploaded On The PC ! God Talk About Essay! Hahaa!.. x All I Can Say Is If Your Thinkin About Gettin The Samsung Get It .. It Is A Good Fone But If You Need To Send It Off More Than Once .. Change The Fone =] x Next Time Im Gettin The Sony For The Memory.. Being A Wlkman And Loudness :D Thanksss :D:D [Editor's comment: Please Don't Write With Capitals In The Middle Of Sentences :)] Rating: Reviewed by Liz on 16/05/2008 I upgraded from the terrible E900 and was so pleased I stuck with Samsung. This phone is excellent, do not beleive all the bad reviews on this site!! Its stylish, great camera, great music player, great everything. I love this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Tyra on 15/05/2008 I have had this phone about 6 month - my boyfriend bought it for Christmas for me... Well I love it... It dug into my hand at first but that's because I was holding it wrong... As for typing quickly you have to be precise as I have discovered... All in all it is great and the camera is really good (maybe I am the only who knows how to take pictures here!!!) :-) Kiddding... I love it.... Don't know if I would have bought it if I had the choice again as I am fickle with phones.... Rating: Reviewed by PhilUK on 12/05/2008 I love my G600 its a great phone lots of features and a great looking phone to boot! however have just started getting rebooting issues. and the menu now seems slow when the music player is being used of npt fpr these it would of got 5 stars Rating: Reviewed by M Scott on 12/05/2008 Disappointed after being a Samsung fan was hoping to get great use of the 5mp camera, but software does not work so useless. I agree with the comment on sharp corners of handset too. Keys bit too sensitive on texting too. That s the negative, otherwise its nice styling and smart looking, but wish I'd not spent the money and stayed with my old phone - I've gained nothing but a dent in bank balance! Rating: Reviewed by GGBx on 11/05/2008 Got This Phone Only Yesterday After Having The Samsung E900, And I Am Already Really Pleased I Got This One As It Took Me A Long Time To Decide With My Dad And The Sales Guy Talking Me Out Of About 5 Other Phones! The Camera Quality Is Great And The Themes Make The Phone Really Stylish, I Got It In Elegant Pink And It Looks Great I Would Say This Is A Lot Better Than The Other Samsung Phones With The TouchPads x Rating: Reviewed by juncen on 09/05/2008 looking stylish, good screen, outstanding camera. (compare to N95) ,good battery life, 100 pounds pay as you go from o2, good deal Rating: Reviewed by jack on 08/05/2008 this phone is amazing camera is amazing those of u who said camera isn't good you have to change the resulation to the highest Rating: Reviewed by Tracy from Blackpool on 06/05/2008 As a regular nokia user I thought I would have a change, wish I had stuck with a nokia. In all I had 3 different handsets. The first one kept turning itself off, second one, the battery would not charge, I sold the third one to a friend. It looks nice but I was not impressed. The music player was a bit too quiet and tinny sounding as well. Rating: Reviewed by barbara appleton on 03/05/2008 THIS IS MY 4TH SAMSUNG IN A ROW, AND ITS MY WORST ONE BY FAR, YOU CANT SHUT THE PHONE WHILE SENDING TEXTS. I ALSO FIND IT NOT AN EASY PHONE TO SLIDE OPEN I ALWAYS SEEM TO KNOCK A BUTTON WHILST DOING THIS, I JUST WISHED I HAD READ SOME REVIEWS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. Rating: Reviewed by khadijah lallmahamode on 02/05/2008 COOLEST PHONE EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by vikki on 29/04/2008 i love my g600 its the best phone i've had can't fault the phone at all. its stylish and practical what more could you want?! Rating: Reviewed by Liv on 29/04/2008 I got this phone in october 07, but i left it on a train in feb 08, i tryed so hard to get it back, but it was never found. i went ski-ing the next day..so it gave me no time to get it insured. and by the time i got back,,,it was too late. i was only alowed 24 hours to tell vodafone that i had lost it. it was about a month before i got around to it. i really miss the phone i loved it!! the fact you could make your own backgrounds really ammused me. the camera...was good. but i have my own camera anyway and barely ever used it. the phone was excellent, the memory was fab. i would do anything to get the phone back. even thought you cant change the covers...i had loads of different covers you could put on over it...i got those off the internet. il be getting it again...i think. as my contract doesnt end until april 09 (i think) but i really want it in pink!! from what i can remember...it was the ebst phone i ever had!! Rating: Reviewed by chris on 29/04/2008 from k800i to samsung g600 good phone in total, however its a bit too dainty for my liking, files receive and just place themselves all over, and the biggest annoyance is only 4 message tones??? and the volume doesn't and you cant change them to any others, come on samsung The music player appears to be basic and in terms of volume is not loud at all compared to Nokia and Sony.I was almost convinced it was as good as my what appeared to be bullet proof K800i ( it did go through hell, due to my job and survived) but i'm not keen seems all a bit basic just like my old d600 apart form better pics. to sum up its a good phone and it looks cool but just doesn't cut it for me i'm now leaving samsung and sony for the 8gb N95 Rating: Reviewed by Kaz on 29/04/2008 I previously had a Sony Ericsson K800i. I got the Samsung G600 after being told that i could be bought out of my 18 month contract. After 6 months of an 18 month contract, i wish that i'd stuck it out with my trusty sony ericsson. The Samsung G600 is bad in a number of ways: firstly it doesnt let you store more than 200 texts on your phone - on my sony ericsson, i can store over 1000! Also, when you are sending a message, you have to remember to not slide the phone down, or else it will cancel the message being sent, and put it in your outbox. Secondly, when i scroll though various menus in the phone, such as pictures, the phone freezes, talking ages to scroll through a few photos. Also, if you want to see all photos, you have to individually open and close them - which can also take a while. This brings me nicely onto my next point: although the phone comes with a 1gb memory card, its rubbish. The phone's memory is really poor which means that you can't store much of anything on it. Every time you want to send something to your phone, but your phone's memory is full, it asks you if you want to save it to your memory card. It would be ok if you could set it to save things defult on your memory card, but this is not the case. When you get to this stage, as i have, the phone gets realy slow at operating. The camera is supposed to be 5MP - my sony ericssons 3.2 mp camera was better. The bluetooth on my g600 is extremely tempremental - most times i wish to send things from my laptop to my phone, or from another phone to my phone, it won't be picked up. When it is picked up, it doesn't last long. As for message tones...well, what can i say? You will have to settle for one of the default tones. The phone restricts you to sending a message to only 10 people at a time - extremely annoying and time consuming if you want to contact everyone in your phone book. Also, when your phone'e battery is low, its like your phone shuts down - you cant play games, change your profile settings, take pictures, record videos or sounds or play music. I first found this out when i was at a Kaiser Chief's concert, a month after i got the phone. My battery went low and i couldn't even take one measley photo. The slide mechanism is not too good. After 6 months, my phone looks like that it will completely slide apart. Overall, i am pretty disappointed with this phone: i wanted a slide phone, to make a change from the candy bar and flip phones that i have previously had. I can honestly say that the only thing that i like about the phone is that it is realy slim. You can also create your own themes, using downloaded images, or images that you have taken using the phone's camera. As i am a keen Orlando Bloom fan, putting images of him in a theme is one big bonus!!! However, I should have waited. I will be continuing to use my Sony Ericsson K800i and ditch this one. I can't wait until July when i can be brought out of this contract. This was my first Samsung, and for the very distant future, will be my last. It was put me off of samsungs and slide phones for life. Rating: Reviewed by Kelly Garrett on 28/04/2008 The Samsung G600 is the worse phone I've ever had and i regret ever buying it. While it may have a host of features, Samsung put no effort into making the G600's basic features more flexible - things such as flexibility in ringtones for text messages - reminder that you have a voicemail or text message. In general, I think the phone is clumsy and I much prefer Motorola. Rating: Reviewed by Carla on 28/04/2008 Have recently bought this phone, and dont understand many of the comments made here. The phone looks stunning, Music player is fab, and the camera is good as long as you have the settings right.Perhaps mine is a newer model. Only one things niggles and that is the message tone cant be changed, But frankly i have always loved samsung phones and this does not disapoint. Their best camera yet, go and get it. Rating: Reviewed by tourquise 08 on 26/04/2008 I just bought this G600 last week and I'm so sad that I can't browse the web.It always tell me network error, and this handset was not supported.It has also poor signal..Why is it like this? Rating: Reviewed by SAM on 25/04/2008 I wouldnt recommend the g-600 to anyone, i had cybershot k800i before i got this one what a mistake i should of gone for the new sony ericsson, miles better camera quality on the k800i which is only a 3.2 mega pixel camera. does everything u want it to saves predictive texts, even have emoticons on your texts nothing of the sort with this g600, and the worse thing is i am under contract for 18 months huh... but will be definately going back to sony, for the latest ericson cyber shot, which ever is around when i am on new contract..... samsung ur phone is a major flop...... i would love to exchange my phone ......... Rating: Reviewed by frazer wallace on 24/04/2008 this phone is one of the worst phones i have ever encounterd. I was excited about when i received it as a gift. but it was a very big let down after having a Sony ericcson K800i for a year. The camera is soo pooor and and buttons stick. i would not recomend this phone to anyone. im stiking to sony ericsson. TERIBLE. Rating: Reviewed by ??? on 23/04/2008 DONT ITS RUBBISH ITS GARBAGE Rating: Reviewed by Jess on 23/04/2008 I've had this phone for about a month now, and I've yet to find fault with it. I can leave it on for about a week without charging it, and it doesn't die! I absolutely love the effects I can do with the camera, and the music quality on it is fabulous! The only thing I can say is how embarassing it is when my Hoosiers ringtone blares out when I am in public! At least I dont miss calls! I would recommend it to anyone and everyone! Rating: Reviewed by Allan colchester on 23/04/2008 Nice phone, trouble is my bluetooth which is a wep200 won't work properly with it, keeps on disconnecting Rating: Reviewed by sexy bean on 22/04/2008 lovely phone love it love it and love it Rating: Reviewed by Mike Dorrington on 21/04/2008 Has anyone experienced problems with the keypad not working?. I had mine for 5 months before it started to play up. Up till then I loved the phone Rating: Reviewed by Ben Roberts on 21/04/2008 Nice Looking, weight and very responsive. However if your looking for that bit extra e.g. Sat nav microsoft office if you need that sort of thing for work etc then this phone isnt for you. in this day and age it needs something with a bit more WOW. very basic phone. doesnt compare to anything in its league Rating: Reviewed by Leigh on 20/04/2008 I cannot believe how unlucky i was to upgrade to this phone last year. In the last 6 weeks it has completely frozen and needed to be replaced 3 times, each time the same thing happenend again. I have change this phone now and am hoping for more luck with the next one. IT DOES BREAK DOWN AND FOR ME IT HAS HAPPENEND 3 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS. Rating: Reviewed by Karen UK on 18/04/2008 Got this phone on Tuesday and have sent it back. The screen clarity isn't a patch on my Sony W810i and you can't organise your photos into sub folders as you can on that, also I agree with others in that texting isn't very comfortable. This is the first time I have been disappointed with an upgrde. It is my first and probably last Samsung, have had Nokias, a Motorola and Sony before so don't stick to any particular manufacturer. Am now deciding carefully which phone to get so will be looking at many more reviews. I wanted a 5mp camera but the Sony K850i doesn't seem highly rated, so might go for the K810i. Music player isn't an issue for me as use my MP3 and haven't tried the radio either on this phone. Haven't had it long enough to experience any of the other reported technical issues. Rating: Reviewed by Rachel Rea on 18/04/2008 a lot of people seem to hate this phone...i think it's nice :) i know the text tone non changable thing is a tad annoying, but i reckon its worth it for the camera, mp3, radio etc...it has some noce features...iv swapped from a motorolla to a samsung, and found it easy enough to navigate and get used to.i only got it today and i really like it :) people have rang me and its been fine...i think it could be a network problem that happened to my friend but its fine now...i liked the colour of it too, and i love how it has burst in its camera!!! so far i like it lots. 4 stars for now. Rating: Reviewed by coolboy on 17/04/2008 phat fone! the best fone samsung made yet! Rating: Reviewed by merkage on 17/04/2008 the camra is great i had a k810i and id rather have this phone. its the best phone i hav eva had Rating: Reviewed by Tahmoor on 17/04/2008 got this phone for £200 and its the best phone ever, 5MP camera is great i take family pics and it comes out very well indeed. downside is the phone design which is nafty Rating: Reviewed by Katie on 16/04/2008 I would not adivse to anyone getting this phone. The camera is not very good. I would rather buy myself a proper camera than use this one. It is sharp on the corners so its annoying when your texting. My biggest problem with this phone is the predictive text. I only went onto contract because I text alot. I hardly text now on this phone because it does not save words so you are forever typing them in over and over again. I have been on to my service provider and they say its samsung and they have had alot of complaints. My boyfriend also has the same phone and has the same problems. I also hate the fact the middle button goes onto the internet. Im forever pressing it by accident. Battery life is poor. Advoid this phone Rating: Reviewed by Alison on 14/04/2008 I got this phone 2 weeks ago and was very excited , i did my homework and looked it up. When i got it, it wasn't what i thought it was going to be the camera was good but not amazing the feel was annoying ! And the screen just too small. But otherwise nice :) Rating: Reviewed by Matt Osborne on 14/04/2008 I selected this phone on an 18 month contract with Vodafone. This is the worst phone I have ever owned. The phone regularly freezes and texting is really slow, as it does not always register which buttons you are pressing. As soon as I can afford a new phone I am changing! Rating: Reviewed by tads on 11/04/2008 realy realy kwl phone i got it on a contrack with vodafone £1o a month for 500 mins and 500 texts the phone for free i got it on clearence tho Rating: Reviewed by Katie on 09/04/2008 I bought the Belle edition and the colour of the phone was really nice and girly! However, I was very disappointed with the Samsung G600, as i was expecting a really good camera.It is suppose to be 5 megapixels, but it was a real disappointment when the photo's i took came out really blurry. I am taking it back to the shop. It really wasn't worth the £160 i paid for it. Rating: Reviewed by katie on 09/04/2008 Ive upgraded from the samsung D900 to find that the G600 is literally an upgraded D900. Very similar however its wonderful! The screen is so much clearer and you can go into so much depth in the settings which i adore. Unlike the D900 i dont feel restricetd by this phone at all, the camera is superb altho the zoom isnt fantastic but nonetheless what a brilliant phone! I recomend it to everyone and ayone. Rating: Reviewed by Jangla on 09/04/2008 I've had 6 of these handsets - it appears some supplers have quality issues. I've had everything from bluetooth issues, to phones arriving with scratches on the inside of the screen, the two halves separating, phones locking up etc. Nightmare handset - finally got my supplier to replace with a different model when I threatened court action. Rating: Reviewed by Rob Dixon on 09/04/2008 when i chose this phone i was unsure as i have always had a sony erricson but the ease of use and simplicity made me decide to keep it. alot of reviews on here seem to slate the camera i cant seem to find a fault in the picture quality but the video function on mine kept freezing and this seemed to create 'capture errors' when taking photos. i'm sending it back for a replacement, just hoping its a one off problem! Rating: Reviewed by DANNY on 08/04/2008 SO FAR SO GOOD,WELL BUILT BUT THE CAMERA ISNT ALL ITS SAID IT WAS IT LIKE 2.0 MEGAPIXEL PHONE. VERY STABLE GOOD QUALITY, THE U600 IS BETTER FOR YOUR MONEY !!!!!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Danny on 08/04/2008 dont listen to no1 else this is the phone to buy, it has brilliant camera as well as the fantastic design also very thin near enough as thin as the u600. I used to have a d600 it was very good, but this is in its own league. No other samsung phone stands no where near this.A phone 2 remenber for me i intend and advice u 2 get this phone it might not b the cheapest but its worth its cost. Rating: Reviewed by simon lewis on 06/04/2008 On my second G600 the first just stopped working, was swapped without any problem. I must say the camera on the phone is fantastic, plenty of settings and good picture quality. The G600 seems to be a good deal with bluetooth, radio,and good memory.Only real problem I have had is downloading pictures to my computer.Sometimes it works other times it does not and at the moment it wont. Rating: Reviewed by Charlotte on 04/04/2008 I had this delivered to me a few days ago, and i used this site to make my decision on whether to get it or not so i thought i would write my own personal review... Im not disappointed, but i thought it would be alot better, and not as heavy!! The camera is good, pretty much the same as my sony ericsson before, and i think the G600 looks very stylish but im not impressed with the fact that in order to set your pin, you have to first enter a default code which is nowhere to be found in the instruction manual nor on the internet, apart from one website which gave me the wrong code, which then blocked my simcard, and i had to ring my service provider for a PUK code. Annoying!! Rating: Reviewed by natasha on 02/04/2008 love the phone but does ne body else experience problems wen trying to view photo albums frm the memory card. Rating: Reviewed by greg on 31/03/2008 I find it interesting that Shaun says that this phone works as well as Windows... Not a good comparisom (does not do the phone justice), as Windows is terrible! Good camera, great ergonomics and easy to use. The 3.5 headset adapter is also a blessing. Now I can put my Sennheiser's to good use as the audio playback is of a high standard. One bad thing, the screen still can't beat Nokias in direct sunlight. This is something I think all manufacturers should look into, as it is just unacceptable that Nokia (who up till a few years ago had been universally accepted to have the WORST screens) has jumped the makers of some of the best flat panels in the world. I don't understand! Rating: Reviewed by Jacob on 30/03/2008 Basically i agree with the experts opinion. I have taken photos with it and they are VERY good, Expecially with close ups. The colour reproduction and detail is great. i simply cant understand why someone would think they are bad.I have to believe that there settings are different or they cant take photos or they are viewing it on a bad screen. It is comfortable in the hand and very user friendly. I have had close to none of the problems below apart from that the themes are quite boring. but what the hey. Overall,it is hard to fault this phone but there are MINOR problems.For £120 i think its a steal. Rating: Reviewed by jon on 29/03/2008 I have had my g600 for 2 weeks now....no problems yet there are a few little niggles like....when you use the camera the settings get resetted.....the corners dig into your hand a little bit.....the speaker is not very loud and texting with the keypad is a little bit hard as some of the keys are hard to reach at times...also the themes that are on the phone are kinda dull...not like the sony ericsson ones..........aprt from them the phone is absolutely great!!! Rating: Reviewed by Katie on 29/03/2008 I love this phone!! Memory is very big, camera awesome... Only thing it really needs it video calling... But part from that nothing wrong with it. x Rating: Reviewed by brian sturrock on 29/03/2008 On my 3rd g600 in only 2 months.First 1 lasted only 5 days when backlight kept flickering when texting or phoning. Called orange and they sent a replacement.4 weeks after that it started to flicker again, then its switching off during phone calls.Called orange again and sent another replacement...... will see how long this one lasts.....watch this space !!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Harry on 28/03/2008 what can i say an AMAZING phone, best samsung so far. Well built...stylish...sexy...BTW people stop complaining about camera. If you want a camera go get one. Phones cameras obvioulsly are not going to be good because the whole idea of a mobile phone is to PHONE people not to take pics.....get over it!!! Rating: Reviewed by Angie, Newcastle on 25/03/2008 I think this phone is great. Only had it for about 5 days and it amazing. Takes great photos and the slide is really smooth. I dont find the camera top heavy at all. And for all you reviewers who do there is one simple solution just dont let go of your phone whilst txting then you wont drop it. doh! The messaging is great as is the blue tooth and i'm loving having a radio on my phone as my last phone (nokia) didnt have that option. I like the clear menu adn find all the settings really easy to change and have modified all tones to my liking. One reviewer saidd they had problems turning off the keytones but i think this sort of thing is really easily done and the instructions are great if you get a bit lost. Rating: Reviewed by Darren on 25/03/2008 im kinda getting use to my new g600 but i got one major problem. when i use an mp3 as my ringtone the volume (when someone calls me) is pretty lame...its almost impossible to hear it ringing unless its right by your side. as i said not a bad phone but could be better. Rating: Reviewed by Adam on 24/03/2008 This phone is mint, It has got everything you can think of included inside this beauty. The camera quality is amazing and it is hard to get a phone at this good price with that high camera quality. The phone is also extremely slim and light and the looks are awesome two. It can easily fit into you pockets without troubling you. Along with the 1GB memory card and 40Mb internal memory, that is sure to keep you busy for a long while. IT IS A MUST BUY FOR EVERYONE!!! Rating: Reviewed by Lizzie on 23/03/2008 i love this phone. i got it @ new year and it is just perfect for. so far no problems!! it is my second samsung but after looking at others i believe this is best. it has lost the fiddley touch sensitive buttons and is easy to use. Rating: Reviewed by Minty on 23/03/2008 I have just upgraded from a Motorola KRZR and I love this phone overall. I had a Samsung ages ago and loved it, Samsung always have great graphics. The camera is fine. The build quality of the phone is excellent, it feels solid and looks sleek. I have only a couple of issues with it. I hate that it only has four tones for text messages. How hard would it have been for Samsung to have incorporated the ability to enable customers to personalise with their own tones? That is what most of us want after all. Also when the phone rings it is not loud enough, when it is in my handbag I can hardly hear it. One other thing is that I cannot seem to be able to set the phone so that it gives my name or number when I am calling others. Other than that it is great to have a Samsung again, I am one of the few who hates Nokia's. Nice work Samsung but with a little more attention to detail this could have been a really brilliant phone, it is just short of that so 4 stars not 5. Rating: Reviewed by Charlotte on 23/03/2008 ive had my G600 for about....4months or so? and i have loved it. i read all the reviews and how it was a bad phone- always restarting and bits and bobs BUT my phone has never been any trouble. if im honest with you it did restart a couple of times after sending an MMS message but that was because i was doing to many things on it. The only problem i have found with the phone is that the back of it is poor quality- if you (like me) have a habit of mucking about with the phone you find that the back becomes loose very easily so now whenever i drop it the back comes off and out falls the battery. And also battery life is rather poor so i am finding myself charging it every night. Pain. But apart from that i love it. very stylish. very easy to use, HUGE memory capacity, good camera quality, excellent sound quality in phone calls and the music player. Usually i get bored of phones after a few weeks but i can safely say i am still finding out things on it and i dont think i will be bored of this phone for a while! Rating: Reviewed by bruce on 22/03/2008 this fone is amaising my only draw bk is that am having issues connecting it with my pc, if any 1 has had this problem and sorted it plz let me no Rating: Reviewed by Neil on 22/03/2008 Had this phone for a week and really like it. PROS: Stylish Easy to use Slider Good music player and speaker CONS: Why can't the FM radio transmitter be in the phone! If you slide the phone shut it causes txt mssg not to send. Camera isn't as good as the hype. A bit chunky. A bit slow! On the whole I really would recommend. Rating: Reviewed by Paula T on 22/03/2008 Love the phone and all the features. Have got a problem with the silver rubbing off the keys already though and the phone is 8 weeks old. Has anyone else noticed this too? Been into Carphone Warehouse today who've said it's a definite fault and referred me back to Samsung? Rating: Reviewed by OILTEC OIL HEATING ENGINEERS on 22/03/2008 LOAD OF RUBBISH DONT BOTHER WASTEING YOUR CASH ON THIS MOBILE, NOT GOING TO LIST THE DISAPPOINTMENTS WILL BE HERE ALL DAY.PHONE GOING BACK ASAP. Rating: Reviewed by Saida Khan on 21/03/2008 Hi this phone is a great phone and i love it 2 bits i take it everywhere wiv me so u best buy dis ultra sexy slim looking phone! the Battery life is long, Camera comparable to the k850i and the N95,you can just get used to touch sensitive buttons ,and now with an adaptor one can use any earphones! great for a emailing and web browser person, cool easy downlaodble tunes on your phone. Rating: Reviewed by Lmmm'[k] on 21/03/2008 no problems for me with this phone - think its great tbh! cameras ok .. not the best but it will do :-) Rating: Reviewed by Kirsty :) on 20/03/2008 I'm not entirely happy with this phone. It looks fantastic but the actual phone itself is so simple and not very many options in menu's etc. I don't like how there are only 4 message tones to choose from and they aren't very good message tones at all. The camera, for being a 5 mega-pixel is not very good. I expected it to be better for 5 mega pixel. My other, 3.2 mega pixel phone, took better pictures than this one does, which is unfortunate. I've had many problems with the phone just automatically restarting when i've been in the middle of a text or a call or something, and i lost the message and had to write it again and had to phone the person back etc. The battery life is terrible, lasts me less than 1 day when im listening to music and taking pictures etc. When im not using it, it lasts about 2-3 but still, it should last longer than 1 day when u want to use the features on it!! I don't like how you cant scroll along from picture to picture on your memory card, you can olny do that if the pictures are in your photos, or downloaded images. And, you cant view the images full screen unless they are saved on ur phone too. Its all these little things that make up a brilliant phone, and the samsung G600 is missing out on so many of them!! I could go on forever about how many things is wrong with this phone, but i just cant be bothered!! To sum up: It's such a great looking phone and it has a few great points about it! but there are too many drawbacks for me to recommend this phone to anyone! -Kirsty Rating: Reviewed by wendy on 20-03-2008 I hate this phone. I originally had the d900 why I changed it Ill never know. The picture quality is bad, wanted a better camera but this is not,the pictures are far better on the d900. I cannot change the ring tone which is annoying.Takes forever to access my pictures, it freezes for a while. I just want to throw it. Rating: Reviewed by Lyns on 20/03/2008 I have only had the pho |
