Samsung U600
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Date: 02/06/2007
The Samsung U600 is the slimmest slide phone in the world. At just 10.9 mm thickness, it's almost as slim as an iPod, and more compact. Yet inside you'll find a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash and a high quality MP3 player. The onboard memory is 60 Mbytes, which is enough to hold a dozen or so songs, but you can expand the memory to 2 Gbytes with a cheap microSD memory card. You'll also find Bluetooth wireless connectivity, for swapping music and games with friends, or listening in wireless stereo with a Bluetooth headset. The U600 offers high quality photographic and music capabilities in a tiny package. The only thing we're not so keen on is the touch-sensitive buttons, but they do look cool! The price of the U600 has dropped substantially since launch and you can find some great deals on the net. Partly the reason for this has been the problem with the touch-sensitive buttons. Samsung seem to have learned their lesson, as their latest range of phones have conventional keypads. If you think that you can live with the touch-sensitive keys, then the U600 offers great value for money. Otherwise, we recommend that you choose the older but more user-friendly D900i, or go for the newer, more advanced G600, which has a 5 megapixel camera but is not quite as thin.
Features of the Samsung U600 include:
- Touch-sensitive keys
- Camera: 3.2 megapixels with autofocus, flash, 4 x digital zoom
- Video Camera: Video player (MPEG4, H.263, AAC), Video recording (MPEG4, H.263, AAC)
- Display: 262,144 colours / QVGA 240 x 320 / TFT LCD
- Music Player: MP3, ACC, ACC+, e-AAC+ formats with Bang & Olufsen digital power amp
- Java Games:
- Ringtones: 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtones
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, TV-Out
- Memory:60 MB user memory, micro SD™ External memory
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
- Talk Time: Up to 4 hours
- Standby: Up to 270 hours
- Operating Frequency: Quad band (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
- Size: 103 x 49 x 11 mm
- Weight: 81g
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Reviewed by Sarah from Huddersfield on 06/08/2008
ive had this phone for 2 days and i'm exchanging it, it's a pile of junk .... I'm going back to sony ericsson, the best phones ever
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Reviewed by sam on 05/08/2008
this phone is great. ive had for three days mow and its excellent. Great games, ok camera easy to use
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Reviewed by Sam on 04/08/2008
this phone is very classy and has good memor the only downfall is that has poor battery life.Good for a person who only uses their phone for texting
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Reviewed by Dimples on 04/08/2008
I have had this phone for almost a week and i love it. The camera is brilliant, the mp3 player sounds amazing. Dont know why people are moaning about the touch sensitive keys, the sensitivity can be altered, i have not managed to call anyone by mistake yet. So if your thinking about getting a u600 go for it, you will never look back. Forgot to mention mobiles24.com do games for the u600, but you will need the code to put them on your phone.
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Reviewed by Daniel on 03/08/2008
I've had it for 8 months now and on first impressions, its a good phone. But the battery runs out in a day if you text or call at a decent amount and its camera yet brilliant quality; is too slow to "capture the moment" you want. It doesn't have touch screen you idiots, its touch keys (only 4) the rest are good old fashioned buttons. However if you want a hard wearing phone don't buy this. my screen now is suddenly dying and restarting the phone, honest. Also part of its obviously broken because i switched it on and the screen display was upside down. yeah its thin but it doesn't come up to the standard of the sony Ericsson phones in durability, quality and what you get. Although the mp3 player is good the headphones are crap quality and the fm radio has crap reception and drains the battery within a few hours. don't be seduced by the slimness of the hone as other 'fatter' phones have more on them. I would recommend the k800i as it's cheaper or the slimmed down ver sion of that the k770i.
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Reviewed by Rob on 02/08/2008
Samsung have made a hybrid, this phone's performance is good, but limited compared to the U800 and the U700 phones in the soul collection. However, saying that this phone has a good ear piece with a camrea, which is a massive 3.2 MP, okay maybe not as powerful as it's rival the Nokia 6210, but still, this phone is light weight and perfect if you want to look classy, and it's shiney, more shiney than the LG shine. The software inside the U600 is the turning point in all samsung phones, and with a Micro SD slot. There is possibly one issue with this phone, and that is, it scrathes easily!
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Reviewed by hanban on 23/07/2008
got this phone for christmas. it was good for the first two months until it started randomly turning off when it was full battery and the touch keys dont respond very well. then yesterday, my phone completely broke. i've tried everything and it won't work! its an awful phone. PLEASE do not get it because you will regret it. It looks good, but it is rubbish! i'm sorry ! it is just so bad! i normally trust samsung but this is a mistake to buy so please steer clear of it! it also has pretty bad memory and the camera takes about 10 seconds to take a photo!
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Reviewed by Jack on 23/07/2008
i have had this phone for about 5 months now and i love it!its light and slim and easily fits in your pocket , it looks great , touch bottons are great once you get used too them. i felt the camera could be better and to be honest its battery life isnt brilliant but other than that this is a great phone
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Reviewed by Scarlett on 23/07/2008
I just got this phone about an hour ago and i absolutley love it!!! I got it in chrome and it's very sleek and shiny. The camera is very high quality and it has lots of space already on built into it so i won't need to buy a micro sd very soon.I got it as an upgrade from my MOTO PEBL and this is way better! GET THIS PHONE NOW!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by paul on 22/07/2008
GREAT PHONE IVE PUT A 2GB SD CARD IN BUT CAN'T SEEM TO SEND MORE THAN 45 TRACKS OFF THE SD CARD TO THE MUSIC PLAYER! ANY IDEAS CHEERS
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Reviewed by Sarah on 21/07/2008
Bought this phone in july 07 it's now broke basically all the touch keys have stopped working for a year old phone this is rubbish, i also have a friend with a different samsung touch key phone and she had the same problem before it was even a year old, the battery does not last long at all i had to charge it every day and i'm forever accidentally calling people, only plus side is it has a good camera and looks good!
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Reviewed by Tom on 20/07/2008
Very good fone, touch buttons are a little too sensitive though, so stay away if that is a problem with you. Apart from that the camera is great, calling and texting are easy and the hardware is really easy to use. The phone looks fantastic but try too get something to protect the screen as it is quite delicate. All in all I am very happy with it
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Reviewed by jason on 19/07/2008
i have a u 600 ultra.bought it only 6 mounths ago ive taken good care of it but for some reason it stoped working.always read the reviews before even thinking of buying it.this phone has to many problems for my liking.yes it is a nice phone to hold in your hand, but it should be made to last more than 6 mounths. in my opinion go for the "sony" erricson."sony" are a very good company i only buy "sony" only threw experance ive never had any problems with "sony". my only beef with samsung is the u 600 ultra. cameras in phones are not all that good. better to get seperate.phones do to many things at once and you loose quality.donno about the i phone ill read the reviews first.
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Reviewed by John on 19/07/2008
Just moved from Samsung D900i... wished I'd never bothered. The touch sensative keys are a joke... prepare to call friends unexpectedly or flip out of menu in error. Can't set reminder alarm on tasks. Predictive text is poor. Shiny new front gets covered in finger marks. Going to move again pretty quickly!
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Reviewed by shah zeb on 18/07/2008
each and everything is excellent but this mobile set must have real player
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Reviewed by aNASTASIA on 18/07/2008
I LOVE THIS PHONE THE TOUCH SENSITIVE BUTTONS ARE NO PROBLEM AND THE CAMERA IS EXCELLENT IT'S NEVER GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER AND I WOULDN'T SWAP IT FOR A IPHONE IT'S THAT GOOD!
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Reviewed by Vicki on 15/07/2008
I have the purple version of the U600 and am now on my 3rd handset...and it's honestly the worst phone I've ever had (and I have always loved Samsungs). It looks good, but that's it. Here are some of the problems: 1. Camera 'fails' and will only work when there is nothing else on the phone (no photos, music, texts). 2. Text messsages 'fail' and there is no way to read them. 3. Alarms rename themselves as very random things indeed (think the best one was 'if you want to extend the rights to this then you need to buy a key'. Also sets alarms for you at times like 254:35. 4. Switches off frequently of its own accord, and the only way to turn it back on is remove the battery - and every time you remove the battery it resets the phone to factory settings and wipes everything. 5. Trying to copy from the memory card to the phone 'fails' so cannot use any of my stored photos or music as ringtones, backgrounds etc. And the list goes on! I have persevered with this phone because it actually became quite amusing finding out what my alarms are called each day. Each handset I have had seems to have more faults than the last. I desperately wanted to like this phone...but now it's just annoying. My advice is - DON'T GET THE U600.
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Reviewed by Fernando on 15/07/2008
Digital Power Amplifier (Class-D) has never been the best sounding amp, but the most energy efficient ones. By the way, the phone sounds very bad due to the ridiculous loudspeaker. Of course, there's no how to match a nice speaker with a slim design like this, there's no miracle. So please don't claim about the sound, because the sound is BAD. The phone is also very slow when you're dealing with any kind of heavy task, like taking a picture. Seems that the hardware is not enough for the whole features. The touch keys are also bad, I hate it. In the overall point of view, this phone is very nice, looks beaultiful, but is not very usable for the day-by-day, as it is extremmely fragile. From 0 to 10, I give 6 for this phone, being gentle yet...
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Reviewed by edna on 15/07/2008
Utterly useless phone, mainly for software reasons. The touch-sensitive keys were fine, but everything else drove me to distraction so I gave up after a month and went back to my brilliant K810i. Messages are a nightmare, because just selecting an alternative word/spelling is a minefield. One touch of the wrong key and you're pulled out so you tend to lose the message or have to dig it out of drafts. Once the batteries warn you they're dying you've got (literally) about 30 minutes on standby before it's all over. 3-5 seconds to start playing an MP3 made it incredibly frustrating after a while. Radio reception is awful. Can't play music/radio whilst doing anything else without faffing about with about 5 careful key presses. Don't buy!
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Reviewed by Sophie on 14/07/2008
I've had this phone for nearly a year now and I really can't until my contract is up! My screen actually cracked really easily in the corner from finger pressure. The touch sensitive buttons are awful and annoying. My keypad when texting sometimes decides it doesn't want to work, very annoying. I'm contantly calling people I don't want to be accident, even when I'm on the phone to somebody and my ear accidently touches the button! The camera is good but takes ages to actually take a photo and can be a bit confusing. Some ringtones are so quiet I can hardly hear them either...looking forward to a new one!
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Reviewed by Kat on 13/07/2008
I bought the Samsung U600 a few days ago and i think it's the best phone i've ever owned. The haptic keys i was unsure about before i bought it but they are fine and they cause no bother to me. The phone is stylish and affordable and it's definately a good buy.
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Reviewed by Ian Newton on 12/07/2008
I have technically had this phone for just over a month but only had it working for about half that. A slight knock cracked the screen and had to be sent away for repair (insured luckily). Got it back and four days later it got covered in water by accident on a kitchen worktop and despite drying it out for a week the keypad, camera and ring don't work. It goes back again for repair on Monday. Maybe it's just bad luck or clumsiness but the phone doesn't seem to be that robust and I have serious concerns whether it'll last. That said, when it is working it is a slick phone. Music Player is good but get a Micro SD card or you'll be limited to 10 tunes or so. For me, the jury's still out.
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Reviewed by pauline mitchell on 10/07/2008
samsung u 600 is 1 top mobile phone , all excellent top grade,
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Reviewed by Rachael on 09/07/2008
I Love The Phone But I Keep Calling People By Mistake ? :D :L
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Reviewed by Kim on 09/07/2008
WORST WORST WORST PHONE EVER! I got this phone on a 18 month contract after a month it started freezing when i write texts and then turns it self off-they said would fix but could go without phone for up to 36 days-pls tell me who in this day and age could live without their phone for that long, the least i'd expect was a replacement. -2 of my friends who have this phone have the same problem-stay well away is my advice.
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Reviewed by The Ed on 07/07/2008
Really like this phone, my daughter bought me it and I was immediately impressed by the appearance of it, the lack of buttons everywhere really worked for me. The large screen quite surprised me, good colours, good definition. The touch sensitive buttons did take a bit of getting used to, but no big deal.I arent no phone whizz but I found it a nice phone to learn with, to gradually work things out. The 3.2 megapixel camera takes great photos, though its not something I use that much as I have a very good digital camera, but, I can see why it would appeal to lots of folk. Battery life hasnt been an issue either, I notice on some reviews here it has been commented on, perhaps its because we all use phones to varying degress and extents, mine seems fine. I was a bit disapointed with the ear phones connector, expecting the small 2.5 jack that independant ear phone manafacturers use, rather than the exclusive samsung connector, but then again, seems sony and nokia have done the same, bad idea really as far as I am concerned.I was impressed however with the sound quality of mp3 on the device, okay, totally artifical and typically plastic sound of portable devices, but not heard one quite as good as the u600. All in all, I like this phone,it stands out in a crowd.
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Reviewed by Rodney. on 07/07/2008
Great phne.Only problem i hve is tht its quit slow in th memory card.Nd th battery sucks.Bt th phne is exalent.
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Reviewed by Layla on 06/07/2008
Its never broke and it looks brill its an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G phone and very reliible
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Reviewed by kath on 06/07/2008
i had the phone almost a year, and i loved it, no problems with wot so ever, i just bought the lg veiwty and i HATE IT, so im useing the old U600 again cos i prefer it....
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Reviewed by Paul on 06/07/2008
Great phone, definite improvement from my old phone. Camera and video quality is amazing; camera is slightly slow to take a picture, but you can take a multi-picture to speed things up. Very lightweight and thin, touch-pad isn't badly sensitive, and that's on the maximum setting, so you should be fine with it. Mp3 player is good, speaker can play quite loudly. Comes with 60mb memory, which isn't the highest, but you can pick up a 1gb memory card for a fiver, or a 2gb memory card for £6 at play.com. Style is great, the only problem I would say is the battery. The battery on medium usage is about 2 days, which is slightly disappointing, but considering the rest is forgivable.
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Reviewed by ADNAN on 05/07/2008
i love this phone. its simply the best.
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Reviewed by Greg on 05/07/2008
Outstanding phone. Me and my friends compare fones lol and this seams 2 be one of the best. I would say it matches the W910i and very easily beats the Nokia 5300 xpress music. All of its features are gr8 and I love the originality of UgO. As its price is quite reasonable now, this is a must-buy phone
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Reviewed by Caitlin on 05/07/2008
i just got this fone today and this is the second time i have had to charge it up (well i only charged it 4 like 5 mins bt anyway)but the reason 4 that is coz i just cnt put it down!!! the camera's really gud bt da video doesn't seem to be able to record 4 very long wich is a pain bt i lv how u can put vids as wallpaper and it has sum neat features. ppl keep sayin that da touch sensitive keys r really hard to use bt i av neva used them b4 and i find them as easy to use as normal buttons. u shud get this fone it is really gud!!!
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Reviewed by Emily on 04/07/2008
This phone is absolutly rubbish, ive had it bout 3 months ? and its gone dodgy coz 1. predictive text wont work, 2. screens gone all liney and patchy and 3. wont send a text when i got full bars of signal !!! DONT BUY THE U600
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Reviewed by Jo on 02/07/2008
Dont buy this phone! buttons are way too sensitive I keep ringing people by accident and aborting text messages so everything takes twice aslong . I had this phone for less than a week and the screen cracked for no reason! if you want a reliable phone this is not one you should buy battery life is poor has to be charged every day. when taking photos you have to wait 10 seconds before it takes the photo. only good things simple menu and a good key pad for texting.
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Reviewed by Nikki on 02/07/2008
I hate this phone! It looks lovely - nice and thin and elegant, but is a right pain to use. Every time you type a number it automatically changes all the following text to capitals - I asked about it in the shop and they admitted it was a design fault. It is difficult to use the predictive text - logical words sometimes need to be added manually as are not in the dictionary, and sometimes you have to scroll up to find it, other times down... The screen picks up all finger marks so you constantly have to wipe it to keep it looking nice. There is limited choice for picture screensavers so it gets really boring looking at a picture of London all the time - you would need to download your own to make it more interesting - all other phones I have owned come with a variety. The camera has a long delay between pressing the button and it taking the picture - although it's a 3.2mp, it appears to blur all my pictures or take them with a weird pink tinge! (This could be me not having got to grips with the camera, but on all other phones I have never had a problem). I made the mistake of swapping from Sony Ericsson phones to this Samsung one as I love the way it looks - but I do regret this. I am going back to Sony Ericsson as soon as can save up to buy a new phone.
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Reviewed by Lea on 02/07/2008
i had 5 of these phones before i was finally allowed to change to the N95 Which is way better. this phones battery was rubbish, charged it everynight and it was dead by 5 the next day. my tones didnt work, nor did the alarm, touch buttons only work when they want too.. rubbishh
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Reviewed by Tom on 01/07/2008
This is my first non-Nokia phone, and after a few months I'm regretting breaking the tradition. In summary: - Predictive text is awful and very counter-intuitive. - Response time when pressing a touch button is far too long. - After only a few months the phone has starting switching off, then when I switch it back on all my saved photos, music, ringtones, and settings (such as vibration on/off) have been reset to default values. Oh yes, and the camera has stopped working too. My advice: steer well clear.
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Reviewed by Rachel on 01/07/2008
Had this phone for nearly a year now, the only issues I've had are the predictive text software not working and crashing the phone each time meaning I can't use it at all which is quite annoying. Other issue is that there's quite a long delay on the camera from when you press the button which can result in blurry pictures. These are the only issues I've had however, battery life is good with quite heavy use, very sturdy, I've dropped it approximately once a day since owning it (I'm very clumsy) and it's still fine, the touch sensitive buttons are fine once you get used to them (although don't work when you have gloves on which is annoying in winter!) and I find it really easy to use. Very stylish design too.
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Reviewed by Danni on 30/06/2008
i got it on persuasion from the sales woman but i regret the stupid phone it just keeps going to german spellings when texting and you'll be texting and it will decide it dont like spaces on texts for a few days so if u use spaces it'll freeze and lose the txt u were writing grrrr i ended up buying an iphone copy to tide me over till upgrade but the samsung does have a good quality camera for only 3.2mp as would use it for taking photos but reception signal on it is weak i think its put me off samsungs for quite a while now
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Reviewed by Fiona from Scotland on 30/06/2008
Worst phone I have ever had!! Been back 3 times because of software crashing. Seems to be when using the predictive text. Also the touch sensitive buttons are overly sensitive and have phoned people during the night when checking phone to see what time it is!! Thank goodness I am due for an upgrade! It looks good though! Anyone want an old sansung U600!! ;o(
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Reviewed by Niky on 30/06/2008
Had this phone 6 months and the screen has just gone black! It wont even connect to pc so i cannot access any of my data, pics,videos, memos etc all still on the phone have no way of viewing them :( Useless phone was frustrated with it when it worked and hate now its done this! I need to get it repaired just so i can get my stuff off it! If you have this phone i highly recommend that you back your things up onto your pc or sim!
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Reviewed by Tom on 25/06/2008
god awful, dropped once and it broke, insurance is huge and can i just say, why did everyone buy one then within a week all the other brands release a 'ultra' phone making this one go OUT OF DATE, i chose it whilst on holiday in france, when i came back my m8's had all traded theres in and gotten new 'cooler' phones, our community is spiralling out of control seriously people how can i a phone be out of date a max. of 1 month after release, its obsured, THANKYOU FOR LINSTENING TO MY RANT.
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Reviewed by George on 25/06/2008
Had the phone for about a year now, and I've just upgraded to an LG secret. I'm hoping the LG will match the pleasant experience I have had with the U600. OVer the year, it's proven to be a fantastic phone, with a vast range of features that worked reasonably well. The camera was great, especially when transferred to a PC and viewed on a larger screen. However, towards the end of my contract it has started to play up a bit. The camera has malfunctioned, giving a distorted picture; the LCD screen often "crumbles" and fades to black, forcing me to reset the phone; and the signal quality from the phone to people whom I ring has started to deteriate.
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Reviewed by ilker on 24/06/2008
The most terrible cellular phone i ever had in my life. it really sucks. i bought one on May 2007, and i got it fixed 3 times till now. the first time, the screen just reversed. i could read my messages by the help of a mirror only. The second time the LCD gone crazy. Last week, the touch pad gone mad. I got it fixed again but now its not charging itself. It blinks when i connect it to the charger, but does not begin charging. I bought a brand new Nokia N95 8Gb just seconds ago. Probably I will throw this damned U600 out of windows from the 11th floor. I hope it disintigrates when it hits the ground.
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Reviewed by rach on 24/06/2008
This phone is the biggest pile of junk ever. It consantly freezes and has fits, swithes itself off and loses network. Don't even get me started on the touch screen buttons... avoid this phone!!
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Reviewed by Ellie on 24/06/2008
HATE HATE HATE this phone! Have had it 4 nearly 6months now & am on my 2nd replacement but am bout 2 give up on samsung completely! nothing but problems since i got it! It randomly decides 2 crash & restart when i try 2 write a msg anythin between 3 & 50 times a day! Even if i manage 2 complete the msg, there's no guarantee it'l reach the person i send it 2, it may say its sent but wil then show up in th outbox! Th battery goes from fullbars 2 zero overnight! The reception is non-existent, no matter wat sim i use in it! Also wen i try 2 open new texts it will instead bring up a tx sent by the same person wks earlier & i hav 2 delete all msgs 2 get the new msg thro..this happens even if i only hav a few msgs in the inbox so a full inbox is NOT 2 blame! Yeah th camera is gd but not worth th hassle, buy a camera..not this phone!
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Reviewed by sssh on 21/06/2008
had since xmas, great. but now its broke after 6 months so need a new one, pictures take ages to take, keeps freezing, changes wallpaper automatically, annoying.
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Reviewed by Loisjay Rosser on 21/06/2008
i think that this phone is gr8 it is very slim, an ppl r moaning sayin that they cnt get on with the buttons well obv itz sensitive touch so they knew dat in da 1st place so y buy it!!! overall it is a very attractive phone.
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Reviewed by L-D on 20/06/2008
I have had this phone on contract now for almost a year and i love the phone ! Last week though my thoughts have changed. The screen keeps freezing, the 'soft' buttons wont work. I now cant use the phone at all. Luckily last week when i realised the problems started i saved all pics, music, videos on to my memory card for safe keeping, glad i did coz now i cant access anything on the phone, so everything would have been lost. Having now read other peoples reviews i wish i never got this phone. I contacted my phone company to get them to exchange it as it is obviously faulty, but they wanted me to sent it back for repair. Only then when i send it back then they would dispach a 'hire' phone that i could use whilst they are repairing mine. What a load of rubbish, they should just replace it. I am now using an old phone and waiting out till the end of my contract, then going back to Pay As You Go. Cant be bothered with all the hassle. Conclusion - Great phone, looks fab, but beware of the problems a few months down the line!!!!! :)
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Reviewed by Cheryl on 19/06/2008
I hate my new phone, this Samsung. The battery lasts less than half the length of time of my old Nokia, I can't see the screen in bright daylight, it keeps accidentally connecting me to the internet or ringing people when I don't want it to, the camera takes a picture about 10 seconds after I asked it to (so I have a lot of pictures of my feet) and it is so complicated I have only managed two texts on it (and one took me about 20 mins to get right). It's definitely goodbye time.
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Reviewed by wayne on 19/06/2008
worst phone ever, don't buy ! you will regret. camera marked as 3.2 mgp but quality is way under my Sony Eric phone, which is only 2 mgp. key too sensitive, menu rubbishly designed,screen colour like toy. >>>>>>>BUYERS BEWARE !!!!!!!!!!!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Reviewed by Kiirsty on 16/06/2008
i Loved This Phone , Absolutly Great But i Drowned it in lucozade And Now it Wont Work :(
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Reviewed by sam on 16/06/2008
nice phone with good functions but unfortunatly i am now on my 3rd phone after the screen has broken every time!! goes completly blank sometimes and pixilated, not very impressed.
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Reviewed by angel on 14/06/2008
Had this fone for nearly a yr now, my intial handset used to freeze when texting, but i had a 28 day faulty replacement. My replacement worked out my better and has no faults, the touch screen is a bit getting used to other than that no probs! Due an upgrade in a months time, wanting to get the sony ericson c902 or the nok n82, will see Angel
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Reviewed by Stacey on 14/06/2008
This phone is terrible. The touch sensitive buttons result in you accidently calling people all the time, its not user friendly to text and scratches really easily (My old Sony phone that i've had 3 yrs longer looks newer)
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Reviewed by Loz on 12/06/2008
it is a good phone and had it over a year now. but there is problem with the predictive text option, on many of these phones, the phone freezes if you use it to text, so you have to use the standard way of texting , rather than T9.
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Reviewed by natasha on 12/06/2008
great one, I love it!
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Reviewed by Neisha on 11/06/2008
I've had this phone for a year now, and i have to say i have never had a problem with is. I am still on the original handset and it has lasted well as there are no major scratches on it considering how many times i have dropped it. The touch sensitive buttons took a while to get used to but are okay once you get the hang of them. It does make using the phone a bit slow sometimes and if you want to access something quickly you often make mistakes. The camera is good quality but i NEVER use it anymore, due to the fact that it literally takes 5 seconds or more to take the picture, which is pretty impossible when wanted to quickly snap pictures of people, and often means the photos come out blurry because your hand moves. The memory without a memory card is also quite poor. Can't really mention much about the music as i didnt use the music player much, but its not very well set out compared to sony ericsons, and is not as easy to use, but then it isnt a walkman phone. Oh yeah my battery life is rubbish, i have to charge sooo much even when i only use it to text or ring people, other peoples bttery seems ok, but mine is rubbish, i hated it. Overall its a good phone and served me well over the year (expect the camera slowness that really annoyed me). My contract runs out today though and i am hoping to get another one, simply because i like a change, finding it hard to find one that looks as stylish though.
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Reviewed by nich on 11/06/2008
This has to be the worst phone I have ever owned. Whilst its slim, lightweight it is the most unfriendly phone to use and extremely frustrating. In short don't get it!
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Reviewed by Lou on 10/06/2008
this phone was great at first, and then it all went wrong! it switches itself off, the screen goes upside down. it wont text in predictive, and i've had to swap it as it just wouldnt turn on. was a great phone at first, but it doesnt last for a year contract never mind the 18 month one im on! i wouldnt recommend !!
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Reviewed by alixer on 10/06/2008
I like this phone it's battery does run quickly but it is the greatest phone ever exept the magic touch.
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Reviewed by jaspreet on 10/06/2008
i like this phone it is nice but does anyone now how to transfer pictures from the phone to the computer ??
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Reviewed by Ben Preece on 07/06/2008
This is one of the worst phones i have ever owned. If as much effort was spent on appearance as the function it would be good. I could go on to write reems of faults; such as poor reception compared to other phones on the same network, complicated menu selection, touch sensitive keys that allow you to hang up just by holding the phone to close to your ear, the awkward way of turning the speaker on during a call, a great camera with an the worst operating prgram and poor button location, the camera lacks the ability to just take an instant snapshot, you have to wait until the program loads up and then wait until the thing has caught up. I think that the funniest problem with this phone is that when you add someone to your address book it automatically selects Capitals for the first letter (which is fine!), however, if you were searching for "Mum" it wouldn't find "mum" (lower case) and yet that is the pre-programmed way it carries out a search. If preferred my first brick sized mobile to this one!!
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Reviewed by may on 07/06/2008
thi PHONE is OWSOME
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Reviewed by sal h on 06/06/2008
my best mate has it so i love it lol but yeh it is a brill fone
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Reviewed by Sophie on 04/06/2008
ive had this phone for 2 days and its broke x the inner screen is cracked x i didnt drop it, i put it in my pocket and lyk i was sitting down all 50 mins of class and lyk it were fine, cos i was checking it very often and then when i went to check the time, my screen was cracked . i love the phone tho
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Reviewed by Jess on 03/06/2008
I have had this phone since christmas and i have had 3 different phone. They are so annoying. All it does is come up with keypad locked when its slid down and its like im pressing a button but im not and now its wearing out my battery. If your thinking about buying this phone dont! It was brought for me buy my mum and dad for shristmas and it keeps breaking and i havent done nothing wrong and now im getting the blame for it from my mum and dad!
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Reviewed by Gemma on 03/06/2008
I brought this phone on contract. At first i was amazed at how easy and nice it was to use, but about a month down the line the touch buttons broke and now it randomly starts to flick through the menu simultaniously! I cant stand this phone and wouldnt recommend anyone with a short temper to purchase it. I have always used samsung models and never had a problem up untill now I am not pleased.
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Reviewed by Daniel on 02/06/2008
I have had this phone for about 9 months and it is starting to play up. My slide is quite loose so sometimes my screen just goes black. This has become vry annoying because i have to keep turning it off an don again. Over all this is a great choice of phone as long as you look after it well, love it and it will love you!
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Reviewed by Heidi on 01/06/2008
My mate has this phone and I am going to get it today for my new contract, I think it's a fab phone, it's thin and very stylish. I am aware how annoying the touch sensitive keys can be as I have the E900 at the minute, and the touch sensitive keys make it even more fun to use. Once you get used to them they are easy to use. I noticed that someone said that the camera goes upside down. That means that you have pressed a button to make it do that. From memory I think it's the volume buttons that you press on the side to change it because it's the same with the samsung d900!!!!
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Reviewed by Geoff on 31/05/2008
I've had this phone for nearly a year now so I think I can give a good idea of the phone. The battery life is terrible even in general use, also the touch keys are way too sensitive or slow.And also when you are in the music player the phone takes ages to load music off the memory card. Plus my own phone has got a problem with the charging/data port so you have to really force the cable in for it to charge. personally i'd have rather had a K800i and saved myself the money....
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Reviewed by luulu on 30/05/2008
i've had this phone since last august and it really is a good phone, it has really good features, it looks good and its fantastic. Get this phone if you want something with good features and looks absolutely stunning and sexy. i would say buy it.. the shops sell it for a good and reasonable price.
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Reviewed by jaspreet on 30/05/2008
i just got this phone today i luv it you can alwasy change the sensitive pad go to menu-settings-phone settings-4.touch senisty. the camera is great the silver ug00 is rely niice the metalic niice. its well slim and easy to carry around i though it would be hard though i have chubby thumbs but its easy
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Reviewed by erum on 29/05/2008
nice wide screen, great camera, super slim, good MP3, easy to use. what else you need? i would recommend this fab phone to everyone. the phone just rocks MUST BUY!!! i'm lovin it
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Reviewed by Louisa on 29/05/2008
Fab phone - it's very stylish and quite easy to use. Great quality as well! The pictures take AGES to take, and then it goes all blurry if you jog your hand, but if you get it right it takes great pictures. I love editing them, making all the faces go all warped (: The only down side about it is the annoying touch sensitive buttons. They look very sleek and stylish, but sometimes they can be a pain. I keep exciting stuff when I don't want to! And charging takes a while, but on the whole FAB PHONE!
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Reviewed by Scarlet Madson on 29/05/2008
This phone is really good, its got a clear and really LOUD music player. The pictures are amazing with the flash and 3.1 Megapixel camera. The bad point abput this phone is the touch pads are REALLY sensitive and even when i locked the keypad it still dialed some numbers and took a pic inside my pocket. Also its very easily scratched! But really good looking phone, with good music & camera!!!
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Reviewed by IBGinger on 27/05/2008
Had a blue u600 which i had no probs with but only owned it for about 3 months...got myself the limited edition purple one that i've had for about 6 months..no probs until about a week ago when the predictive dictionary stopped storing words. Every word i'd ever added has disappeared n now have to be entered each time i use that word. So okay i could deal with that but however today it's decided that it doesn't want to use predictive text at all n freezes n resets after 2 words of predictive...feel like i took a step back coz now i have to type every word out... LLOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGG!!! It's a very sexy n slim phone that had no problems up until now, well except for it slowing down when i put the sd card in! Picture taking is a bit delayed n kids especially move b4 it's taken! And u can ring ppl by accident with the touch buttons when scrolling thru other menus!! But hey ho in a consumer society like we have i think production companies make phones n electricals etc to NOT last long so that u upgrade n they have a reason to bring out a "Better" model!!
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Reviewed by Anthony on 26/05/2008
The phone looks and performs brilliantly, I dont know where id be without it. If you wanted to capture a 'once-in-a-lifetime' oportunity, the 3.2 mega pixel camera would be a click away. AMAZING!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Pablo Toledo on 26/05/2008
samsung u600-my 2 cents I have many mixed feelings about this phone. I have had the U600 for about a year and I love it and hate it at the same time. Here are my gripes (and praises) in no particular order. Some of these are, in my view, serious bugs/design flaws. Others are just my own personal gripes. Like all phone reviews, please take it with a pinch of salt. ***crashes*** -in certain situations (I haven't yet worked out exactly), sending a text will result in a crash and reboot. -calls randomly drop after extended periods (30 minutes and up) ***media player bugs*** -wont read id32 tags in MP3 files -if id31 tag not included, the mp3 will not be listed/visible under the music player -sort order of tracks incorrect. The media player uses the embedded id3 track number field, but only uses the first digit. Hence tracks 10-19, 20-29 get listed before tracks 1-9. very annoying! -tracks with filenames over 64 characters not listed under music player. ***missed calls*** -if you get a missed call, and exit the popup. Then you get a text and exit that, the missed call popup comes up again! This can be quite confusing, fooling you into thinking you have a new missed call. ***other naggy issues/bad design*** -keypad tones uncustomizable, and annoying. Either you suffer the loud, obtrusive keypad tones or turn them off NOTE keeping them on could actually represent a security risk also. Each number has a unique tone, hence if you key in your password with the keypad tones active, it is reasonably easy to guess what password is being input just by listening. (probably this is just nit-picking, but still bad design. Imagine if keypads at ATMs did this!) -touch sensitive buttons very easy to activate while you are using the phone (e.g texting), which often results in accidentally dialling numbers, despite the most careful use. -poor shortcut customization. The u600 has very limited customization abilities. Users can customize the 4-way arrow pad, and there are 5 slots for "user shortcuts" on the up-arrow, but thats it. The select button cannot be changed from launching the browser, which again can often result in accidentally launching the internet browser -No ringer profiles, just on or off! -camera is ok, but slow to respond, and the user interface isn't clear or obvious. -a little fragile. I am very careful with my phones, and keep them in a case most of the time. However, the one time I dropped this phone (on a tiled floor from a height of about 1 metre), it broke. The GPRS stopped functioning, and also the ability to send/receive text messages. Hardly what I would call solid construction. all these bugs/gripes present in firmware version XXGK2 (Dec 2007, I think) ***positives*** -despite my many misgivings about this phone, there are some positives too. Here they are in no particular order -lovely user interface (despite poor customization). The icons are a work of art, and the speed/response of navigation is excellent -the touch sensitive buttons are also a pleasure to use (except when you call someone by mistake), and add to the general speed/responsiveness of the phone -aesthetically a very pleasing device, with excellent screen quality/resolution -ergonomically also very pleasing, feels solidly built -call quality good So that is my brief low-down on the U600. After a year with this phone, and having tried both Motorollas and Samsungs, I am going back to the tried and tested Nokia. Every user expects different things from their phone - for me, I have only ever wanted a solid, well build phone that is fast, responsive and handles the basics well. I never was too bothered about MP3 players, internet, cameras, and what tends to be lumped together as "bells and whistles". But ultimately you have to decide if it works for you.
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Reviewed by rachael on 25/05/2008
i have had to replace my phone becuase my screen always cracks also my files just keep getting deleted, i am now getting a sony ericsson w58oi- so much better
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Reviewed by Hozza on 23/05/2008
the features are great its just the touch sensitive buttons are annoying if ur on dafone
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Reviewed by Rhea on 23/05/2008
I got my Samsung u600 yesterday and love it, its so light you don't even know you have it. I read around about it before I got it and read some pretty harsh things about it. I think its a phone for people who have time to take it slow with texting as the touch sensitive buttons can take some time to adjust to. However its perfect, no faults so far.
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Reviewed by Georgia on 23/05/2008
I totally love this fone! The touch sensitive keys are awesome, the camera quality is great, and best of all...How thin???!!! All my friends ask me where to get one - they're begging at my feet! I STRONGLY recommend it! 5 stars!
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Reviewed by Joanna on 22/05/2008
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE HAD IT FOR A MONTH WANNA NO WAT HAPPNED: SCREEN KEEPS FLASHING , SOME TIMES IT EVEN WON'T EVEN TURN ON BATTERY RUBBIISH, CAN'T CANCEL A MESSAGE CAN'T HANG UP ON PEOPLE SO ALL YOUR CREDIT GOES, IF YOU PUT A MEMORY CARD IN IT GOES DEADDDD SLOW AND SOME TYMS THE SCREEN GOES UPSIDE DOWN DIFFRENT COLOURS DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE I HAVE WASTED 100 QUID ON THIS!!!! I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER SAMSUNGS AND THEY WERE RUBBISH ASWELL COS THE CAMERA ALWAYS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN NEVER EVER EVER BUY THIS PHONE!!!!
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Reviewed by Tiffini on 21/05/2008
i hate this fone! it is stupid, it freezes every day and u have to take the battery out. it is useless noyone get it! dont let the looks decieve you.!!!!!
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Reviewed by Rianne on 21/05/2008
Horrible phone, I never buy samsung every again! It looks great, very stylish but functionality is crap. Touch screen is very very annoying, battery doesn't last long, headphones are positioned in a clumsy way, I can't see the time or if I missed a call easily, you only see the last missed call etc etc. I only liked the (slow) camera but now the camera stopped working and this was not included in the guarantee so had to pay for it!!
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Reviewed by Claude on 21/05/2008
Avoid this phone at all cost. Bought it in Singapore and after only 1 day! the screen went black and stayed black. No warranty by Samsung since phone was bought overseas. Hard to believe behaviour of such a company.
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Reviewed by Abbie on 20/05/2008
I bought the samsung U600 in october and it is now may. I have had a lot of trouble with the phone, and 3 friends/ family members - who also own the samsung U600 - have expressed similar problems with the mobile. When i use predictive text, it runs out half way through the text, the screen frequently goes blank, and into negative. colour effects. The touch keys are way over-sensitive. Since owning the samsung D500, i was expecting great quality from this phone. although the phone is relatively easy to use and the camera is great, overall i was appalled with the quality.
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Reviewed by Sharon Davies on 19/05/2008
This Phone is outstanding! Its my best friend ILOVE IT ! a must buy phone to everyone like the person below me said..
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Reviewed by ME ! on 18/05/2008
ive had the u600 for 9 months now GREAT PHONE until now ! the slider is loose so the phone keeps switching of every two minutes and every time i end a call the screen goes all messy and over the place ! and the screen is going lighter and flashing ! NOT HAPPY ! but apart from that an amazing phone ! but im going to get the samsung soul now
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Reviewed by Ryan Bagnall on 17/05/2008
I have only had this phone since christmas and already i am dissapointed; the screen goes fuzzy and back to front; the touch sensitive button are slow; if i catch the buttons it starts to ring people;all my messages dont work and lots more. When my dad bourght it me it was 170pound and it has now been sent back! I think that this phone is a waste of time and you shouldnt buy it!!!!!
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Reviewed by Alaina on 16/05/2008
I really do like this phone :) It does everything you want a phone to do. Camera = Great Sound Quality = Great Volume = Great Overall = Great The phone is so slim, you dont even know its in your pocket! The touch keys is a really nice feature. Not to sensitive. For anyone thinking of buying thise phone - go for it :)
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Reviewed by Becca on 16/05/2008
Figured it was time for a more recent review... I got this phone a month ago. Not sure if they have upgraded the battery, but at the moment I only need to charge it once a week. The camera is good. And I've had no trouble with the touch sensitive buttons. It takes some getting used to just sliding the phone down to end calls as the buttons don't work when the phone is on call. But that might just be me. I really like this phone, had the N95 before and although it was good it was far too bulky and fussy for me. For a good looking phone, with a good camera and mp3 player this is perfect. I preferred the U600's look to the G600, but obviously that's personal preference.
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Reviewed by Mark Fosh on 14/05/2008
Good points - Nice and slim. Menu is straightforward and easy to use. Bad points - camera shutter delay - possibly down to auto focus not being very quick, text messaging is awful (why can nobody do it as well as Nokia!)
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Reviewed by Harriet on 14/05/2008
just got mine and have experienced major flaws when trying to move videos made on the u600 on to a computer, if anyone knows how i think that it isn't just me who is desperate to find out. But sleek design and ultro thin make it a hot phone !
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Reviewed by James Golder on 13/05/2008
As with many of the comments below - the text function crashes when writing a text everytime. I cannot send texts at all. Has anyone been able to get a replacement phone? I sent mine away and charged me £18 to tell me they couldnt fix it. What a rip off.
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Reviewed by Gill Cain on 11/05/2008
Easy to use phone. Poor battery life. Good camera but auto focus very slow. Too easy to call people accidently. Worst problem after having the phone for only 9mths,the display keeps going crazy and I need a mirror to read it!!! Yep everything turns upside down and back to front. Showed it to several people and their first impression and response was 'you've changed the language selection to Greek!!!' I also noticed that reception where I live is poor and the Samsung wouldn't pick up the signal whereas, my previous (and current) Nokia don't struggle so much.
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Reviewed by N :o| on 11/05/2008
this fone waz a prezent from mi brother id av 2 say itz rubish the volume iz reali low cant even hear it, batry lyf iz rubbish i need 2 charge the damn thing every day,a number of times I,ve acidntly dialled sm1 while reading their text, the touch sncitiv iz terrible my thumb alawyz hits the cancel button and I loose whatever I'm doin... very disapointed, what junk is samsung coming up with. >:o( ... my Nokia 7250i was beter then this rubish ... ......... PEOPLE AVOID THIZ FONE ..............
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Reviewed by web on 09/05/2008
bad phone.. no free memory card.. my flex is broken.. can't text or call.. what a life.. don't buy this phone
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Reviewed by Dilly on 09/05/2008
I had this phone for a few months now. i'm still getting used to it!!the touch buttons are so annoying!! and the sound quality is poor. the best thing about it is the quality of the camera!! other than that its pretty useless!!i wouldn't recommened it really!! battery life is ok...
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Reviewed by Paul on 08/05/2008
Had very bad experiences with this phone. Totally spoilt my view of Samsung. Very poor battery life, have had to have it repaired by Carphone Warehouse twice already and had it about 7 months. Won't be buying Samsung again unfortunately.
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Reviewed by Dave on 07/05/2008
Annoying Touch Buttons Are Infuriating
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Reviewed by sabtanga on 07/05/2008
wicked the best phone ever much betta than nokia n95 thats rubbish it craashes every 2 seconds
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Reviewed by Jenna on 07/05/2008
The battery is really rubbish. And i have had mine repaired three times from screen failer. The screen goes fuzzy when touching the touch buttons. When sliding the face down it went upside down. I've also had friends have this phone and one of them had their phone over heat and explode in their pocket. I really dont recomend this phone!!!!
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Reviewed by Aliice on 05/05/2008
I've had this phone for a while now (aproximately 6 months) and i must say overall im impressed. The downsides are the sensitive touch buttons i accidently call people but i quickly stop the call before the person ha answered. The buttons also get annoying when your looking through your photos or messages and accidently press it so it goes back the main screen. The good side of it is that it has a gd camera, good expandable memory its a very good design im proud of it !
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Reviewed by Adam Keeling on 05/05/2008
This has got to be the worst phone i have ever purchased and i curse the day i laid eyes on it. Where do i start.......The camera is so annoyingly slow that by the time it takes a pic the rare golden 3 legged rabbit you were aiming at has dissapeared into the woods never to be seen again, the touch sensitive buttons dont work anymore, it randomly reboots itself, white screens all the time, the predictive text is appaling and very irratating, the battery life is appaling, it locks itself when u call someone so you have to fart about unlocking it to activate loudspeaker/go through menus etc. Also the actual mechanism of the slide feels rough and not made very well. All in all DONT BUY THIS PHONE, ITS RUBBISH!
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Reviewed by Ella on 04/05/2008
Fantastic phone! I had the samsung U600 as a gift for christmas and I think the phone is brill. The appearance first of all is stunning, when I first saw it, like others I was amazed at how thin and light it was. I personally think the the touch screen is great, not too sensitive, especially after using a friends LG chocolate which was all over the place! I do sometimes end up ringing people by accident but it doesn't really bother me. The camera is also fantastic, although a slighty long wait to take a picture. The menu Style is sleek and easy to use, and the battery life is fine for me. The phone is probly better suited for women rather than men, but obviusly a good phone for both. Over all I'm thrilled with U600, I fully recomend it, and ignore the bad reviews, thats what i did, and am very happy with the quality of the phone!
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Reviewed by C on 04/05/2008
I have had this phone since 3rd May last year and had no real problems apart from the fact that when you're on the phone to someone it randomly starts calling someone else!! And this could be anybody in your address book...even your boss on a Sunday afternoon!!! ANNOYING! However yesterday (freakily 3rd May) it's had enough...the touch screen buttons have just stopped working! I can see I have a missed call and texts however I can't get passed the main screen!! Does anyone know how to fix this? Or is replacement the only option!! SO SO annoying - I can only answer calls at the mo by opening the phone! UUUUUH!!! I agree with the Nokia fans...i've never had a problem with one of those!! Basically U600 - looks great but that's about it!
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Reviewed by Sally on 03/05/2008
DON'T DO IT..... I loved everything about this phone and was so desperate to get it but honestly it's the worst phone I've ever had!! It was great for about 3 months until the text messaging froze up and I couldn't text anybody! It randomly started rebooting itself every so often so all the contacts etc had to reestablish themselves before it could be used again. I sent it off for repair and about 2 weeks after it was returned to me the same thing happened again!! I returned it again and this time they gave me a brand new U600 to replace it. I had that for less than 2 weeks this time when the whole thing froze and I couldn't do anything with it. I would receive texts or missed calls would be logged and there was no way to read or check them because none of the buttons worked and I couldn't get past the main screen. A few of my friends had the same phone and all have experienced similar problems and ended up getting rid of them. It's SO frustrating! Honestly, they look great but they're more hassle than they're worth!!
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Reviewed by martin gibson on 03/05/2008
I had three of these phones, the first lasted 5 months, this was replaced under warranty, replacement lasted 1 month,replaced again and was faulty on reciept. phones switched of when used,feel that they are very poor quality, would not recommend buying one
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Reviewed by chicken on 03/05/2008
great phone everything about it is great except from maby that little i in the centre that ruins the style a little bit
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Reviewed by Ali on 02/05/2008
ive had the u600 for about a week now and i have to admit its pretty ordinary,thinking of selling it & buying the g600 instead,the battery life on it is realy bad and also not too happy with the camera thought it would have been of gud quality considering its 3.2mp
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Reviewed by Charlotte on 01/05/2008
I just recieved this phone 2 weeks ago as an upgrade from a D900. Avoid this phone like a one legged rabid dog with the plague, its awful!! The camera WONT take pictures never mind be slow about it, the phone just "drops" in and out of signal at a moments notice, most annoying when |
