Samsung D600
- R
- RATER
- 4VF
- 01 Dec 2005
Ok guyz im back with another longgggg Review on this Phone because this time I ACTUALLY HAVE IT NOW. SO i can make a more precise review on it. Also I can answer a lot of teh questions some of you have here.
First of all, for a user like me who switches to different fones every now and then like they're shoes, I would say this phone is one magnificent piece of art once you get use to it. Lets start off talking about different parts of teh phone shall we?
EXTERIOR: DESIGN/SCREEN/KEYPAD
The design of this phone is one of the best I've ever seen. The phone is not too thick, too heavy, too long nor too short. To compare it to the D500 this phone is more suitable for guys. The D500 were shorter, thicker and look like a CUTE little phones that all the ladies would love to get their hands on. This phone, however, attracts both guys and gals because of the sleek elegant look with a thinner body and a slightly longer body as well. The sliding on the phone has gotten more sensitive and the bigger screen give the phone a very exotic look. The phone is very flashy along with the bigger keypad. The screen alone produced nice images with outstanding colors. The fone on the back have a rubber liek material that protect teh fone qutie well but that doesnt mean you can toss it around like a bowling ball. The Screen can be scratch but not that easy, it takes a lot to scratch the d600 screen. But if i were you i would be a little careful, who knows accidents occur. The front is made of a extremely durable shiny black coated plastic along with darlk silver bottom. Very sleek and nice combination of colors.
THE FEATURES:
The phone have so many amazing features on it that most of the other fones don't have. Samsung once again return to the market with the 2MP camera. It takes awsome pictures and the flash does a pretty decent job in the dark. The video recording has gotten much much smoother than b4 and so is the 4x zoom. The mp3 sounds a lot better now and the picture look even better than ever b4. Although samsung got all these crazy fones with 7-8MP but just to remind most of you that those fones are not available here in the US, even though you get your hand on one of them im sure they wont work with the US network anyways ahaha. So this fone is one of the tip top mobile out there. The Voice Dialer is still same as b4, not much harder and not much easier to use. The photo caller ID came back once again. The Bluetooth faeture is now improved to a newer version with faster transfer rates. The Fone is quadband for god sake, most of the other phones are only triband. The phone can automatically set up itself to recieve foreign networks so you dont need to fix anything in your d600 when you travel to other countries. The speakers has gotten better with dual speakers 64 channel and 3d sounds.The memory is expandable so buy a bigger memory card if you got the cash to pay for it. It can get as big as you can afford. The setting are very easy to use. The fones also support lots of files almost like a pda. It can read words, powerpoint, text files, java encoded. blah blah blah along with the old features already came with the D500 but on the D600 it's improved.
PERFORMANCES:
Very nice performance, I get a lot of signal from this fone even in a very very sick locations taht most other fone would give out on you. The battery can sometime be a pain but it's depend on hwo you use it. If you constantly listening to music then for goodness sake it will die out early on you. But if you only do that once in a while or listen to several songs a day then the fone is FINE. IT'S A FONE, not meant for mp3 player, it's not an IPOD hehe. The ways the fone works is very comfrtable for the users so you can get use to this fone in less than a day or two.
ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE USERS' PROBLEMS:
1) This phone does have voice dialer and it's a pretty decent one so for most of you who are comlainin i have no idea why. If you have the same tone of voice everytime you used it then it's no problem. Don't change your voice around or talk in different conditions and expect teh phone to recognized you.
2) This phone have an expandable Memory card slot so you can upgrade it to 128, 256, 512 what so ever. Depend on what you want to use it for. So the internal memory is about 64mb i believed. This phone is very expandable so have fun with it, there isn't a lot of phones out there that have a card slot.
3) Those of you have have issue with the phonebook such as putting 1+ area code along with the rest of the digits for every persons on your contact list here is teh reason why: This phone is an import, and that's mean this fone can be use anywhere (You can tell it's an imported fone because the day and months in teh fone is backward, It's using ASIA format DD/MM/YY instead of US format like MM/DD/YY) GOT THAT?. Therefore the number have to be inputed that way in order for it to recognize the area code differences along with every other locations. You can type all your phonebook entries on the computer and add it into your fones so it shoudl be fast anyways, you dont have to sit there and punch it on the keypad so that's a good side of it right? Just to let you know when you travel to other places and use difference SIM card with a different area code, YOU WILL appreciate that fact that you put in the area code for the fonebook contacts because without those area codes your phonebook is USELESS because you have to dial the 1 +the area code right? You understand this process right?
4) Some people are looking for video encoding software that can fit movies onto the phones right? YOu can try a software call 3GP or softwares from Xilisoft. Those aren't so bad. They convert all types of video files into MPEG4 and MP3. Then you can add it into the phone and that should work.
5) Someone had a question regarding a software taht searches for the best connection of the phone right? There was a existing software call LineScan, or BandScan. Either if these can be use but they are hard to find so it will be a pain, goodluck with it.
6) Some people dislike the fact that the D600 vibrate b4 the ringtone actually rang and there is a reason for this. The vibration occured first because with the NOKIA and the SONY the fone rang and vibrate at the SAME time causing the ringtone to vibrate producing undecent sound quality that is why they had to do this. Would you rather have the d600 features or having a ringtone that sound distort everytime it rang not to mention the vibration sound as well.
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- roy
- PA5
- 01 Dec 2005
i have to say that this phone has caught my attention before it was released. the camera when view the specs is great. one thing bothers me though. what is the maximum memory that phone can take?
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- Dilraj Thind
- msg
- 01 Dec 2005
A friend of mine has an application for this phone where you can put in a route you want to take on the Tube and it comes up with the quickest route. Any ideas what this is and where I can get it? My friend has gone away for ages and I can't get in touch with him
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- Emil
- mAR
- 01 Dec 2005
It is possible to see the pictures in full screen mode?This phone will be PERFECT with
autofocus and Operating Sistem.
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- xzx
- ng9
- 30 Nov 2005
guys, i don't understand you. why do you have so many problems with that phone? it's so easy to use. if you can't fix your problems yourself then stop buying samsung phones.
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- mobile guru
- ijp
- 30 Nov 2005
Hi all
I am a neutral mobile user and try to go for the best available, whatever the brand. So my opinion is totally unbiased. It would specially help those who want to decide which phone to buy.
SCREEN
The best of all available mobile phnes. Huge and crisp. Just avoid scratches.Keypad is Ok Nokia N70 has better. SE is awful.
CAMERA
Camera of D600 and N70 are almost same. Beautiful and crisp colorful pictures better than K750, W800, 6230i etc.
MUSIC
W800 is much better than any one else. N 70 is also very good. D600 is better than other Samsung models but a notch lower than SE W800.
APPLICATIONS
These are standard. But the best I like is that u can watch ur videos on the TV directly by the supplied cable. I am not sure if any other mobile is capable of this. Absence of FM radio, voice dialling also hurt, but it depends how much u use them.
MEMORY CARD
Storage is so simple. Just go to phone-settings---USB settings----And select mass storage------ur card appears as flash drive. Do whatever u want. No need to use blue tooth for data transfer.
Choosing video as caller id is another new feature which is not available in any other phone.
Its overall a phone full of functions, its beautiful and trendy and its price is going down. Grab it immediately unless u want a phone primarily as a walkman, then go for W800
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- ob1
- myc
- 30 Nov 2005
Does anyone now how i can copy all my contacts from sim card to phone memory at once with the D600? I'm struggling to find it?
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- JACK
- nH$
- 30 Nov 2005
how time it can zoom with digital zoom????thn
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- sampras
- mur
- 30 Nov 2005
can somebody help me pls? how can i play java games wihy my d600? i can send the game with my bluetooth device from pc to cellular.. but on the phone when i try to work it, it seems unidentified file ! how can i install and how the phone recognize the file??? pls help.....
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- jay
- MSR
- 30 Nov 2005
i think this fne is brill but sum! told me u are able to record things off the tv with it!! how do u do it????
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- Na@
- 30 Nov 2005
its an awesome phone ... really i just have a problem but it seems like im the only one ... the screens connection to the phone doesnt work properly it goes black until you open and close it a few times ...
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- Danielle
- ShL
- 30 Nov 2005
Want to know how good this phone really is, the D600.
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- Paula Durcan
- S00
- 30 Nov 2005
Great phone, has many great features and superb camera!! Highly recommended x
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- khris
- 2Am
- 30 Nov 2005
does anyone know of a free video encoder to 3gp and mp4?? im having a problem with playing back videos i converted using the program that came with the phone and i dont know if the problem is with my phone or the video converter...
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- joey
- TKb
- 30 Nov 2005
are you serious that the picture wont be clear if you take it clearly?? hmm. what other disadvantage tht this fon has? plz reply.
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- david rudd
- i2r
- 30 Nov 2005
i think it is the best fone ever .
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- cOw_kEEper
- PxN
- 30 Nov 2005
To daniel,
No you can't.
- S
- Samsung
- Ih4
- 29 Nov 2005
Help all,
a friend currently owns this mobile, however the structure doesnt seem stable, once it it has been slid open, if you apply pressure to the bottom part of display part (below the C button) it ever so slightly pivots, is this due to manufacturing problem or heavy use? all opinions welcome, thanks
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- Just curious
- 4Y3
- 29 Nov 2005
It does not have programable voice dials? So if you have a bluetooth headset it is not truely hands free because you still have to dial?
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- brynn
- nE2
- 29 Nov 2005
to gamer-xpr,i have o2 x3 and a nokia???its just a comparison so you can answer my question if you could please.my o2x3 is 30 fps & cif resolution & goodish video,,,,the nokia is 15 fps and 176 x 144 resolution,,the o2x3 is smoother because of high framrate but nokia is worse because its framrate is half giving lips out of sync effect and resolution is small,,,SO i understand frame rates and resolution fine BUT my question is why is mpeg 4 better than 3gp..All i can think of is its like you get high,,normal,,,& basic quality camera snaps but other than this guess why is it better.P.S. this is not a go at you its to understand why as its taken a while learning video formats & audio formats come to think of it..thanks for your time