Samsung U600
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- Anonymous
- Sux
- 15 May 2007
Or course you are right, and I will test it as soon as it's available (where I'm from it isn't yet). The only reason why I wrote stuff here was because I just find it peculiar how some people absolutely love, say, the touch keys and others hate them.
Anyway, I guess U600 is questionable in a way that we all should test it too see for ourselves how good or bad it is.
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- najks
- m}%
- 15 May 2007
No cellphone is perfect.. certenly not Nokia - pointless big phones! The u600 - like every other phone - is not perfect!
Sure the keys could be a little more tactile, but is it really so important? Its good enough to txt on, i send about 10-15sms each day, works fine!
But if the tactile feeling brings an unescesary big phone like the Nokias, then its maybe not so nice to have better keys(?)
The lack - as some say - of tactile keys, maybe its rather good if its preventing Samsung from making "bricks" like Nokia(?)
And.. those who making points on how "flimsy and wobbly" the u600 are, they must be trying to the max to prove that its not as sturdy as any other phone!
Take any "clamshell" phone out there, bend it "a little to much" and u will experience that it isn't sturdy at all!
Its all a matter on how u use the phone, any phone (clamshell or slider, Nokia, SE, Motorola or Samsung) can be "flimsy", you just have to set your mind to it..!
Please.. just dont post reviews of a phone, try it actually yourself.. Before u go and write how un-ergonomic and not sturdy it is.. Maybe YOU could get an opinion of your own for one times sake? :)
/najks
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- Anonymous
- Sux
- 15 May 2007
Wow, it seems like some people refuse to see anything bad about this mobile. :D That tells you something. I'm sure no-one here is saying that U600 is a bad mobile or even that it has horrible ergonomics. However, there are just so many reviews and owner opinons on the net saying the same things over and over again: about the wobbliness (although not everyone has it), about the irratition touch keys cause and about the mediocre keypad.
Actually, I've read more than one opinion where people have bought U600 and then wanted to sell it because they thought it wasn't that good and that D900 was better.
So while people like me have to accept the fact that without testing this mobile we can't say for sure that it isn't that ergonomic, you people who a pro-U600 have to accept that U600 just isn't perfect and not for everyone.
I think U600 is one of the better fashion sliders out there. Surely when you look at all the bells and whistles it has it's one of the best smaller high-tech mobiles out there. However, no mobile is perfect and U600 has some issues with ergonomics -- at least in terms that it isn't for everyone.
But I guess discussing this is a bit pointless as there will always be people who say only good or bad things about a certain mobile.
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- najks
- m}%
- 15 May 2007
Loverboy:..
You're right, and that guy who trashes down on the u600, probably never tryed the phone before judging - and posting incorrect info from a site that's full of missinformation!
Try the phone yourself, at a local store, and get a opinion, it's a great phone!
/najks
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- Lover Boy
- nK4
- 15 May 2007
The review from mobile-review is a joke ! The author just cut and paste from the D900i review, and is full of errors
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- najks
- m}%
- 15 May 2007
Just to say something:...
The keypad isn't flat at all, the keys respond (not much in fact, but enough..) when you press them. There's no worry to press several keys at once actually!
But a thin mobile, with great holding, has to cut down on the keys, they cant have plastic-knobs like some Nokia-phones, nor either razor-sharp like the new thin SE!
So to compare some nokias, the new thin SE and the Samsung u600 - the u600 really win!
/najks
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- Anonymous
- Sux
- 15 May 2007
Well they (ergonomics) are at least questionable. Anyone here who says that the ergonomics of U600 are perfect are obviosly lying or don't know what they are talking about. Yes, some like the ergonomics and some don't. But a plastic super slim mobile with a flat keypad and touch keys CANNOT have perfect ergonomics, and that's an absolute fact.
Just to make things clear (as said in the review), some of you probably like using U600 and some of you don't. All I'm saying is that two things are absolutely clear: 1) U600 does not have the perfect ergonomics 2) not everyone will like U600's ergonomics.
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- najks
- m}%
- 15 May 2007
"a nice fashion phone that has questionable ergonomics"
Is this really true??!
This is a fck... beutiful phone, really nice ergonomics. Kicks SE and Nokias ass!
/najks
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- RKp
- 15 May 2007
going with D900i..changed my mind..
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- Anonymous
- Sux
- 15 May 2007
Mobile-review just finished its review on Samsung U600. They think it's a nice fashion phone that has questionable ergonomics.
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- najks
- m}%
- 15 May 2007
Recently tested the Samsung U600!
First ill would like to say that ive tested a lot of phones, nokia, sonyericsson, samsung etc etc..
The u600 phone feels great holding it in your hand, thin and comfortable.. it doesn't feel "flimsy" at all when opened, but could feel a little more like that when closed(!)
The soft keyes are great, probably its a mather of convinience.. because u maybe have to spend a day or two to get used to them!
The camera is rather good, many settings, and are very well protected when the phone is shut closed! Also has flash and macro!
Ive heard that some people are complaining about the keypad, that it doesn't feel sturdy and have no pressure.. this isnt right, it has just the right amount so you will feel when u press down a key..!
The menus are also much better then on earlier samsung-phones. I think they haved stolen some of the features from the recent SE-phones - wich is rather good - i think!
Overall.. a good phone, nice features. Feels good in your hand, has all the right equpment (rds radio, b&o-speakers, 3.2mpix camera, ability to play java games etc..)
Its one of the best "slider-phones" in the market right now! Ill enjoy mine :)
/najks
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- Jidde
- y0U
- 15 May 2007
I'v had the U600 for att week now. I bring my phone everywere because my job. I must always have it with me, and i'm talking and texting ALOT.
The touchkeys feels like a dream when using it, i love it very much, it's so simple when u got used to it (took half a day).
The slimness of the phone is perfect. U don't care if u got the phone i ure pocket. It's so perfect.
My old phone SE W800i was a good phone, but U600 is better. The battery is ok, not fantastic but enough for me.
The MP3 sound is better than my prev phone. But the sound of the standardsignals is not that good.
The slider is so solid and feels very expensive. But my phone "wobbles" a little bit when opened, but nothing that disturbs me.
It's sad that the Alarm doesn't sounds then the phone is on silent.
But there are so many cool features in the U600 that makes u forget about the alarm thing.
This is simply the coolest phone i ever have had. I had the choice of buying wathever phone i wanted (the company of mine is paying). And i couldn't choose any better phone.
Maybe this phone isn't everybodys cup of coffe.. but it's surely mine! :)
(sorry for the bad english)
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- Legend82
- Sux
- 15 May 2007
Maz, one might say you're a bit biased. :D Don't get me wrong as I fully agree that Samsung's design team is doing a great job whereas the design team of, say, Nokia isn't on the same level.U600 is perfect example of this: slim, cool-looking mobile with every detail in design carefully thought through.
HOWEVER... right know Samsung is compromising ergonomics and usability to achieve excellent design. 1) The slimness. The fact is that if you make a slider using plastic and make it 10-12mm thick, chances are this mobile is going to feel flimsy and wobbly.D900 certainly feels like that and U600, being slimmer, apparently also feels like this. 2) The keys. Touch keys and a flat keypad make mobiles look futuristic and cool but they aren't exactly ergonomic. Many people feel the touch keys are annoying and for those who SMS a lot that flat keypad with no tactile difference going from key to key is slow and not easy to use. 3) Battery life. One of the drawbacks of these ultra slim mobiles is that the battery life isn't good. On U600, the battery life isn't a catastrophy but I'm told on a longer trip one simply can't listen to mp3s without battery running empty pretty soon.
I'm going to be honest and say I've not tested U600. However, I've tested D900 and spend hours upon hours reading every last word people have wrote about U600. My findings? Well I totally understand and respect everyone here who loves their U600. But the fact remains that there are just too many comments saying those exact three issues with this mobile I'm saying. So there must be some truth to them.
Of course, not everyone needs an ergonomic sturdy mobile. Some people use this as their second mobile or whatever, and in those cases looks and features are more important than ergonomics and usability. However, I use only one mobile and, being a 24 year old guy who likes to go clubbing, run or whatever with his mobile in his pocket, U600 is not the mobile for me. I need something that looks good and has features, but that also is nice to use.
Right now, my eye is set on Sony Ericsson S500i which is cooler than U600 and is a bit thicker. I'm Samsung fan for sure, but until they stop making ultra slim mobiles (or at least start to apply metal the way LG is doing with Shine) and start putting tactile keypads and actual keys (not touch keys) in their fashion mobiles, I'm choosing from another brand.
BTW, I'm not saying U600 is a terrible mobile. It isn't. But you have to admit it's not the easiest mobile to use nor does feel sturdy. I won't admit it? Well in that case, I dare you... Find an old Samsung D500 (excellent slider: cool and cool to use) and use it and then use U600. After that, if you tell me that U600 was easier and more comfortable to use, you're lying.And I don't have to test U600 to know it.
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- Anonymous
- iIR
- 14 May 2007
This phone is cool
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- Anonymous
- SXp
- 14 May 2007
For alhip
I have both phones, so my opinions are:
(1) The SE video cam is better & easier to use.
(2) The U600 does play java games
The SE is more solid all rounder phone, the U600 is more as a back-up secondary line phone (I wouldn't recommend using it as a business fone - too delicate).
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- najks
- m}%
- 14 May 2007
Got two questions!!
1, how do u store sms and/or received files directly on to memory card?
2, anyone knows of a good GPS-program that actually will work on Samsung?!
/najks
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- alhip
- F1@
- 14 May 2007
just to find out..anyone out who owns this phone know whether it can play java games and how the camera for the phone? izzit better than tt of SE k800i or N73? and what kind of video format can it play? WMV? thks in advance =)
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- Anonymous
- 4Tu
- 14 May 2007
I just got it. How do I setup the WAP for use with Cingular? I also want to setup email access but it does not have any profile for connections for Cingular
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- Anonymous
- Ydg
- 13 May 2007
You have to press the middle button to unlock it and then press the END call button.
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- Anonymous
- xrh
- 13 May 2007
How do you save directly to the memory card? When Im sent music through bluetooth it will only save it to the phone memory. How can I change it to always save to the memory card?
Thanks