Samsung U600
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- 2xx
- 10 Jun 2008
The U600 is severely flawed.
1) You have to use special headphones from Samsung. There is no standard headphone jack. Also the radio feature requires headphones (the wire is also the antenna).
2) The "tv out" feature requires another cable not included with the phone (no mention of this on the box anywhere).
3) Mp3 files on the memory card can only be played by individually selecting them. No autoplay, random play, playlists. Individual selection. Browsing your files is slow and inefficient.
4) The interface is not customizable enough. No profiles for example. I have to keep my phone on during work but don't want it to make any noise in a meeting. You can't quite turn off every noise and stupid sound effect, even by holding # to go into silent mode. Having the "xylophone" sound play when I punch the wrong button is embarassing.
5) You have 3 font sizes to choose from, large, larger, and gigantic. I love dialing 9 or 10 digit phone numbers and seeing the last digit or two wrap to the next line.
6) Many reports from users about the screen going bad. (Google it)
7) Rather flimsy construction. Take the battery cover off for the first time and you'll realize that the plastic case is very thin.
8) Text messaging interface is disfunctional. It's extremely difficult to entrer a word that's not in the phone dictionary (by the way you can't remove or edit an entry once it's added). Try to back up and fix a word that you've already "finished" is so broken that you're better off deleting that word and writing it from scratch. It's super easy to press the wrong button and lose your message.
9) The camera is super slow to snap the pictures, something like 5-7 seconds. Good luck getting a spontaneous photo. I've learned to press the button then say "SMILE" after waiting 5 seconds. I've found you have to hold it down for a long time 2-3s to assure the camera will start the 5-7s process.
10) Using Bluetooth audio for music is difficult and tedious. If you back out of the audio player to use other phone features it disconnects (common because the soft button is so easy to accidentally bump).
11) The software to interface with the phone is flaky and chalked full of features that nobody wants.
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- jay
- i8v
- 10 Jun 2008
does anyone know how to send a photo with a text message with this fone. I have tried but it doesnt let me do it.
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- samsung fan
- mX8
- 10 Jun 2008
zah11, 19 May 2008i had this phone and it didnt even last for one year. it's ... moresah11 i have had this phone for just over a yr, definitely one of the worst samsungs produced, screen cracked underneath, kept on turning off, screen went blank. ended up taking it back to the carphone warehouse where i bought it from and guess what samsungs has 2yr warranties. so take your phone back if its acting up.
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- samsung fan
- mX8
- 10 Jun 2008
James C, 04 Jun 2008help please - this phone is driving me bonkers. anyone kno... morejames to activate call waiting go to settings, network services, call waiting. hope this helps!
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- baby
- Na%
- 09 Jun 2008
how do you get mxit to work on the phone it downloaded but does not work
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- todor
- jg6
- 09 Jun 2008
Awesome phone. Slim, fast, looks sweet. The only thing i don't like: it takes too long to take a picture in any resolution. I wish they would come out with a similar model with a faster processor.
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- Anonymous
- PEh
- 08 Jun 2008
This phone sounds (well from ur comments) like a much better phone than its brother U700... From most comments on U700, despite it stylish look, its pain will peel off in weeks which'd be a nightmare for me if i had chosen it! looks like U600 can be my option. :)
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- trini spice boi
- kH@
- 06 Jun 2008
beautiful phone! great interface with pc. very easy to use. its one of my prized objects. get the phone !
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- Anonymous
- kH@
- 06 Jun 2008
omar, 05 Jun 2008was just wonderin is it possible to to multitask on this ph... moreyes can multi task. play around and ull figure it out omar.
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- omar
- PT2
- 05 Jun 2008
was just wonderin is it possible to to multitask on this phone while listenin to music?? cuz i cant figure out how to.... when i exit the music player the song also stops
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- Rafsan
- 2F2
- 05 Jun 2008
Guys i finally realized it has an awful network reception capability.
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- Shinnie
- vCC
- 05 Jun 2008
Had this phone for a good 8 months now? It has it's ups and downs. Photos come out superb but the video quality is quite bad. It's video player is also limited to a 176x144 resolution (Large screen gone to waste).
MP3 player is alright, no equaliser but the quality is quite good. So far this phone has been quite nice and adequate but not anymore. I read through some of the reviews and I realised I'm not the only one with this problem. The touchpad has stopped operating but only in the slid open form. When closed and unlocking the keypad, the touch works but when it's open it does not operate.
My phone also turned off and I am unable to access my phone now because the touch does not work so I can no longer confirm my password...Basically this problem has now rendered my U600 useless...
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- trini warrior
- LKm
- 05 Jun 2008
well i find this phone is great, its the best phone made by samsung, but the phone runs kinda slow when memory is close to full. just ignore the slownest. but overal i will give this phone a 92% pass rate. its great man. JUST DONT LET THE PHONE FALL. THIS PHONE IS LIKE GLASS. VERY EASY TO BREAK!!
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- Mandy
- Lxr
- 04 Jun 2008
I bought one of these two months ago. Overall the design and functions are very cool.
But, a BIG but, the communication is awful. I haven’t had a complete conversation with this phone. Doesn't matter that the signal bar is full, the quality always is like you are in a tunnel.
I am changing it again.
Don’t recommend it.
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- john
- UD}
- 04 Jun 2008
Anonymous, 04 Jun 2008it captures also the sound when taking videos. you can save... morethanks. i'm thinking of replacing my nokia n80 for this one. though my phone can pretty much do everything, it's a bit slow and quite bulky
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- 2Am
- 04 Jun 2008
i have this for about 6mos now. it's stylish, beatiful and light. so cool to use. people just can't ignore the phone. nice interface and screen display. batt life not as tough and viewing files from the memory card takes time. taking pictures also takes time but good picture quality. nice picture editing extras too. overall it's a great phone, just ignore the slowness.
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- Anonymous
- 2Am
- 04 Jun 2008
john, 04 Jun 2008To those who are using this phone. 1. when recording a v... moreit captures also the sound when taking videos. you can save it directly to your mem card. you may choose where to save it, either mem card or phone mem.
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- James C
- S3x
- 04 Jun 2008
help please - this phone is driving me bonkers. anyone know how to activate call waiting? i've had nokias, sonys, siemans, and motorolla, and i've never struggled to work this out. i'm missing some very important calls. help.
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- john
- UD}
- 04 Jun 2008
To those who are using this phone.
1. when recording a video, is it possible to capture the sounds as well, or just the video?
2. can you store captured images directly on your memory card? the earlier d900 didn't allow storing images directly on the card.
thanks
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- mx1
- 03 Jun 2008
Well I Think The Phone I Brilliant. I've Had It Almost 3 Months And I've Had No Probem With It I Tottaly Disagree It's The Best Phone Ever!!!