| Dimensions: | 111 x 59 x 11.5 mm |
| Weight: | 95 g |
| Display: | 65536 TFT screen (240 x 320, 2.2”, QVGA) |
Price Range: $294.04 to $378.99
A powerful slider that is all about style
Bedecked with exquisite jewel-toned colors that give the mobile a look of distinction and sophistication.
The SGH-U600 is about as slim and sleek as any slider I’ve seen. It is fairly narrow at 49.3mm, though a bit tall at 103.2mm. The blue metallic casing with silver highlights is rather appealing, and the slider mechanism is smooth. It is spring loaded so you don’t need much oomph at all to open and close the phone. There is no ridge for attacking the slider, so you will need to be prepared to wipe fingermarks off the screen.
The front of the phone is almost completely flat. The d-pad is slightly raised in the middle, making it very comfortable to access. Unlike the d-pad, the soft keys and dial/hang-up keys are all touch-sensitive, making it possible to have them mounted on a completely flat surface. The clear plastic used on the front of the phone is much stronger than that of the D900 - pressing on the hard surface won’t result in any distortion of the screen image.
The dial/hang-up buttons are not backlighted, whereas the softkeys and d-pad have a very attractive white backlight behind them. Since these buttons are touch-sensitive, they are not the most reliable in use. Samsung added in the function of having the softkeys blink when accessed. This doesn’t rectify the fundamental problem with touch keys, but it might allow users to be more confident with these non-mechanical buttons. All touch sensitive keys are automatically locked during phone conversations, so they shouldn’t pose a problem when the user’s face touches them.
When it comes to using the phone, the interface is virtually identical to other Samsung Ultra Edition models in the range and it’s fairly easy to navigate your way around the interface regardless of what phone you’ve used before.
Picture quality whether it’s video or still photos is very good and easily equal to Sony Ericsson’s K800 series, however the U600 doesn’t come with the same focus on design.
The camera for example, is only revealed once the slider is open - very similar to their D600 from all those years ago and the digital camera does take some time to boot up once you’ve pressed the token shutter button on the side of the handset.
Key Features:
Quad-band / EDGE
3.2 Megapixel Camera
(Half Shutter, Auto Focus, Flash)
262144 Color TFT Screen (2.22”)
103.2×49.3×10.9 mm
60 MB + microSD
Video Recording (MPEG4, H.263)
Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA)
OMA DRM 2.0
Bluetooth v2.0, USB 2.0 (H/S)
FM Radio (RDS)
TV-output (NTSC/PAL)
Document Viewer
Offline Mode
Batter(690mA)
- talk time : up to 4.3 hrs
- standby time : up to 275 hrs
Camera:
3.2 Megapixel Camera (Half Shutter, Auto Focus, Flash)
Video Recording (MPEG4, H.263)
Other Features:
OMA DRM 2.0
Document Viewer
FM Radio (RDS)
TV-output (NTSC/PAL)
