Sony Ericsson K600i
Sony Ericsson K600i Review

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Phone rating:
The Sony Ericsson K600i is a 3G phone offering the full range of 3G services, including video calling, video and audio streaming and high speed internet access. It's a well-specified 3G phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera, 262k colour screen, Bluetooth wireless connectivity and bonus features such as an FM radio.
The K600i is available in an aluminium silver casing. It's a smart looking phone, although the keypad and joystick can be quite fiddly to use. Looking at it, you'd never even guess that it was a 3G phone, as it's compact and super-slim, with classic good looks.
The camera is excellent, incorporating a photo light and a 4x digital zoom. The video recorder is also of high quality, and the VideoDJ™ application lets you combine video clips and add music and sound effects to make your own videos. The display is a large 262k colour screen and once again is of excellent quality. The phone comes with a media player (MP3 and videos), a sound recorder and an FM radio. You can compose your own polyphonic ringtones or download tones via 3G.
The K600i is a capable business phone. In addition to the full range of messaging options, including email, there are extra features such as multitasking, an excellent phonebook, a built-in speakerphone and voice commands.
Battery life is excellent for a 3G phone, and switching to 2G will give even greater performance.
The phone's memory stands at 33 Mbytes, which is adequate, but an extra memory card would have been the icing on the cake and would have made the phone even more useful.
The main downside is the fiddly keypad. The audio quality is also not up to Sony Ericsson's usual quality. However, all things considered, it's a good 3G phone and one that should appeal even to those not necessarily interested in the advanced 3G functionality. The Sony Ericsson K608i is the same phone, but is available on the 3 network. The Sony Ericsson V600i is very similar, except that it has an improved keypad, and is available on Vodafone.
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Features of the Sony Ericsson K600i include:
1.3 megapixel camera with picture editor, photo light and 4x digital zoom
Video camera & sound recorder
Display: 176 x 220 pixels, 262,144 colours
3G video calling
MP3 player
FM radio
Speakerphone
Polyphonic ringtones
MusicDJ™ (MIDI ringtone composer)
Voice commands
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, email
Java games (downloadable & embedded - Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005)
Wallpaper & screensavers
Picture phonebook
Personal organiser functions
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB, Infrared, SyncML
WAP 2.0, GPRS, HSCSD
Memory: 33 Mbytes
Vibration alert
Triband + 3G (UMTS)
Size: 104 x 45 x 19 mm
Weight: 100g
Talktime: 8 hours (2G), 2 hours (3G)
Video calling: 1.67 hours
Battery standby: 370 hours (2G), 290 hours (3G)

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