| If a slim mobile phone is your thing then the Samsung | | | | which, although not up there with the N95 is good |
| U600 is the phone for you. At just 10.9 mm it's even | | | | compared to other mobile phones in the marketplace. |
| thinner than the D900 as well as being a couple of | | | | The MP3 player is a handy little addition. The player |
| millimetres thinner. At the time of writing this is the | | | | supports MP3, AAC, ACC+ and e-AAC+ formats so |
| slimmest slider phone in the marketplace. The U600 is | | | | cross compatibility is no real hindrance. The sound |
| also 10g lighter than its counterpart, making it a very | | | | quality is also excellent, when listening to music with the |
| attractive proposition indeed. | | | | supplied earphones there were no complaints. If you |
| The external buttons have been changed and are | | | | are to use this phone as a standalone MP3 player you |
| now touch sensitive. As far as looks go they are | | | | will need to purchase an SD card, a 2GB card will cost |
| brilliant, but not as well received by some users who | | | | around £25 and is well worth the investment as it |
| prefer the solid feel of push button technology. | | | | can store 500 songs. |
| Internally the phone has a 3.2 mega pixel camera and | | | | Where the U600 really excels is in its loudspeaker. It is |
| comes with 60 megabytes of internal storage. This is | | | | powered by a Bang & Olufsen power amplifier that |
| enough to take approximately 80 photographs. The | | | | does really well in playing ringtones and music from |
| battery utilizes new technology called OPUS. This sees | | | | such a small mobile phone. |
| battery life for both standby and talk time improved | | | | The messaging functions are excellent on the |
| from earlier versions of Samsung mobile phones. | | | | Samsung U600. You can view email attachments in |
| The display is 240 X 320 pixels, perfectly adequate | | | | MS Office, PDF and HTML formats. This is especially |
| for navigating the menu system and for taking | | | | useful if you are away from your PC and need to look |
| photographs. The screen can display 262,144 colours | | | | at urgent documents on the fly. |