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