Samsung D600

With its unique sliding design, powerful 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, TV output (yes, TV output!), microSD expansion, and a whole lot more, the Samsung SGH-D600 is a serious contender for gadget nirvana. If you have GSM service, this quad band wonder deserves a serious look.

Design
The D600’s sliding design features a hidden dialpad that slides out when you need to dial a number. Vital phone functions are controlled by the button pad below the screen. The massive, 240 x 320 display supports up to 262,000 colors — plenty of resolution and color depth for your videos and photos. The phone’s 2-megapixel camera is housed on the rear of the phone and there’s also an LED flash. A USB data port is provided, as is a connector for a stereo 2.5 mm headset. Plus, there’s a microSD slot for storing photos, video, and other media.

Calling Features
The D600’s generous 81 MB of built-in memory can hold up to 1000 contacts. A call list remembers your most recent missed, received and dialed calls, and in addition to a vibrating alert, the D600 supports 64-chord polyphonic ringtones. A speakerphone lets you talk hands-free while you’re doing other things, and picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers. Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers.

The D600’s Bluetooth wireless technology lets talk freely on a wireless headset or sync up seamlessly with your PC and other compatible Bluetooth devices. You can even use it with wireless stereo headphones.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The D600 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages. When used in combination with the phone’s built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. A built-in email client supports POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, and TLS protocols.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the D600, too. It supports the GPRS protocol, as well as the new, high speed EDGE data protocol. When used with your carrier’s data service and the phone’s USB or Bluetooth data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. There’s also a built-in browser for downloads and mobile Web browsing. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit– a plus for mobile text messaging users.

A number of handy productivity tools are bundled with the D600 including a voice memo recorder, an alarm clock, a calculator with currency converter, a calendar, and a to-do list. And because the D600 supports the SyncML synchronization standard, you can easily sync your PC-based contacts.

Imaging and Entertainment
The D600’s built-in 2-megapixel camera captures stills and video to the phone’s internal memory, or to an optional microSD memory card. You can use the phone’s TV output to display your photos and videos on a TV screen — pretty cool.

Into music? You’re in luck with the D600. Store your favorite MP3, AAC, or AAC+ -based music on the D600 and listen whenever the feeling strikes you on the built-in stereo speakers. When you want to jam out in private you can hook up a Bluetooth wireless stereo headset. Lastly, if you want to dress up the D600, picture effects, custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be set to fit your personality.

Java support is built into the D600, making it a powerful gaming companion. You can also use the handset’s USB data connection to load more games and files onto the phone.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung SGH-D600 weighs 3.49 ounces and measures 3.78 x 1.83 x 0.85 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of digital talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
A logical progression to the popular and well-liked D500, the SGH-D600 increases the resolution of the digital camera to two megapixels, and boosts the display to an impressive 240×320 pixel TFT panel in 262,000 colours. Memory on the D600 is expandable using TransFlash memory cards, which is handy because it also plays back MP3, AAC, AAC+ and MPEG4 media files, in addition to stills photographs and video clips - the D600 has integrated stereo speakers too. As with almost all recent higher-end Samsungs, the SGH-D600 comes with Bluetooth, a web browser and email client. It’s a tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 phone with GPRS, so that’s a definite improvement over some of the dual-band Samsungs being produced recently. PC synchronisation on the D600 can be done through SyncML, and in addition to Bluetooth connectivity, you can also use a Bluetooth cable. It’s not a particularly big phone - at 99 grams it sits comfortable in the mid-range of sizes.