It's been an open secret that Sony Ericsson had a lightweight UIQ smartphone coming up - and the Sony Ericsson M600i is it.
Running the UIQ 3 interface on top of the Symbian 9.1 operating system, the M600i is functionally very similar to the Sony Ericsson P990i. The large 2.6" display on the M600i is touch-sensitive and has a 240x320 pixel resolution. Underneath that is a hybrid keyboard similar to the one found on the BlackBerry 7100 series.
The Sony Ericsson M600i is a 3G phone with tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900), expandable memory (using Memory Stick Micro cards), plus a full range of applications including the Opera web browser, an email client, and multimedia player. Plus the M600i comes with a jog-dial control in addition to the touchscreen, as does the larger P900 series.
Design of Sony Ericsson M600i
Sony Ericsson is well known for its stylish and attractive phones, and the M600i is no different. While it isn't as thin as the Q, it's still slim in its own right, measuring only 4.2 by 2.2 by 0.6 inches. It looks sleek and feels comfortable in the hand, thanks to its smooth metal body and softly rounded corners. It also fit very easily into our pants pocket. It does somewhat resemble a remote control, so holding it up to your ear may take some getting used to.
Features of Sony Ericsson M600i
The Sony Ericsson M600i has a wealth of features that are sure to please smart phone fanatics. Running Symbian OS 9.1 and UIQ 3.0, the M600i also boasts UMTS support and the usual cavalcade of business applications, such as QuickOffice, which lets you write, edit, and read Microsoft Word and Excel documents, and a PDF viewer. The M600i comes with 60MB of internal memory, and in a nice touch, Sony Ericsson includes a 64MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card with the phone. However, if you plan on carrying more documents or multimedia files, you might consider getting a 1GB card.
Other office-worthy features include e-mail with support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync plus POP3/IMAP, notes, voice recording, an alarm clock, vibrate mode, voice dialing, a file manager, a speakerphone, a stopwatch, a calendar, a calculator, a unit converter, and even VPN access. The address book is limited only by the available memory, and each entry will accommodate a total of 13 numbers, e-mail addresses, or Web page URLs and can be assigned a caller group or one of 21 included polyphonic ring tones. You can also assign a p
Specifications & Features
Screen :
262k TFT Colour Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging :
Video Clip
Video Streaming
Handwriting Recognition
Macromedia Flash Lite™
SVG Tiny 1.1
Screensaver
Themes Display
Wallpaper Animation
Picture Wallpaper
Messaging :
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
MMS Video
Push Email
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text
Long Text Messaging
Sound Recorder
Document Editors
Voice Mail
Sound :
Media Player
Music Tones (MP3/AAC)
MusicDJ™
PlayNow™
Mega Bass™
Polyphonic Sound (40 Voices)
Vibrating Alert
Voice Control
Entertainment :
3D Games
Downloadable Games
Embedded Games
Java™ Games
Organiser
Calendar
Contacts
PIM Sync
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Conference Calls
Speaker Phone
Tasks
File Manager
Business Card Exchange
Phone Book
Stopwatch
Symbian™ OS
Timer
Notes
Flight Mode
Jog Dial
Connectivity :
3G
Bluetooth™
GPRS
Infra Red
UMTS
USB Support
Fast Port
Network :
Tri Band Technology (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900)
UMTS
Internet :
Modem
Opera Web Browser
RSS Feeds
Memory & Talk Time :
80 Mbytes Plus Memory Card
7.5 Hours Talk Time
340 Hours Standby
Weight & Size :
112 g
107 x 57 x 15 mm
Pros :
Smashing and easy to use keyboard, nice screen, small overall size and so very pocketable.
Cons :
No camera, no Wi Fi, not much built in storage by today’s standards, some confusing aspects to the user interface
Verdict :
Yet another ‘BlackBerry killer’ this time with a quirky but super keyboard design for fast text entry. Added extras for business users, but enough to keep the funsters happy too – if you don’t need a camera.
