Sony Ericsson Z600 Review
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Review: October 2004.
The Sony Ericsson Z600 is a clamshell camera phone with a specification
similar to the popular T610. It's
not a small phone, and is really quite heavy, weighing in at 110g. On
the outside, it's nice to look at, sleek with no external aerial, and
available in a wide range of colour schemes. The covers can be easily
replaced with interchangeable Style-Up™ covers. The external display
is tiny and black and white, but inside is a good quality 65k colour
screen with a good resolution. This screen uses TFD technology, which
makes it suitable for viewing in sunlit conditions, and is superior
to the screen on the T610, although it's not as good as the higher-spec
Sony Ericsson phones such as the K700i.
The keypad is perfectly usable, with keys being quite small, but placed
a distance apart, so they can be used with relative ease. The joystick
seems to be quite robust and responsive. The camera is average for this
class of phone, the polyphonic ringtones are of decent quality, and
there's a nice MIDI ringtone composer, so you can make your own poly
ringtones.
One of the best features of the Z600 is its connectivity. First comes
Bluetooth™, enabling the phone to be wirelessly connected with
a headset, and there's also a choice of infrared and USB or RS232 cable
for connection to a computer. The Z600 will easily sync with both a
PC and an Apple.
Overall a decent, but unexciting phone.
Features of the Sony Ericsson Z600 include:
- Colour internal TFD display (65,536 colours, 128 x 160 pixels)
- External display (black and white)
- Integrated digital camera
- Picture editor
- Sound recorder
- Interchangeable Style-Up™ covers
- 32-voice polyphonic ringtones
- Melody composer (polyphonic)
- Java™ games: embedded and downloadable
- SMS, MMS, QuickShare™
- Predictive text input
- Joystick
- E-mail
- WAP 2.0, GPRS, high-speed data
- Screensaver
- Picture phonebook
- Connectivity: Bluetooth™, infrared, USB, RS232 cable
- Sync ML, Synchronisation with PC and Apple
- Personal organiser
- Vibration alert
- Triband
- Size: 90 x 48 x 27 mm
- Weight: 110g
- Talktime: 9 hours
- Battery standby: up to 12 days
Sony Ericsson Z600 User Reviews
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Average rating from 101 reviews: 
Reviewed by kay_ok from UK on 13th Aug 2012
This phone is the Ultimate necessity of all time and the changeable
covers are still hip ! I read in one of the reviews that someone can't
put their own ring tone - but hey, you can. I have Land of My Fathers
as my main one, and many more of my choose for friends and family. Including
Tom Jones, Tony Christy, Cher, The Beatles and anyone I chose. I've
had my beautiful phone since 2004 and it's now Aug. 2012. What a phone.
It's been everything I need and more. Same as my Audi 80s which i've
had since 1988 (24 years). Both of which I do not want or need to part
with. Both still immaculate and both give me immense pleasure to see
these old faithfulls who have been through life with me, and have served
me well and beyond. Amazing equipment that lasts and lasts.
Love the Sony Ericsson Z600 - None other can compare.
Anyone have the original mesh cover available ?
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Reviewed by Penelope from UK on 15th Jan 2007
I have had this phone for 3 years. I upgraded to a motorola V3 and after
using it for a month ditched it and went back to using this phone as
I like its keypad,functionality and clear bright screen. If you are
a phone geek looking for high spec camera,video etc then its definitely
not your kind of think, but if you are looking for a straightforward
phone that has good battery life, easy to use functionality, is smart
looking and still looks good despite technology updates then this the
phone. In terms of 'freezing', I have had other sony phones before and
know this can sometimes be a problem. I always just took the battery
out and it always seemed . Finally I love clam shell phones because
you do not have another about keyboard locking and inadvertently calling
people. I am now looking to update but it will only be to another sony
ericcson clam shell
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Reviewed by john loader from UK on 30th Dec 2006
I've been using this for a couple of months and just love the voice
calling especially using a Bluetooth hands free - makes calling whilst
driving so much safer. Camera a bit pathetic but overall a great package.
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Reviewed by pete from uk on 16th Dec 2006
Excellant unit and simple to use.
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Reviewed by Jamo from Kenya on 26th Nov 2006
i've had this phone since may 2004 and it's given me excellent service.i'm
only thinking of changing it now coz i need a bigger camera and more
memory but it's made me love flip phones.it's taken a full 2 years for
other phone types to catch uo with SE technology!congrats SE!
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 16th Nov 2006
I've had this phone for almost three years and it has been totally reliable
and even today looks pretty smart. Its also very user friendly but one
of the best things about it is the build quality - it feels very sturdy
and strong especially when compared to a lot of other clamshell phones
- most of which feel flimsy.
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Reviewed by Maggie from UK on 20th Oct 2006
I have had my SE Z600 since 2003, and its been the best phone ever.
In fact I cannot bring myself to change it. If you just want a phone
to make and receive calls, this is the one for you. Its sturdy, reliable,
in fact it still looks brand new after all these years! I guess it is
a bit bulkier than others, but for me it was worth every penny of what
I payed. Has never let me down and I imagine it will serve me for a
few more years to come!
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Reviewed by Vitali from italy on 26th Sep 2006
i bought this phone is 2003 and have been using it for 2 years. It has
been excellent!
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Reviewed by Rachael from UK on 22nd Aug 2006
This phone is not a "phone person" phone, if you are one of those people
who thinks a phone is for "contacting people" then here is your answer.
I'm a "phone person" who likes music, good quality camera, reliability,
loudspeaker, looks stylish, quick bluetooth, video recordin etc. This
phone freezes all the time, deletes "my words" from predictive text..
which is ANNOYING! I can comment on the good battery life, i went to
Spain for 10 days and forgot my charger and with switching it off every
now and again it lasted!! i was amazed. You cnt record, pics are blurry,
little memory and u cnt use songs as ringtones.. Buy it if ur not a
"phone person" lolio x
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Reviewed by Tats from New Zealand on 19th Aug
2006
There seems to be no problems using this model since ive had it we all
can only look after these emergency devices as you may never no, when
to expect the un expected, be safe and stay charged.
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Reviewed by Sian from England on 27th Jun 2006
this phone is not good at all! the memory is really bad and it does
freeze all the time! it is also sooo bulky! i would not recommend this
to any1!!!
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Reviewed by Josh from NZ on 30th May 2006
outstanding! easy to use.Hearty. takes a bit of a beating.Big so's you
don't loose it easily!
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Reviewed by BA BA BLACK SHEEP from POLAND on 19th
May 2006
THIS PHONE IS RUBBISH DO NOT BUY IT !!!!!!!! I GOT THIS PHONE AND ON
THE SAME DAY TOOK IT BACK DO NOT BUY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLACK SHEEP XX
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Reviewed by Sara from Uk on 6th May 2006
Had various phones since 1992 - this is the most irritating to use.
Plus points are : robust (doesn't seem to mind being dropped), excellent
battery life, excellent signal, good bluetooth reception. Minus points
: camera poor, screen visibility poor in sunlight (poor even in normal
daylight to be honest), menu usability atrocious (Why use 3 keypresses
when 20 would do!). An example of this would be adding a contact to
the phone book. Firstly, you cannot add a contact if you opened the
phonebook by using the phonebook shortcut (down key). You must, incredibly,
close the phonebook, then re-open it from the main menu. You must then
downkey to the add contact option, select key to select it, then (even
though "name" is already selected) press select to select name option.
Now you can type in the name and press ok. Next, press select key to
select "home" (even though it's already selected!), type in the number,
press ok, then press save, and you're there, LOL. There are many such
silly examples. All my previous mobiles (even the ancient early ones)
required far fewer keypresses to achieve the various functions. This
is really annoying because it is so unnecessary, and it only gets more
annoying the longer you use the phone. A few very basic usability tests
at SE would have picked up this nonsense. And yep, the phone does freeze
occasionally. For some functions, the left hand select key defaults
to "yes", for other functions the right hand key is "yes", so stay awake!
Also, there is no clear or delete all function. If you want to clear
your msgs or call log (and given the low memory you will need to do
this), then you must delete one by tedious one. I'm not sure
I'd buy an SE phone again.
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Reviewed by Daniel from United Kingdom on 3rd
May 2006
well this is probably the best phone i have purchased so far...and i
dont understand those people who say that this phone freezes all the
time because me and my family have got one each and neither of them
have ever frozen. To be quite honest i wouldnt let this phone go unless
it had broke or i lost it. Excellent reception on the bluetooth also,
this makes it so much cheaper to send and receive ringtones, pictures
etc. the camera is another good advantage of having this phone, because
to me the quality seems great. I also like this phone because of the
cool style up covers what you can buy, they make the phone look brand
new if you change them regularly and it makes the phone look very fashionable.
yes the phone may be a tad big but if you bought one you wouldnt notice.
The battery life is very convenient because after the frist charge it
can last up to 12 days without recharging. The phone reception/signal
is very great aswell because due to its tri-band features it can pick
up better signals than some other phones on the market. I also like
the way you can change the background for the menus because you can
change them to different ones whenever you feel like it. I will mark
this mobile phone as outstanding and unique.
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Reviewed by Elliot from United Kingdom on 1st
May 2006
This is the best phone i have ever used and i will give it the mark
as ''outstanding''. Firstly the phone looks great. Secondly the camera
quality is excellent. Thirdly it has never frozen on me. Fourthly it
is totally reliable with battery, hardness etc. Fifthly the bluetooth
and infrared makes the phone better. And for £32 it is an excellent
buy for me. I totally recommend this phone to anyone who wants a great,
nifty, fashionable and totally reliable then buy this : It is cheap
if bought on ebay, as i sai i bought mine for just £32. Absolutely outstanding.
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Reviewed by chloe from england on 2nd May 2006
well wat can i say! on the basis that it constantly freezes and deletes
my texts and its thick and chunky and its old and should be dead and
burried i would say that this phone is absolutely **** and i would not
recommend it! hey why not try a nice new phone cause all sony ericsson
ones are rubbish.
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Reviewed by *~*Lexi*~* from France on 22nd Apr
2006
i will give this phone 3 stars because i have had it for 2 years and
it is still working (well the basics) although the camera is really
blury and it wont let me send pictures, it is a good phone, i mean i
have dropped it so many times, it is big but then i think it was one
of the first camera phones so there you go xXx
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Reviewed by Mimi from Bangkok, Thailand on 7th
Apr 2006
It's a nice cellphone but a bit thick. Actually I don't care because
its size is small. I can change many styles of covers as many as I can
buy. Also I can connect an FM handsfree to listen to music or news while
I'm on the bus. There are bluetooth and camera that's enough for me.
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Reviewed by Tom from englanf on 4th Apr 2006
I have had this phone now for 2 years and very keen on getting a new
phone very soon. When this phone came out it looked pretty cool, but
is quite clunky especially with newer-generation, smaller clamshells.
Over time however, this phone has really irritated me by a) randomly
deleting the contents of my text message inbox; b) deleting the words
which it has "learnt" when texting (very annoying!); c) freezing / crashing
at least once a fortnight; d) switching itself off even though battery
is fully charged; e) telling me to reinsert SIM card mid-text message...!
The menu structure for selecting a contact to text takes about 2-3 clicks
more than it should need. Maybe I'm getting deaf but I just can't hear
the phone ring if it is in my pocket, even though the ringer is on full
volume. Ring tones (other than the brilliant "old phone" tone) are pretty
bad and reminiscent of bad Eurovision tunes... However, on the plus
side, the camera is not bad (although the screen is rubbish in sunlight)
and the battery life is excellent. Games are good (although one crashes
when you get to a certain level), and connectivity is good. All in all
though, would not recommend this one at all.
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Reviewed by sarah from England on 7th Mar 2006
I have had my Sony Z600 for two years now. I love it but it has become
very scruffy - when I try to get new covers I was told it is no longer
made - seeing these reviews makes me wonder if that is true? I have
had a Samsung D500 and hated the busy too colourful menu screen and
the way the slider cuts off text messages making you think they are
not sent. I went back to my Z600. It freezes occasionally and I agree
this is annoying - but I love the click it makes when it opens and closes
and how easy it is to read and to text.
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Reviewed by laurel brandley from england on 16th
Feb 2006
this phone is absolutely ****. It looks a load of rubbish and it performs
no better. They must have made it while in the antarctic cos itt freezes
all the damn time and you look like a poof just using it!
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 3rd Feb 2006
Average phone. Bit bulky and does have a tendancy to freeze now and
then. Also has limited memory and quickly becomes full. Decent battery
life and a varied choice of connectivity, with bluetooth and infrared,
although the latter not the easiest to get linked up. Overall if given
the choice I wouldn't get one of these again but not the worst phone
I have had.
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Reviewed by Panicos V from Cyprus on 29th Jan
2006
It is a very simple phone comparing to todays other models. My needs
are only to make and receive phonecalls by using the bluetooth. I am
not interested into MP3 sound or videos. It never "crushed" and is always
reliable. people who moan about this model do not really know about
phones. The extremely low radiation it emits is its greatest advantage.
Even today in 2006 there is no other phone with such a low radiation
with bluetooth so for me there is no better (safer) phone. The annoying
thing about it is when it comes to charge its battery where there is
a not good enough connection. i just make sure it has a clear enough
surface with a matchstick!
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Reviewed by Holly from England on 16th Jan 2006
Poor quality phone. 1) The changeable covers become very loose fairly
quikly so i was pulling the back cover off and releasing the battery
just getting it out of my pocket. 2) The snap action that opens and
closes the clamshell becomes very loose. So loose that it opens enough
to answer a call and ends the call all on its own for you while its
flapping round in your handbag! 3) It freezes on me all of the time!
even if you turn it off while its frozen, when you turn it back on its
still frozen and shows you a nice blue screen for five minutes while
it pulls itself together! 4)It has not nearly enough memory, no slot
for a card to add additional memory and it only holds 30pictures at
a push. 5) Basicly only good for about six months until you run out
of space for any more pictures it freezes on you all too regularly and
it falls to peices.
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Reviewed by Claire Goody from England on 11th
Jan 2006
I totally dissaggree wiv u 'cause it never freezes on me! I'v had mine
sinc march and not once has it frozen! I mean it doesn't have video
but aren't phones just for comunicating wiv over peeps. Thanks!
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Reviewed by E from UK on 9th Jan 2006
The phone is very user friendly and relatively good looking. However,
picture quality tends to deteriorate with usage, i.e. the more photos
you take, the worse the quality gets. There are also numerous bugs in
the software installed on the phone. This phone is also quite slow and
sometimes hangs. Overall, it's ok but not something I would recommend.
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Reviewed by Smokey Joe from england on 2nd Jan
2006
i cant believe how bad this phone is! it freezes all the time, you cant
c the screen in dark or light, it looks rubbish. overall it gets 0/10
and get a better phone! p.s i threw mine in the bin!
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Reviewed by adam hague from england on 26th Dec
2005
its a good quality phone however kind of big. also had good games on
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Reviewed by Hutchy from united kingdom on 24th
Dec 2005
Great phone but the only problem with the phone is you cant set any
of your own tunes as your ring signal, you have to use the standard
ones!! personally, i wouldnt get one of these phones again!!
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Reviewed by Christa from The Netherlands on 7th
Dec 2005
This is my most favorite phone since I got cell-phones. (quit a lot!)
Okay, sometimes it's freezing and than you loose all the words in "my
words". I don't mind, whenever it happens I send my Z600 to its trainingschool.
;) The repaircenter puts some new software on the phone and it works
like a new one. Although my phone is a few years old, I still get the
new software for free. It's done while I wait. The first year the Z600
needed it twice, and last week again. Only one time freezing is enough
for me to go and get new software. :0 I also love that there're so many
accesoires.
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Reviewed by Paul from The Netherlands on 2nd Dec
2005
Got mine a couple of years now, has been a great phone all around. Bluetooth,
great reception, just great. This week it started to freeze on me on
several occassions. Since there are so many new phones around, I probably
gonna trade it in.
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Reviewed by ara from philippines on 28th Nov 2005
It's my first sony ericsson phone and I love it. It is amazing, But
it has still a problem coz' sometimes it freeze....... I advise u if
you will buy a phone like this its nice, But be carefull by using it.........
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Reviewed by Zsolt from Hungary on 27th Oct 2005
It is my first shell phone and I love it. My previous phones Nokia 5110,
6210, SE T230 were much worse in terms of usability. This one is very
stylish and stable. One minus point: the camera is useless. I will choose
Sony Ericsson next time again.
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Reviewed by Paulin from Scotland on 25th Oct 2005
I've had my Z600 for 2 years now, I've dropped it in a bucket of water,
I've dropped it on the ground and it still works! It's a robust little
thing and I love it. The only problem it has now is that it freezes
often if I'm scrolling through call menus or sometimes if I've been
texting too much. It gets really annoying as I have to take the battery
out just to get it to switch off and then try numerous times to switch
it back on again. It doesn't happen that often but enough for it to
annoy me. Also the sounds sometimes breaks up and it even disappeared
for a week... It's a great wee phone for clumsy people and the camera
isn't that bad but you'd be best taking your own camera if you want
to take pictures. It's got a good memory for storing messages and names
in your phone book. I rate it as good. Great for clumsy people!
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Reviewed by Siti Nurhaliza from Malaysia on 12th
Oct 2005
i have using this phone more than 1 year and still working great.no
problem occured although i dropped it several times.the most impressive
feature is the long battery life,i managed to get more than 6 days without
recharging the battery again in stand by mode and 2 hours plus in talking
mode.really worth it !a great phone for user who doesn't used the camera
often although that feature included.In term on connectivity and signal
strength are excellent.
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Reviewed by good_will from Czech Republic on 8th
Oct 2005
Rather than writing a review consisting of the single word "poo", which
isn't very helpful, I'll try and decribe my experience using the Z600,
which I have had for over a year now. It had the features I wanted,
and wasn't too weighty, and it looks cool. I bought it. The camera pics
are fine. The night mode isn't very effective, but it's just for snaps
at parties etc, so I am happy with the pic quality. Keyboard, menus
and connectivity were perfect. Infra red and Bluetooth worked with no
problem. A happy chap. But the thing kept freezing on me at least once
every couple of weeks, which was tedious and involved the following:
Remove battery; Wait 20 seconds; Replace battery; Re-enter "My Words"
(the ones that aren't in the built in dictionary, e.g all my friends'
names, Colloqial phrases and rude words), which always disappeared after
a freeze/battery removal. Then I used it in the rain. Caught in a raging
storm without an umbrella, I recieved a call, and stupidly answered
it. Only a two minute converstaion, but enough for some water to seep
into the inner workings. It died a sudden death for 4 days. I took the
battery out (Damn! Have to re-enter "Buggeration" etc...), and left
it to dry out. It now works, but the battery life is about one day,
the thing freezes more often and the sounds seem muted or work randomly.
I thought that things were bad enough that I could get it repaired under
warranty, but No. The Sony Ericsson warranty doesn't cover "Liquid Damage",
so basically it should come with a warning: "Don't use this phone in
the rain." The Sony Ericsson support emails I have got back from them
say basically "Go away small person. It rained. Your phone broke. Live
with it",which I find astonishing for a brand name like Sony Ericsson.
So I won't be buying another phone from them. Cheers, Will
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Reviewed by lauren n megan from geordie land on
8th Oct 2005
this fone is amazin i would advise anyonwe to get this phone. ihav had
this phone a yr n nout has happened to it, i hav droped it i dont no
how many times but it works perfectly fine.
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Reviewed by Anthony from UK on 30th Sep 2005
I recently purchased this phone and paid a lowly sum of £40 for it-
well worth the money. First of all its a ergonomically fun designed
phone with the features that make me want to use it all the time, the
first few days I couldn't put it down. There was the odd occasion of
it freezing but that was because I was going a little too fast for it
to cope, the screen is of good quality-65,000 odd colors isnt to be
barked at; exceptionally nice ringtones; good battery life and a phone
that can withstand anything(well not everything-but you get the idea)
I like this phone as my previous phone was a Motorola V550 which I didn't
enjoy using. Buy this phone.
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Reviewed by Andrew from United Kindom on 29th
Sep 2005
I have owned my Z600 for well over a year now and I have found the phone
to be consistently reliable. Having previously owned a T68i I found
the Z600 native to move to with the benefit of bigger buttons to press,
and being a clamshell design it prevents the accidental calls to the
emergency services as the buttons are protected when it is in your pocket.
I have occasionally experienced the phone locking up but this only occurs
when I have been a bit too frantic with going though the menus. The
phone is strait forward to use and the predictive text is relatively
good. Calendar function is indispensable to me. The ease of synchronising
the phone with Outlook makes backing up appointments and the phone book
totally seamless as this is done automatically as soon as the phone
is with in Bluetooth range of my computer. The phone works well with
Bluetooth headsets using voice commands. I have also found the battery
life to be very good. It is only just starting to show sings or the
hard life it has had with me. The paintwork is just starting to scuff
and the battery is showing its age. The only trouble I’m having
now is that I am looking to upgrade and I can not find any new phones
that come up to the same standard for my needs presently on the market.
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Reviewed by dr. Vijayendra from India on 5th Sep
2005
hi guys I have been using this phone 4 over 6 months- its kol fone.
problems-- freezeshangs, less memory, no vedios. otherwise its excellent
stylish n kool, bit outdated though in front of k700i though. still
overall nice set i recomend it!!
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Reviewed by avril mumford from uk on 2nd Sep 2005
fantastic phone had a erricson k700i and hated it middle joy stick went
etc prefer this phone its great to change the covers and a hardy phone
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Reviewed by lb from england on 28th Aug 2005
I like this phone because it is really easy to use and the camera is
exelent. I have droped the phone n that and after that it has worked
fine . I would tell any one to buy this phone.
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Reviewed by coolman from australia on 14th Aug
2005
This fone is the worst fone ever!!!!!!!! It looks rubbish, and its features
are rubbish!!
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Reviewed by Ted Sears from Switzerland on 13th
Aug 2005
This is probably one of the best phones to come on to the market from
Sony Ericsson. I have 5 of these phones in the family and have never
at any time experienced any problems. Personally I have dropped mine
many times on the road and the phone still works perfectly. Only problem
that I have ever experienced is that the phone sometimes freezes. This
is easily corrected by removing and replacing the battery. I can recommend
this phone as outstanding
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Reviewed by mark from australia on 6th Aug 2005
when i first bought it i thought it was a really good phone but after
6 months it became really disappointing. First you had that charger
recall then the memory kept crashing. No matter if you hundreds of K
free it wouldn't matter. It is no longer being sold Brand new but would
definitely recommend that you dont buy it even second hand.
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Reviewed by Steven from New Zealand on 21st Jul
2005
This fone is good but lacks in an video recorder but looks great. only
reson not to get this is that is out of date. but sony ericsson is the
best brand on he market.
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Reviewed by katy from uk on 19th Jul 2005
ive had this phone about 6 months and its good.....the changable covers
and screens make it a really fun phone, but its let down is its reliability.
it freezes alot and got dropped on the floor a few days ago and now
wont recive any sms. not only that but it wont recieve sms from some
of my friends....so.....??
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Reviewed by aiden from ireland on 19th Jul 2005
ive had this phone for nearly a year now an i can tell u it has been
through some hard times, i read that someone had got a bit of water
on it and it broke. well i fell into a lake about 6 months ago on my
holidays and i was underwater for about 10-15 minutes when i came out
the phone worked perfectly! its been dropped and kicked about the place
on drunken nights, i think i might see if its bullet proof!!
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Reviewed by zoe louise from england on 19th Jun
2005
this phone is brilliant with a built in camera but thats all i know
about it because i havent got one myself
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Reviewed by Suna from England on 10th Jun 2005
This phone got a bit of water on it and packed in. Worst phone purchase
I've ever made.
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Reviewed by Tom Morgan from Uk on 10th Jun 2005
After owning the phone for just under a year, i can honestly say its
a good, robust reliable phone. when it came out it's camera was good
quality, but how things change so soon! now the camera is so so, good
screen and the polyphonic tones are still ok. But the rest of the phone
functions have dated badly, mainly the lack of a radio and ariel strength,
and it has a Hell of a slow operating system (Mainly when you are taking
photos/loading themes). You have to stop what you are doing every so
often to let it catch up! If you want a tough phone with a big keypad
and good battery life, then try the Z600...
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Reviewed by Alex McLachlan from france on 7th
Jun 2005
i have had this fone 4 18 months n afta a year it al went a bit wrong!
admittedly i did leave it outside wen it raining n it has been drooped
on th floor more den a few tyms, it was the first camera fone i ad n
it was 1 of th first flip fone wivout a a ariel fingy, i wud recomend
dis fone if u only want it 4 a year or so! overall i will give it 3
stars
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Reviewed by FlyBlown from UK on 5th Jun 2005
I am really surprised at the problmes people are having. I used to have
this modela and found no problems at all with it. I only upgraded to
a K700 because I like to get my money's worth out of O2! My wife has
had my Z600 for almost a year and she loves it, so much so I am upgrading
to a K750i but she doesn't want my K700! The Z600 has been dropped,
thrown about by our litle girl, smeared with mashed potato, hodden under
sofa etc and it still works a treat. It's not go the greatest camera
granted and it doesn't play videos but as a nice solid phone with out
too much fancy stuff I think it's one of the best out there, if you
can still find one of course!
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Reviewed by Alex from England on 4th Jun 2005
This was my first camera phone, and quite frankly it sucks. The pictures
are blurry and of a very low quality, there's no flash light, no zoom
no nothing! This could only be my phone but it seems to take ages to
load things, and after taking pictures/adding numbers to phone book
it freezes. This isn't a particularly good phone and i would advise
against buying it.
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Reviewed by J-man from UK on 1st Jun 2005
its cool but pointless when you cant see the scree,after 3 months of
using the phone the screen used to go black and nothing could be seen
i had to open it up and wiggle the ribbon connecting the screen to the
curcuit board adn then it worked again i did this a total of 4 times
through out the life of my z600.it served me well pic quality sucked
but over all it was a user friendly and smart looking hone. beware of
the "floppy flippy" bit.the flip mechanism went floppy with in a mouth
of use meaning that it when you turned the phone upside with front facing
the floor the "lid" so to speak seemed lose and hanged about 0.5 mm
away from the keypad side of the phone.(i hope that made sense)i would
get this phone but as a "meanwhile" phone until you got a proper phone
like a s700i or something.:)
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Reviewed by bezza from england on 30th May 2005
absoloutly RUBBISH if your looking for a phone i advise you DONT get
it
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Reviewed by nadz! :0_08^ from indonesia on 18th
May 2005
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww its fabby crabby!?
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Reviewed by Aaron Groves from UK on 17th May 2005
Posbily the worst phone on the market - I can't think of a single plus
point to this phone. The camera takes blury shots, eveything is unclear
- the text messaging is very slow and over all the phone is very poor!
Please do not buy on of these as you will be highly dissapointed! Get
a nokia or samsung instead!
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Reviewed by Adewale from Nigeria on 9th May 2005
I love my phone, it is extremely superb and exciting. I will continue
to use it for its ruggedness.
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Reviewed by gazmac from Scotland on 16th Apr 2005
I hav used this fone for the past 18 months and it has been very reliable
however now i am turning to the samsung d500 which looks very good !!
this fone is gr8 for txt and very easy to use !!!
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Reviewed by PDH from UK on 10th Apr 2005
Had this phone 4 almost a year and the camera sucks, its so poor i have
2 squint 2 see the picture, it doesnt work in the day very well and
1 sign of sunshine 4get it, dont even bother! This phone is basically
a brick in disguise and it functions as well as garlic trying to cure
bad breath. Either it has a mind of its own or i have poltergeist, i
mean what kind of phone turns on and off itself. duh. I reconmmend this
phone 2 no 1 unless their planning 2 smash it against a wall in frustration!!!!
HEINOUS AND HIDEOUS!!!!
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Reviewed by roxy from england on 8th Apr 2005
ITS AB'FAB I LOVE IT I WANT ONE:>
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Reviewed by Sarah from England on 5th Apr 2005
Writing this as I say goodbye to my Sony Ericsson. I have really loved
certain things about it - the lovely click it makes as it closes, the
fact that it has no aerial sticking up, the camera (my 1st camera phone).
It is only let down in my opinion by two things (1) it keeps freezing
interesting to see how many others have this problem. Also, the memory
gets full very quickly. There should be a setting where you can choose
not to save sent messages or something, to save you having to empty
them out all the time. Lovely looking phone, very clever in terms of
connectivity but not completely reliable.
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Reviewed by nicholas from australia on 28th Mar
2005
when i upgradded my noika 3315 to a sony erricson Z600 i was amased
wat it could do. It had 6 games alltogether. 32 pollphonic ringtones.
i was amased it could voice controll things and send emails. now i've
had it for six months and to weeks and im still pleased with it. its
a quallity phone. i have drooped it a few times and hasent cracked the
screen.
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Reviewed by Matthew from United Kingdom on 20th
Mar 2005
I love this phone it don't have video but it is a great phone! I love
it.
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Reviewed by Calvin from Northern Ireland on 14th
Mar 2005
Had this phone for over a year now and am thoroughly happy with it.
Camera is pretty shapr, and having no aerial means you can just stick
it in your pocket and not worry bout damaging the aerial. Only problem
with it so far is that it will intermittently freeze, requiring battery
removal to restart it again. Then again, it is over a year old and i
have dropped it numerous times without apparent serius consequences.
All-in-all an excellent phone. Lets hope the motorola v547 is as good.
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Reviewed by Ed from UK on 7th Mar 2005
I've had my phone for a little over a year now. When I upgraded I gave
my new phone (a Motorola) as a present, I like my z600 so much. It does
everything I want of a phone, including bluetooth to my Palm T3. It
feels great and sounds good. Above all it has the 3RD LOWEST SAR SCORE
of ANY PHONE IN THE WORLD (0.6!!!!). You can use this phone without
frying your brain! The only draw-back is the poor quality of the camera,
but since that is only a toy for me I am not worried since I would rather
use my real camera, although it is useful in emergencies (like recording
the scene of an RTA for insurance purposes!!!). I would really recommend
this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by james from sheffield on 3rd Mar 2005
this phone is ok but i think id rather have the t630
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Reviewed by Peter from Australia, Victoria on
27th Feb 2005
Hey guys how use all going, Well i have had my Sony Ericsson for 1 year
and 4 Months. The Z600, is a great size compared to the 3G Phones, Funky
and Cool . I used to be a Nokia person now, i have broaden
my variety's. For 3 months i had this phone was unbearable, Phone kept
on freezing, Recpetion was always low or i had no recpetion at all.
The battery life jesus, Always Died, My camera was always playin up,
My Flip kept on getting loose, and my Right button didnt work. 3 Months
of hell, got it repaired 3 Times, First time got a new phone, Seconds
time got it repaired *cough* they didnt do nothing except reinstall
everything back, after recieving it back it made me hate Sony Ericsson!!!!.
Then i yelled at my Operater and also the Service Centre, and said they
will promise to fix it up like it is brand new LOL, a haaa sure after
1 month and 2 weeks, i finally got it back *Apparently they lost my
phone *cough* and found it at another B Dealer 50 minutes away from
my where i brought the phone lol. I argues threaten to call the Ombudsman.
The Ass***** didnt give me a loan phone untill a Month later. And what
did they do they gave me a NEW PHONE. Now 11 Months later, I love this
phone, Camera is Excellent (at the time when it came out) Graphics are
amazing compared to other Nokia Models, Funky features, Games have great
quality, but the only problem i get with this phone i guess is mainly
it being SLOWWWW!!! (LAGGING), but other then that The Features are
Fantastic, Voice Quality is pretty great except the Polyphonic and Trutone
Quality distorts when its put up to full ball!!!! I have dropped the
phone over 100's of times and has a few scratches but its %100 working.
I wouldnt suggest buying this phone due to it being old and it having
ALOT OF FAULTS, and i wouldnt pick this model, so my ADVICE DONT BUY
IT, their are better FLIP REALIABLE Clamshell Phones. Rating 2 Stars
2 1/2 Stars nothing more, nothing less
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Reviewed by Stephanie from Scotland on 26th Feb
2005
Good and Bad points with this phone. The bad, it freezes alot when its
starting up, the camera is rubish at night with nightmode included and
also you have to hold the camera on the object for around 5 seconds,
if you move, it smudges. Good points, WAP access, talk time, style,
tones, menu, messaging. This phone is high on the market and is one
of the best sony ericcson have brought out. I really dont understand
anyone that rates it "poor". The charger is a bit fidly and fragile
but thats only the charger. I like the unusual way it falls. It is an
independant phone which i am happy to own.
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Reviewed by martin scott from uk on 25th Feb 2005
have phone 1 year now,iam very pleased with it,in actual fact my phone
is due for an upgrade now but i will just keep this one{love it} 10out
of 10 thank you sony ericsson
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 25th Feb 2005
Excellent heavy duty phone. Good size, good features.Screen is clear.
Have not had any reliability issues and no freezes. Love it - good clam
choice to offset the weird Nokias and feminine Motorolas.
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Reviewed by tara from england on 22nd Feb 2005
I really liked this phone, the menu was really easy to use and things
were easy to get to. it also has bluetooth which is really good. However
this phone did freeze alot which got really irritating as you had to
turn it off and put it back on again. Saying that it is a very strong
phone. i dropped it in a sink of water and it still worked and last
month it got run over by a car and it still works (although i can only
see half of the screen).
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Reviewed by Holly from England on 8th Feb 2005
this phone is so iritating, I have had mine a month and its on its way
back to my phone supplier, as it no longer makes any noise. The ring
tones dont work at all. And the rest of it is just falling apart. The
phone is easy to use but is so iritating, the cammera is very poor,
their is good storage and it looks quite nice but Im never answering
one again!!!
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Reviewed by Marwa from Egypt on 25th Jan 2005
I got it for 4 month gave me real hard time and got rid of it on the
Good side: Great display size and colors, stylish, camera is good. Bad
Side: it freeze all the time and the only solution is to remove the
battery, Keypad sometimes go weird and won't work except for 2 buttons
only. it get slow while scrolling down in the address book. Got a software
upgrade which they promised will solve the problem but it didn't got
rid of it and got back to Nokia.
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Reviewed by jarek from england on 22nd Jan 2005
this is the best phone and im 55 all those phones phones ive hade ive
had a samsung E700,D500,E710 sony eric... k700i,T610 AND I THINK ITS
THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD.
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Reviewed by grunger from england on 14th Jan 2005
i used to think sony ericcson phones were the best but this phone looks
like it came from a pigs rear and has totally put me off sony ericcson
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Reviewed by Aldo from Pineda on 14th Jan 2005
it's kool i like the mms but there's one thing that is a little bit
weird because sometimes the phone freezes and u can't do n e thing,
the only solution is by removing the battery and the turning it on to
normality. I definitaly love the friendly menu.
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Reviewed by Leigh from England on 7th Jan 2005
This is one of the worst flip phones I have used! The angle it opens
at means that it does not lay flush against your check and is quite
uncomfortable and makes hearing the person at the other end difficult.
It is also rather bulky and heavy. I do however like the screen although
the quality of the photo's isn't that great. As I bought this phone
"sim free", six months ago, it was fairly expensive so I won't be changing
for a while - but as soon as I am able to buy a new one I will, but
will certainly looking into a new phone in more detail.
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Reviewed by Alex Novak from United Kingdom on
10th Dec 2004
I work for a phone company and have changed this phone (because we get
them really cheap) However i have foun this phone to be very good. First
off all i am a bit clumsey and dropped it many times, and let me tell
you it is solid as a rock because there is only a few scratches! I think
that i would of kept the phone for many years if i didnt get them so
cheap. I now have the k700i and i find the joystick to be less easy
to use and less responsive. This phone is also good as it was the first
phone i have had with bluetooth and it is just amazing. The camara quality
is perfectly adequate and as good as many other phones, similar to on
the T610 and T630. Overall i would give this phone about 4.7 for quality
of build, ease of use and looks. The only thing i found with this phone
is that it is a bit heavier than a lot of phones although it has never
really affected me on nights out etc. I would highly reccomend this
phone and have recently bought one for my younger brother and farther
and the o2 shop sell them for 99.99 Although i am sure you can get them
cheaper from kelkoo etc. Alex
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Reviewed by Ricepuppet from Netherlands on 6th
Dec 2004
This phone has the good and bad flaws. First of all, people were making
fun of me, telling this is a 'girl' phone. It is not! As mentioned earlier,
the phone has crashes. These mostly happen when changing themes. You
then have to reset the whole phone (by taking out the battery) and start
all over again. And sometimes the phones crashes while going into menu's,
but it manages to recuperate from those crashes. The games on the phone
suck so deep. I cant believe anyone would want to play them. Anyone
who does, doesnt own a game console at home. Ive played better Java
games on my previous Nokia 3650, these suck pretty bad. And you cant
even delete them all! That is another dissapointment of this phone.
The memory gets full very easy - if youre a customizing freak - and
i like to customize my phone internally a lot. As mentioned, you cant
even delete some of the standard games, as well as standard delivered
images in the phone. Very annoying. Last point of annoyment; the camera.
This camera is a waste of gadget time. The quality is bad, the features
of it are a waste of time, and the worst thing is, the software that
comes with it to take the pictures of the camera, into youre PC, doesnt
even work! Thanks Sony. Now the good points. While everyone complains
about the design, i find this phone to be very chique. Compared to Samsung
phones, Sony does create new and daring designs. The screen is crystal
clear, and the reception is good. I really like this phone (i REALLY
do) i can recommend it to anyone who wants to phone in style, but not
to someone who's after phone features or gadgeting. If youre after that,
you should try a Symbian OS phone.
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Reviewed by Andy from England on 3rd Dec 2004
Upgraded from Samsung A300. Reception on the Z600 is very poor compared
to the A300 so I've gone back to my Samsung.
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Reviewed by rock from ireland on 29th Nov 2004
Worst thing about this phone is that the hinge between the top and bottom
parts dig into your face if you angle it wrong against your face! Didn't
notice it at first, but after using it for an extended period, it's
quite uncomfortable. No other clam shell has this peculiar design, all
of them are in one plane when opened. And it's way too big and fat for
a flip phone.
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Reviewed by lewis stainer from nottingham on 21st
Nov 2004
the camera is so so so cool on this fone
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Reviewed by Alex from Scotland on 21st Nov 2004
I got this phone 6 months ago on an o2 contract for free. It is superb.
The games are class expecially V-RAlly 2 wich comes pre installed. The
camera is good. the display is top notch. Only bad thing is my bluetooth
and my infrared died on me last week and i need to take it to the nearest
SE centre where they said they would repair or replace my phone. The
SE guys are the good guys. Now i am going to get into the 3G Mobiles
as they are sooooo cheap, the three service looks ok. Before you buy
look at the three fones. SE build good quality phones and the customer
servive is amazing try it out if you dont like it send it back before
14 days!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by mark from england on 18th Nov 2004
pnone charger has not worked properley since i bought the phone a year
ago .the phone has been in for repair four times and it still won,t
take a charge ,so its going in the bin.
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Reviewed by Dka from Funland on 9th Nov 2004
in the past, ericsson had left a bad taste in my mouth. despite that,
(see i had to have a new phone with all the hifi-stuff like, well..
polyphonic ringtones for example)i summoned up my courage and bought
a sony-ericssom Z600. it has everything that my kind of a freak could
possibly want. naah. JUST AS LONG AS I CAN DOWNLOAD NEW GAMES INTO MY
FONE I'M SATISFIED. - -- dka -- -
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Reviewed by Ben from U.K on 3rd Nov 2004
I got my phone nearly a year ago. And thankfully I'm upgrading back
to a Nokia. Everyone I know has had issues with their Sony phone, including
myself. It's fat as in your jeans pocket and has poor memory capacity.
The ring tones are no good and my phone can't handle being in my pocket
to long or it blacks out. The only thing I like about the Z600 is navi
key.
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Reviewed by jake from australia on 2nd Nov 2004
mad phone, ericssons are the best quality phones. i used to have a t230
and moved upmarket and was impressed. was happy with the speed. the
games are good.
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Reviewed by Igal Gartsman from Israel on 25th
Oct 2004
I bought this phone,recommended to me by my friend Kofi Duncan.The Phone
I used before was Samsung 824.I'm satisfied with Z600,except that I
can't succseed to synchronized it to my PC.Also this phone is much slowly
than Samsung,but any way I'm satisfied.
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Reviewed by mandy from UK on 23rd Oct 2004
Always had a nokia phone but thought a change would be nice. and i am
not disappointed with this phone at all. It is chunky so not easily
lost in my handbag! love the fact i can change the covers even though
its a flip phone. Texting does take a little longer for some reason
but i would recommend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Kofi DUNCAN from NIGERIA on 19th Oct
2004
Upgraded to this phone from an Ericsson T39M, and have had only one
regret. I bought the phone in July 04 in London for about 240 pounds,
only to find it sold in Nigeria for the equivalent of 130 pounds. Very
well designed and has great pre-loaded games (at least for old fogeys
like me). I believe there is a company offering custom-designed covers
for this model - nice idea. Love the Bluetooth facility, and being able
to screen the caller whilst the phone is closed. Having said all this,
my friend bought one on my recommendation, and can't synchronise it
with his PC (he writes terribly as well!)
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Reviewed by the great lardini from england on
14th Oct 2004
OK. This is what you need to know. If your a txter like me you'll get
sick n tired when the words you input into the MY WORDS list vanish.
I've had mine nearly a year and its done this about 7 times! Its too
thick to carry in your jeans. All the ringtones sound gay apart from
Old Phone. And amongst other strange quirks, once you are ready to send
a txt you have to press a further five or 6 buttons to select who you're
sending it to - then you have to confirm this..what a palava. Yes it
has good features but I'm currently looking to change mine as my contract
is almost up..thank god. I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Reviewed by alex from england on 14th Oct 2004
lets cut to the chase... good signal, good features, good sounds, easy
texting, easy calling BUT... crashes once a month, as do 2 other Z600's
i know of, owned by friends. poor camera quality in comparison with
similarly priced/spec-ed phones. does the job, but there are better
clam-shells on offer, shop around, wouldnt buy 2nd hand unless in fab
condition, also my clam seems very loose after only 8 months ownership!
feels like i own one of those little phones kids buy with sweets packed
inside!!!
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Reviewed by nat from england on 22nd Sep 2004
an amazing phone recommend it to anyone superb features only to things
wrong with it are that the camera (quality is rubbish) and in bright
daylight you cant see the screen. signal is great though
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Reviewed by Chris from Australia on 24th Aug 2004
Great Phone, The best screen, great features, awsome looking, but just
a lil too big, great phone though, you cant go wrong with it, very sturdy,
designed well and a great phone for all types of activities
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Reviewed by Dave from New Zealand on 18th Aug
2004
Out of all the phones I've had over the years this tops the lot! So
fully featured, and the bluetooth is cool!
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Reviewed by Zack from wales on 11th Aug 2004
all round good fone good colour screen nice features good battery only
problem is signal 5 times i've been cut off when in a middle of a call.I
would recommend to buy this fone if you are looking at it.
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Reviewed by Tomasti from UK on 5th Aug 2004
Very good phone all round really. Ive moved from a T68i to the Z600
and am really impressed. The old T68 was pants compared to the Z600
and although it shares most of the menu features and options its got
benenfits over the old Sonys. The resoloution on the screen is great
and theres a choice of funky profile colours and designs. Polyphonic
ringtones are top notch. Its got a bright blue front panel telling u
whos calling, battery life and time functions. No stubby aerial to stab
you in your pocket. Plus bluetooth! Great signal to. The reason its
not full stars is the camera. The resoloution on it isnt great at all.
Although i can live with it. If its offered free with a network deal..
you cant go wrong with the Z600! :-)
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