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Reviewer: Kerry - UK
Date: 19th Nov 2008

A phone isn't going to be perfect, & just because it isn't it doesn't mean you should say things like, don't NOT BUY IT. Find a phone that is perfect & has everything you need & I'll take it back, but its hard to compact every good feature into one phone. I love my G600, no its not perfect but I accept that.

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Reviewer: Jean - Swindon, UK
Date: 18th Nov 2008

I just got this phone. I am loving the purple colour a lot. Though it's always a pain getting used to a new model. I am liking this one except for two things. The keys don't keep up with my texting & I can't get rid of the Orange logo! It's driving me nuts! I read a review on here that said to go to Settings, Display settings, Text display. HOWEVER, when I get to this point I can change the Text Style & the Text Colour but I just CANNOT get to the Text Position setting. It's at this point that IT DRIVES ME NUTS! Does anyone know how to overcome this problem & save my sanity? Pretty please!

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Reviewer: Bizzy - UK
Date: 15th Nov 2008

Had my G600 pink phone for 2 days & the text kept freezing. Got it replaced & after a week the text freezes on this phone as well. It really annoys me as you end up giving up sending or replying to texts as it takes too long, it also adds words that you are not writing as well as freezing. IT'S SO ANNOYING I WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE!

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Reviewer: Sinead - UK
Date: 9th Nov 2008

This phone is great & really easy to use, but the camera isn't that good until you turn it up to high resolution, & it takes up loads of memory, even with a memory card!

But apart from that it is a fabulous little phone & I would recommend it!

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Reviewer: Rob - Liverpool, UK
Date: 4th Nov 2008

Reply to Royston if you want a phone with smiley's get a Nokia or Sony Ericsson. You can't have everything can you? I find the G600 great. It does what it says on the box. Happy days to you.

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Reviewer: Chris - Cambridge, UK
Date: 31st Oct 2008

Overpriced for limited functionality. OK as a phone. Music player is pretty good. Camera really is poor, at maximum resolution takes an eternity to save the shot. Useless flash. Nice design, decent screen & good battery life. Lousy support from Samsung. Accidentally dropped it in the sea, which was a blessing in disguise. Now have a Sony C902 which is far superior in every respect apart from a smaller screen.

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Reviewer: Louise - Newcastle, UK
Date: 29th Oct 2008

Had this phone for 14 months, agree that the camera quality is nowhere near 5MP. My camera has recently broken too, all cloudy & it periodically froze when texting & turned itself on & off again. Now today it will not charge unless I sit there holding the charger in. The connection inside the phone must be worn at a point. Brilliant. I would not recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Demon Rob - Australia
Date: 29th Oct 2008

6GB memory card? There's your problem, it only works with 2GB, or 4GB with latest firmware.

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Reviewer: Jb - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2008

I got this phone a week ago. So far it's been a really good phone. Ignore complaints that the camera is rubbish, you just have to turn up the resolution (in the camera menu), which for some reason isn't defaulted to the maximum. My only slight complaint is that for some reason it deletes some of the words I have saved on predictive text.

However, all in all, a great phone. I would recommend it.

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Reviewer: Alison - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2008

Amazing phone!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2008

Worked out how to increase photo quality. When taking a photo press the number two until resolution is maximum at 2560 x 1920. Dramatically increases the quality!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2008

The camera on this phone is no way 5MP! Seriously though, my old phone was 0.6MP & took better pictures. Very disappointed.

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Reviewer: Royston Vazie - UK
Date: 20th Oct 2008

I purchased the G600 on 13.10.08 & its a very good phone! But what is annoying is that you cannot change the message tone to your own preference & Samsung does not support emoticons when texting. Unless anybody knows differently? Apart from those minor flaws I am quite pleased with the G600.

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Reviewer: Dan Smith - Weymouth, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2008

This phone is terrible in every way I can't save pictures from phone to memory card or movie so I am limited to having very little on it at any one time in spite of having a 6GB card not that it should matter because the image is rubbish anyway. Messaging is such a draw out & overly complicated procedure that I can't be bothered DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.

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Reviewer: Chris Robinson - London, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2008

Really disappointed with this phone after a successful stint with the great D600. Bought it to complement my work Blackberry which doesn't have a camera & therefore the camera was the key item. Well its rubbish!

As many reviewers have said previously here & elsewhere it's poorer than many 2 megapixel cameras of the previous generation of phones & then they really ruin it by making it really complicated to use.

The camera features are all accessed not by a handy up & down menu a la Nokia but no its accessed by having a different feature for each of the 12 keys when using the camera which you have to memorise to make it useful with no obviously return button.

The other item that annoys me is call quality which I've never really had a problem with before this phone as well a few minor quirks like the annoying connection tone you get when making a call.

All in all, a very poor showing. Must get it on eBay & hope no one reads this review!

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Reviewer: Jojo - Wrexham, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2008

I Think This Phone Is Great When I First Had THis Phone, I Found It Easy To Use It Has Everything Your Need In It.

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Reviewer: Micky - Durham, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2008

I love the phone but my keys stop responding when I get a call I can't answer it. I can't text so not happy with that bit!

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Reviewer: Nicky - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2008

I returned my first phone after 2 days, having noticed the texting kept freezing sporadically. My replacement still freezes regularly but I am now stuck with the phone for a year. Suppose I should count myself lucky it doesn't have turning off fault! Rubbish.

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Reviewer: Lisa Galloway - UK
Date: 10th Oct 2008

I have had my Pink G600 for 8 months now & I love it! The only thing I don't like is that the metal area on it is tarnished where I hold it. The camera takes perfect pictures & I use it almost as often as my digital camera. I love the fact that you can remove the logo from the front screen so it is not in the middle of my wallpapers. (This is done in Settings, Display Settings, Text Display). All in all I am very happy with my phone.

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Reviewer: Laura - UK
Date: 9th Oct 2008

I have had so many problems with this phone. It freezes for a long period & won't let me use it! Then the texting is so slow & freezes.

I bought it mainly for the camera & that is not 5 megapixel quality, But I have a 18 month contract, don't bother with this phone.

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Reviewer: Jones - UK
Date: 8th Oct 2008

I got this phone last week. I currently have a Sony & I am going back to it! The camera is NO WAY 5MP, I currently have 3.2 & its loads better, the slide is loose & it also has a silly logo in the middle of the screen which you can't get rid of, I had a Samsung before & didn't like it & this one, apart from the colour, I despise. Don't waste your money, get a decent phone!

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Reviewer: Matthew Heppenstall - Holmfirth, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2008

Just bought phone about 2 hours ago, love it so far, camera is great, as is the music player but one question.

On the home screen, the two shortcuts are Contacts & O2 Actie, I want it to be Menu, then Contacts on the other side. How do you change it?

Someone please get back to me asap. Cheers.

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Reviewer: Lindsey - Cornwall, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2008

I got this phone a few days ago, after swapping from the Sony Ericsson W910i which had to sent away for repair 8 times!

I think this is a great phone, it looks really nice, & its so simple to use. I do find though that with most phones the texting lags, but I do text very fast so I find that I have one word made up of 2 different ones every so often. The camera lags, but I have a digital so I don't use the camera really anyway ( I got the headphones etc in the box, didn't have to pay separate).

The only really annoying thing about this phone is the network name that appears sort of mid screen, & I would like to remove it, or at least move it to a corner so I can see my wallpaper fully.

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Reviewer: Cerys - UK
Date: 1st Oct 2008

I HATE THIS PHONE! I have had it for just over a year & I have hated it since the moment I bought it, but unfortunately I am tied down to an 18 month contract : (.

Where to start hmmmm.
- the camera is no way a 5.0 mega pixel (its rubbish).
- It switches off a lot of the time for no reason.
- It scratches so easily. Even with it just being in my bag it is scratched to death.
- When I try to Bluetooth pictures to other phones they do not send properly. The receiving phone says picture not formatted.
- the memory is terrible.
- Really hard to text.

There is no reason to buy this phone at all, it's a waste of money!

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Reviewer: Jamie Smith - Essex, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2008

Well when I got this phone I thought great got a 5 mega pixel phone for £120 from 02 but actually the camera is really bad quality I had a Nokia N81 before that had a 2 megapixel & that was the best, & on the G600 it isn't very good at all.

& I use predictive text & it does not save the word, which is so annoying. I thought all phones done it, but not on this, so it have to keep re writing the word, it doesn't even know names. Grrr.

But other than that it is a very good phone & I really do hope that nothing goes wrong with it, because I am not the best with phones, & I really don't want this to break, if it does I really do give up with phones, is there a phone out there that nothing goes wrong with it, I haven't found it yet.

But good phone though, I still wish I had my Nokia back, but they are just as bad & they break all the time grrrr.

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Reviewer: John Blaber - UK
Date: 30th Sep 2008

I wrote a review last month. In it I criticised the G600's Bluetooth capability regarding connecting to the Chrysler 300C built in car hands-free system. The car went in to the dealer after only 2 weeks to have the faulty SatNav software updated. NOW, the G600 connects perfectly, & sound is clear as a bell through the car sound system. My phonebook automatically downloads to the car system too as soon as I enter the car. The Bluetooth problem was my only reservation with this phone, I now withdraw that criticism as it was a Chrysler problem all along. Sorry Samsung!

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Reviewer: Steph - Rushden, UK
Date: 29th Sep 2008

Yes it looks good but I have had this phone for two days now & I hate it. I had an LG Shine before this & fancied a change & I wish I'd never bothered. For a start the software will not work on my PC, though I can still put songs on & off for some reason the phone puts then in different places & then its a nightmare to try & move them about to get them all in one place. Same goes for pictures. Can't change the message tone neither & it will not Bluetooth many of the things on the phone.

It does have some good features & the speaker in it is nice & loud but its not enough to sway me. Thankfully as a virgin customer I can change my mind & send the phone back & choose something else.

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Reviewer: Lewis - Nottingham, UK
Date: 19th Sep 2008

Nice phone for the first couple of months until the slide goes loose & feels disgusting. The phone also suffers a few crashes when I am texting etc. My camera has recently broken too, it has clouded up. The camera is also one of the worst 5 megapixel cams I have ever seen. My Mums 3.2 cyber shot is better. I do not recommend this phone!

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Reviewer: Annmarie - Port Talbot, UK
Date: 17th Sep 2008

Well I have had this phone for 4 weeks & at the moment it's back with T Mobile being repaired. For some unknown reason it keeps turning itself off but won't restart unless I physically turn it on. VERY ANNOYING!

I bought this phone due to the 5 mega pixel camera, what a load of rubbish! It clearly is not 5MP more like 2! Complete con.

Predictive texting, the phone just doesn't remember the words you type in. Drives me crazy.

You put the phone down & it scratches to death, it's in my bag with a purse & lipstick & by the look of it it looks like I've thrown it around the room.

I have used Sony Ericsson for the last few years & fancied a change, BIG MISTAKE! I would not buy a Samsung again EVER!

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Reviewer: Sonia - Bucks, UK
Date: 15th Sep 2008

Loved my phone when I first got it but now it just turns itself off every now & again for no reason.

The problem I have now is that is had turned off again & won't turn back on. Have lost my contacts that had been saved on the phone due to the SIM being full. They are not on the memory card where I thought they would be.

Any ideas for how to get them back.

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Reviewer: Tilly - UK
Date: 11th Sep 2008

Love the phone, easy to navigate around etc. One annoying feature, does anyone know how to remove the Orange logo from the front display screen? Thanks Tilly.

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Reviewer: John Blaber - UK
Date: 10th Sep 2008

I bought this phone for two main reasons.

- I wanted a real-button phone having had touch sensitive button phones which are very annoying as they can be touched so many times by mistake (Samsung U700 & E900).
- A phone to connect to the hands free system built into my new Chrysler 300C (UConnect).

This phone is perfect in every way ,good interface, easy & smooth keyboard with good accessibility to all the keys (unlike the U700), & simple to use real buttons. Battery life is excellent compared to my U700 which was terrible.

Absolute disaster! The phone will pair, but will not connect to my car Bluetooth system, even though it will pair & connect with my Bluetooth earpiece. My U700 connects perfectly straight away.

If you want this phone to call people & receive calls in the normal way, it is great. If you want to connect to a hands free car system, forget it. It takes good pictures, but has a strange saving system. Also, it can be very slow. If you want Bluetooth, get another phone. If you don't want Bluetooth, it is well worth considering.

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Reviewer: Judd - UK
Date: 10th Sep 2008

The phone definitely looks fantastic, colour & weight is good. I do like slide phones! The camera is OK, I am not too sure about the 5 megapixel claim, maybe in great light only! & it does take ages for the shutter to click. All this isn't a real problem for me, what really really does annoy me though, is the texting. As people have mentioned, it'll randomly change from predictive to tap, & it'll only remember new words for a couple of days maximum. This does need sorting out. Also, the emoticons & clip arts are rubbish, my last phone, Motorola RAZR had the best ones, this is obviously just preference.

Lastly, again more a personal preference, but I would like to be able to choose my own text tone from songs etc & have reminders every 5 minutes instead of 2.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 9th Sep 2008

I bought this phone to connect to the Uconnect hands-free system in my brand new Chrysler 300C (1st Sept 2008). Unfortunately, a shame because I prefer a phone with physical buttons (G600) rather than the touch sensitive buttons (U700).

Surprised there have been complaints about no USB cable or headphones. I got mine from Vodafone & both items were included in the box as standard.

unfortunately, the phone will have to go back for a refund.

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Reviewer: Connor - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 8th Sep 2008

I am thinking of buying this phone because the camera is 5MP but does the camera have photo lag (were the photo is taken seconds after you press the button) & is the camcorder only VGA or is it also 5MP. Thanks!

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Reviewer: Suzy - Woking, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2008

I bought this phone today. My main complaint is that whereas I had strong reception at home with my previous phone (a D600) I can only get reception in the corner of one room in the house with this G600, despite using the same SIM card. Is this a common problem?

I am also disappointed that the USB cable & headphones do not come with the phone, you have to buy them separately. Carphone Warehouse did not tell me this, & I only discovered it when opening the box at home. That is another £30 on top of your purchase price. The FM radio only works with the headphones as they act as the aerial, & I think it is outrageous that these two items are not included.

The camera has exceptionaly slow shutter speed (the picture is taken long after you press the shutter by which time there is usually no point in taking the picture as everyone has moved on) but the pictures are good resolution, you need to change the setting on the camera to the largest size picture to get the good resolution. Samsung factory set the lowest resolution as standard to save memory space.

This is an OK phone, but not a great phone. My D600 was better, including better icon graphics, clearer text & better ringtones. Disappointing, expected a step up from a newer model, not a step down.

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Reviewer: Catt - UK
Date: 25th Aug 2008

I was wondering what phone to get so I have done loads of research & found out that people say phones are rubbish but I've had them & they are not. I think if you say a particular phone breaks down your wrong because I have this phone & it's brilliant. It depends on how you treat if you likely to drop it a lot don't get it (even though I have dropped & it is very strong. The camera is brilliant not rubbish, if you find it bad yours must have a problem! SO GET THIS PHONE, I LOVE IT!

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Reviewer: Nick - York, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2008

Fantastic phone, read some other reviews before buying it as this was my first ever Samsung. Opened the box & got it all set up & running & I have to say I am pleasantly surprised.

I initially bought this phone for the 5MP camera as I am a big photo taker, & as in other reviews may people have commented about the poor quality of the camera. I have to DISAGREE this camera is very good quality for a phone camera, for 5MP when I print my pictures off they come out great if you use the appropriate photo paper & inks.

The usability is good, the menu system is slightly more complicated than other alternative handsets out there. With ringtone & message alert setting in profile settings & not call & message setting.

The music player is similar to that of an iPod with the ease of user ability & great sound quality. My only downside is that similar to many handsets is that headphones are required to listen to the radio as they act as an antenna with not in built antenna meaning carrying headphone attachment is essential if you plan to listen to the radio.

Overall, great looking phone, good usability & great features, however Samsung could have added a few more applications, easier menu systems & a built in antenna.

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Reviewer: Keileigh - UK
Date: 24th Aug 2008

Just a reply to a question, if you cannot record for more then 10 seconds you probably have it on the MMS size setting for if you want to send it in a message. Try going on camcorder settings & changing the size of it so that it won't be limited for a message size.

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Reviewer: Natasha - UK
Date: 22nd Aug 2008

I had the U600 which I loved but then upgraded to the G600 which was a mistake! I thought with new phones came new technology which would make things easier, WRONG! This phone is rubbish at remembering words for predictive texting, for the umpteenth time my phone has suddenly lost all previously stored words which makes it frustrating especially when the older version never did this. Also when you do want to add a word you have to change from capitals to lower case, the older version didn't have this annoying feature.

I also seem to have the input method constantly change from predictive text to tap method despite setting this & double checking settings.

5 megapixel camera? I don't think so, the images are grainy despite ensuring all settings are correct & adjusting to different light, zoom, etc.

I hate this phone so am going back to the U600!

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Reviewer: Angela - Preston, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

Just a word of advice for the person who said that they don't get delivery reports with O2.

All you need to do is put star zero hash at the beginning of the text that you are sending, with no spaces. This gives you a delivery report when you are on the O2 network regardless of which phone you have.

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Reviewer: Jane Tilley - Surrey, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

I just got it today. Firstly you must know that I am not a feature hungry person. I just wanted a good reliable phone with camera. It has 5 megapixels, autofocus & flash which compared to my Nokia N73 it is really good, which is a surprise since I thought that that phone was sold for its camera features. The menus are very easily navigable & just as easy as the Nokia phone (this was one of my worries, getting used to a new interface but really it's actually simpler than Nokia). I like the slider feature & the phone looks cool & sleek. The screen is nice & clear similar to my old phone. There are other features on the phone but I purposely wanted just a really reliable phone as I am aware the more features you pack into a phone, the more likely it is to go wrong (which is what happened to my old phone). So far so good.

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Reviewer: Sam Johnstone - Bath, UK
Date: 16th Aug 2008

I have a u600, a very good phone & very impressed. The G600 is absolutely the worst phone I have ever owned. It seems to be yesterdays technology dressed up as today's. The camera is worse than a 1.3 MP in my Sony Ericsson which is 5 years old now! The phone itself, it crashes regularly.

Phones for you are not interested (they offer to repair it & don't just keep it for 2 weeks & say it is fixed) the phone is 8 weeks old & crashes daily, switches itself off when in standby not clever if you want people to call you! I am insisting on a refund.

My advice, steer clear of the G600!

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Reviewer: Northwind - Shipley, UK
Date: 14th Aug 2008

Hi there. I got my G600 4 days ago & must say I am quite pleased with it although I haven't had a chance to take any photos yet, so cannot comment on the camera bit! The only problem I've come across up to now, is that I cannot figure out how I can change the number of times the phone will ring before it switches to answer phone. At the moment it only rings 3 times then switches & I am never quick enough to catch it! I've been into Answering Mode in Call Settings but can't change the time from the 1 SECOND that it's set at. If this makes sense to anyone & have any suggestions I would be very grateful.

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Reviewer: Lisa - Norwich, UK
Date: 14th Aug 2008

I upgraded my phone in May 2008 & I am on my third G600, looks nice, I picked it for the big keys as I mainly text & call people, previously had Sony Ericsson Z610i & loved it but fancied a slide phone for a change.

However, it has greatly disappointed me as the keys don't function properly & find it very frustrating especially when I want to use speed dial, you press the number but nothing happens, so speedy it's not!

Samsung menu for texting is so long winded compared to the Sony I had. I wouldn't have a Samsung again.

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Reviewer: Chrissy - Lincs, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2008

One of the best phones I have had, got mine almost a year ago & the only problem I ever had was the memory but I had got about 700 photo's in it & only a 1GB memory card I bought a 2GB card which solved this & then my phone was stolen so am unhappy now & looking at buying the Tocco instead, having read the reviews on the Tocco here tonight though am not so sure because I did like my G600 & found it easy to use & everything I needed it for was a great all round phone. I even dropped it loads of times & it never affected it at all so very sturdy too!

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Reviewer: Umaboshi Cucumber - Shute , UK
Date: 13th Aug 2008

Can you use sounds that have been sent via Bluetooth as text message alerts? Like borat saying ' you have your text message! Hi 5!

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Reviewer: Sarah - Essex, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2008

Had the phone since May & still trying to work out if I like it or not.

I have scrolled through the previous messages & am wondering if anyone else's smiley's are displayed as the text itself?!

My old Sony had some cool little yellow faces but this one only seems to have the dots & dashes ones?!

Can anyone tell me if my phone is faulty or if that is the only smiley's that the phone has? Thanks!

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Reviewer: Jason - Manila, Philippines
Date: 8th Aug 2008

Well just tried SAMSUNG as may new phone. For me the size is good, it just feels so comfortable in my hands. But they are right about the camera thing. It takes too long to capture a moment, (moments comes & go fast) they should have fixed this he he he. Sounds are good. But got disappointed when I navigate to the ring tones, you just have so few almost nothing. He he he. It didn't fit my style. I thought at this kind of unit that is expensive it would have great ring tones to play with. Anyway I bought it so might as well get used to it. Didn't ask more questions, (my bad) he he he. Hope I won't experience much trouble with G600 or else!

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Reviewer: Mike Mcdade - Harrow, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

Best camera of any phone I've ever owned & that includes the Sony Ericsson C902 & the Nokia N95, the VGA video recording is brilliant. However the handset is badly over weighted at the top because of the metal faceplate, this makes texting almost impossible. I don't text much, so don't mind but if you do avoid this phone.

Battery life & signal are good as is the music player. But unlike Sony Ericsson's you have to close the music player to do anything else, like take pictures or use the web browser.

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Reviewer: Igor - Netherlands
Date: 6th Aug 2008

This phone is really great! No problems with it at all! Also nice is now I found out a way to put free games on it, which makes it even better. The camera is nice but when you put them on your PC the photos might get a little rubbish.

I think it is really good in use not too difficult only a few downsides.
- I can't seem to be able to change text message tunes (& the standard is lame).
- I don't think there is a way to get slide tunes which is bad but of course these things are just optional so it isn't a real problem or in my way of using the phone.

Also the sound quality is pretty good.

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Reviewer: Liam Obair - Cardiff, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

It only takes one bad review to throw somebody away from buying the phone.

My personal opinion is that the phone is very well designed, VERY user friendly & has, for past month, been very reliable for me. However, my advice would be find someone who has the phone & have a look for yourself, people's opinions differ.

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Reviewer: Neo - UK
Date: 5th Aug 2008

The G600 is OK, smart enough phone to look at but the instruction book is very limited & having to figure things out with the fiddly menu system is a pain.

Sorted most pictures & music problems. After a while!

As for the camera slow shutter speed.

Try this: when your ready to take a photo just press the menu button, it's almost instant! The other bug bear of course is the rubbish message tones x 4, in this day & age its poor, especially for a form like Samsung. But there you are. We pay our money & take a chance.

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Reviewer: Conor - Burton, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

There are quite a few problems with this phone. I am not sure if it's just mine or it's like this for many people.

- If you have the phone on predictive text, it forgets the words you have put in after a day or two.

- It occasionally switches itself off for no reason.

- The camera will only record for about 10 seconds even if you have plenty of memory in the card & you have set it to the lowest quality.

- The camera is not good for a 5MP. The Nokia N95 (I think?) is 5MP & the picture quality is so much better.

- The keys are not great for when you want to text. Even if you text a lot & your used to it you'll probably always miss or hit a button or it won't press in completely.

& ALSO. About number 3. Can anyone help me with that? (just in case it's just me & I have done something wrong) I'd much appreciate it if someone did help, please reply here. Thank You.

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Reviewer: Gill B - UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2008

I like the look of this phone very much & it has a fair few functions. I bought it as I've been a loyal Samsung customer & my previous phones (D500 & D600) have been great. I was due an upgrade & I thought having a large megapixel camera would be handy, however, in reality the camera is practically useless for anything except landscapes or subjects that aren't going to move for several seconds after you have pressed the shutter, as the delay is ridiculous. What is the point of a camera that can't take pictures immediately, the D600 did? As for its 5 megapixel spec, it doesn't take any sharper photos than the D600, very disappointing. They are okay but not what I'd expect for a camera with 5mps.

That aside it sits nicely in the hand, & is fairly lightweight although it does get a bit top heavy with the slider open but you get used to it.

Battery life isn't too bad but of course once you start using the functions (especially the camera) it doesn't last too long. Mine lasted three days which included being turned off at night & on during the day. I fiddled around with the controls while I got used to it, made a few texts & calls, then spent a day at a show where I took about 55 photos before the battery died. In normal use I wouldn't take anywhere near that many!

Texting is okay but not quite as fast as my other phones & I find the list of words that appear on the screen in predictive mode quite irritating.

All in all a good looking phone which I think I'll get to like but I wish when manufacturers upgrade their products they would improve the software along with the design.

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Reviewer: Becky - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2008

I've Had This Phone Since Christmas & I Still Love It. I Would definitely recommend It To Others. I don't Know Why People Say the Camera Is Rubbish Because Mine Is Really Clear & Mine Has Never Crashed Even though I Have Dropped It Loads Of Times. It's So Reliable. I Personally Think It Has Everything A Phone Could Have Except Infra red (But Who Uses That Anyway? It's Well Slow.) Even the Music Player Is Just Like An iPod. Bluetooth Is Very Fast & You Can Make Your Own Theme. I Think It's the Perfect Phone & anyone Who Is New To Phones Or thinking Of Getting A New One Should definitely Get This :).

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Reviewer: Rachael - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2008

Every time I try & take a single photo it says capture error but when I take it in multiple or mosaic it's OK. What is wrong with it? Should I take it back?

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Reviewer: Rachel Williams - Nottingham, UK
Date: 29th Jul 2008

Well I am very disappointed. I bought the Samsung G600 only today, & after crashing several times whilst I was using it, it switched itself off & now when I try to turn it on it switches on & off. At first the style & design of the phone came across to me as very simple but it is very uncomfortable to hold in your hand. The overall features of the phone are alright. The camera is not good to say that it is MENT to be a 5 megapixel. This phone is over rated & not at all very reliable. I will be going back to the shop tomorrow to ask for a refund!

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Reviewer: Harry - London, UK
Date: 29th Jul 2008

DO NOT GET THIS PHONE! OK it looks stylish, though the buttons are not very nice for sending texts quickly. It has a 5 megapixel camera but the picture quality is not good at all though the software layout is good, a bit like Nokia. The games are very lame but that's OK if you don't mind that. The sound quality is also very good for conversations & the reception is pretty good also.

BUT, it keeps breaking down! I have been committed to a contract now for 9 months, & for the time, it has been under repair for about 4. Therefore I have been paying for a service I haven't got. It has broken three times now with the same problem, the buttons won't respond. You cannot rely on this phone, it broke down when I was on holiday, which was not good news at all!

Thankfully it's being replaced. Take my advice, don't risk it with this one. Its features, particularly camera will disappoint you & it is completely unreliable & will fail on you when you most need it. Avoid.

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Reviewer: Greymaverick - UK
Date: 28th Jul 2008

I wish people would get to know their phones before condemning them, the main gripe appears to be the camera, I am an older user & found the camera to be excellent, why! Because I took photos in several modes until I found the best settings & lightings which I quickly became used to, as for the downloading onto PC I found no problem whatsoever, after downloading the Samsung software & reading the instructions it was a doddle, the rest of the phone is top notch.

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Reviewer: Lorraine - N Ireland, UK
Date: 25th Jul 2008

Just got this phone yesterday, because my u600 got smashed against a wall! Not a good look for the phone!

It's so much larger than the u600, no touch screen which I am still trying to get used to, thought the camera would be better because I was used a 3.2.

All in all a good phone, just needs some getting used to.

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Reviewer: Vincent - Chislehurst, UK
Date: 24th Jul 2008

Purchased this phone two days ago to replace my U600, I am not 100% happy with it. The menus look like they were created on a Spectrum (old computer) I would have liked white text on black for texting. Given that this phone has a very high screen specification of 16 million colours, I feel Samsung have not taken advantage of this. The 5MP camera is, well best forget about it.

The phone is well made & feels nice in the hand, I like the more positive feel on the buttons, especially when compared to the U600 touch sensitive keys. It comes with a lot of extras including a 1GB memory card, although text messages seem to be held by the SIM card.

A firmware upgrade would probably fix all my complaints.

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Reviewer: Eddie - Kent, UK
Date: 22nd Jul 2008

Have had my phone now for a month & it's the best that I have ever used, the music & headphones etc make it a pleasure to listen too. I had the 900 before but could not get used to it. This is the greatest many thanks.

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Reviewer: Ben - UK
Date: 21st Jul 2008

It has to be said it's a good looking phone but.

- Its heavy which isn't a bad thing because it makes it feel expensive but its top heavy so isn't well balanced in your hand & makes it easy to drop.

- the camera is not up to scratch for a 5 megapixel I have a 4 megapixel digital camera which performs better. Finding your way round also isn't too easy with complicated menus & sub menus.

- Samsung rarely alter their software go back to the Samsung D500 very very similar software OK they have changed the appearance of the software & added a few silly pointless accessories but on the whole similar.

- They need to take a leaf out of LG's book with their anti fingerprint coating on their mobile phones as this one always looks grubby when you touch it. Let's face it Samsung aren't exactly renowned for phone reliability.

- Sliding the phone isn't easy as there is no where to put your finger which means using the screen to slide it & it scrapes up the keys when sliding which scratches them.

- It has to be said though the battery life is much better than the likes of Nokia phones plus as I said it is very good looking with a decent sized screen & quality graphics.

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Reviewer: Katie - Bradford , UK
Date: 21st Jul 2008

Got this phone in pink think it's great but getting bored off it but it is a good phone.

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Reviewer: Miss M - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 20th Jul 2008

I thought this phone looked great & would be a great upgrade from the Samsung D900. After 4 weeks I have had enough of it.

The camera isn't very good they seem to be blurry & grainy, the shutter speed, well you could make a cup of tea whilst you were waiting!

When you send a message the keypad can't even keep up with you.

& as for saving messages in the sent box it only does it when it feels like it.

The manual also hasn't got much info in it so you have to navigate round the menus & try to find things out for yourself.

Overall I think I might go back to using my old phone & try to take this one back to the shop.

Very disappointed with it!

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Reviewer: Annika Dobson - Wilpshire, UK
Date: 20th Jul 2008

I've had this phone for almost 2 months now & it's almost perfect apart from a few problems. When sending a text, occasionally the phone can't keep up & sometimes crashes & the buttons stop working. The screen is a great size & the phone itself, a good, slim shape. A very good looking phone, but a bit uncomfortable to hold, & it digs into the palm of your hand. It has a good battery life & simple to use. Awful memory, practically nothing can be stored on the actual phone but it comes with a 1GB memory card which can store quite a bit. I upgraded to this phone from the Samsung E900 & the G600 is so much better. Also I bought a contract with this phone. So, if anyone is thinking of buying this phone I recommend going with Orange, I pay £23.17 every month for 600 minutes & unlimited texts.

Overall this phone is very satisfactory.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 19th Jul 2008

Do not buy this phone if you expect to be impressed with its 5MP camera! It is vile! Not as good as the 3.2MP on my previous D600! & yes! I have it on the maximum settings for picture quality! Before you all assume I don't know what I am doing!

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Reviewer: Leon - UK
Date: 18th Jul 2008

Good phone, looks nice & all, works well & is easy to use & easy to navigate around it. Camera is good when you hold it really still, only bad thing is that you have no option to change message tone, which is strange to be honest.

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Reviewer: Miss M - Scotland, UK
Date: 15th Jul 2008

I upgraded from the Samsung E900 & when I saw this in the shop, I wanted the G600 straight away. It looked fantastic, I have had this phone a day now & have absolutely no complaints so far. Okay, you only have 4 message tones, but seriously? Who cares? It's not the end of the world. At the end of the day, you're upgrading to a different phone, of course it's going to be different from your previous one, it just takes time to find your way about.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone. I bought it in Pink, & it's fabulous. Well done Samsung!

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Reviewer: Reshma Patel - UK
Date: 14th Jul 2008

Hi I want to get the G600 but I am not too sure as I have had the Samsung D900i in the past & I was wondering if the Samsung G600 is any better is the camera good & the video quality & how much memory can it hold & other information.

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Reviewer: Miss G - Epsom, UK
Date: 13th Jul 2008

I don't have a clue why everyone on here is like 'this phone is so rubbish' because it is seriously not! I got it for my birthday & I know exactly how to work it so if you have any problems or questions which you would like to ask about this product labelled by Samsung then please ask me.

& also this phone looks SO nice & it's got a lot of cool features for all ages, want my advice? Get this phone! For best action, & no problems getting it on the phone network 02!

We've been surprised how many of our user reviews have criticised the G600. The main complaint seems to be the camera. We can only assume that people are using the wrong camera settings (make sure that you set the camera resolution to maximum). The G600 may not be able to match the picture quality of the Sony Ericsson K810i or the Nokia N95, but it's still a darn good camera phone! The new Samsung G800 is an even better camera phone, incorporating an optical zoom.

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Reviewer: Jimmy - UK
Date: 10th Jul 2008

Thought the phone looked great & I suppose it does, but what's the point when the phone doesn't work properly?

Camera for 5 megapixel is pathetic. Usually blurry or you miss the shot because it takes so long to snap.

The texting is the worst. Can't keep up, doesn't remember words you add & worst of all, keeps crashing when I try to write a text. All my mates think I am being rude but I can't answer them! The crashing is now happening when I try to dial a number now also.

So, basically I have a phone I can't text with, can't make calls with unless it's a contact number, & can't take a decent picture. Way to go Samsung!

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Reviewer: Abs - UK
Date: 10th Jul 2008

Hi, I got this phone yesterday & I am not sure what to make of it. I can't find out how to change my ring tone or anything like that, can anyone help with that? Also sometimes it doesn't register the slide & won't let me use the camera! Other than that I like the phone & I am hoping I'll just settle into it & it'll be OK. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Reviewer: Aruna Bhatt - London, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2008

I have had my phone for the past 3 months, had no pro