Samsung SCH-i600 (Verizon Wireless)

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CNET Editors' Review

The good: Compact; full-featured PDA integrated with a phone; high-resolution screen; SDIO-compatible expansion slot; extended battery included.

The bad: Expensive; no Bluetooth; uses 2002 operating system.

The bottom line: Samsung's Windows Mobile smart phone has a slick design and offers excellent integration with Outlook, but it's no e-mail demon.

Review: Samsung currently has two very similar-looking smart phones on the market, the i500 and i600, but they run very different operating systems. While the former has a touch screen and is powered by the Palm OS, the i600 runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2002, a stripped-down version of the Pocket PC OS. There's a lot to like about this well-designed, feature-rich model for Verizon Wireless. However, the lack of a built-in keyboard limits the i600's wireless e-mail prowess. In other words, this won't replace a BlackBerry.

Editor's note: We have changed the rating in this review ... Expand full review
Samsung currently has two very similar-looking smart phones on the market, the i500 and i600, but they run very different operating systems. While the former has a touch screen and is powered by the Palm OS, the i600 runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2002, a stripped-down version of the Pocket PC OS. There's a lot to like about this well-designed, feature-rich model for Verizon Wireless. However, the lack of a built-in keyboard limits the i600's wireless e-mail prowess. In other words, this won't replace a BlackBerry.

Editor's note: We have changed the rating in this review to reflect recent changes in our rating scale. Click here to find out more. Like its Palm sibling, the i600 is fairly compact for a smart phone. With the standard battery installed, this flip-style model weighs 5.3 ounces and measures 3.54 by 2.1 by 0.92 inches, only slightly bigger than Samsung's 4.4-ounce A600 camera phone. The 176x220-pixel screen is obviously not a full-size Pocket PC display, but it supports 65,536 colors and is quite sharp and readable. As noted, it's not a touch screen; Windows Mobile OS handsets are designed to be operated with one hand, sans stylus.

Average User Rating

3.0 stars out of 110 user reviews

Rating Breakdown

  • 5 star: 21
  • 4 star: 42
  • 3 star: 22
  • 2 star: 15
  • 1 star: 10

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4.0 stars

"Very good and dependable Mobile Windows phone" By jgvillan

Pros: Mutiple contact numbers per name

Cons: No bluetooth, one-lined mono LCD screen.

Summary: Yes, I am late to the party on this phone. Got this phone from EBay, and so far...so good. I like the Mobile Windows interface, as I can type in a name, and find multiple numbers for the name. Can hit the internet with it, play MP3s and ringtones ... Expand full review

2.0 stars

"Good, but not good enough" By vextout

Pros: ActiveSync, Software Installs

Cons: Multiple Emails, Internet Explorer plus others...

Summary: It does the job but with a hassle. I have multiple email accounts, If I want to get mail for each of them, I have to go into each account and hit send/receive. Typing emails can only be done by multiple taps on keypad. Not enough text symbols like ... Expand full review

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