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Reviewer: Willie - Lockerbie, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2009

This is my second G600 gave the first one to my partner, best phone I have ever had, camera excellent, text buttons are very good though sometimes some letters fail to register.

All in all a magic phone fully recommend it.

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Reviewer: Nyasia - UK
Date: 21st Jun 2009

I really like this phone, compared to my other phones the screen display is really clear & I love that you can customise your own themes instead of just going with the boring ones. I do wish it had more memory & you can't customise your message ringtone, but the camera is really good & only blurs if you enlarge it or take the picture in a certain light. You can have really good special effects for pictures too. & anyway, with the memory I bought a 2GB memory card for just £6.95 & it works perfectly. & I don't get why people are saying you can't turn the ringtone volume up load enough, when I turn it up to number 14 it hurts my ears! Oh, & just in case you needed it there is a really good conversion section for all types of currency, weight, length, volume etc that has come in really handy.

Overall, I am really glad I chose this phone because although it has some faults let's face it every phone does & this one is better than most.

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Reviewer: Jean - UK
Date: 20th Jun 2009

Although not had much experience with other makes of phone, this is a great phone, does what I want it to do. Not yet tested camera fully though, one of the features I really wanted. One problem, when I have Bluetoothed photos from my computer to the phone, it has saved them in other files instead of downloaded images. Does anyone know how I can move them to images? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Reviewer: Zohaib - London, UK
Date: 12th Jun 2009

This phone is great I have had it for 2 months now as before I had the Samsung U600 which was great as well & the D600 & the E900 but to me G600 & D600 are similar & U600 & E900 are similar if you get this phone get it in brown it is nice.

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Reviewer: Beverly - Northanptonshire, UK
Date: 8th Jun 2009

Now at my wits end, trying to configure email, & working out why? I keep getting email network failure.

Manual useless, oh how I wish I hadn't bought this phone, it might look good but that's not what a phone is for.

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Reviewer: Boo - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2009

I've had this phone a couple weeks now & I think it's great. The only problem I find annoying is that the back light dims & then brightens again when using the phone. Very strange & also I find that I have to press hard or several times on the side button for the camera function. Does anyone else have this problem?

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Reviewer: Zoe - UK
Date: 26th May 2009

Well I was going to buy this phone but reading these reviews has really put me off. I am off to buy the Sony Ericsson C510 which is in the same price range but gets glowing reviews. So thank you fellas I would have made a big mistake!

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Reviewer: Luke - UK
Date: 24th May 2009

I have had it about 3 months, it was brilliant, the camera, the MP3 player etc until now when I turn it on it just stays there I click buttons nothing happens, all I can do is turn it on & off. If you know why please let me know.

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Reviewer: S Khandal - Ratlam, India
Date: 23rd May 2009

Never buy this phone. It's lacking a lot basic features. Just for look & style, you can find much better options in other brands. 5 MP never judges its quality. Sound quality is good but you have to unlock your keypad whenever you want to change FM station or music track, because there is no keypad auto lock disable setting. You can't customise message ringtone. You can't upgrade phone, you can't add third party softwares, & there is a long list.

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Reviewer: Bernard - UK
Date: 21st May 2009

Had my G600 for 19 months now, didn't bother with an upgrade because I am more than happy with this phone! It does what it says on the tin, I am not a geek or technically genius but I can manage to work it!

Texting is a doddle, my phone NEVER switches itself off, camera is superb, music player is good, it's sleek & fits easily into pocket, bag, even fits in my purse!

Granted, you need to mess about with it to set it to suit yourself, the user manual is hopeless. But it's half the fun when you get a new phone isn't it?

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Reviewer: Fraser Robertson - Tillicoultry, UK
Date: 18th May 2009

On the surface the G600 should be a great phone but sadly I find it very poor for many reasons. Take the calendar alarm, you enter the calendar event, scroll down to alarm & tick the box then it says BEFORE, before what? Then you realise this is the alarm time before the event. There is a choice of Minutes, hours, days, weeks. Seems OK but you only have a choice of 0 to 59 minutes. Or 0 to 23 hours etc. If you want to set the alarm for 75 minutes, 1 hour & a quarter, you cannot. It throws up an error message. Samsung are aware but to date they have not resolved the situation. There are other issues which are annoying but are of less concern in my case, my calendar is vital & have to constantly compensate by changing start times to accommodate alarm times.

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Reviewer: Anne - London, UK
Date: 3rd May 2009

Got the pink Samsung G600 free with the Virgin £8.50 a month contract, great value as I get 100 minutes & 100 texts, which is fine for me as I don't use the phone that much. It's quite sophisticated, although the advanced features are a bit wasted on me! I've always had a Nokia phone so this took some getting used to, on the plus side I like the slide feature, & the sound quality is good. I've found the battery life to be quite long. Radio set up is a bit complicated but works OK (but the earphones provided with the phone are awful! ). Camera is good, although it really isn't 5 megapixel quality because the lens is poor.

Sadly, lots of bad points as far as I am concerned. The main issue is with the predictive text, & I am glad to see I am not alone in having problems with this, I thought it was just me. The default seems to be standard abc text, & while it's easy enough to change to predictive text when creating a message, I always forget & end up with a line of random characters before I realise, so then I have to start again. I called Virgin mobile about this & he said the handset must be faulty, they sent me a new one, but it's just the same. I also agree with the comments about the dictionary not storing new words. & it sometimes just freezes in the middle of me writing a text, so I have to go back to the main menu & start again. The text alert options are very limited as well. The vibration is so subtle you have to be very close to the phone to notice, & the 'vibration plus melody' isn't much better. Also if you're not in the same room as the phone when you get a text or a message & don't hear the tone, there's no indication until you open it up that you've had a text or message, I've got round this by having a repeat alert every 2 minutes but that can get a bit irritating!

The USB or power connector cover seems flimsy & I imagine it won't last long, also there isn't what I'd call a normal headphone socket like I have on my Nokia, have to plug the headphones into an adaptor & then plug that into the USB socket, which makes for rather a long & awkward cable.

To conclude, while this is a nice looking phone, the disadvantages for me outweigh the advantages. I've persevered for 2 weeks now but I think I'll be going back to the Nokia.

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Reviewer: Craa - UK
Date: 17th Apr 2009

A great phone really nice & you can turn off features or turn them on that are listed above. I have had the phone for about a year now & am extremely pleased. Have fun.

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Reviewer: Daren Collins - Sandhurst, UK
Date: 17th Apr 2009

On the positive side. The phone looks good & is a nice size & weight so it feels nice in your hand (maybe suiting men more than women).

It lacks the rarely used, battery sucking features that exist on iPhone's & equivalent & so you get good battery life making it a good business phone rather than a kiddie's toy.

I like the slide design because there is no danger of making calls by accident & sliding to unlock is better that having to find those pesky buttons to unlock a normal phone. Actually unlocking without sliding open is easy on this too as the buttons are close together. I used to have to hunt on my Nokia. Also answering a call by sliding open is easier than having to look at phone & press a button.

It is mostly intuitive to use, has well laid out menus, good features, a decent sized screen & all easily customised to suit different people.

However. There are NIGGLES which detract from the overall experience of using this phone & having read some of the other reviews I know I am not alone. Also I am on my second phone (at first I thought I just had a dodgy handset so it was replaced) so I know there are flaws in the phone or firmware & not just a one off.

Predictive Text. It's clever in that it learns what combinations you personally use more frequently BUT it fails to store new words that you add. It says you can ADD a word but it sometimes stores a word for only a few hours & I can't work out if this is because it has like a 5 word memory so when you store a 6th word it loses the 1st one. For this niggle alone I would gladly swap this phone for a bog standard Nokia. You quickly learn not to bother Adding words but if you do decide to, it firstly doesn't carry across the predicted word to maybe save you some time, & it defaults into CAPS mode which is annoying.

Switch your phone off (mine occasionally has done this while it was in my pocket) & then back on again & you will lose your message settings. If you don't want sent texts saved & you have unticked keep a copy then you have to go back into this screen each time you power up your phone & although you don't have to untick the box again, you have to save the unchanged setting! Rubbish! & you can't stop MMS sent messages being stored.

The keys don't always register even if they make a clicking noise & the auto-dim has a mind of its own. You can be texting in half light & it during a text it will turn screen on full bright, then fade, then bright & it will switch keypad lights on & off which makes it irritating.

You can't slide the phone shut until a text has been sent because it will put it in draft folder otherwise. This is annoying because you have to put phone in your pocket open or just wait.

The camera flash default setting is OFF instead of AUTO which is annoying!

Why is it that when I take this phone out of my pocket to answer it I always press Reject by accident? Maybe I can't blame Samsung for this but it never happened on any other phone I have owned.

This phone didn't come with a VISTA version of the software so you had to download it. Also the phone had to be reset to get it to interact with the software. Thankfully I found a kind person on an Internet thread had given the engineer menu keystrokes to do this & suddenly it started working via Bluetooth in my car too.

One last word about Samsung product support. When I said the phone was not bringing the address book through to my newish car (which should then display it on the in car sat nav screen) even though the D900 worked fine, they simply said it was not compatible because my car was Bluetooth Version 1 & the phone was Version 2. They said it would only work with version 2 headset.

Thankfully both O2 shop where I bought this phone & Ford were a lot more customer focussed & in the end the phone had to be reset & then worked fine with car, sending address book as a vcf file. So I am not a big fan of Samsung & unless they can fix the gremlins in this phone, I can only recommend it to people that don't text much.

So in summary Samsung, you need to iron your bugs out & get some customer-focussed people working in your customer service department or I for one won't be buying anymore Samsung stuff but going back to Nokia.

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Reviewer: Willie Shearer - Lockerbie, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2009

I have had several Samsung phones including E250, E370 (a cracker of a phone but microphone packed in) & D800 but the G600 is a great tool though texting is not great as buttons are too flat & sometimes various keys don't register then next time they are OK camera is A1 when set properly.

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Reviewer: Tony - UK
Date: 14th Apr 2009

Email to Samsung. I received today a G600 which I purchased from Virgin & I have been with them for many years & I have purchased many Samsung phones E900, C300, E250 & U600 all of which I have been extremely happy with. I purchased the G600 for the camera & because all my previous phones have Spanish predictive text which is why I stick with your brand. To my dismay the phone has only 5 languages of which Spanish is not available to predictive text even setting the phone in Spanish does nothing for texting & there isn't even an option to insert letters with accents. The phone is useless for me as I spend 4 months a year in Spain & text in Spanish. Virgin were very helpful but when I rang your company the operator was not helpful & sounded as though he just got out of bed. I cannot return the phone because Virgin say it is not faulty.

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Reviewer: Sophie - Essex, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2009

I've had this phone for 1 day, & I LOVE it. No bad features what so ever apart from to set your text message ring tone you have to go onto settings or something it's a gorgeous phone!

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Reviewer: Zoe - UK
Date: 6th Apr 2009

This Phone Is Okay But.

- It doesn't Save Predictive Text.
- You can't Always Change the Ringtone.
- You can't Turn the Vibration Off.
- When You End A Call It Makes A Noise So It's Not Good For School Or Meetings!
- The Camera Is RUBBISH!
- It Has A RUBBISH Phone Memory.
- Texting Is Slow!

But.

- It's Easy To Fit In Your Pocket.
- You Can Record Pretty Good Video's.
- Its Loud For Playing Music.
- It doesn't Freeze Up.

There the Only Good Points About It!

Don't GET THIS PHONE YOU CAN GET MUCH BETTER!

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Reviewer: Fiona - Woolerton, UK
Date: 3rd Apr 2009

Only just getting to grips with this, took delivery yesterday but help! The ringtone volume is barely audible even on the highest setting (7), is there a fault do you think as I cannot find any reviews mentioning this? My colleague has exactly the same model & her ringing volume is louder than mine even on setting 3!

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Reviewer: John - Bristol, UK
Date: 31st Mar 2009

I have had this G600 for 3 weeks now. Previous mobiles was always Nokia's.

The good points, a lot of phone for the money you pay, i.e. great looks, interesting features, nice menu's & easy enough to navigate around all the settings etc. But I must agree with many of the views here.

Bad points, 5 mega pixel camera is no better than a 3.2 even after transferring to my PC, & the dictionary & text messaging is a complete nightmare. Really is a pain & just not a pleasant experience. Slow processing speeds on top of useless or missing connectivity apps make this mobile no more than a sleek looking FM radio & music player that is really capable of only making a phone call reliably! Samsung has clearly overlooked the basic user friendly functionality of this phone for fashion & style only.

I will be returning to Nokia a.s.a.p. & would not really recommend this mobile to anyone unless what you want is smart looks only!

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Reviewer: Trace - UK
Date: 25th Mar 2009

The 5 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA IS USELESS! PICTURES ARE BLURRY, I HAVE A PHONE WHICH HAS A 3.2 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA. & the QUALITY IS FAR BETTER! IT IS VERY SLOW TO TEXT AS WELL, HOPELESS! WHEN I ACCESS the MUSIC, IT SWITCHES ITS SELF ON & OFF. IT LOOKS NICE BUT THATS the ONLY GOOD THING I CAN SAY ABOUT IT! DO NO BUY IT IF YOU ARE EXPECTING GOOD CAMERA QUALITY BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT GET IT.

DON'T BUY IT I WISH I DIDN'T NOW.

LOL X.

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Reviewer: Phil - UK
Date: 25th Mar 2009

I needed a new phone & I wanted one with at least a 5 megapixel camera & an MP3 player. Well what a shock I got the camera is useless it is so slow by the time the pictures taken the subjects moved & you have a blurred picture & you can't change this. The MP3 player is also useless however you put your albums on there they come up in alphabetical order & you can't change that either. Also the auto flash does not save so every time you want to use it you have to reset it. Samsung PC studio software is totally unusable. The only good thing about this phone is it looks nice but looks alone don't make it worth £90 plus.

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Reviewer: Peter - Birkenhead Wirral, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2009

Had the phone just under 2 years & like it very much. Fits in pocket easily.

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Reviewer: Kath - Hampshire, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2009

I've had this phone for a couple of weeks now & although it's generally very good & an improvement on some of the phones I've had in the past I still have a few complaints.

- the texting. It drives me insane! The predictive text memory is small & very very forgetful. It also consistently changes the order of words to each combination according to frequency of use & which one you last used. I am a very quick texter, or was, but the response from the keys is extremely slow & you end up typing out complete nonsense because it doesn't put the spaces in where you want them. When you want to add a word it is automatically set to all capitals, why? & although I'll set it to T9 predictive frequently, two or three new messages later it's forgotten & reverted back to ordinary texting. This is probably the main thing that irritates me.

- the camera. I know my way around cameras in general & I've played round with the resolution & other settings many times & still ended up with poor results similar to my old phone's 1.3MP. However the pictures DO end up looking better when on a computer screen, but.

- Samsung PC Studio, not at all user friendly & the version that came with this phone clashed with my old version & wouldn't install properly.

- Message tone. Really hard to change, I have no idea how to do it, thankfully my phone is mostly on silent which makes it less of an issue but when it isn't the ringtone it comes with is annoying.

- Slow response generally. I've had to turn off any fancy menu transitions as it often freezes mid transition.

Anyway, despite all my grumbling it remains a very good phone without irritating touch screen or touch pad like other Samsung phones. It's also very resilient, although the screen scratches easily & smudges show up grotesquely. It has lots of useful features, e.g. Calculator, converter, stopwatch, as well as alarms, a calendar which can show up on your home screen, complete lifesaver, good MP3 player, voice recorder, few games & many more. You can also create your own theme which is really nice & there are a lot of features you can play with & change around.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 21st Mar 2009

This phone is amazing! Just love this camera, music player etc! It's a bit on the heavy side, but it's still got a lot of wow factor. YOU WILL LOVE IT!

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Reviewer: Becki - UK
Date: 19th Mar 2009

I have my G600 on a 24 month contract. The phone keeps freezing, the texting is a nightmare & the dictionary isn't storing anything for more than 24 hours. It types a word twice, & sends repeated delivery notes for one message. Took it back, & it was sent to Samsung for repair. It came back 2 weeks ago, still playing up with a few more party tricks to add to its repertoire. I took it back again & was given a replacement, which, surprisingly enough, is doing exactly the same thing as the old one. My daughter's phone is fine, so it must be a G600 thing. I will be taking this one back & asking for something different. I need a phone that is responsive & reliable. & this model doesn't seem to cut it.

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Reviewer: Leigh - Oxford, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2009

I had this phone for a year & some points good & some others bad.

- Great phone easy to use, got everything you need.

- Predictive text doesn't save!

- Took me bout 9 months to realise how to change message tone (you do this by going into phone profiles! )

- Camera is slow to take photos.

- Mine has just start to freeze sometimes, but it has been a year since I brought it!

- Has been dropped countless times & still works!

- Menus are annoying it's not easy to find things!

- Battery life isn't all that good.

- Don't see the point in the light sensor!

- But to be honest this phone is a good phone just showing the bad points here really but other than all that it is a good phone!

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Reviewer: Sharn - UK
Date: 15th Mar 2009

I drop kicked my phone by accident today, & it didn't even get marked. The black version of the G600 looks sleek, & it is very easy to use. Unfortunately swapping from card to phone, phone to card. Other than those three faults I have loved this phone & it is good for when you need to snap a photo quick.

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Reviewer: Tracey - Telford, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2009

I've got the pink G600. I've had it for about a fortnight but I am considering returning it under Virgin's customer satisfaction guarantee. The camera is reasonable if you set it to the highest resolution but you can't edit photos on the memory card, you have to keep them on the camera & there isn't much room so I found I had to keep moving them about between phone & card. It's really odd because I took photos in portrait & they insisted on displaying in landscape until I rotated them back!

The PC software supplied is pretty rubbish, you can only read stuff on the phone, otherwise connect as a mass storage device but it wouldn't save photos to my PC. You can also connect to Windows media player to download mp3s but I want to choose what I download not have the software do it for me.

I hate not being able to choose an MP3 or voice recording as my message tone, everyone in the office has a Samsung & they all sound the same!

On my Motorola KRZR I can set any tune as message tone, alarm tone, caller id & I don't even need software as the KRZR connects directly to my PC via a mini USB cable & comes up as a removable disc. I can then share anything! Unfortunately next!

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Reviewer: Chris - London, UK
Date: 26th Feb 2009

I've had this for now for just over a year. It has lasted & has been very easy to use. The 5 megapixel camera is really useful when your on a day out or something which makes it easier than carrying a huge camera. It has got a metal casing which means it can take a lot of bumping around. If you drop it the metal casing will save. Surprisingly the phone is light, It has also got a high quality music player. I WOULD recommend THIS PHONE. Cheap & you get more than what you pay for! Thumbs up!

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Reviewer: Em - Birkenhead, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2009

I hate this phone. It's boring it has no good features or any good games it is dead hard to text one handed because the top is heavier than the bottom so tilts backwards. It is dead hard to put or receive anything from your phone the software is dead hard to use. It is dead slow when texting volume doesn't go very loud. Camera is dead blurry even though it's meant to be a five megapixel camera. I really want a new phone & I am stuck with this for 18 months.

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Reviewer: Philip - Bradford, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2009

I bought this phone because I got bored with my Nokia 6300. I wasn't let down. I absolutely love this phone, it is easy to use & does everything I need from a phone. The camera is great (when you get the settings right), the music player is good & I like the fact that the memory cards are hot swappable (swap them without taking battery out). The only problem I have with this phone is that you can't customise the message tone, you have to use one of the preloaded ones on the phone.

Overall, this is a great phone.

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Reviewer: Jason - UK
Date: 13th Feb 2009

RE G600 PHONE FREEZING OR GOING DEAD OR CUTTING OUT WHEN SLIDING UP TO ANSWER CALLS OR WHEN PUTTING DOWN ON HARD SURFACES.

The problem lies with the battery being loose causing the phone to lose power (even the slide motion when answering calls is enough to break the connection between battery & phone)& it is very easy to fix!

The phone will also appear to freeze up on occasion but it is again the connection being broken between battery & phone.

Please follow easy steps below & you will learn to love your G600 again!

- Remove back cover.
- Remove battery.
- Look for the gold contacts on the battery.
- On the curved edge opposite (where the S in the word SAMSUNG is) wrap several pieces of sellotape 2 centimetres long on top of each other so that they start at the S on one side of the battery & finish on the other side where the white stripe containing the serial number of the battery is. You may need more or less tape depending on its thickness.
- Refit battery into phone, the battery should be a tighter fit which will ensure the contacts on the battery & phone have a good connection.
- Refit rear cover.
- Turn on phone & try sliding it & putting it down firmly on hard surfaces.

Any problems please post here & I will explain better if needed.

Kind regards Jason.

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Reviewer: Zora - Slough, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2009

Reading the reviews, it seems like the pro' s out do the con' s but the last time I got a Samsung, the silent profile was not silent, the phone was apparently designed to beep when the text message is sent, can someone please tell me if their Samsung G600 does that? It's the Samsung G600 VS Nokia 6500 CLASSIC.

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Reviewer: Nikki - UK
Date: 10th Feb 2009

I've had mine nearly a year now & it's just broke randomly, it's very tough survived many drops & chewing from dog yet just randomly broke via nothing! Now can only see half the screen, other than that & the fact the Internet costs about £1 for roughly 30 seconds its always been great for me actually transfer from computer to mobile never worked, OK maybe not perfect but still a good phone which is easy to understand & use & lots to do on it.

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Reviewer: Tom - Bolton, UK
Date: 6th Feb 2009

This is one of those models where the manufacturer has clearly put a lot of thought & consideration during the design stage, so much so that they missed some complete no brainers.

First thing that struck me about it, is how smooth the exterior of the phone is. This is in no way a good thing as you need some kind of spider like grip to open it without smudging the screen. Got gloves on & get a text? No chance mate, you have to open the phone with your chin.

Secondly, we'll get into the phone. Great menu design. The display & infinite custom options boggled my mind. The interface looks just like how I'd want it to. Big characters also give the phone a real modern feel.

Next, I want to send a text. One of the most frustrating features about this phone for various reasons. Having had this phone for a couple months now, I can comment on how awful this is.

- the dictionary, you add words to it, it forgets them within a week. What's the point? I am sick of having to add the same word every week!

- the buttons are hardly responsive. I try adding letters quickly & it just misses them out. Especially with the dictionary, this can be irritating (or Gritcti if the phone misses out a letter).

- Memory, the phone can only store 100 messages. WHY? This isn't 5 years ago. Phones can hold more than 10 MB you know! I hate not being able to read a message until I delete some.

Onto the camera, I like the options given to me, however, I believe this has nowhere near the specs it's claiming to have. I've had a Sony with about 2 megapixel less than this one & the quality was better.

As for viewing the images, oh, don't get me started. If your pictures are stored on the memory card, you can't use half of the viewing features. Obviously if you take a lot of pictures, you'll need that card. You can't view the pictures in a slideshow, you can't edit them.

It's rubbish!

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Reviewer: Phlump - UK
Date: 27th Jan 2009

I have had Nokia phones for the last 8 years since a switched from Motorola & was generally getting fed up with the poor reception I was getting compared to my friend who has a Samsung phone. All in all I liked the features of the phone however when it came to setting it up on the laptop to have all the synchronisation features I was horrified to find that even the latest version of the software from the Samsung website does not have the latest VISTA compatible drivers. Wahoo I am just so excited about this phone. I just hope the reception makes it a worthwhile purchase.

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Reviewer: J - UK
Date: 26th Jan 2009

In reply to reviewer Lorraine from the UK dated the 30th December 2008.

For the Message Situation. Go to Menu, Messaging, Settings, Text Messages, Sending Options, go down & select keep a copy.

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Reviewer: Zoe Leyland - UK
Date: 25th Jan 2009

Or lack of. I bought a SIM free version so I know it's not a T Mobile issue. It appears to only work outdoors!

Secondly, predictive text messaging. Due to the phone's design, it's incredibly top heavy when the slider is up leaving a flimsy keypad to text with which is difficult to navigate around. Then there's the annoying bleeping sound when the text has been sent (which I cannot turn off despite the fact that my keypad is on silent) & god forbid you should close the shutter too quickly as your text message will be consigned to the draft folder! & another thing, how come when adding a word into the dictionary which is the start of a sentence, why oh why do I have to reselect it start with a capital letter!

Thirdly the 5 megapixel camera, 5MP my backside! It's impossible to hold one handed, takes an age to take the photograph by which time everyone has moved & you end up with a blurred shot. The flash is not automatic & when you change the setting, the next time you access the camera its defaulted back to no flash setting!

Fourthly, the alarm clock. Yes it works fine but when the alarm goes off why does it not give you an option to switch the alarm off permanently? I've lost count of the amount of times the damn things gone off on me on 6.30am on a Saturday morning because I've neglected to go back into the alarm menu & switch it off.

Then there's the black screen which gives no indication that a message has been received unless you open the slider!

In addition to the above, when I first purchased the phone I wasn't able to send or receive photo messages. I had to find a link on the Internet to enable this function which has worked automatically with every other phone I owned. I've also paid for a download which I cannot use as a ringtone without a memory card! Again this has never been an issue with any other mobile I've used.

Thankfully my contract is due for renewal in a few months & I can get back to a user friendly, intelligent Nokia or Sony Ericsson! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE UNLESS YOU WANT A HEAVY HOUSE BRICK FROM WHICH TO RECEIVE CALLS!

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Reviewer: Marc Mcardle - UK
Date: 20th Jan 2009

The Samsung G600 is everything a mobile phone needs to be stylish, discreet, reliable & practical. The slick sliding motion which Samsung have made their own adds style as well as discretion to the phone, since this allows it to be compact when not in use, but means that the phone is of a good size & comfortable to hold & use when needed. The 5.0 megapixel camera captures photos as well as any of its rivals, including the much glorified K810i cyber shot, which I previously owned. The music player facility coupled with great inbuilt speakers & manufacturer supplied earphones means that this phone can quite easily be used as a substitute for an MP3 player, meaning both the phone & MP3 can go in one pocket instead of two. Texting & calling is easy & of the universal formula (green call button, red hang up button etc), so this is of no concern.

All in all, a great phone suitable for those looking to invest in a phone which looks particularly good, as well as those more concerned with reliability. If I was to have one complaint, it would be the slight stickiness of the photo & video menus. It can take a few seconds for the phone to cycle onto the next item, which can be a little frustrating, but this, in my opinion is very minor & well worth tolerating. A cracking phone & money well spent.

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Reviewer: Natasha - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2009

I love this phone. Have had it for about a month now & have had no problems with it until now. When someone sends a message which is more than one in length my phone doesn't tell me I have a message until I look in the inbox & there it is. However, I can only read the first half of the text & the second half just reads incomplete message & I can't read it, it's really annoying! Has anyone else had this problem or can help?

I have just deleted all of my inbox & sent box & have finally got the whole message through after asking the sender to resend for like the fifth time!

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Reviewer: Richard - Fareham, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2009

Looks good, does most things but it has a tendency to freeze up when pressing buttons, which is very annoying, you have to give it a few seconds to sort itself out also you cannot download your own message tones which I think this day & age you should be able to do as standard on any phone, overall a little bit disappointed with my purchase, but I guess I'll get by for a while until I throw it at the wall!

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Reviewer: Alison - London, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2009

Just got this phone yesterday, have found it easy to use & like the look & feel of it. The pictures I have taken so far haven't been that great, but think I need to change the settings, plus I don't really use it for pictures anyway.

The only thing I find annoying is that there is no clock or message or missed call notice when it's in sleep mode, does anyone know if you can change this?

Overall it seems like a pretty good phone.

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Reviewer: Bob - Aberdee, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2009

Got this for Christmas. It's a great phone, easy to use & well featured.

Reading the reviews here I can't understand how some people are unable to get the phone to work, e.g. Change ringtones to custom MP3 files, send messages etc. Either they haven't read the manual or are short of a loaf or too.

The only downer is you can't change the message alerts to custom mp3s.

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Reviewer: Gill - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

AVOID THIS MODEL. Wouldn't play downloaded music, which was in the correct format, couldn't hear callers & ringer & phone kept switching themselves off. Exchanged it for same model, downloads wouldn't play, rang Samsung customer service dept. They were not good. That's another story! Eventually all they could tell me was info that was in the manual. They suggested I had the phone looked at by an engineer, had owned this phone for less than 24 hours, it was my second Samsung in a week so chose not to start having repairs & got a refund. Asked in several shops which phone they have least returns on & the general opinion was the Sony Ericsson w595. Bought it, it's fantastic. I warned friends & family not to buy the Samsung G600, 4 of them had previously had one, all had encountered problems & kept the phone for no longer than 2 months!

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Reviewer: Laura - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

This phone is brilliant I would really truthfully recommend it. The only reason why I've given the usability 95% is because I found it hard to find out how to change the message tone. But other than that it is an amazing mobile. I got the pink G600 which I've liked for AGES! I am so glad I bought it.

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Reviewer: Alison - Angus, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

I have had this phone for 4 days. Having read the reviews I can relate to some of the issues but do not see them as major problems. There is an annoying shape on the bottom right of the phone that digs into your palm. The CD software is not usable on Vista. However I was able to download the software from the Samsung site & this also allows you to transfer music from your PC onto your phone. This then allows you to use these downloads to set as your ringtone! I have read lots of reviews on various sites & everyone has said it is not possible to change the ringtones. However I managed to do this today & I am very pleased as this is one thing that I thought was going to put me off the phone.

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Reviewer: Brian - UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2009

Spent all day trying to connect phone to PC without sucess, the camera is rubbish if thats 5 mega pixels I don't know how they measure it. I have a 3.5 mega pixel camera which gives far superior results than the Samsung even when its set on fine. Press the shutter & wait by which time whatever it is you are taking a picture of has got fed up & gone!

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Reviewer: Bob Jackson - London, UK
Date: 1st Jan 2009

Great phone! Bought it & was so pleased I hadn't chosen another phone. 5MP camera is great & MP3 is also fab. I would recommend this phone because it is cheap & has everything!

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Reviewer: Kal Mohmood - Leicester, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2008

I was experiencing problems linking my phone to my PC using USB. After trying all sorts of remedies such as uploading as much more newer software, uninstalling the programs, reinstalling, I finally discovered the fact that if I simply turned my phone off (whilst still connected to my PC) this resolved the issues regarding PC connectivity. Hope this is useful to all others experiencing this problem, because this piece of info is not mentioned in any of the Help or Trouble shooting guides, & would have saved me hours of bother.

Apart from that it's a really smart looking phone. I only brought it because of the 5 megapixel camera, & the fact that it had USB & earphones thrown in. Not bad at £80 from phones for you.

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Reviewer: Lorraine - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2008

Please don't purchase this phone. I was given this on the 25th December 2008. When texting you end up deleting the message. Can't change the ring tone, don't think the camera is that great either & not easy you use. Buy a Nokia. I am now using my old phone & the Samsung is back in the box were it will stay.

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 25th Dec 2008

I got this phone today. I am on an Orange £15 a month contract. One thing I noticed is that I cannot get my minutes (how many I have left) by calling a number, this is a bit disappointing as I cannot register for the Internet, it will not let me & our Internet isn't the most reliable.

I give the phone a 90% design as it is smart & stylish. It escapes the 100% as you cannot use the camera without the phone being slid up.

I gave the features a 90% too. I did this because although it has Bluetooth & FM radio, etc, it does not have infra-red which means I cannot transfer pictures across from my Samsung E350 unless I use a MMS message but this costs 30p from my old Virgin Mobile phone.

I like the way this phone, on the menu, automatically hovers over the last thing you went on, that is clever. I also like designing my own themes! It is cool that you can choose the way you transfer to the menu (fade, door etc. It looks nice that they make the numbers look like handwriting (though on my friends phone, I can't remember what it is, you can choose what it is like which is even nicer). The best part is probably a memory card which I could not have on my E350!

If you are umming & errring whether to get this phone or not then I would say TAKE A CHANCE! The good points utterly outweigh the bad points! It looks nice, holds lots of memory, easy to text, BRILLIANT 5 mp camera, stores loads of contacts, comes with a funny song & more. It is well worth the money!

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 24th Dec 2008

I haven't got this phone yet I am getting it tomorrow but I am reading the reviews to help me understand what is good & bad at this phone. But. Help! Everyone is saying that it doesn't have much word memory on predictive but that is exactly what I need! Should I take the phone back when I get it? Do the good points out weigh the bad points? Can someone help, I really want to make the best of this phone & if anyone can give me tips then. Please do! Thank you! (I have put the points I don't know as 100% as it won't let me leave them blank, but I give the design 95% as obviously I have seen the phone! )

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Reviewer: Kel - UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2008

This is an amazing phone!

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Reviewer: Monica - Mancester, UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2008

Um well this phone is fantastic easy to use, looks good & up to ,date & has all the features you need & more for the price your paying. The one thing I didn't like are the 2 circle shaped buttons, they looked ugly but & didn't have that bigger use but I think they were useful for the phone. Also the on & off button should of been somewhere else & it was a bit weird pressing the end call button to turn it off. I like all the features the camera worked perfectly.

This phone is fantastic, don't be put off like I nearly was.

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Reviewer: Jenny Cragg - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 21st Dec 2008

Had this phone for about five months. A few features took a bit of getting used to, especially the texting, but in general I really like the features of the phone & like its solid feel. I find the camera shutter a bit slow, but can live with it as photography is not my main concern. Also, was initially a bit disappointed that there is no place to connect a lanyard or wrist strap, but that is not too critical.

I have three main complaints, only one of which is on other people's reviews.

- Although the sound on the music player is excellent, I struggle to hear callers clearly, so I wonder if the aerial is faulty. I find I really spend a lot of time asking callers to repeat themselves. The J700, a much cheaper phone, has far better reception! I don't really need the music player, so would have appreciated better reception.

- Sometimes the sound is completely dead. A few times people have phoned, & although they can hear me clearly, I cannot hear them at all. If I then phone them back, I have the same problem, I still can hear nothing. Frustrating for the caller, & frustrating for me. The only way around it is to switch the phone off & on again, & it restores the reception. It is becoming quite an expensive problem as I keep wasting calls.

- I get frustrated constantly having to type the same word into the dictionary, it seems to have a very short memory! I see from other reviews that this is a common fault on this phone.

I am thinking of taking the phone back in the New Year to see if the reception can be improved.

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Reviewer: Luke Reynolds - Hereford, UK
Date: 16th Dec 2008

It deserves 100% on everything I have this phone for a 2 weeks & it's always satisfactory. I am proud to have a Samsung name in my hand as they've always built reliable phones tough phones my old D600 had a hard life & never failed me nor has this one due to Samsung taking so much care in their phones, it's no wonder they are so good if anything I believe they should get an award for this phone & every other phone they are just fantastic little phones & for 5MP camera on a slide phone, the pictures fantastic the sound is brilliant it's all round a good phone. Samsung gets top marks form me they always will Samsung phones forever.

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Reviewer: Phets - UK
Date: 13th Dec 2008

Great phone, but text messaging is a nightmare due to its appallingly limited vocabulary. A few examples of common words it doesn't know include, yum, snuggle, xx, duvet, most common slang & swear words & many many more. It is possible to teach it new words, but it only remembers them for a week or so. Extremely irritating!

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Reviewer: Hollie - Northern Ireland, UK
Date: 12th Dec 2008

To Sandra in the UK, hold the star button down.

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Reviewer: Jason - Ipswich, UK
Date: 12th Dec 2008

Good phone, had mine a few weeks now, Camera works best outside, ideal for fun shots with friends, its well made & very good quality with a solid feel to it, themes are good with theme creator built in to make your own, Battery is outstanding, the only negative points I can find is the message tone can only be preset between 4 tones & when you want to store your own words for texting it forgets them quickly before you have to add them again but I can live with these faults, it's a good solid phone with reliability, you won't be disappointed.

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Reviewer: Amgie - UK
Date: 7th Dec 2008

I would say to everyone to give it a chance all phones have faults.

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Reviewer: Lee - Banbury, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2008

Great looking phone, but Samsung need to work on the phone being user friendly. Simple task like sending a text message becomes complicated.

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Reviewer: Aled - Cardiff, UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2008

Quite simply the best phone I've ever had!

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Reviewer: Lisa Locket - Maidstone, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2008

I have sent this phone back. Having been used to Nokia's I was assured this phone was easy to use & a good alternative to a Nokia. Wrong!

I loved the look of it & it has some good features but I couldn't text on it at all. Basically it kept freezing, it couldn't keep up with the speed I typed a word & so it froze, then I tried to go back a space & it would end up deleting the whole message!

The phone also kept turning itself off, odd. Won't be getting another one. Back to Nokia I think!

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Reviewer: Sandra - UK
Date: 30th Nov 2008

We have bought one of these today for my husband who absolutely loves Samsung phones, mega problem he cannot do predictive texting (it's his age) can anyone tell us how to switch it to normal texting for him.

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Reviewer: Big Bear - UK
Date: 30th Nov 2008

This mobile is OK but I find trying to add symbols such as & when texting a bit difficult, as I seem to have to go to add a new word & press the 0 key. Does anyone know how to do it in an easier way?

Also I find the ring volume to be too quiet even on maximum.

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Reviewer: Em - UK
Date: 29th Nov 2008

The phones great I have only had it for 2 weeks in pink & silver. It is a tough phone because I have already dropped it a few times & it's been fine. It annoying the way you can't change your text alert tone but I always have mine on silent. It is quite awkward to text with one hand.

The camera quality is OK but I was expecting better. When playing music it is dead quiet compared to my old Sony Ericsson unless you put headphones in, but overall it's a great phone & I would recommend it to anyone if there isn't any Sony Ericsson's appealing to you. I would always recommend a Sony Ericsson is you prefer one of their phones.

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Reviewer: Clara - Worcester, UK
Date: 26th Nov 2008

I have always been a Nokia person, & thought I would try something different. & this phone is absolutely brilliant. I love the Theme Creator, I love all the applications they have got, the memory status etc. It really does make Nokia very boring now. The only thing I would like to say is, why does Samsung only allow 200 text messages, especially when the phone memory is quite big. But apart from that, I am sticking to my lovely pink G600.

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Reviewer: Rosco - UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2008

Best way to get rid of the Orange logo on screen is to go to Settings, Display Settings, Home Screen, then set it to Dynamic & there will be no operator logo on the main screen.

Only down side is you can't change the wallpaper in this mode.

Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Linda - Mansfield, UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2008

Message tones are no good.

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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 problems until today.

My sent text messages which were automatically going into the sent folder, is not saving in the folder anymore. I have looked on the user guide, don't know what to do as I like keeping the record of what I have sent.

The user guide hasn't got lots of info.

Any ideas on what to do. Went into setting but not sure what to do?

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Reviewer: Anon - Cornwall, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2008

My mum has had two of these phones they break so easy it's unbelievable.

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Reviewer: Lisa - UK
Date: 8th Jul 2008

What a silly design not being able to get to changing sound of calls & message straight off the menu! It took us ages to find the message changing section, it's pathetic. They could have made it easier to use. Plus it is a slow phone! Would have expected more, but the theme bit is nice.

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Reviewer: Kev D - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

Well had this phone a couple of days now, (previous phone k850i which had its problems) overall not a bad phone, could do with better memory card usability (yes 2g not enough! LOL) Battery life seems excellent. Easily connects up to my Bluetooth car stereo, which is where it will get used the most. Time will tell.

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Reviewer: Mike - Hull, UK
Date: 4th Jul 2008

Why oh why do Samsung always have trouble with phones.g800 thought had it all, no stupid touch screen button that deleted text when you was near finish writing it & the other one before that stupid key buttons that would always write the wrong word cause it was so sensitive, but oh no papa got a brand new bag, that turns it self off if you leave it for a hour & when you half way through a text, that's my favour bit. Good if its pay as you go cause you save sending messages, but no when I've got unlimited text. SAMSUNG PLEASE LET ME TEXT, can't wait for the next one, but do like the way your phones look Samsung.

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Reviewer: Munirah - UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2008

I've only just bought this phone 2 days ago & I'm quite disappointed in the quality of the camera, because of acknowledging the fact it is 5 megapixel, I was expecting the camera to be brilliant but the settings never stay the same & the pictures are not that brilliant. The keypad is quite frustrating to handle with. The battery life lasts a long time & the music is quite good. It is very hard to find something in particular you want to activate for example speaker phone. The phone is quite chunky but still is very stylish. It's not pocket size but it's good. The signal is very hard to reach. I thought it was going to be an amazing phone but I guess it wasn't.

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Reviewer: Pippa - UK
Date: 30th Jun 2008

I've had my Samsung G600 for just over a month now. I do enjoy using it. However when I try connecting it to my laptop using the USB cable it will not install properly. Does anyone know why? Please let me know, thanks.

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Reviewer: Gemma - Scotland, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2008

I have found nothing wrong with this phone & have had it for only 3 weeks. I haven't found anything wrong with the camera or texting, I don't mind having only four message tones to choose from. I have always had Samsung phones & never had a problem with them. My screen doesn't have a single scratch on it, maybe this is because I have bought a mobile phone sock to put it in so it is protected whilst it is in my bag. The memory could be slightly bigger but I got a memory card with it, including a USB cable & a set of headphones & this is all brand new. I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants a stylish & compact phone.

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Reviewer: Sarah Butler - UK
Date: 26th Jun 2008

Hi am wondering if anyone can help me, picked up the G600 today after having numerous of problems with a different model, when texting & wanting to put in a smiley, instead of it coming up with a picture format it comes up with the smiley, its' just a bit annoying as I know other Samsung phones have the pictures, can anyone let me know if there is a setting to change or if it's just my phone.

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Reviewer: Jason Hollister - North Shields, UK
Date: 24th Jun 2008

I got a G600 for my girlfriend, I have found 2 things I don't like about it. These are big things that you should know about before you consider buying one of these.

- Games on the G600 are very slow. I installed a couple of identical Java games on both the G600 & my K800i. The games I installed were Lumines & Block Breaker Deluxe. The K800i plays both games extremely well, the G600 DOES NOT, it chugs along with a very jerky frame rate & hardly playable. I tried others with the same result, although it managed to play card games (Platinum Solitaire) fairly well.

- the camera, using max settings with auto everything in low light conditions, the photos are very grainy & slightly blurry, my K800i with its 3.2MP camera makes far better job. Everything pin sharp & only very slight graininess. In good light, the G600 is slightly better but still not a patch on the K800i.

My girlfriend is highly disappointed with the camera as she initially had a high opinion of Samsung phones. Not anymore. I am getting her a Sony Ericsson camera phone as a replacement.

There are other niggles that I have not addressed here, read the other posts for details.

To sum it up, the G600 is a jack of all trades & by all means. Master of none.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 19th Jun 2008

This phone is very good in my opinion. I have had it for 2 months now & really enjoy using it! The only problem it has is that I cannot put games on it that I download. Does anyone know how java or jad games would work on my phone? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Laura - Bradford, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

Miss G from Epsom, do you work for Samsung? !

Tomorrow I will be taking delivery of O2's third attempt at getting me a phone which works. This phone switches itself of at random intervals & even decides it is charging up when not plugged it, clever!

Basically I would NOT recommend this phone, when it is on its fabulous but these occasions are rare & vastly outweighed by how irritating it is when the bloody thing won't come back on & just flashes the O2 logo at you before saying goodbye again!

Although O2 tell me they have never heard of this fault & I am just unlucky in getting the only two phones ever made with this fault, let's see how the next ne goes! Third time lucky?

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Reviewer: Robert - Barnsley, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

Great phone so far but now & I am still getting used to which buttons to press (which differ from my previous Motorola). My biggest gripe is that this phone comes with no extras which other phones do. I.e. No data cable, no hands-free kit which acts as the antenna for the radio, so therefore no radio, no CD (I know the software can be downloaded, but it really should be supplied). If this is typical of all Samsung phones then this will be my first & last.

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Reviewer: Cruiser Gaz - UK
Date: 17th Jun 2008

I have been using a Motorola Z3 RAZR for the past year, & that has been a faultless phone with a 5 day battery life between charges etc.

I got the G600 Samsung today, & it's going back tomorrow. I have never hated a mobile as much as this!

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Reviewer: Bernadette - Brighton, UK
Date: 17th Jun 2008

I have just upgraded from the Samsung E900 to this phone basically because I like taking pictures of the grandchildren & unfortunately shot was perfect.

The other problem with the phone is left navigation key does not always work so will be taking the phone back to Vodafone & I am hoping that I can change the model after reading these reviews as to be honest I am very disappointed with it.

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Reviewer: Bruce - Glasgow, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2008

I love this phone the design is amazing & love showing it off but the only thing is it won't let me send multimedia messages no more if anyone can help please contact me. Bruce.

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Reviewer: Gavin - Bedford, UK
Date: 14th Jun 2008

I have just gone on contract & got this phone for free, & it's amazing! I used to have a Sony Ericsson K800i & I thought it was quick, was I wrong! Now I have this G600 I realise how slow the Sony Ericsson was! The camera on the G600 is really good & the phone looks amazing & is a really easy one to use. The slider means that it fits into your pocket nicely & protects the camera. It's a very good buy! Go for it!

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Reviewer: Vicky - Liverpool, UK
Date: 13th Jun 2008

MS G FROM EPSOM, YOU ARE WRONG, THERE ARE ONLY 4 MESSAGE TONES & THESE CANNOT BE CHANGED, THERE IS NO SELECTION IN the MENU FOR JUST SOUND!

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Reviewer: Rhona - Motherwell, UK
Date: 10th Jun 2008

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to capture more than 5 minutes video footage & if so, how?

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Reviewer: Sarah Robson - Wallsend, UK
Date: 5th Jun 2008

I agree with most, this looks fantastic, but in reality is very disappointing. Files I transfer from my PC won't play, texting is a major pain & the camera. I thought it'd got rid of the annoying shutter speed. No. & now I find the screen has gone an eerie green, think heat sensitive camera. Orange won't entertain me, after 30 days, phone has been dodgy for a week, but I work 8am to 8pm virtually every night, have been ill with bronchitis, so getting to the shop is not high on my agenda, but then I am 2 days outside their 28 day policy (which wasn't helpfully explained when they got me to sign my life away for 18 month) after naively thinking I was OK after being told it was warranted for 18 month, not explaining that it was manufacturer's warranty & that involves being sent away for 2 weeks. OK this is turning into a rant about Orange, but after reading the amount of faults that are apparent with this phone, the attitude has really annoyed me (why can't you just replace the phone here, you've sold me a phone that's not fit for the purpose it was intended, no we won't, because the shop will have to take a loss on that phone). DO NOT BUY OR USE Orange!

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Reviewer: Laura - UK
Date: 4th Jun 2008

I have just received the phone. It is nice however I am sending it back as I just don't seem to get on with it. The phone is rather large & bulky & the menu option isn't very good quality, my previous Samsung was the E900 & was much more modern. The camera is rubbish. Picture quality isn't so bad on things that don't move, however the shutter speed is so slow! I don't really mind as I have a very good quality camera as well so don't really care about phone cameras so much. Anyway, to sum up, looks good, works well, some quite funky things on it (like when you dial a number it gets a fountain pen out & writes it on the screen, rather funky! ), but still going to send it back I think. I am a bit 50 50 about the phone.

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Reviewer: Chantelle King - Coventry, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2008

I really love this phone, it been my best Samsung ever until I started to experience problems with it! Where to start, 1st my Bluetooth stopped working & we assumed it was my awesome headset, so had headset exchanged. But problem still occurred, so had phone exchanged.

Then the phone turned itself off when I was on it! It froze when I was using it & I would get unlimited service for hours on end, so you guessed it had phone exchanged.

Then the above occurred again, by this time I was getting fed up, so again had phone exchanged! Today I am still having problems with the unlimited service bit, Orange think it's the phone, changing the model this time as is driving me mad. I do really love the phone though part from the problems.

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Reviewer: Les - Burnley, UK
Date: 1st Jun 2008

I have been given the G600 as a present recently & although the appearance is good the menus are boring but I suppose that counts as to your provider. The picture quality to say it is a 5 megapixel camera is not good, moving the pictures from one place to another is time consuming & that is to say if you get it right the first time. The games are irritating, not worth playing, back in time! In my opinion it is a boring phone & not worth the money so I am going back to my Sony phone.

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Reviewer: Claire - Norwich, UK
Date: 29th May 2008

I haven't had much of a chance to get used to this phone, as I have the same problem as Sophie, when I select Music from the menu, the phone turns itself off & on again. I sent the first handset back to O2 & get replacement today, but the same problem happens! I really like the phone generally, but this has knocked my confidence with Samsung!

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Reviewer: Cha - Medan, Indonesia
Date: 27th May 2008

It's a lovely phone. Makes a new inspiration for communication.

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Reviewer: Neil Newcastle - Newcastle, UK
Date: 26th May 2008

Miss G from Epsom, you're wrong you can't change your message tone on this phone. I am sending mine back.

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Reviewer: Craig - Wrexham, UK
Date: 25th May 2008

Can anyone tell me why even though I set my phone to predictive text, without warning I will reply to a text only to find I am using the traditional text method 50% of the time, although it does now & again actually STAY in predictive mode.

Also the dictionary & adding to feature is awful. My G600 stored tons of words I added, this model stores new words for about a day or so & then you have to go through the whole adding to regime again.

The TEXTING is this phones biggest let down.

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Reviewer: Annie Humble - Redcar, UK
Date: 23rd May 2008

I got this phone last October. I was really pleased with it at first but now the battery seems to need charging up every few days. Do not use it that much as I have another Samsung which I absolutely love. Can anyone tell me if they have the same problem as I may have to buy a new battery but would have thought this one would last longer than seven months.

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Reviewer: Putty - Newcastle, UK
Date: 23rd May 2008

Had loads of Samsungs 500, 600, 900, but love them all. Only problem cannot change message alert tone. Would recommend this to everyone who is going to replace mobile.

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Reviewer: Taz Hutchings - UK
Date: 21st May 2008

Hi can anybody tell me if there is any way you can change the text tone. As far as I can see you can only have 1 of 4 that they have got there for you. Is this the only ones you can have or is there a way to change it to your own? Can anyone help as driving me mad LOL. But apart from that the phone is pretty good.

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Reviewer: Sophie - UK
Date: 19th May 2008

I got this phone about 2 weeks, was very unsure at first. But now it's not so bad, I guess a phone is a phone! The only problem I have experienced at the moment is that when I go to start my music player, that my phone turns itself off, haven't got a clue why? I've tried doing a few things to see if I can resolve the problem.

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Reviewer: Steven - UK
Date: 19th May 2008

My brother has had a couple of Samsungs, & swears by them, but what does he know? I had a Nokia 3130 after years of Ericssons & Sony Ericssons & didn't like it at all, so thought I'd try the G600, in large part for the supposedly decent camera because I wanted a pocketable camera for social occasions when my 8 mega pixel super zoom is too clunky. So far I've encountered all the usual niggles.

- Only 4 tones for text messages & it must be the only brand that won't handle wav files either. Had a cracking Monty Python message alert on my last Sony Ericsson.
- Fiddly selection processes for picking text message recipients. Same goes for accessing your text message inbox, why can't it have a hotkey like every other phone?
- T9 software that NEVER puts your most popular choice first (just like a Nokia), & you have to really confuse it before it gives you the Add Word option.
- the shift function in text mode depends entirely on which screen you are on. On the main text writing screen, pressing the UP button (same as star) goes from lower case straight to numbers, then uppercase for one letter only, then all upper case, but in the Add Word mode it starts in all upper case (why? ), then goes to all lower case. You can never text on auto pilot with this phone, because you are liable to spout gibberish.
- Just discovered that there is NO voice dialling on this phone at all! (Don't use it as much as I did in my previous job, but it's always nice to have.)
- the camera is nowhere near as good as it's made out to be, really slow shutter & poor flash, so what's the point?

In short I should have gone for the K850i, despite the candy bar design (which I normally hate) & the tiny keys & D pad.

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Reviewer: Christine - Liverpool, UK
Date: 18th May 2008

Having previously had Nokia phones I thought this phone would be a welcome change, how wrong was I! The main problem I found was texting, the phone is so slow it just cannot cope with speedy texting!

The second problem was accessing the pictures on my memory card, it took an age to load, then once you open the picture you could not scroll through them, you have go back, then down, then open again! This is way too slow! Also the 5 megapixel camera is rubbish. It is a good looking phone & has some great features but don't buy if you like texting!

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Reviewer: Amelia - London, UK
Date: 18th May 2008

I got this phone yesterday & I was very pleased with my choice.

But this morning when I went on it, it would start to freeze up & would not let me roll down & stuff.

I took some pictures & it wasn't letting me upload them on my computer. But other than that it is a fantastic phone.

The camera is very very good & the quality is fantastic. Other than those few faults the phone is MAGNIFICENT.

Love it. X.

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Reviewer: Mike - Newcastle, UK
Date: 16th May 2008

Great phone trouble with PC studio on vista! Keep getting timed out message or no response at all anyone help. PC studio is recognising the phone via USB.

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Reviewer: Phyl - Arundel, UK
Date: 16th May 2008

Is it just me or a problem with my phone, no one else appears to be complaining about the sound quality of calls. I haven't been using this phone for long but I am finding a problem at times with having a conversation with callers. Sometimes at my end the sound is distorted & I have been told that there is an echo from my end. I didn't have these problems with my previous Motorola phone.

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Reviewer: Stephen - Glasgow, UK
Date: 16th May 2008

Having a problem with text messages I am sending. Turns out that some of the messages sent are mixed & jumbled up with old ones I'd sent days earlier & obviously end up making no sense. It only seems to happening when texting certain people, not everyone.

Obviously I wasn't aware of the problem till friends text me back asking why my messages make no sense. Then when I go to my outbox & read the message again they're right. The last sentence or two have been replaced by the endings of previous texts sent days earlier.

Any Ideas? Cheers.

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Reviewer: Euan - Dundee, UK
Date: 15th May 2008

Got to agree with a lot of comments.

Particularly, this phone remembers nothing for beyond a few days in predictive text. I have never experienced any phone like that before.

My main problem is when on the Internet, it shuts down & then powers back up on to the main screen. I took it back to the shop, it was away for 2 weeks, collected it tonight, have been having a look at a few things, what do you know, it has just shut itself down. Further more, when it comes back on all the web pages history is gone too.

Had a U600 before, didn't like a lot of the problems that had, totally regret giving Samsung another go. Expected a new phone would been an improved version but it isn't.

Back to the shop tomorrow, & will be demanding a replacement as I am paying far too much money for a phone that simply does not deliver what it should!

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Reviewer: David - UK
Date: 13th May 2008

I have had the phone for two weeks now & I think overall it is a good phone. You need to experiment with the camera settings to get the best picture in different conditions. I think the music player is excellent, really clear sound compared to others I have had especially PDAs with Windows Media Player. Things that annoy me are the lack of little rubber thing for easy sliding as on the D500 & also the lack of clock when in standby. Small but could have easily been added.

Things I really like are the A2DP functions (stereo Bluetooth headset) & it's looks.

Overall it looks great much better than other 5MP camera phones & performs well enough. Definitely worth considering if you want a 5MP phone without feeling like you are carrying a brick in your pocket.

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

Dear Kyle, I hope I can help you with your message sound problem & I do believe that I have an answer for you!

Here are the instructions.
- Go on menu.
- Select sound.
- Message sound.
- Tone.
- & then simply change it to what you want!

I know that loads of people have this problem but consult your manual that came with the phone! I helped Kyle!

& for all you others who are wondering about the phone. Well for me the best feature is when you can make your own themes. & I know this phone isn't perfect. But there isn't a 100% perfect one so I think this one is pretty close!

Also some more advice, if you are going to get this phone then BUY THIS PHONE WITH 02! Please follow what I am telling you, I am truthful!

So now you want one word to describe the phone? Well, that's easy!

B.are.I.L.L.I.A.N.T! I really hope that I have helped you! Well done Samsung!

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Reviewer: Mick - UK
Date: 12th May 2008

Preview error message when we try to take a picture any ideas?

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Reviewer: Shez - UK
Date: 10th May 2008

I don't know how people can be mean about this phone.

I got it in March & have no problems with it.

The camera is really good if you have it on the right settings.

It's easy to use & overall is a good phone.

If you are wanting to buy this phone I would recommend that you do.

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Reviewer: Wanda - Glasgow, UK
Date: 9th May 2008

I Got the Samsung Two Days Ago & So Far I Like It. The Only Thing I Have To Say Is That I Was Annoyed To Find That It Had To Earphones Or USB Cable With It. I Now Have To Go & Buy These For My Phone To Work. But Except From That I Would Say This Is An Excellent Phonee :).

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Reviewer: Mandy - UK
Date: 9th May 2008

Am thinking of having this phone but can someone please tell me, does it have the vivid mode when you get a text like the u600?

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Reviewer: Scott - UK
Date: 8th May 2008

Set the photo shutter setting to ISO 400 & not to automatic that'll speed up your shots. Other settings on superfine & take size down to about 1024 x 768 which is big enough.

This should help.

Having your own text message sounds would be good though, can someone post how to convert to mmf?

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Reviewer: Grace - Epsom, UK
Date: 7th May 2008

I think that all of the bad comments about the phone's camera just don't make sense!

I have not brought the phone yet, & I know you are probably thinking well how do I know? Well yes, I do know because I tried it in then store & my best friend also has this phone, did you know that you can make your own themes on this phone? & for all the confirming. Well isn't that good? I mean it's trying to make sure that you know what you are doing in case it is going to Effect you!

I think the design is absolutely AMAZING & the phone is brilliant sorry to all the ones that don't like this phone, I don't think it's the management of the phone that you don't like, I think it's your personality that doesn't go with the phone! This is a girl's phone, by all these features & comments, all the men's comments are bad & all the girls' comments are good! SEE! If that is not clear enough then well I never. I rest my case!

You want my advice? GET THIS PHONE! (I hope this helped you, for those that want the real TRUTH).

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Reviewer: Jan - Liverpool, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

I have had two previous Samsung phones, D500, D600 & then I decided to try the G600 when I was due for an upgrade. I love this phone & never had a problem with anything. The only thing I don't like is you can't choose your own message tones, just the 4 that are provided. That's the one & only problem. I recommend this phone to anyone, it's so stylish & easy to use.

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Reviewer: Glitter Girl - London, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

I think this phone is rubbish & I really regret having been seduced by the 5 megapixels, & I am stuck with it for 18 months : (. The shutter lag is appalling, it takes AGES for the picture to get taken & by then everyone has moved. & the quality is terrible. Even my old cheap LG was better.

I cannot understand the menu, how do you change the number of times the phone will ring before it goes to voicemail, mine only rings 3 times & I can never get to it in time.

Extremely unintuitive & messaging is a pain. I might just try & sell it & get another Sony.

One of my work colleagues also has this phone & we spend loads of time moaning about it.

There is very little I like about this phone, it is clumsy & annoying & the manual is rubbish.

Two things which are good, the radio & screensaver of London.

But I have to say that this phone has put me off Samsung for life!

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Reviewer: Steve - Tunbridge Wells, UK
Date: 2nd May 2008

Having upgraded from a Sony K800i was looking forward to the change however at my work desk I had no signal k800i was fine so G600 went back now got a Sony K850I which is great. Does anyone know how to set up voice dialling for Bluetooth headsets on the G600 any help gratefully received?

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Reviewer: Brodie - Newport, UK
Date: 2nd May 2008

Yeah it's a good phone. The camera is great, looks great but when you get a text message the sound is to be honest annoying. Does anyone know how to change it? Other than that if you are stylish this is the phone for you? =D.

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Reviewer: Laura - UK
Date: 1st May 2008

Well I've had this phone since the day it came out back in August, & apart from the camera being far poorer than it's made out to be, it's a good phone! Everyone's really digging deep into this phone to try & find something to complain about, but come on, on the whole it's undeniable that it is Samsung's best phone. Stop being too picky, no phone is perfect!

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Reviewer: Alison - UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

To Sharon

The light flickering on the phone is not a fault. It is because the phone has a light sensor which automatically adjusts to the light when you are using the phone.

You can however switch this option off. Go to Settings, Light Settings, Brightness & change from automatic to set brightness. This will then stop the flickering.

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Reviewer: Bradley - UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

Love the look of the phone, however it is quite chunky.

The camera isn't as great as I expected, with a slow shutter speed the picture always ends up being a blur.

To select a contact when sending a text you have to select the number, then confirm, & confirm again. It is a lot of bother when only one click of a button is needed.

Apart from that the phone looks smart, works well & has a radio, which I cannot live with out

PS it gets scratched easily!

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Reviewer: Kyle - Woolacombe, UK
Date: 26th Apr 2008

Got this phone a week ago, find it amazing the camera is great.

HOW DO I CHANGED MY MESSAGE TONE THOUGH?

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Reviewer: George - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 25th Apr 2008

Absolutely great phone best one I ever had & a free upgrade on a pay up front for life contract so it's never going to cost me a penny, & as for you lot who moan about it all I can say is learn how to use it, it's not rocket science.

WELL DONE SAMSUNG yet again.

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Reviewer: Shelly - UK
Date: 25th Apr 2008

For Sue who has the problem with the pictures, when you take a picture you are supposed to hold the phone sideways that's why it captures sideways & then when you take the picture you then have to go into the my files & photos & then press options when your in the album on the photo you want to change & then go to edit, transform, rotate & that's all you need to know hope I helped.

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Reviewer: Chris - London, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2008

This phone is infuriating to use, slow, unintuitive, mindlessly obscure & a pain in the ass. I have used Sony Ericsson's & Nokia's in the past, both fantastic operating systems, straightforward, intuitive, user friendly. The Samsung OS was clearly designed by people who don't use phones much. I am gutted I am stuck for 18 months. I won't stay the course I am sure. I wish I'd stayed with my 3year old Sony k750i & got a reduction on monthly bills instead of going for this overrated nonsense. Why did it win awards? DON'T GET THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Sharon - St Helens, UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2008

I like the phone.
I like the features.
Very similar to my D900.
But I have now had to arrange a third handset in 5 weeks!
The flickering of the backlight when texting or doing anything on the menu at all is very annoying.
Usability & Functionality is great, can't fault the phone.
The camera shutter speed is also poor which can be frustrating too!
Can't cope with the flicker so I fear that if it's the same on the 3rd handset, it's bye bye Samsung!

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Reviewer: Katie - Bromley, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

I have had this phone since the end of January & cannot stand it. The main problem I have with this phone is the predictive text. The memory is rubbish. If you type in words it does not save so you have to keep typing it in all the time. Apparently this is a fault with Samsung though they will not admit this. Orange have had a lot of complaints. My boyfriend also has this phone & has the same problem. He eventually got Orange to send him a new phone but after two days the same problem happened. I will be writing to Samsung's head office. The camera is not great. Battery is quite poor. After playing a couple of songs on it, it goes down really quickly. Another big biggie is the middle button goes on the Internet. Being on contract is useless because I keep pressing it by accident. Signal is really poor. Not sure if this is the provider though. I have another 15 months left on this phone. I will be changing back to Sony asap. Would not advise this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Maria - Kent, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

I LOVE THIS PHONE, SO EASY TO USE, FEATURES ARE AMAZING, CAMERA IS AMAZING, BETTER THEN A DIGITAL CAMERA. BEST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD, BY FAR & I'VE HAD Nokia'S, Sony Ericsson'S, & Motorola'S. SAMSUNG IS KING!

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Reviewer: Mandaanders - Lincs, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

Got my phone on Friday on Vodafone PAYG, paid £160 for it, & really disappointed, what's going on with the message tones? Only 4? I text all the time, what a letdown, you cannot download them (message tones) although on one forum it said you can via MMF but I am not familiar with any of that, there is not much on it at all, as for the camera we will have to wait & see, but if any one knows how to get message tones on this G600 please share & another thing, I got nothing with it, no USB no earphones so can't use the radio & no media card, if I had researched more first I wouldn't of bothered, I have had Samsungs since I can remember, but this is the worst yet, shall not bother again, next time will be an Ericsson. This is a rip off.

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Reviewer: Penarth Pirate - Cardiff, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

Like so many other reviews I really, really, REALLY dislike this phone & I cannot get OVER how many people now have it. I was changing in the gym the other night & there was the pitiful text message alert (which you cannot change) all FIVE of us brought out our 600s to check.

The functions are fiddly, too authoritarian with double clicks, just send the text message to my usual suspects after I put a mark in the box, why MAKE me confirm I want to send them on ANOTHER pop up.

Nice looking, good display but a pig to use quickly & efficiently & I still have another 12 months to go, DEEP JOY.

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Reviewer: Dc - South Yorks, UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

If you are thinking of buying one then please don't. Buy any other phone but this one. A largely promoted feature of this phone is the 5 mega pixel camera, it's absolutely useless. The image quality is very bad. A lot of the time the image is blurry & out of focus & really no better than a poor webcam image. It's no good having a 5 mega pixel capacity without a decent lens to back it up. As for phone features well there are none. It's a lot of your cash to pay out for a phone that is no better than the earliest models ever made. Samsung need to take another look where they were going when they brought this cheaply made but expensive to buy market filler!

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Reviewer: Ant - Bristol, UK
Date: 18th Apr 2008

My overarching impression is one of disappointment. Not user-friendly. Irritating problems, e.g.: doesn't display caller photo ID for outgoing call or incoming text message, won't connect to MacBook via USB port, cannot alter text alert function, doesn't support RealPlayer format, the way the files are organised is rubbish, difficult to save & transfer files between various folders, the camera's not as great as everyone makes out.

Wish I hadn't bought it now. Much preferred my old Sony Ericsson

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Reviewer: Gloria - UK
Date: 17th Apr 2008

I really like this phone! I only got it a couple of days ago as an upgrade & yes I had problems with it at the start, but now its fine! I agree when people say that the main fault is probably user error! The camera, well, I don't tend to take pictures anyway, but when I do, it's not too much of a problem for me if it's slow at taking them.

Overall, though, a very nice phone! My brother wanted to pinch it off me. No way was I gonna let that happen!

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Reviewer: Gemma Coleman - UK
Date: 17th Apr 2008

Argh! I seem to have had same problems as many of you on here.

Had two phones in two weeks, first one the left navigation button didn't work. Second one kept freezing & turning off, I couldn't turn it back on again until the battery was taken out & put back in. Bad signal too!

AVOID!

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Reviewer: Mike - Cornwall, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2008

I have had this phone for a while now, in fact, for several month & the phone it practically faultless.

The camera is better than everybody makes out, I have compared this with many other phones & the quality is exceptional, people who say otherwise must have had it on the wrong resolution settings. If you are unhappy with the quality of the photo, there is a highly extensive image editor, which provides a large variety of alterations that you can add to the photo, including sharpen, which enhances your image. The video quality seems to be pretty good also, & the only problem with the camera is the slow shutter speed, yet this hasn't proved to be much of a problem for me.

At first the phone can be hard to use, especially if you had never had a Samsung before in the past. Many people seem to be giving the phone bad reviews due to the fact they are unable to turn the key tone off or change their ring tone. This is not the case however & once you grasp how the phone works, it is a simple process, the only problems with tones seems to be the lack of message tones & I wish that you could add your own tone rather than 1 of only 4. All the menus are easy to access, are clear & concise.

The design of the phone is great, it's a very stylish phone & the dimensions of the phone provide a very small, yet solid feeling phone. The screen is very large & it avoids the touch sensitive buttons of older variations such as the E900, which seemed to provide many users with a degree of annoyance.

Overall I have loved this phone, no problems so far & I doubt there will be in the future, reliable, stylish & easy to use when you know how. Awesome phone!

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Reviewer: Alex K - Chatham, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2008

REPLY TO REVIEW BY Crystia from St Annes, UK dated 9th Apr 2008.

I had the same problem with the phone, when somebody tried to call it would switch itself off. After a lot of attempts, I finally figured out it wasn't a problem with the phone, there was something wrong with my network. Its fixed now & working perfectly, I think there is something wrong with your incoming call settings, contact your network!

Apart from a few problems, this phone is amazing, so much better than any phone I have had before, & all the problems I've had with my E900 have pretty much been solved with this phone.

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Reviewer: Alex - Doncaster, UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

Can someone tell me how to set MP3 as text tone? I heard that you need to convert it to mmf but that didn't work for me.

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Reviewer: Gabber Baby - Crawley, UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I don't know why people are slating this phone. For me, it was a tossup between the Sony K850i or this Samsung, I chose this phone because it's so much sexier & it doesn't feel like you're carrying a brick in your handbag! OK, so the camera isn't quite as good as the Sony, after all, it hasn't got the cyber shot or the Xenon flash advantage but it's still bloody good! I was worried about the LED flash being rubbish but so far it's proved me wrong.

The phone is so easy to use, anyone having difficulty with it must be a complete numpty it's not hard! In fact, it's the most user friendly phone I have had Nokias, other Samsungs & Sony's.

Yeah the camera settings do reset themselves but so what, if you were in a nightclub you'd have to fiddle around with the settings anyway, it's just people being lazy. It's a simple mobile with a pretty good camera & a brilliant MP3 player. Sound quality is great! The image editing features are really good too.

Like others have said, if you want a digital camera, go out & get one! But this phone is more than enough to capture those moments with your mates. It's such a sleek phone too. It hasn't frozen on me, I am a fast texter & I have been fine with that too.

GET IT!

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Reviewer: Jessica - Chichester, UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

This phone makes me want to cry. The camera is good quality but takes forever to go off.

Texting. Don't get me started. I text quickly & this phone CAN NOT keep up with me. I am not super speedy but I can usually send a text without looking at the screen. Not with this phone. It misses out letters & the memory is shocking. Type in a new word into the memory & the next day it won't be there.

It's so delayed & seems a step back from the phone I had before. I am so angry that this is the phone I am stuck with for the next 18 months.

I will NEVER buy a samsung phone again. I have never written a review for anything before but I feel so strongly about this that I had to.

There is nothing so postive that can make up for the above.

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Reviewer: Rebecca - Hengoed, UK
Date: 13th Apr 2008

I bought this phone for the wonderful 5 mega pixel. I wanted a good camera on my phone as I love taking pictures. But this camera phone seems really rubbish compared to my 2 mega pixel camera. I am a lot disappointed to be honest. But I can't say any other problems have a raised yet. Fingers crossed.

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Reviewer: Crystia - St Annes, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2008

I've had this phone since last November, but have had nothing but faults! I am now on my 5th handset in 6 months & have been really let down by it.

On the first handset it just kept freezing. On the second it kept turning itself off. On the third (within a week of the last one being sent back) the same faults again. On the fourth which I sent back today it kept turning itself off when anybody tried to ring me & today after swapping by courier at the front door, I have now found my beautiful new handset is not accepting my memory card which works in two other G600's owned by my boyfriend & my friend.

I cannot believe how letdown I have been with this phone. I loved it when I first saw it & am still very fond of the style & general features of the phone.

Has anyone else had all these faults or is it just me & I am cursed with my G600?

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Reviewer: Jim Connie - Glasgow, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2008

Basically rubbish mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Siobhan Mccartney - UK
Date: 9th Apr 2008

Just got this phone & don't know how to put the memory card in. I can see the slot but doesn't seem to go in all the way. Am I doing something wrong.

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Reviewer: Michelle - UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

I just got this phone today, but I already know fully how to use it & love it! It's so easy to use, in my opinion! I did have a D900 before though, so it's not too much different.

I am extremely happy with it! I am happy to have it for the next 18 months.

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Reviewer: Louise - Telford, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

Well apart from the fact I can't transfer my photos on to the PC which is quite annoying, I love this phone had it a week now.

Am very happy with the picture quality, if you have got the phone & it doesn't have the features you want then why not research things like that.

The picture quality is amazing why you all seem so disappointed on this I have no idea.

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Reviewer: Jim - Campbeltown, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2008

I've been reading lots of negative reviews on this phone, can't understand why. This is my first Samsung always owned Nokia's previously. I took delivery on the Friday & by Saturday morning I had it up & running & found it to be a great phone.

Camera is brilliant also I took a picture with it to try it out, I transferred it to my PC via Bluetooth & used it on my desktop it was a very good picture didn't even use the settings.

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Reviewer: Alan - Durham, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2008

2 THINGS, 1ST IS TEXTING, IF YOU LIKE TEXTING FAST THIS PHONE IS NOT FOR YOU. I HAD the Sony Ericsson Walkman BRANDS BEFORE & WAS LIGHTENINGLY FAST AT TEXING WITH the Ericsson'S, BUT THIS PHONE, the BUTTONS ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER & DOES NOT RECOGNISE YOUR TEXTS IF YOU ARE TEXING FAST.

2ND THING IS the 5 Megapixel CAMERA, PLEASE, TAKE OUT the WORD Mega & REPLACE IT WITH rubbish.

DO NOT BUY. I am EVEN TAKING OUT A 2ND CHEAPER CONTRACT, I HATE IT THAT MUCH.

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Reviewer: Sue - Manchester, UK
Date: 5th Apr 2008

I love this phone & I think a lot of the problems with it are user error, I have been off work with a broken wrist for 7 weeks now so I have had plenty of time to play with it, I have sussed how to change the text tone, I have changed my clock from analogue to digital but I can't for the life of me find out how to take a picture upright. When I take it the picture is as it should be but when I go & find it in my images it's sideways. AHHHHH it's driving me mad. Any brain box out there that can tell me how to change this I would really be grateful. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Sue C - Monmouthshire, UK
Date: 5th Apr 2008

Getting this phone is a mistake that I now regret. A lot of my friends have it & they seem to like it, but I am not getting along with it at all.

There are some nice features & it does look stunning (except I foolishly got it in purple & now realise why there are many purple phones around. Vile) but generally it is hard work, slow, unresponsive, you can't change your text mess alert.

I up graded from a Sony Ericsson & W850i & that is much better. My husband upgraded to the Sony Ericsson W910i & that is a much nicer & easier to use phone even though the camera isn't as good. Although to date our pictures are equally as good as each other!

I wish I had gone for the W920i now.

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Reviewer: Sam - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 5th Apr 2008

I've had this phone for about a day now & I LOVE it. It's so much better than what I used to have (LG SHINE). The camera is obviously very decent & the MP3 player :).

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Reviewer: Dawn - Bolton, UK
Date: 5th Apr 2008

Just found a connector for the earphones in the box, my fault for not checking the box. Still finding my way around this phone, it is definitely growing on me.

Just got this phone, still finding my way round, I previously had the Samsung e370, small pink & chunky, easy to use. I like this new phone seems to have a lot on it, better camera. I use my phone mainly for texting seems very slow, can't get used to the little number & name area on screen, any ideas how to bypass that or any ideas on speed texting. Radio I have not been able to use all the ports on the phone are flat as are the adapters, the radio adapter is like the Nokia adapters, as anyone else received the wrong type of earphone adapter. I did not purchase the phone for the radio, camera or any other accessory but as they there you expect to be able to use them ha. As I have gone on contract I might just change the SIM & use my old Samsung, we'll see.

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Reviewer: Kelly - Essex, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2008

I have had four different phones of the G600 & each time something or another has gone wrong!

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Reviewer: Datagg - UK
Date: 4th Apr 2008

You can change the keytone in the profiles settings.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

I have had this phone for a few months now.

Good.
It works well, its reliable with no real faults with it. Some nice extra customise features for it which is a nice added extra

Bad.
Nothing really that bad with it. I agree that it doesn't keep up with fast texters which can be a bit annoying. I also find it a bit on the big size but this is all to do with personal preference. I would also NEVER use the camera because it takes so long to take a photo, especially if you take one with the flask on.

Apart from that, if you want a phone which doesn't appear to break (like so many phones seem to do at the moment) then this is a safe option.

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Reviewer: Katie - London, UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

I cannot believe all the bad reviews this phone is getting! I have always had Nokia's but thought I would try a Samsung, I am really glad I did.

I find the phone easy to use & it is perfect for me, the camera is just fine. Why moan about the camera? It's a phone! Go out & buy yourself a camera.

I would recommend it to anyone x.

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Reviewer: Phil - UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

Had the phone since December as my upgrade on Vodafone. Really easy to use. You have a menu wizard that's even lets you design & use your own menus. Nice idea. Some people are knocking the camera but its great in my opinion. Adjust the settings to superfine & use a high resolution & hey. Nice images!

I've not had any problems with the phone at all, find calls crystal clear & texting easy. I also use the calendar which can set alarms as reminders.

Best phone I've ever had & yes, I've had quite a few over the last few years.

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Reviewer: Lynda - UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

I really don't understand what is all the fuss around g600 about? Me & my husband got our new phones yesterday, me the Samsung g600, him the Sony Ericsson k770i.

We spent all evening playing with them, comparing pictures etc. What a disappointment! My Samsung kept freezing every few minutes, then going dead to the point that the only way to bring it back to life was by taking battery out & then inserting it back. Maybe it is faulty, but I know some people had same problem, so there has to be something wrong there.

Amazingly the pictures taken with k770i (3.2MP) were much sharper & colours closer to reality than g600 (5MP). & I did use it at highest picture quality settings. I think it has to be the lens that makes all the difference.

Samsung's response was much slower than k770i, when playing with menu & settings. The only good thing about g600 for me was the fact that bigger screen makes Internet browsing a bit more comfortable.

I am going to send it back on Monday & get k770i, as it is much friendlier to use. I like the looks of g600, but at the end of the day it's more about usability than being pretty.

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Reviewer: Doreen - Wigan, UK
Date: 27th Mar 2008

You have to press hard on the keys when sending a text & I cannot get the sound off when pressing the keys anybody know how?

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Reviewer: Samantha Sanders - Aldershot, UK
Date: 27th Mar 2008

I used to have the Samsung E900 & was put off Samsungs at the time because of this. I just couldn't get on with the over sensitive keys, but Samsung have now won me back! After my E900 experience, I ended up going back to Nokia's, but found my Nokia 6300 just nowhere near matched the Samsung's photo & video quality. So I thought I would give the Samsung G600 a try, & boy I haven't regretted my decision once! The G600 is just that little bit bigger than the E900, which I much prefer, it actually feels like you're holding a proper phone in your hand, & gone are those terrible touch sensitive keys, instead you've got normal push button keys which is much, much better. It's very simple to use, takes brilliant pictures & videos, & also when it rings, I can hear it even outside where it may be noisier than inside.

To sum it up, I would highly recommend the G600, well worth the money.

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Reviewer: Rhodesy T - Darlaston, UK
Date: 26th Mar 2008

At the moment I've only had it 1 day but my son has dealt with it the most. But from what I've seen so far its not too bad. But how do you get that annoyning keytone off. I've tried going into keytone but no luck. My son has tried but no luck either. He is well up on phones. Does anyone know how? Thank you.

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Reviewer: Josh - UK
Date: 26th Mar 2008

My main annoyances are the connectivity with a PC. The current CD Rom that I received was only compatible with Windows XP & 2000. I run Vista. I'd have thought that Samsung, in 2008, could have supplied a disc that caters for everyone. Mac users beware apparently there is also trouble with syncing your phone!

To solve this I downloaded an updated version of the PC suite (link down below) instead of inserting the disc, which let me install the phone drivers. Upon connecting my phone, it was now read on my computer & so I selected 'Mass Storage' using the memory card.

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Reviewer: Sam - Bangkok, Thailand
Date: 25th Mar 2008

EXCELLENT MOBILE, GREAT FEATURES INCLUDED. CLEAR PHOTOS WHEN DOWNLOADED TO PC, FANTASTIC MP3 PLAYER, GREAT SOUND. BEST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD, ALL I CAN SAY IS YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE PATIENCE & PLAY AROUND WITH IT FOR A WHILE TO UNDERSTAND ALL the FEATURES & SHORTCUTS ETC.

JUST ONE QUESTION WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER BUT HASN'T HAD ANY RESPONSE YET, WHERE DO YOU PLUG IN the EARPHONES I HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT ONE OUT YET!

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Reviewer: Claire - Birmingham, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2008

I love this phone! I think that a lot of these reviews are really picky, if you want a light to see in the dark get a torch! & surely it's not that important that you have a picture of the person you are ringing you know who your ringing because you rang! Easy to use, great looking, camera light is bright but you can turn down the brightness on screen so not a problem.

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Reviewer: Joshii - UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

It was a choice between the Nokia n95 & the Samsung G600. I had to go with pay as you go & the Nokia n95 was a very highly priced phone so, I went for the Samsung G600. I've had this phone for 2 months now.

I wanted a 5MP camera for when I went on my Skiing holiday. This camera took some FANTASTIC pictures! I don't understand why people don't like it. To be fair, to take any decent quality pictures, you have to hold the camera very steady for about 2 seconds.

The volume isn't that high, which is a shame, but it's like that with ALL Samsung phones, although, when called, the phone is easily heard. When standing on the top of a mountain with many people shouting & screaming, I heard mine. :D Also, like most Samsung phones, the G600 is a bit slow. When texting & searching through menus this can be a bit annoying. My friend lent me his Samsung U600, & I found that it had the same problem with the volume & slowness. The G600 has a whole bunch of extra things which I had a lot of fun looking through. I like the way you can create your own themes.

Getting on to the camera can be quite slow but that's only a problem if you're impatient or in a hurry to take a picture. In which case, you should get a digital camera. This phone does scratch a fair bit if you're not careful, but again, it's like that with most phones. I can only say; don't drop it!

The display is AWESOME! It is so clear & with the big screen, it looks FANTASTIC! I love it! The phone has a decent amount of memory & with the 1GB micro SD card that came with the phone is inserted, I found that you have enough space to store music. After all, this is a phone not an iPod. I am extremely happy with this phone & there is not one moment where I regretted buying it!

I hope this helped. Bye for now Josh.

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Reviewer: Yuba - Sombor, Yugoslavia
Date: 20th Mar 2008

Only issue is photo led light, it is too strong when taking macro pics, all is extremely too bright, pics taken on day light or on room conditions are perfect, the light is stronger much more then Nokia n73, video is excellent, writing messages is a bit problem because it is a bit slow, the themes well you can make your own theme, it is wow excellent, network signal is not to strong, so you can often in low network coverage places lose signal on phone, the loudness of ringing tone is very good, not excellent so you understand, battery life is understandable for such a small battery, that is all for now.

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Reviewer: Nisha - UK
Date: 20th Mar 2008

You can put your earphones in through the same bit where you put your charger in.

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Reviewer: Gemma - UK
Date: 19th Mar 2008

I quite like this phone but the only thing is whenever I try to open downloaded images it completely jams up does anyone know why? Also when I am taking or watching videos the same thing happens & I have to take the battery out I cannot wait until my contract runs out so I can get a new one but I have to wait until December, UNLUCKY ME!

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Reviewer: Alistair - Swansea, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2008

Nice one for the advice on transferring files from your PC directly to the memory card. That problem was beginning to get really frustrating!

Decent phone, a few little glitches (which you think a company like Samsung would be getting right by now) but all in all happy. (Still prefer my old Sony Ericsson though! ).

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Reviewer: Kas - Stockton, UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I went to Argos & bought it for £100 when I opened the package it was a toy so I took it back but a pretty decent enough looking phone. Camera better than the D900. Messaging settings aren't remembered if the phone has been turned off & personal words added to the dictionary are forgotten within minutes. No big clock feature that was a great feature of the D900. By comparison. Pale. Will probably eBay it explained they did not give the money back.

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Reviewer: Gohar - UK
Date: 16th Mar 2008

OK this is my honest opinion with no bias. I bought it recently because the package on the surface looked good.
- 5 MP camera.
- 1 GB memory card supplied.
- Free Bluetooth headset.

What I like about this phone.
- Slide.
- Design.
- Slim.
- Big Screen.

What I dislike about this phone (some of these are quite specific).

- Camera no way as good as it should be. Difficult to take good pictures. The worst 5MP camera I've ever seen.
- No light! This is needed when you're in the dark. Looking for something. Surprising because other Samsung phones have them.
- Predictive texts hardly remembers any words you insert .
- USB cable is dodgy. Many times not connecting.
- Calls take longer to connect.
- Picture of person not displayed on outgoing calls & incoming text messages (if you have saved one for them).
- Contacts (in phonebook) cannot be scrolled through just by their names. Their phone numbers are also displayed.
- Less user friendly when wanting to call a contact on a different no. On Sony phones you can just press the direction key to scroll through.
- Free Samsung Bluetooth difficult to insert in ear is not very stable. It does its job but sound can be unclear. It is better to get one you can hook around the ear.
- Cannot press direction button as spacebar for next word.
- When idle, screen is blank with no time display like in Sony Ericsson phones.

Overall I am disappointed because this was my first upgrade after 2 years & now I am stuck with this for another 18 months. But it is a good deal if you want to save money because you get a free Bluetooth headset & 1GB memory card.

However if you want a phone that is user friendly with good features I say look elsewhere.

Finally TO THOSE WHO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONNECT WITH USB here's a trick. Connect the phone & open Windows Media Player. This always picks the phone up! Afterwards open Phone studio & you'll find you're connected!

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Reviewer: Dave The Rave - Lincoln, Algeria
Date: 14th Mar 2008

Great Phone BUT how do I download emails & animated wallpapers over 300KB.

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Reviewer: Carla - Eastleigh, UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

Lovely phone, I have it in purple!

Couple of bug bears, doesn't like how quick I text! Predictive text doesn't keep up with me & does anyone know how to save an Internet site as your homepage? ! Bugging me!

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Reviewer: Andrew - Cardiff, UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

Does anyone else find it a little unstable? When you open up the slide is there a little movement in the top half that makes it feel like it would break pretty soon? I have had a slide phone before & it seemed much sturdier!

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Reviewer: Jordan - UK
Date: 12th Mar 2008

It's a very good phone. I got it for my birthday & I've had no problems with it. Camera is brilliant. But is there anywhere to put earphones in? Because there are only holes for the charger & usb lead.

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Reviewer: Rachael - Southampton, UK
Date: 11th Mar 2008

Fab phone but how do I change the soft keys?

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Reviewer: Thomas - Southport, UK
Date: 11th Mar 2008

Ermm well I got this phone on contract back in Sept last year. I do like the look of it but over all I am quite disappointed with the phone. Basically this maybe a 5 megapixel phone but the flash on this phone isn't as good as my old Sony K800i & you can't even video call on this phone well I haven't found it yet. I also think it is a very flimsy design as mine is starting to fall apart after 6 months. I have got another year to go yet on the phone. I wish I had waited for the Sony K850i.

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Reviewer: Sonya - Preston, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

I have just bought the G600 purple after returning the G800 (which I was thoroughly disappointed with). I am really disappointed with this too & I much preferred my D900.

I do mostly like the phone & am a Samsung addict, it looks great & I just can't help liking it but all this does not compensate for the TRULY AWFUL camera.

I have tried altering all the settings & am still in disbelief that the camera is so bad? Even when I do manage to take a half decent photo, when I go back to look at the photo later, it is blocky & blurred, as if there are only about 100 pixels! The delay on taking pictures is also annoying (I thought Samsung would have eradicated this by now). Am I doing something wrong or have others found the same problems with the camera? I have wondered whether it is faulty but I don't think it is because the G800 I sent back was just as bad.

HELP! I was thinking of exchanging for a Sony K850i (my brother's takes outstanding photos that put the G600 to shame) but according to reviews on here, that seems to have problems of its own.

Any advice appreciated thanks.

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Reviewer: Ian Johnstone - UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

This phone is more limited than Samsung make out. My battery time has halved over the last few weeks. The dictionary has started forgetting words, not just a few but all of them!

Screen freezes & slow response at times. Though I look after the phone, the slide function is squeaking, sounds like an old door.

Samsung, have not responded to any of my support emails. They just take your cash & run.

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Reviewer: Nihal Mohammed - Luton, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

Great phone could do with louder speakers like 6233.

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Reviewer: David - Swindon, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

I love this phone. I bought it yesterday & have spent a good few hours going through the manual & trying out the various features. I found taking pictures with the camera a little bit awkward when using the side button but overall I liked the camera. The difference between 2.5 & 5 megapixels isn't apparent until you view the pictures on a computer screen. The screen on the phone although good can't show 5 megapixels because the resolution isn't high enough. I had difficulty at first sending MMS messages but that was down to incorrect setting for my service provider. To the gentleman who couldn't play the MP3s in album order you need to create a playlist & then add the tracks in album order. The tracks will then be played in playlist order. You CAN change the message tone albeit to one of four presets. There are a lot of hidden features to this phone which the manual doesn't make clear. Like any new device it takes time to get used to.

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Reviewer: Duane - UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

It's sleek, ergonomic & quite intuitive to use. Looks great & sounds great. The speaker is clear when listening to other callers & the keypad is very easy to use, although the keys can be a tad sensitive at times (I.e. Double pressing of the keys! )

Overall, an excellent phone!

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Reviewer: Sandy - Southend On Sea, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2008

Good phone but there is a little problem when I bought the phone from the Orange shop I was told it had vivid messaging but there is nothing there. One shop said you have to download settings to get it. I phoned Orange they didn't know what I was talking about, so I went to another shop & to cut a long story short. (still waiting).

Otherwise the camera is really good don't know why some are moaning there must be something wrong with there's. Very easy to use,

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Reviewer: Laura - Cardiff, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008

I was torn between the Sony Ericsson k850i & this phone. I wanted a really good camera & easy phone to use. I hate touch screen phones, so that's what really swung me towards choosing this one.

It's a nice looking phone & fits nicely in the hand, I have had 3 Samsung phones before & mostly all slide of flip phones, so that's another reason why I chose this.

The texting is easy, but sometimes I get the predictive text wrong as it's not as fast to react to typing as the d900.

The camera has proved disappointing on nights out. When I put the flash on it is just so bright it does not give a realistic colour at all. There is also a delay when you use the flash, so if you take a photo of someone they tend to move & won't stay still for 10 seconds.

It's got novelty applications such as warping & styling such as making pictures black & white & sepia etc.

There is not much variety of message tones.

Overall I am happy with the phone & probably would have gone with the Sony for the camera but I know I wouldn't have gotten on with the bar phone & the touch screen.

I have had no faults with this phone yet, & the radio quality is fabulous!

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Reviewer: Susan - Manchester, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008

Does anyone know if there's a way to be able to see emotions on texts when people send them?

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Reviewer: Nina - Rotherham, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

Basically, very sleek!

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Reviewer: Sue Smith - Manchester, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

Okay people this is how you change your ringtone.
- Press menu.
- Go to settings.
- Go to phone settings.
- Go to phone profiles.
- Click on normal.
- Press options. You will see incoming calls.
- On the big silver circle in the middle of your phone press across (sorry if this sounds like I am being bitchy I am not honest).
- It will say new messages come down to message alert tone.
- Press select. You then have a choice of 4 message tones. Choose 1 & press select & it will save. GOOD LUCK.

Also if you can find your emotions for your texts when in text press 4, 3 3 (there are in clipart) Cheers Sue.

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Reviewer: Kaeren - UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

I love this phone. But can anyone tell me what settings to have the camera on as the pictures appear a little blurred & are not very sharp. I have the same problem with the video. Screen sometimes freezes which a bit annoying. Taking phone back to O2 today to see if they can help!

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Reviewer: Diane - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

When I try to send one of my recently taken pictures to my email address it said email address invalid. Can anyone help as becoming very frustrating? Thank you very much.

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Reviewer: Shelly - Afghanistan
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

People with the flickering light problem don't be lazy & do easy option of getting a replacement phone do the trial & error method of looking into your settings it's not hard to do & will save you a hell of a lot of time but for people who still can't sort it out by finding it themselves go onto settings light settings keypad light & then change it from whatever it is to anytime this will not flicker when texting.

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Reviewer: Shelly - UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

FOR NICOLE try looking in the other files folder in your my files folder because sometimes the phone may not recognise the file & just put it in there so check in there but sorry if it doesn't work.

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Reviewer: Shefali - India
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

I have had the phone for about 2 months. Have grown to love it except I am still trying to locate the slideshow feature to view photos. Does anyone know if this feature exists in the phone & if yes, then how to access it.

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Reviewer: Nicole - Ireland
Date: 29th Feb 2008

Have this phone two day's now, think it is very hard to use, when I get sent things true Bluetooth I don't know where they are saving too can't find them anyone know?

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Reviewer: Matt Adams - Croydon, UK
Date: 26th Feb 2008

Only had this phone for 4 days & was ready to send it back. I think the main problem with this phone is the absolutely appalling user manual.

I had the problem with the screen flickering, been on to Orange & all they could suggest was a master reset, but since reading on here about the backlight being on auto I have changed it to anytime & so far no probs.

Same with the camera flash. I was annoyed at having it change the settings every time, but no problem now I know the STAR key can be used as a shortcut. & if you set the camera to a high enough resolution, which it does seem to save, then pictures are fine. Though I have found you can only view them in full screen if you save to the phone rather than memory card.

Other than that I have found the phone very easy to use, it seems like a very sturdy well built phone. Yes, annoying that there are only 4 preset message tones, but that's not really a major problem.

Battery life is good, for a Samsung. 3 to 4 days between charge but I have been constantly fiddling with it.

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 26th Feb 2008

Very nice phone but a bit fiddly trying to find stuff & not many ringtones.

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Reviewer: Marilyn - UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2008

I purchased the Samsung g600 on Tuesday 19th February, was very upset as light & keypad flickering of & on. Returned the phone today Friday for replacement, same thing happening with new one. Out came my Macbook & l looked on the review site. I am very pleased I did as I was just about to return it. Light flickering is not a fault. It has an automatic light sensor which I think is a great feature. Just set it to anytime & not automatic & it is fine.

It is a lovely phone. I gave it a lot of thought before I bought it. I looked at all phones for a few days. Camera is great if you change settings & press button half way to autofocus, then take picture. I like the sos feature. Just have to press the side button four times & it will send a text to the selected person. They can ring you back without you opening the phone. This is a great feature for me as I walk in the country with my dog. Good clear screen, Great menu, Some complained that screen went black too quickly, well change the setting allowing it to stay on longer. You just have to feel you way around this phone, I am sure there are lots more things for me to discover, It's a great phone, I would recommend it, if you like the look of it, Buy it.

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Reviewer: Lauren Davies - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

I think this phone could be better! But it is easy to use & & looks good after waiting for ages for it to arrive it wasn't what I expected as I wanted it in pink & it came in black! Thanks for reading!

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Reviewer: George - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2008

This is the worst phone I have ever used in my entire life. I hate it. It doesn't remember words, it's the slowest phone I have ever seen, you can't even change the text ringtone. Complete & utter DISGRACE. Do not waste your money on this piece of rubbish. This phone has QUIET MUSIC & also it doesn't HAVE FLASH. It says it is 5.0 mega pixels but my old Sony Ericsson K750i has better picture taking. It only seems like a 0.5 MEGA PIXEL. To tell you the truth I PREFER MY OLD SIEMENS S55.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS! I ACTUALLY FEEL DEPRESSED HAVING THIS!

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Reviewer: Michelle - Kent, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

I got this phone on contract with O2 just before Christmas. At first I loved it found it really easy to use. But then a few weeks ago the phone started freezing while I was texting or whenever I tried going into the camera. It would then switch itself off & then on again. It would take ages to fully reload & once it had the battery had drained. Eventually have taken it back to the shop for repairs so I am hoping it will get fixed for good! I text a lot & found it not the fastest of phones but overall it's an OK phone. Not the best one I have had & the camera is no way 5.0 megapix!

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Reviewer: Lindsay - UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

Has anyone else had a problem with only part of a message coming through? You don't know you've received the message until you go into your inbox & it is sitting there unopened & without any alert. Once you read it another message appears stating incomplete message, but the rest of the message never comes through. If it's a short text I receive them no problem though! Really annoying.

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Reviewer: Jenny - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

I got mine today in pink & I love it!

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

For Michelle, you can add those animated men in texts you just need to go to options select insert then clip art followed by emotions & then you can add them to your texts! Easy!

I got this g600 in silver & pink from T mobile & its great compared to other Samsung's & the battery is outstanding & its clever how you can design your own theme.

You won't be disappointed with this phone.

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Reviewer: Geewizz - Stafford, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

Had the phone about 5 days & can honestly say that it's an improvement on the D900! Feels solid not fragile! Would agree camera needs practice to get good picture so persevere! Message tone could be better but hey, that's minor prob. All in all I am suitably impressed. Good package from O2 as well!

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Reviewer: Lauren Davies - UK
Date: 15th Feb 2008

I am soon to get this phone & it sounds amazing I haven't seen envy one with it though? I have seen it in the shop & its a looker it has an easy slide up system & quiet good memory & lots of colour the camera sounds fab there is next day delivery (with O2)! I am so exited & can't wait to get it I will give a proper review after tomorrow when I get it! I am having it on contract paired with my dad who is getting a new Nokia 6300 there great as well as I have heard of a friend! Give you more reviews soon.

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Reviewer: Tony - Kent, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2008

Am getting the G600 in 2 weeks will try it out & post comment think it's about 50 50 with comments I have a 5MP camera at home if I move slightly it's bad picture think you have to have a steady hand with any good camera.

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Reviewer: Kim - UK
Date: 15th Feb 2008

I read all the reviews & was toying between this phone & the Sony Ericsson k850i. I went with the Sony first because I had the k800i & reckoned it could only be better. I wish I had listened to the negative reviews. What a rubbish phone. I know how to use digital cameras & that one was rubbish. Yes I know it's only a phone & if I want a decent digital camera, I should just buy one. However, the Sony proved to be so bad & the keys really are horrible. So don't go for that phone. Now back to the Samsung. Well, I opted then for that & what a great choice! Excellent camera. Easy to use. People who moaned about the fact that you have to keep the slide open are moaning for nothing. You literally have to keep it open for max 5 seconds until message is sent, then you can slide it closed. I absolutely love my phone! Battery lasts about 2 days. I know that's not really long. But I use the camera quite a bit & text very often. & signal is usually great as well. Overall super phone.

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Reviewer: Michelle - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

This phone drives me mad! It never remembers any words I type in predictive text, so, every time I type a friend's name, I have to do it from scratch & also, you cannot set any sounds other than factory spec for your message tones. Sorry but these things are important to me! Also, there are no animated people to put into texts, just faces made out of punctuation marks that we all used back in the day when mobiles had aerials. The camera is really poor & just does its own thing, sometimes it takes straight away, other times it takes ages to focus & the picture quality isn't great. Finally, there is nowhere to hang a phone charm!

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Reviewer: Bruce - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

Just a note for Dom below. Hold down the hash key. A window opens with the various auxiliary symbols. Use the navigation key to find the window you want. Each window has 9 possibilities corresponding to the numeric keys. Choose the symbol using the 1 to 9 keys then press OK & you're done. E.G. HASH, nav key right once, 5, OK. Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Dan Jones - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

I have had this phone for just over a week & it is brilliant. The camera is clear & it is really easy to use. If you are looking for a new phone this is the one.

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Reviewer: Louise - UK
Date: 13th Feb 2008

I have just recently upgraded to the Samsung G600 & I am really pleased with it although I am frustrated at the same time because I am having problems getting my computer & my phone to sync! I really want to store music from Media Player onto the phone but I just can't work out how to do it. I've downloaded the latest version of Media Player, installed the software for the phone & after hours of trying I am still getting error messages! Aaahh! Please can anyone point me in the right direction?

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Reviewer: Mp31 - Nottingham, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2008

Phone is good. Only downfall I have is the Bluetooth connection. I have a Visorlite Bluetooth car kit & have paired the device to the G600, the only problem is that it connects to the phone & then a few seconds later it disconnects. I have tried other Bluetooth headsets & it does the same thing.

Has anyone else had the same problem & if so does anyone have a solution to how one can connect to Bluetooth without it disconnecting.

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Reviewer: James - Belfast, Ireland
Date: 12th Feb 2008

Bought G800 sent it back it was like a brick. Replaced it with G600 what a phone does everything only complaint it should have been a straight headphone connection instead of having to carry headphone connector with me all the time.

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Reviewer: Annie - Poole, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2008

Fab little phone. Upgraded today from a D600E & having read all of the reviews was slightly worried but needn't have been. Similar but different with some clever little features such as creating new profile etc.

Have been playing with it now for last couple of hours & although it may take a while to set up exactly how you like it I've found it to be reasonably easy to find my way around. Love the feel of it also. Nice weight & size & can still text one handed despite what some other reviewer say. Haven't really used camera yet but seems to be OK. All in all an 8 or 9 out of 10 for me.

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Reviewer: Vicky - Essex, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2008

Have had this phone since mid December & I am very impressed. Having come from previously owning a 1.3MP camera phone, the camera is very good. Yes, the flash is pretty bright, but that can be overcome easily. Memory is awesome, have loads of pictures on there at the moment & still have loads of room left.

The design of the phone is good, the bottom corners can be a bit sharp, but alter your hand position slightly & that is fine.

Dom - to find the symbol menu press & hold the HASH button whilst in a text.

Well done Samsung :-).

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Reviewer: Graham - Brighton, UK
Date: 11th Feb 2008

Had the G600 for about 3 weeks now, all seems fine. I've had Sony Ericsson's for the last 3 years so the OS is different, sometimes better, sometimes worse. There is no perfect phone out there!

I got it because my eye sight is going a bit & I can actually see the keypad on the G600 without glasses! Sony's seem to be intent on making their keypads smaller & smaller.

One big problem though (sorry if it's been mentioned below).

HOW DO YOU PLAY MP3'S IN ALBUM ORDER!

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Reviewer: Suzib - Midlands, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

Had this phone a few weeks & loved it. Just so nice to use & lovely screen etc. If your a girl who likes nice themes & stuff, the create your own theme on the phone is a GREAT idea! Recently just spilled a J20 all over it & now it won't start up & I am so sad. The only cons were when texting, slightly sharp corners & not the most attractive of phones but it was a pleasure to use. Have had to go back to my Nokia 6300 now however, I did love this phone too, an honest lovely phone & took a lot but the g600 matched if not exceeded the Nokia 6300.

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Reviewer: Pete - Manchester, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

After reading a lot of negative reviews on here I was regretting ordering this phone. But when it did arrive I was as happy as ANYTHING! I don't know why a lot of people are moaning about the camera. After playing around with the settings & experimenting I've taken some great shots!

Texting is great fun too on this phone. So many options! The only downfall I have with this phone is not being able to assign a text tone to a contact. But I can live without that. Other than that I love it! & if you're thinking of buying it then go for it!

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Reviewer: Mcsnoops - Exeter, UK
Date: 9th Feb 2008

I upgraded from a Samsung D900 to the G600 & I love this phone as much as I did my D900. I have had no problems with it (so far) No problems switching off the T9, no backlight flicker.

I just love this phone.

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Reviewer: Abbey - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2008

This is a great choice of phone. It even has FM radio & a five megapixel camera wow it is great. Even when you zoom in loads ON the CAMERA it isn't even in the slightest blurry. The menu is easy to understand, I'll give you a tip change the theme to violet it is much better.

Great phone my advice buy it!

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Reviewer: Lisa Baines - UK
Date: 8th Feb 2008

Love the phone other than one problem that sees me now with my 4th handset & the same has happened again. Has anyone else had a problem with recent call list mixing up names & numbers so you end up calling the wrong people. Phone book is fine but cannot use recent number function at all so wondered if anyone can tell me if it is me doing something wrong or just a problem with this handset?

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Reviewer: Tom - London, UK
Date: 7th Feb 2008

Just commenting on some of the quite silly comments below really.

The camera button does NOT get in the way when you are texting.

anyone who wrote about the camera being rubbish because even the slightest movement will blur the picture is clearly deluded, this will happen with ANY camera on a mobile phone because the lens is so small & whoever said the battery life is bad, obviously only charged it for all of 20 minutes. I can't believe that in this day & age people don't know that you need to charge any phone for up to 12 hours. I've had the phone 2 days since I finished charging it & I am still on full battery. Brilliant!

People seem to think that phones should be absolutely perfect. At the end of the day you will never find a perfect phone, but this phone does come extremely close. There are a few minor issues for me. Not too keen on the screen brightness changing whilst you're texting at times & the 'cancel' button is in a bit of a strange place, but these are things I am sure I'll get used to.

Definitely worth getting this phone as it is by far the best phone on the market today.

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Reviewer: Claire - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2008

Don't waste your money its rubbish.

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Reviewer: Claire - Durham, UK
Date: 5th Feb 2008

I have had Samsung g600 for just under a week & it's great. It has great features. Only problem is camera quality is poor my Sony Erirsson w880i was much better & that was only 2MP. I have noticed the circular design on the phone is slightly loose unless that's just my phone. Overall great phone!

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Reviewer: Mashuda - Eastham, UK
Date: 5th Feb 2008

I say very good.

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Reviewer: Les Stockton - Manchester, UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

I have posted the following message before with no replies so I am assuming it can't be done unless any one knows different.

I like this phone & find it easy to use & an improvement over my previous D600, but can anyone tell me if it is possible to display photos using the full screen size. At present they display in a narrow band across the centre of the screen. Please help.

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Reviewer: Alex - UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

I have had this phone for 2 months now & it's brilliant! The camera isn't 5 megapixels but it's not far off. A lot of people have been saying that you cannot use your own MP3 ringtone? Well I have tried & you can. It's very easy to use & lasts around 3 to 4 days. Best Samsung so far, I have had the d600, e900, d900, u600, g600 & this one is the best. Alex.

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Reviewer: Shelly - UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

Also when you want to send & receive multimedia messages you need to download the WAP setting so that it has the right software. I received a text messages asking me if I wanted to download the WAP settings & I did & it works. Also when you have your phone on a certain profile silent for example & you still want your phone to vibrate you need to change the settings for this profile otherwise when somebody rings you or texts you the phone will do as the profile says & remains silent so in order to do this go onto your menu, into settings, phone settings, phone profiles select the profile you want then press options & edit & you should be able to change things from them on.

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Reviewer: Anthony - Bristol, UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2008

I agree with the other users the phone is OK & no better than OK but the camera is rubbish I have had mine since last October it has gone wrong twice & has been sent away for repair 2 weeks without it each time & I thought it has auto focus but it doesn't work the photos on my Wife's 2 mgp phone is much better & sharper I am going back to the shop & complain very loudly in hope they will replace it with something else.

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Reviewer: Radar - Paisley, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

The phone does look beautiful however, the KEYPAD IS SO ANNOYING! I send loads of texts & it takes weeks (slight exaggeration) to type a text because the keys won't work unless you press them really hard & type slowly. If you are used to typing texts very fast then this is not the phone for you.

WHY OH WHY DOES IT NOT REMEMBER WORDS YOU HAVE ADDED? If you don't use predictive text then this won't be an issue for you.

I did choose this phone for the camera & so far I am not very impressed. The camera on my old phone was rubbish so I can't compare them but it certainly isn't as good as I expected.

I've only had it a few days so I haven't tried all of the features yet but I am not going to bother because I plan to send it back.

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Reviewer: Dom - UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

Can anyone help me, I've had this phone for about 2 weeks now & I just can't find all the text symbols I need. How does one get a ' or £, some of the most common symbols I need & I can't find them anywhere.

Camera a bit fiddly but brilliant when you work it out. Texting is fine other than can't find anything.

Don't like the earpiece, USB or the Charger socket down side with that silly flap on, so flimsy it's going to snap.

Screen ability brilliant. Most menu's easy to understand. Have at least 5 Alarms set, each fully customisable with days of week etc.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

Texting is really hard, it takes a while. Can only store 200 messages!

On my Sony Ericsson I could store 900!

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Reviewer: Fred - UK
Date: 30th Jan 2008

I had a U700 & lost it & my insurance company didn't have it in stock so I got a G600 instead & I must say that switching from U700 to G600 is a bit difficult!

The G600 is heavier & bigger. The screen doesn't look good even with the maximum brightness, the screen appears quite dark! You can't put your own MP3 ringtone.

By the way, I have a problem with the camera, when I go to the menu camera, it just says preview error. Did anyone have this problem before? Thanks in advance. Cheers.

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Reviewer: Beckii3 - Manchester, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2008

I've HAD This PHONE FOR ABOUT A MONTH & HALF & it's GREAT. BEST PHONE I have EVER HAD! I am NOT GONNA SAY THERE ARENT ANY BAD Points because THERE is. BUT the GOOD Points Definitely Outweigh Them. ALL MY MATES ARE JEALOUS because I HAVE This PHONE. MOST OF Them Have Sony ERICSSONS, Which Are GOOD Phones BUT NOT Better THAN SAMSUNG G600. The SOUNDS FABULOUS! The CAMERA is GREAT. You CAN MAKE YOUR OWN THEMES EVERYTHING. It's GOT EVERYTHING. If YOURE LOOKING FOR A PHONE TO BUY this is it! X

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Reviewer: Snax - UK
Date: 29th Jan 2008

I got this phone last Friday, & I am thinking of taking it back! There are many things I like about it, its small, light, slim, fits in your pocket, opens easily, sounds OK, etc.

But I brought it, as it was meant to be the best camera in the shop, the camera is rubbish! I don't expect it to be able to keep up with my dslr's, but I do expect it to be able to keep up with a sitting still subject. The flash thing is really annoying & badly set up, & the menu functions in camera are dreadful, & why can't I keep taking photos & view them when I have finished? & how long does it take the camera to warm up?

Also I was told I could sync the phone with my mac, but even after emailing Samsung, this is not possible, as Samsung apparently don't support Mac's.

Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't take it back?

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Reviewer: Michelle - UK
Date: 27th Jan 2008

Best phone I've ever had.

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Reviewer: Wardy X - Manchester, UK
Date: 26th Jan 2008

I think the phone is great. Easy to use & very sleek. Buy it!

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Reviewer: Steff - Essex, UK
Date: 26th Jan 2008

I HATE the fact you can't change the text tone, don't see why this is. Every other phone does?

I bought the G600 because I have had Samsungs for the last 3 or 4 years, but I am really disappointed with the camera too!

Overall not that impressed, unless there's a huge improvement can't see me wanting to upgrade to another Samsung in future. What a letdown!

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 26th Jan 2008

I upgraded from a Sony Ericsson K800i with a 3.2 mega pixel camera to this 5 mega pixel camera & was greatly disappointed. First of all the clarity of the picture is poor but worst of all the slightest movement causes the whole picture to blur. It's also got a poor quality flash. I am sending it back to exchange it for a Sony Ericsson.

If youre not bothered about the camera it is a slim stylish phone. It has all features you need & looks good. However if you like a good camera the Sony Ericsson K800i, which came out two years ago has a much better camera.

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Reviewer: Emma - UK
Date: 25th Jan 2008

Got the phone for Christmas, on a great contract but the phone's a bit of a letdown. Like most people have said the camera is definitely not up to 5 mega pixel standards. My friend has a 2 mega pixel phone & the picture quality was way better!

Annoying that you can't use music as message tone. Have to charge every night even when I've hardly used it. Takes ages to send MMS & is really bad signal. Small inbox.

Although it looks good & the creating theme's is a good idea, the cons really way out the pros for me.

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Reviewer: Sophie - UK
Date: 19th Jan 2008

I have always liked the Samsung range. Had a D600 then an E900 & both were just perfect. However, the G600 was a great disappointment! This was mainly because of the so called 5MP which in effect seems like just 2MP. It would best suit someone who is interested in features other than the camera!

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Reviewer: Anne - Plymouth, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

I've had this phone a week now & it's great. Had a Samsung E330 before & Samsung before that so I know my way around them. I was a little dubious after reading some of the negative comments here, but couldn't find anything comparable, I did consider the Nokia 6500, but didn't like the feel of it compared to the G600.

The lack of message tones doesn't bother me at all & the music player & FM radio are fantastic! Battery life is fine & I use mine frequently during the day.

The only negative things I have to say is that the camera button is a little awkward when texting as it is easy to press, & the 5MP camera doesn't seem to be up to much. The flash seems to default to Off every time I turn the phone off & has to be reset every time you take a picture. Quality of photos was better on my little old E330! But perhaps I need to get used to using it as I am still finding my way round the camera.

Everything else is great. To anyone who wants a good all round, reliable phone BUY IT!

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 16th Jan 2008

The phone is easy to work & simple to use. However the camera, this is not up to 5MP standards, to be blunt it's no way near. When the picture is taken & it's still on the screen the picture is OK, but when you come to view it in your files the pictures are all blurred & badly pixelated (basically terrible). The G800 is definitely worth the extra bulk in your pocket especially if it's the camera you are after.
The U600 has got a clearer picture & takes better picture in the lower light areas. When the pictures are put on the computer from the G600 some come out better than on the phone. The viewing of picture on the phone is really awkward as well. It's not a case of a simple zoom button on the side of the phone, it's similar to the way the E250 works. I will be replacing this phone as soon as I have the money.

The video is better than the 3.2MP's makes up slightly for the terrible camera. To get full screen viewing when playing a video press the '#' key. The phone does have a nice menu & layout. Also the MP3 player is worth a mention because it's very good & the quality of the speaker is great.

So to sum up not worthy of being called a 5MP camera & has not met Samsungs usual standards. G800 much better option. I hope the one I got was a one off or else the person who thought this was worthy of being price it was & marketed to the supposable high spec should be.

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Reviewer: Dee - Chester, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

Don't bother buying this.

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Reviewer: Eileen - Scarborough, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

I am 65 years old & bought my G600 yesterday. Already I have found my way around it & think it is wonderful. I previously had a Sony Ericsson Z530i. I have found all the ringtones, go into Phone Settings, phone profiles, Outdoor (or whatever), Edit, Scroll across top for Incoming Calls, New Message, Phone sounds, Edit & choose your ringtones. Easy!

The phone is slim, easy to use & I love it.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

I had the Samsung G800 for one week before I sent it back, when I was texting I had to turn off predictive text every time & it didn't take many characters. So a short text could use up 2 messages.

Is the G600 similar to this when texting?

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Reviewer: Lucy - London, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2008

I have had this phone for 3 days & know how to use it well because I was on it all day & night & also had a D600 before this & it's not that much different it's a really good phone looks great, its thin has good themes & takes brilliant photos but the one thing I really hate about this phone is the camera they made such a big fuss about it being a 5 mega pixel camera but a photo & it came out great but then I saved it & it went horrible it blurred up the lighting went rubbish & it came out as rubbish as my mum's phone's camera which has a 1.3 mega pixel camera so I thought it might just be the phone so I took about 5 more & they all took perfectly but then I viewed them & they'd went the same too blurred & rubbish lighting & bad quality, my d600 took way better pictures & it was only a 2 mega pixel camera. I only got this phone because I like taking pictures & I thought it would be great but it was complete rubbish I would not waste £180 on this if I knew it would be like this.

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Reviewer: Becky - Hurst, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2008

I smashed mine! BOO!

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Reviewer: Funky Pete - Loughborough, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

Had this phone 2 months now & wish I never seen the thing, where to start?

First off, why oh why Samsung does the U600 let you use your own MP3 message tones & the G600 does not? , just the worst selection of bleeps & squeaks that make you dread receiving a text for fear of the ridicule from mates!

Didn't look in to this lightly when upgrading from a W850i Sony because a mate had a U600 & thought because that did MP3 message tones the upgraded version would as well, what sort of backwards step is that Samsung?

5 megapixel camera, are you having a laugh? You get just as good results off a 2 meg (if not better) & a 1.3 isn't far behind neither. A flash that you have to turn on in the menu every time you want to take a picture in the dark & when you do it's like a security guard shining a maglite in your subjects face? very natural looking.

I should have gone for a W910i. I can't believe I have got to put up with it for another 16 months, no wait, I can't, insurance policy to the rescue me thinks!

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Reviewer: Heather - Croydon, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I have had this phone almost a week now. I have to say this is a beautiful looking phone, with loads of great features. Once you get to grips with it, it is a pretty fabulous phone HOWEVER I have to say I have experienced all the negatives described on here whilst trying to get to grips with it! Backlight flickering, limited tones, the screen goes dark as soon as you shut the phone so you can't see time, messages etc, the keypad keys are very small making texting difficult, the photos are a little grainy, I still haven't figured out why it won't send or receive Multimedia messages & most annoyingly I loaded the PC suite software on the computer & plugged in the phone & experienced unknown error message after unknown error message & the frustration of the PC not being able to detect the phone. I was ready to give up BUT with a little perseverance I have now solved all those problems (EXCEPT WHY IT won't SEND OR RECEIVE MULTI MEDIA ANY ONE HELP? It says configuration error when I try & won't open any I receive & says configuration error yet again! )

I followed the instructions posted by someone below & that got rid of the backlight flickering & for those of you who have had similar problems with the software & transferring files from phone to PC this is what I eventually did maybe it will help some of you.

MENU, SETTINGS & PHONE SETTINGS. USB SETTINGS & CHANGE TO ASK ON CONNECTION. Open PC studio 3 & connect phone, it will ask you which USB connection you require select MASS STORAGE then go to my computer on the PC, it should show the phone & its files, or it may open a new window containing the phone & its files, then copy & paste from PC studio 3 directly into the files on the phone. So basically bypassing the software & moving the files into the phones files directly!
For the person below who got into the software OK but could find no photos try this. BEFORE trying to upload them move them into your memory card. MENU, MYFILES, PHOTOS, OPTIONS, MOVE TO, MEMORYCARD then select the photos you want to move hit options (ignore the box it throws up unless you want to un tick the options) hit MOVE it takes you to the memory card files, choose the destination file, hit options select MOVE HERE, then set phone to USB mass storage as described above & take it from there. Actually when I did this computer detected the pictures no trouble & gave me several options as to whether to copy, view etc. So once I was ignoring the software provided with the phone I was able to transfer files etc no problem.

So eventually after almost a week I seem to have the phone up & working HOWEVER it was a very frustrating week & if I hadn`t found this site & the tips on here I would still be fumbling as the software was difficult to use, & the instruction manual is no help at all!

Anyway I am pleased with it now, hope that some of this helps you others who were experiencing problems!

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Reviewer: Anon - Belfast, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

Love This Phone. Had It About 3 Weeks Now & Its Brilliant! It Has Everything A Phone Needs.

As My Last Phone was an iPhone With Finger Print Security ID Say the Samsung G600 Has Amazed Me By All Means by It. The iPhone is bad For Memory Hard For Texting & All Touch Screen Were the Samsung G600 Isn't & It's So Much Easier to Work.

All Over I Think This Is A Brilliant Phone My Brother Sister Mum & Dad All Have It & They Couldn't Ask For Anything Better.

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Reviewer: Caroline - London, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

I am loving my new phone, I upgraded at Christmas, & I always seem to make the right choice, the boys at work are always keen to see my new phone! I found it easy to get to grips with, & the only problem I have experienced is connecting it to the PC to download my tunes. Can anyone help with this, please? No point in having a cool phone, if it hasn't got the cool tunes to match.

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Reviewer: Philippa - UK
Date: 13th Jan 2008

I bought this phone a week ago now & it's very useful it's got everything I need, but I can't seem to send a picture message I have set it all up right but it still doesn't work. If anyone can help me or tell me some advice on how to get it sorted it would be very useful.

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Reviewer: Andrea - South East London, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

Previously had a D900 which I loved. Have updated to this G600 & am equally as pleased.

Am surprised about the negative feedback on this phone, as I've found it great. From reading the other reviews I would say that a lot of the negativity comes from people who are comparing to other makes.

This is my third Samsung in a row, so maybe they just take a little getting used to.

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Reviewer: Alex - UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

I am getting this phone tomorrow & after reading all the bad reviews I don't know whether to buy it. I've always had Samsungs, so I know my way around them & I think that if you haven't had a Samsung in the past then yes, it does seem a bit confusing to use. Should I buy this phone or not?

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Reviewer: Carol - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 11th Jan 2008

Re PC suite, thanks to Saeto for your advice but it won't actually let me run the first program on the disc I don't no maybe it's this rubbish computer anyhow still enjoying the phone & I am sure ill figure it out in the end hopefully I'll still have some hair left ha ha.

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Reviewer: Norik - Haworth, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

Got the G600 as a free upgrade from Sony K800i. After a week of complete disappointment I took it back to the O2 shop. Endless problems switching off at random, freezing when texting & crashing the SIM card & locking up completely so I had to remove battery to restart.

The guys at the shop all agreed that some early software on 600s was a bit glitch, they'd had similar problems with one of theirs. Replaced it with a new one & it's been brilliant! No problems at all, much faster texting without the annoying delay the whole phone feels better. Much clickier controls & generally more robust feel, Samsung must be aware of the problems by now?

The flickering screen that everybody seems to have a problem with is easily rectified by turning the keypad light setting to anytime rather than the default automatic setting. I still think the camera is poor though, not a patch on the Sony 3.2. The no option SMS tones are truly a backward step & the user manual is extremely brief!

Have a look on the web for loads more stuff like camera settings & the like. So yes I like it very much!

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 10th Jan 2008

Coming from a Sony W800i, I think this phone is great. Love the design & the quality is great, steel like outer finish. People will comment that a N95 or K850i will take a better photo maybe so. But in the few months' time the G600 will have the better photo quality as the K850i will have a camera lens full of dust (behind where you can remove it). Much like my brother in laws N95 has dust under the lens & now takes rubbish photos.

Whereas the G600 has a sealed unit, where the lens is? My old W800i also suffers from a huge amount of dust under the screen & under then camera lens. Dust gets in everywhere on the Sony's & Nokia's.

The music player is great I compare it to my W800, however the quality is fine.

These other users complaining are just too used to their old phones & need to adjust to a new phone. Battery life is good I get about 5 days, I don't talk all day on it so I expected it to be OK.

All & all a great phone, my only complaint is I can change the message tone to a MP3. That's why I give it 4 out of 5. Excellent phone, but perfect but certainly one of the better phones out today.

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Reviewer: Gaz Turner - London, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2008

The phone, to make calls is fine. The rest is long winded & rubbish, the camera may be 5MP, but the lens must be made from fine quality bic plastic!

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Reviewer: Les Stockton - Manchester, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2008

I like this phone & find it easy to use & an improvement over my previous D600, but can anyone tell me if it is possible to display photos using the full screen size. At present they display in a narrow band across the centre of the screen.

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

To put it in a nutshell, ITS A rubbish PHONE! Not enough message tones & you can't create your own message tones, also the receptions rubbish & the phones suppose to be a 5 mega pixel camera but it's more like a 2 mega pixel camera & I could go on & on, But I've got one good thing to say about the G600 it looks neat ! I've never owned a Samsung phone before, the G600 is the first & the last, I am going back to Nokia & Sony Ericsson they are better phones, so it's good riddons to SAMSUMG PHONES! & Hello Nokia & Sony ERICSSONS.

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Reviewer: Rachael M - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2008

BEST PHONE IN the WORLD, BUY IT.

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Reviewer: Rach - UK
Date: 7th Jan 2008

I was really looking forward to buying this phone, but when I got it home I was really disappointed!

- I find it hard & annoying to use.

- The backlight flickers a lot which distracts me.

- The camera button gets in the way whilst txting so it stops you from typing.

- When I plug my phone into the computer using the USB port it says that it is invalid & I can't use it to transfer files.

- All the fuss about a 5MP camera. It's fuzzy & blurry. My old phone with a 2MP camera was better quality!

- I was also told that id receive £19 credit within 14 days of buying the phone, its still not come & the shop have no memory of saying that so it was a scam!

The thing that annoys me the most is that I bought the phone for £240 & after 2 weeks I hate it, what a waste of money!

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Reviewer: Tracey - UK
Date: 7th Jan 2008

Please, please, please can anyone tell me how to add a MMS text alert to the phone, I have downloaded a couple, but can't seem to get it to work! I am very frustrated, but apart from that am really pleased with the phone, although it is a bit quiet! It is always shoved in my bag & I am always missing calls!

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Reviewer: Hayley - Worksop, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

I got this phone as an upgrade from the e900, which I liked a lot. I think the g600 is a good phone & I am only disappointed with the lack of message tones & it doesn't seem as easy to send text's as on my old Samsungs, as it is heavier to hold & the predictive text has changed. The camera has been OK, but I haven't got the phone for the camera so it doesn't need to take amazing pictures. The Bluetooth earpiece & 1GB memory card supplied in the box are good touches & have been put to good use already.

In reference to David's comments on 2nd Jan - I also found that my backlight & keypad light flickered but I went into Settings > Light Settings > Keypad Light & changed it from Automatic to Any time & that has solved the problem.

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Reviewer: Ellie H - UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

I Love this phone, I got it for Christmas & I can't get off it!

The camera is good quality but takes a while to take the photo.

You can make your own theme which makes up for the lack of preset themes. Sound quality is excellent

Oh & the person that wanted to know about the CD for a vista computer, if you go onto the Samsung website you can download the programme for vista.

Definitely get this phone!

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Reviewer: Danny - Coventry, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

I got the G600 for Christmas & ever since I have opened the box not been able to let it go. Mind you this is the first time I have used a slide phone (I was using a Nokia 6300 beforehand) & I must say, I am thoroughly impressed.

The camera is better than the K850i (my wife has it though she's thinking of returning it) & the phone itself much less bulky. The slide action is smooth & the (non-touch) buttons work a charm. The phone is very power efficient, with the light-dependent resistor working away.

As an environmentally-conscious person I was quite happy with the fact that my wife got me a Samsung phone, & I've recently purchased a wind up charger for it too.

All of the above, of course, with the fact that the phone is very sleek looking & turns heads a lot (though I think with more people having it becomes less special).

Great phone indeed.

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Reviewer: Kirsty Saunders - Derby, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2008

My boyfriend got this phone on an Orange contract & decided he wanted to go on pay as you go. At first the phone said it was quad-band so any network would work on the phone, but when he put his Vodafone sim card in, it asked for a pass code.

We assumed the phone was just locked to Orange, so he put a pay as you go Orange sim card into the phone & it worked.

But, it said on the screen of the phone limited calls rather than the network name. At first we thought this was because there was no signal but the signal bar was full.

Do you know how to sort this out? & yes, the camera takes ages to take a photo. Also when viewing items on the memory card it takes ages to load & sometimes the phone freezes.

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Reviewer: Jenny Brant - Hull, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2008

Absolutely amazing phone. The 5MP cam is just awesome as is the entire phone. Nothing else to say on the matter. BEST PHONE I'VE EVER OWNED!

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Reviewer: Ben - Accrington, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

Had this phone over 2 month now. On contract with Orange Dolphin 35. I was attracted to this phone because of its 5MP cam, cool design & because I have had a D900 a year & never had anything to fault with it. I bought the G600 only a few weeks after it was 1st brought out so I didn't get chance to read up on it n do my research. I have never had any problems with it other than it temporarily wouldn't work when it got slightly damp but after drying it out on the radiator it worked fine.

Good Points

- Good Quality camera
- Good memory without a memory card
- Music Player, easy to navigate
- Good looking
- A decent charger connection (not the dodgy 1s you get sometimes that break easily & are a fiddle to get in!)

Bad Points

- Backlight keeps flashing as the light sensor is quite sensitive
- Inbox capacity is rather small
- Can freeze or can be slow esp. when you have a lot of files on your memory card
- Scratches & damages easy
- Volume on music is quite low

Overall I think the G600 is a great phone, although quite heavy it's sleek & thin & looks great. However I think this phone is quite expensive for what you get & may not really be built to last!

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Reviewer: Eddie G - Ireland
Date: 4th Jan 2008

I bought this phone for my wife at Christmas & she has taken to it right away. Like any new piece of equipment you have to take some time getting used to it & familiarise yourself with its operational controls before making any adverse comments. I would say that some of the negative reviews could be the fault of the person who bought or have taken out a contract on the phone without doing their homework beforehand. I could not fault the Samsung G600. If you want to take professional pictures by a camera not a mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

Have had this phone for a few days now, & it seems to be OK.

Points to raise:

- as someone else pointed out, the autoflash doesn't stay on, BUT there is a shortcut, the star button, so press that as soon as the camera loads, & you are away. (Seems very daft not to remember settings though?).

- To slide it you end up getting finger prints all over the screen (not a big deal I know, but there is no little raised bump or anything to get purchase on).

- Battery lasted two days.

- When on the net (logging onto email) hold the hash key to access the symbols menu if you need to use a _ underscore. There is no other way to access this key in browser mode.

- The person that said there are limited display options: go to create own theme, you can customise every single detail. It's a clever system, works well & v. Easy to use.

- RE camera shutter complaint: shutter button on the camera is two stages (like all digital cameras) hold it half way, wait for the image to focus, then press fully, & it will take a pic. If you just press down fully first time, it will take ages & appear to be just working randomly.

- The recent recipients list when composing texts is a genius feature! How did I live without that before!? (No trawling through phonebook everytime).

- The auto feature on the backlight is very clever, use the phone in the daytime, & the keys don't bother illuminating, cast a shadow over it with your hand & you will see the keys light up. Very clever! Must save loads of battery power. (Works via light sensor in top left, just above screen).

Very clever phone & very good looking! So far so good!

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Reviewer: Joe Gould - Bradford, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I think the Samsung G600 is a really good phone & after just playing with it for a while it becomes easy to use. At first I regretted buying the phone because I've never had a Samsung before, but I picked it up & now I think it is a really good phone.

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Reviewer: David - Leven, UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

Well this is my second G600 after my first one had a flicker on the back light when texting & guess what this one is the same as well as the keypad, so I am in the process of getting another replacement, the more I use this the more I don't like it the ring volume is too low, & that is on max, so I have it on silent so it only vibrates I have tried the camera a few times but unless you are taking landscape or still life don t bother it takes too long for the shutter to decide to work. The camera may be 5 megapixel but the lens is awful that is why my wife takes better pictures with her old v3. Best advice is steer clear of this phone.

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Reviewer: Reshad - UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

Great phone & it as everything you need. Great 5MP camera, nice clear screen it's great!

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Reviewer: Karen - Boston, Lincs, UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

I've always had either Nokia or Samsung phones. I got my G600 in October & it's the best Samsung I've used. Much better than the u600 with touch buttons, really easy to use & hold. Can't recommend this phone enough.

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Reviewer: Sarah - London, UK
Date: 1st Jan 2008

Not too impressed with the camera, thought it was going to be a LOT better & also, a bit disappointed that you can't change a lot of the display settings (only about 5 themes etc).
I've read a couple of these reviews & a lot of you are complaining, & saying that you brought your phone back because the backlight keeps flickering. Well, maybe this is because the backlight setting is set on AUTO by default. ! If you change it, it doesn't flick anymore. This took me all of 2 minutes to figure out.

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Reviewer: Pompey Lad - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Having owned this phone for just over 2 weeks I just can't get to like it! It is awkward when texting because is doesn't store your added words for very long, keypad is not very responsive & it loses its signal randomly. It's a shame because the handset looks nice, especially in the silver & the features it boasts are quite appealing but after trying to force myself to like it, I am going to have to give in & revert to the trusted Sony Ericsson brand. In short, nice looking phone, loads of quality sounding features but not as practical to use as it could & should be.

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Reviewer: Bibi - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Worst phone I've ever used. Had to replace battery twice in 3 months, texting is a nightmare, picture quality is poor. Nothing good to say about it really.

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Reviewer: Lotti Davis - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

This Phone Is Really Good & I Love the Camera On It (: Texting Is Fairly Easy & I Got Used To It Quickly As I Text a lot (:

I Have Had This Phone Since Christmas & Already I Have Become Totally Attached To It!

Sound Quality Is Very Good & the Storage Is Better Than What I Expected.

If You're thinking About Buying This Phone. Then Go For It Definitely! Otherwise You'll Regret It.

It's A Very Stylish Phone & Its the Only Samsung I have Had So Far, But It Has Definitely Come Up Trumps.

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Reviewer: Pete - Hereford, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Phone seems flimsy like it could break any second, the camera won't stay on automatic flash & the disc that came with it won't install onto my PC because I run vista has anyone got any solutions.

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Reviewer: Simon - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

I also can't see why everyone keeps complaining, unless I was just very lucky to get a handset that actually delivers what it offers.

The camera has been great for me, & my photos look fine on facebook (although, admittedly, I haven't tried to print any off). They don't blur, maybe I have a steadier hand than some.

I love the phone, but my main negative point is the fact that the disc provided isn't Vista compatible, which means I had to download PC Studio 3 in order to upload music/pictures to & from my laptop. It's not a great program anyway, I would much rather it worked like a standard MP3 player or USB drive. Oh well.

Otherwise, I've been very happy with it & would recommend this phone to anyone, especially if they're getting it free from O2 or something like that!

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Reviewer: Sonja - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

I have had my G600 now for 3 weeks (so I have given myself time to get use to it) the camera is awful compared to the Sony k800i which I had previously it only had a 3.2 mp camera but produced a much better picture all round. When texting the delay is sometimes annoying, but you do end up putting up with it. I am with a great network at the mo & they are arranging for me to swap it under my agreement for a K850i (I shall let you know if that's any better. CONCLUSION if you want a better camera then don't go for this model stay with your 3.2's.

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Reviewer: Mark Powell - Trowbridge, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

I've just recently upgraded my Sony Ericsson K800i to the G600. Initially I was a bit disappointed with the features & their ease of use, but like all phones a couple of hours of familiarity has put that aside.

The styling is great, the camera needs a steady hand but with the right settings can still take great pictures.

The most impressive feature of the phone is the MP3 player through the in-ear headphones, it knocks spots off my iPOD.

My only gripe at this stage is that I can't send MMS, but I think this is due to a settings glitch.

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Reviewer: Saeto - London, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

This phones just what you would expect from a Samsung phone.

Samsungs generically are not for the people who have trouble chewing gum & walking at the same time.

The g600 is a solid phone with remarkable reliability, I upgraded to this phone from my D900 it's just as easy to use, camera's awesome for a phone, though not as good as the LG viewty but good enough none the less.

The default settings for this phone especially for the camera are appalling but 30 seconds of changes & it's solid.

If you like Samsung phones, then this is a decent phone.

Also Carol in Dublin, you need to install the Samsung phone studio, before you can use the PC link up, & you cannot download direct from livewire to your phone.

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Reviewer: Carol - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Can someone please tell me how to use the usb cable I am trying to download music of limewire but it's like when I connect the cable does nothing I swear nothings happens, basically the only bother I have with it, I know the camera isn't all it's cracked up to be but I am more about the music & I am not impressed, your help would be much appreciated thank you.

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Reviewer: Kelly Webster - Glasgow, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2007

Love the look of the phone & the features, love the camera & always take photos on every occasion, so it gets used a lot.

However I find texting a nightmare, the buttons stick, the back light flickers & sometimes it decides that it just won't put certain letters or numbers on, but which ones can change by the text message so it isn't faulty buttons.

Battery life is much better than my previous Samsungs. However I have been tempted by the Sony Ericsson phones & I think after the messing about this time with the texting which is my main use for my phone other than the camera, then I think I will be after a Cyber shot next time.

Cheers Kells x.

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Reviewer: Mobile User - Canada
Date: 29th Dec 2007

This phone is literally the biggest piece of rubbish phone I have ever had! It should not have been made! It is terrible for texting, even worse for making & receiving calls. You can't turn sounds off unless the phone is completely on silent. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Mahesh - UK
Date: 28th Dec 2007

An average phone. Don't ever go crazy by 5MP camera. It is useless. Poor picture quality. Sound quality is average. Not as good as Sony Ericsson. Stressful to use the keypad. Go get yourself some good Sony or Nokia phone.

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Reviewer: Zoe - UK
Date: 28th Dec 2007

Well I think this phone is great. I was going to buy the N95. But there is known problems with the phone locking up etc that I decided against it. I have managed to take great pictures with the phone. The only thing that I don't really like is that it doesn't hold that many messages compared to the Motorola that I had last. I can manage to store ringtones no problem & so far have had no problems with it. Recommend to all who's thinking of buying one.

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Reviewer: Roger - Cornwall, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2007

Had a Samsung S500i before this one, that was a great phone but with a few bad points the G600 seems to have corrected most of them. I've read a few bad reviews on it time will tell if these are just or not. So far a very good phone, I really get on with Samsung phones so hopefully this one will live up to my expectations. I would advise this phone as a definite consideration if you are looking to buy a new one.

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Reviewer: Rick - Skiptonio, UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

This phone is the jack daddy of Samsung phone's, no actually, the jack daddy of all phone's! It does the business!

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Reviewer: Maryam - UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

This phone is great, it's the one to get, forget the bad reviews it is a bit highly priced but that's how good it is. Really slim & really good design. Got mine for £210 but it's worth it, get free accessories as well, buy it you won't regret it!

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Reviewer: Nicky - UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

This phone is amazing, the camera & all its features are great! The quality of the screen is amazing! It's very easy to use. I have had no problems with the MP3 & ringtones. Sound quality is also great quality. Overall I think this phone is well worth buying!

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Reviewer: Mrs I Clark - UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

Samsung G600 what a load of rubbish.

OK, a phone should be used as a phone, but when a phone boasts a 5 Megapixel Camera with Flash & Auto Focus, the picture quality should be brilliant. The Samsung G600 picture quality, once uploaded onto a computer & photos printed out via Bluetooth are blurry & pointless.

I have spoken to Samsung regarding this issue, but they don't really know what they are talking about. One Samsung representative informed me the phone is not set up to print via Bluetooth (which it is) & perhaps it was my new computer which is where the problem is & I should load my software onto another computer. (I have a 12 megapixel camera & my old 3.2 megapixel Sony Ericsson phone on my computer with crystal clear photos both on screen & printed out).

I have received a replacement Samsung G600 with the intention that it may have been a faulty phone, wrong. I have complained yet again of the picture quality & have been informed to return the handset once again for a replacement, what's the point?

Samsung G600, I would definitely not recommend this phone to anyone, I am annoyed I am stuck with it for 12 months.

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Reviewer: Rita - Poole, UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

I have had this phone for a week but texting is hard as the buttons need to be pressed quite hard & the back light flickers when texting which is really annoying, I am going back to change it but not sure if I am going to get a new one or get rid completely & get a completely different one. Nice looking but hard to use.

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Reviewer: Becky - UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

I got this phone a week ago & I love it so much. But yesterday, when I try to receive something through Bluetooth it says content not supported! Anyone know how to fix it?

Apart from that it's a good phone I'd recommend It!

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Reviewer: Kate - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

This phone is GREAT! I don't know why people are giving it all these bad reviews! If you want a phone that has EVERYTHING on it & that looks really stylish, then get this one! I haven't experienced any of the problems everyone else is saying. I love it!

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Reviewer: Becky - Merthyr, UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

I've had this phone a week & I am sending it back right now. It has driven me mad! I am not a really gadgetry type so thought as long as it had a 5 megapixel camera I would be happy. But no way! I can't switch off the annoying alert tone everytime I change something. I have tried to add my own ringtone to my profile from my MP3 list & it works for a few hours but then defaults back to the barely audible Samsung ringtone. Which is infuriating as I have my phone in my bag most of the time & so get numerous missed calls because I can't hear the phone. Also I think it defaults back to original settings with regard to tones everytime I switch my phone off (which is everyday!) so very annoying!

The camera is ridiculous & so wobbly. My old Sony Ericsson with a 3.2 megapixel camera took much better pictures. Overall I have found this phone very disappointing. I thought it was standard for phones to have personalised areas such as text tones & ringtones & it seems this handset is incapable of it. If you're used to high spec phones, don't bother with this one!

P.S I am not being negative for the sake of it, I am genuinely gutted about this phone!

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Reviewer: Adrian - Essex, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

I had a Samsung D900 before & updated to this phone. This is a much superior phone, I can't understand all the negative comments. The camera is brilliant & takes really good photographs with so many facilities to cope with all lighting conditions. I have also found the flash to be very efficient despite the 'experts' views. My only difficulty at present is adding more interesting tones to text messages, it doesn't appear to allow one to add their own styles as they are in a very selective area only! A brilliant phone that I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.

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Reviewer: Joanne Snelling - Louth, Saltfleetby, UK
Date: 21st Dec 2007

Why does everyone put this phone down? If you are so used to using another, Samsungs do get tricky to figure out. THIS PHONE IS AMAZING! Why would anyone think otherwise. Sure, you need a steady hand for the camera, but you do for a digital one don't you? If you move suddenly the picture isn't gonna be perfect. & I love it so, there's no problem with me :) BUY IT, trust me, it's worth it. So STOP WITH the BAD REVIEWS!

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Reviewer: Steven - London, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2007

Had this phone for a week & took it back to the shop & exchanged it for the wonderful Nokia 6500 classic. The Samsung G600 is slow, has sharp edges at the bottom of the phone with its cheap plastic & doesn't feel right. Poor phone in my opinion. Thanks.