Sony Ericsson M600

Infobox Mobile phone
name = Sony Ericsson M600


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manufacturer = Sony Ericsson
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available = Q2 2006
screen = 240x320 (QVGA) illuminated TFT, 262,000 colors
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camera = no
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operatingsystem = UIQ 3 / Symbian OS v9.1
input = Touchscreen
cpu = 32-bit ARM9 based @ 208 MHz
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memory = 60 MB
memory_card = Memory Stick Micro ("M2")
networks =
battery = 900 mAh Li-Polymer 3.6 Volt
connectivity =
size = 105 x 54 x 15 (4.1 x 0.6 x 2.1 inches)
form =
weight = 112 g (4 oz)
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Sony Ericsson M600 (sold as M600i model in some markets and originally labelled M608c in other markets) is a 3G smartphone based upon the UIQ 3 platform (which is built upon Symbian OS 9.1). It was announced on February 6, 2006 and is the first product of the M series of handsets from Sony Ericsson.

About

The M600 is designed as a business tool and its features reflect this role. The M600 supports push email, document editing and PC synchronisation amongst other features. Notably the M600 does not have an integrated camera, which is a positive attribute for those working in environments where cameras are not permitted.

The phone uses the UIQ 3 software platform, which is based upon Symbian OS 9.1. The M600 has a new special type of full QWERTY keyboard below the display, on the phone itself.The touchscreen displays 262,144 colours (18-bit colour depth) with a resolution of 240x320 pixels at 2.6 inches long in diagonal.The M600 runs the Nexperia PNX4008 ARM9 208 MHz processor from Philips and has 64MB RAM and 128MB Flash ROM.

It is notable that the Sony Ericsson P1 has its form factor based on this model.

Specifications

* Colour: White, Black
* Display: 262K Colour touchscreen display (240x320 pixels)
* User interface: UIQ 3
* Operating system: Symbian OS v9.1
* Networks: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, UMTS 2100
* Performance: Talk Time - UMTS: 2.5hr / GSM: 7.5hr, Standby Time - UMTS: 250hr / GSM: 340hr

Features

Music
* Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* Melody composer/MIDI (MusicDJ)
* Music tones
* PlayNow

Internet
* RSS feeds
* Web browser Opera Web

Entertainment
* 3D games
* Java
* Video Clip
* Video streaming

Connectivity
* 3G
* UMTS
* Bluetooth
* Fast port
* GPRS
* Infrared port
* Modem
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Messaging
* Email
* BlackBerry (push e-mail)
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* Push email
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Communication
* Conference calls
* Speakerphone
* Vibrating Alert

Design
* Jog Dial
* Picture wallpaper
* SVG Tiny 1.1
* Animated Screensaver

Organiser
* Alarm clock
* Business card exchange
* Calculator
* Calendar
* Document editors
* File manager
* Flight mode
* Handwriting recognition
* Notes
* Phone book
* Stopwatch
* Tasks
* Timer
* Touch-screen

Criticisms

Lack of long term commitment by Sony Ericsson

The M600 is marked "EOL" (End of Life) less then two years after introduction by Sony Ericsson and therefore is considered a finalized product and will not receive any further firmware updates despite numerous bugs being reported by M600i users. [ [http://uiq3.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Phones/M600i#R6A16_Bug_List M600i R6A16 Bug List] ]

Problems for Mac users

Connectivity has been an ongoing problem with the UIQ3 suite of phones from Sony Ericsson and the Mac OS X iSync utility that Mac users use to synchronise a mobile phone with the computer. As of February 2008 there are still widespread problems reported with these phones for Mac users.

See also

* List of Sony Ericsson products
* List of UIQ 3 Phones

References

External links

* [http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10385&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10385 Official Sony Ericsson M600 Webpage]
* [http://www.sonyericsson.com Sony Ericsson]
* [http://developer.uiq.com UIQ Developer Portal]
* [http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/6471.html Sony Ericsson M600i communicator unveiled - Article from infoSync]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxZRLx5kxuU M600i live (movie) ]
* [http://www.sonyericsson.com/images/spgd/GPD_41736_28_0_4000.pngImage Of Sony Ericsson M600]

Reviews

* All About Symbian - [http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/Sony_Ericsson_M600i.php in depth M600 review]
* infoSync World - [http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/6865.html M600 review]
* The Register - [http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/09/review_sony_ericsson_m600i/ M600 review]
* MobileBurn - [http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Page=1&Id=2623 Sony Ericsson's Compact M600i QWERTY Phone]
* [http://feetup.org/wiki/SonyEricssonM600 M600 reviews and specifications round up]
* [http://www.sefanatics.com/reviews/sony_ericsson_m600i_review/ Sony Ericsson M600i review by SEfanatics]