The J600 is the new addition to Samsungs entry-level portfolio. What makes this phone so special is that for the first time, touch sensitive controls have been available for the budget conscious user. Feature wise, the J600 does not pack much of a punch, but let’s remember that sacrifices must be made in order to drive costs down (unfortunately). The J600 is styled with a glazed surface design adding metal trim for extra impact. It is still unknown what colours will be available in Australia, but elsewhere it is offered in blue, silver and pink.
Measuring 97.8 x 44.8 x 15.2 mm and weighting 99 grams, makes the J600 ultra portable. As mentioned before, the J600 is aimed at budget conscious consumers and even though some features have been removed or downgraded, the important ones remain. The J600 still retains expandable memory with support for MicroSD and this is in addition to the 20MB internal memory. For music lovers, Samsung have also included support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats and the battery life is capable of up to 3.8 hours talk time and up to 300 standby. The battery results are due to a Lithium-Ion 800mAh battery.
Connectivity options remain similar to the recently released higher-end handsets (such as the U600, U700 and E950), that being - Bluetooth and USB connectivity, though they have been downgraded to V1.2 and V1.1 respectively. Furthermore, A2DP has been abandoned from the J600. The J600 will have tri-band network support (800/900/1800 MHz) and will have GPRS class 10 for data transfer. This is great for internet browsing and WAP 2.0 and HTML sites will be supported.
The screen on the J600 is 1.9” TFT measuring 128*160 pixels and displaying 65,536 colours. The size of the screen will be handy when taking photos on the integrated 1.3 mega pixel (1280 x 1024) camera with 4x digital zoom, flash and video recording capabilities.
The J600 has support for SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging as well as an internal phonebook capable of storing 1000 entries. Some of the handiest features have also been included such as FM radio, speakerphone and voice memo. Overall, the J600 presents a neat package for an entry-level handset.
The Samsung J600 is a budget conscious handset that still maintains the elegant style and design of high-end handsets. The blend of touch sensitive controls, vibrant colours and metal trim transform this phone into a visually appealing product. Combining neat look and an impressive feature list consisting of - Bluetooth, expandable memory, FM radio and speakerphone really makes this a strong entry-level contender. Once the J600 hits Australian shores, I recommend all the budget conscious to go and check it out, it might prove to be the ideal phone for you.
| Basic specifications |
| Network system | 2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz (tri-band) |
| Form factor | Slider |
| Size | 97.8 x 44.8 x 15.2 mm |
| Weight | 99 grams |
| Display | 1.9” 65,536 colours TFT LCD @ 128 x 160 pixels |
| Battery type used | Lithium-ion battery @ 800mAh |
| Talk/usage time* | Up to 228 minutes* |
| Standby time* | Up to 300 hours* |
| Accompanying features |
| Connectivity options | Bluetooth version 1.2 and USB 1.1 |
| Camera support | 1.3mpx, 4x digital zoom, flash and video |
| Data support | GPRS |
| Exchangeable covers | None |
| Internet applications | WAP 2.0/HTML |
| Memory | | Internal - | | External - | |
| | Yes, 20MB shared memory | | Yes, MicroSD | |
| Messaging capabilities | SMS, MMS, instant messaging |
| Ringing tones | Polyphonic and MP3/AAC ringing tones |
| Synchronisation with PC | Yes, via PC |
| System for... | | Add-on applications - | | Gaming - | | Phone - | |
| | Java MIDP 2.0 | | Java MIDP 2.0 | | Samsung OS with Black GUI | |
Extras supported
(not listed above) |  Handsfree speakerphone
Organiser
FM radio |
