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03-15-2004, 09:23 AM
Well, I purchased a VI600 yesterday, and I must say I am fairly impressed by this little phone. I have not had a chance to explore everything, but I have had a chance to do a few things.
I will be comparing to the phone it replaced, a Samsung VI660.
Look and Feel: I really like the black face of the phone, it is a nice change from the all silver phones that we usually have. Feels very solid and has a good form factor. Keys are easy to press.
Earpiece quality: Excellent. No beeps or hissing that was sometimes present in the Samsung.
Speakerphone: Excellent. Little to no distortion at high volume.
Vision: Utilizes OpenWave browser that I like. Decent speed, but not quite as fast as my Samsung. Has 3 MB of memory, which is more than enough for me.
Screen: Very impressive for a 4,096 color screen.
UI: There is some room for improvement. I would like to be able to change the softkeys and the 4-way key, but it does not appear to have that ability.
Polyphonics: Very good. Unlike the Samsung, the ringers do not appear to distort at high volume levels.
Reception: Has been better than my Samsung for the most part.
Roaming Ability: Have not been able to test this yet as I have not left the DC Metro area yet with this phone.
Other Thoughts: OS reminds me a lot of the old Kyocera OS. Displays all of your phone's info when you call CS. Also found it odd that it came with 10021 and I am having trouble getting them to flag me for an update to 10023.
I will be comparing to the phone it replaced, a Samsung VI660.
Look and Feel: I really like the black face of the phone, it is a nice change from the all silver phones that we usually have. Feels very solid and has a good form factor. Keys are easy to press.
Earpiece quality: Excellent. No beeps or hissing that was sometimes present in the Samsung.
Speakerphone: Excellent. Little to no distortion at high volume.
Vision: Utilizes OpenWave browser that I like. Decent speed, but not quite as fast as my Samsung. Has 3 MB of memory, which is more than enough for me.
Screen: Very impressive for a 4,096 color screen.
UI: There is some room for improvement. I would like to be able to change the softkeys and the 4-way key, but it does not appear to have that ability.
Polyphonics: Very good. Unlike the Samsung, the ringers do not appear to distort at high volume levels.
Reception: Has been better than my Samsung for the most part.
Roaming Ability: Have not been able to test this yet as I have not left the DC Metro area yet with this phone.
Other Thoughts: OS reminds me a lot of the old Kyocera OS. Displays all of your phone's info when you call CS. Also found it odd that it came with 10021 and I am having trouble getting them to flag me for an update to 10023.