Orange SPV M600 Review Roundup

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- Added review by Pocket-Lint & Trusted Reviews( 13th November, 2006)

Orange SPV M600 is a cheap alternative smartphone that supports quad-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE costing only £30 to £100 with contract. With a dimension of 108×58x18mm and weighing 148g, SPV M600 has key features such as; 2MP camera, Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) and bluetooth compatible, runs on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. Other features include; 128 MB SDRAM memory, supports Adobe and Acrobat files, Microsoft Active Sync, and Windows Media Player.

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Pocket-Lint reviews the Orange SPV M600, they rated the phone 7/10 and write:
“The M600 is for those who want some business functionality beyond just using a regular mobile phone handset, but aren’t ready to go the whole way and get a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard…The good: Touchscreen, Windows Mobile 5 Operating System. The bad: No QWERTY keyboard.”

Trusted-Reviews reviews the Orange SPV M600, they rated the phone 8/10 and write:
“There are two important points to note in relation to battery management: the SPV M600 charges (and synchronises) via a mini USB cable, which means it might well double up with other devices you have on the mains power front. And Windows Mobile 5.0 is based on non-volatile memory – i.e. permanent storage. So if you let the battery run down completely, your data and installed applications won’t be lost. And yes, I have tested that!”

Notebook Review reviews the Orange SPV M600, they rated the phone 7.5/10 and write:
“Sporting comfortably snappy overall performance despite its modest 200MHz processor, the SPV M600 does well at common productivity tasks, including the full set of its pre-installed applications. It’s a bit limited in the memory department however, which means its SDIO capable SD/MMC (unlike the SPV M3100 which uses MicroSD) expansion slot should come in handy for all but the most basic of users….Pros: Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; quad-band; standard headphone jack; charges from USB. Cons: No 3G, scroll wheel, or pull-out keyboard”

Msmobilenews reviews the Orange SPV M600, they write:
“The Orange SPV M600 is a great trade off in terms of size versus function; with a feature packed list of specifications that actually delivers on most counts it will keep the vast majority of its customers more than happy. With WiFi, Bluetooth, a decent screen (bright and clear although not as high resolution as we’d have liked), a CPU that runs at a speed faster than you would expect and all of the usual features that you would expect from a Windows Mobile Pocket PC such as Internet browsing, audio and video playback, full POP and IMAP email support, and the ability to be able to install a huge range of third party applications, the M600 is a very powerful device that fits in the palm of your hand.”

ITreviews reviews the Orange SPV M600, they write:
“it supports EDGE. It is not the only Windows Mobile device to support EDGE, but it is among a very select and small group. EDGE is an enhanced GPRS service which delivers data at higher speeds…The SPV M600 is a great size for a connected Windows Mobile Pocket PC. It feels like a phone but functions like a handheld PDA. Its screen is not the largest around at just 2.8 diagonal inches, but it is big enough for reading text and Web viewing.”

CNET reviews the Orange SPV M600, they rated the phone 8.0/10 and write:
“The built-in 2-megapixel camera isn’t unique, but what we’ve not seen before in a Pocket PC is a macro mode function. You can get pretty close to your subject using this, which is easy as you just have to swivel the surround of the camera lens…Audio quality is pretty good, and we found using the speakerphone delivered enough volume. If we have a major issue it is that the screen, which is easy to read in most lighting conditions, gets difficult to see clearly in bright sunlight.”