Box Contents

Inside the box you get a Stylus, USB sync cable, AC adaptor, Headset, Leather case, Getting started CD and a Quick start guide.

Specifications

• OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional
• Processor: Samsung SC3 2442 400 MHz Processor
• Memory: 128 MB Flash ROM, 64 MB SDRAM
• Display : 2.8", 320 x 240 (QVGA), 65,536 colours, TFT-LCD
• Communications: GSM/EDGE Quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• GPRS/EGPRS Class B, Multi-slot Class 10
• Bluetooth v2.0 class 2 EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g Certificated
• GPS: Embedded SiRF Star III chipset
• Camera: Built-in 2.0 mega pixels, Fixed Focus CMOS, up to 1600 x 1200 resolution
• Expansion: MicroSD Slot
• Battery: Lithium Polymer rechargeable with 1,530 mAh capacity
• Talk Time : 5~6 hours, Standby : 150~170 hours, Pocket PC usage : 12~14 hours
• GPS usage : 5~7 hours
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm
• Weight: 136g (with battery)

Design

Just like the X800 the E-Ten X600 has a rubberised coating which is spread out across the devices relatively small profile and it seems a lot more pocket friendly than the X800.

As a result, to hold the X600 is a dream, it feels like you are touching velvet and will certainly not slip in your hands when making calls like a lot of products do.

Also all of the ports and shortcut buttons are positioned in convenient places to the sides, though you only get a 2.5mm socket for your headphones and the small joypad at the base of the screen is fiddly to use.

The 2.8” screen would have benefited from a 640 x 480 resolution, but you only get standard QVGA (320 x 240) instead. Still videos and general Windows icons/fonts looked fine.

Unfortunately you are not going to find a slide-out Qwerty keypad, so you are stuck with the stylus and small virtual keyboard which limits the devices appeal if you have been used to mobile devices in the past.

Software/Features

Like HTC the E-Ten range of devices are superbly customised and the X600 follows in the same vein.

For a start the home screen is customised in a vibrant orange colour and you will find lots of extra utilities thrown in, such as Phone Tools, Wireless Manager, Dialler Skin, Add Ringtone, CSD Type, Voice Commander, Connection Wizard, SMS Sender, SIM Manager, Multimedia Manager, Camera, Camcorder, FM Tuner MMS Composer, Mobile Shell, Battery Meter, Zoom SMS, Bluetooth Manager, M-Desk, Scenario, Backup Utility, Quick Bar, Task Manager, Satellite Data Update, Location SMS, GPS Viewer - gasp.

You also get the full suite of Office Mobile software to work with (Word, Excel and Powerpoint), but we did notice a bit of lag when opening applications, which could be down to its 400Mhz CPU and Ram.

The GPS utilities were the most useful, as we could gain our location quicker thanks to the QuickGPS fix utility and we could also send our co-ordinates to our colleagues via SMS.

For multimedia you can take advantage of the built in radio or listen to music comfortably via the supplied headphones/internal speakers.

Though with only 33mb of storage available an expansion card is certainly required.

Its 2MP camera software however was a bit sluggish to load and its video quality was poor.

Connectivity/GPS

On the plus side you get Quad band GSM/EDGE for mobile connectivity, but you won't find any 3G support. However at least you have dual Wi-Fi to render webpages quickly.

But with a built in GPS receiver the X600 becomes a useful commodity.

Location acquisition time did require the QuickFix GPS utility, as indoors it takes a while to get a lock, but outside in clear skies it had no problems.

And general performance from a SiRF-Star III receiver was as we expected, it had no problems maintaining our position whilst out on the road.

Battery

E-Ten supply a 1530mAh battery, which has a claimed talk time of 5-6 hours and 5-7 hours of GPS usage. In practice the beefier battery did provide several days of moderate use, partially due to the lack of 3G.

Of course as the figures show, using the more power hungry features (Wi-Fi/GPS) will impact on its performance a lot more.