A weekend with the Sony Ericsson M600i..



Figured i got a lil bored.. so i borrowed myself a so-called business phone for the weekend.. weird huh? anyway.. i'm gonna run it through it's paces and see what it's really made of..

Initial impressions.. nice size.. pretty interesting keyboard and button layout.. lack of "up" and "down" keys.. touch screen (always cool!).. UIQ3..

Syncronisation with Outlook: This works really well, easy to install and easy to use interface which allows for most stuff to be configured with regards to getting outlook information on the M600i. No problems with my a lil over 1000 contacts plus all the events and appointments. Passes the test for those outlook junkies out there!

I've been using the Dopod 900 for the past 2 weeks and what i really appreciate about the M600i is the lil package in which it comes in. the guys over at SE managed to pack a full qwerty keyboard and a touch screen in a 15"/16" thick phone. Kudous to the guys!!

Handwriting recognition.. It's really usable! the last time i was fiddling with the p900 and the p900i, i had a tough time getting the system to recognize what i was writing but this is greatly reduced in the M600i.

Business Features for the weekend.. Or NOT!! the phone comes with the ability to be blackberry compatible, not that i need that over the weekend. but for the blackberry junkies this would be a good device to consider with the inclusion of the touchscreen (which i always felt was severely lacking in a PDA-ish device) and the pretty looks do help! the lack of wifi is a weird exclusion for me for the business users whom i feel would be looking for all sorts of connectivity.

Fun Features on a Business Phone? in the SMS screen, there is a multimedia logo which allows you to include lil gifs and soundclips that other SE users can see in a normal SMS without the use of MMS. although cool, it seems like SE might have been in two minds about which market they wanted to phone for because i do not see the PMEBs raving about this one!

Lack of software for the UIQ3 platform might deter those that are on the never ending quest for the most customized and "useful" device for themselves.. but this should be solved as the platform is used more widely.

Overall, a very cool phone for the business users wuth tight pants. Has all the makings of a winner for those that require a functional phone without the frills of a fully functional PDA.