Samsung U600 VS Samsung G600: When Entertainment Calls

The mobile phone market is primarily dominated by European companies. From the point of niche mobile phone makers from Asia, Samsung and LG are the only big names. Both the companies are headquartered in South Korea with its operations all across the world. Both have R&D divisions worldwide.

Coming to Samsung, Samsung is basically a consumer electronics brand with its presence in the consumer electronics goods as well as home appliances. It's just a matter of years back when Samsung tried its hands on the mobile segment and its try was a fruitful one. As of now, the company is eating a huge portion of the popularity pie - thanks to the mobile phones Samsung has brought into the market over the years.

After the huge success of the U-Series range of handsets, it's the time for the Samsung G-Series. Some of the proud members of the Samsung U-Series lineage are Samsung U100, Samsung U300, Samsung U600 and Samsung U700. The G-Series range comprises the powerful Samsung G600 and the Samsung G800. Here we will see the features of the Samsung U600 and the Samsung G600 both of which are slider phones.

The fist thing that attracts you in the Samsung U600 is its display. The handset has got a 2.2 inch, 262k colour TFT display with an impressive resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The handset has got a 3.2 megapixel camera for taking images and videos. With features like autofocus, flash and digital zoom, the Samsung U600 becomes more of an imaging device. The handset supports Quad Band technology, so, it can be used across several continents in the world. The phone also supports WAP 2.0 and XHTML, so, you can explore the web even on the move.

Musically speaking, the Samsung U600 has an integrated music player with MP3, WMA, AAC and eAAC formats support. Enjoy more music with the FM radio feature of the phone. The phone has got solid connectivity channels like Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and USB. It has got 60MB internal memory and supports memory expansion through MicroSD memory card option. The device measures 103.5 x 49.3 x 10.9 mm and weighs 81 grams and offers up to 3.5 hours of talktime and up to 240 hours of standby time.

Let's come to the feature-rich Samsung G600. In its imaging capability, it's superior to the Samsung U600. The phone is studded with a built-in 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and camera modes. Image and video quality are superior. The phone captures lifelike images under any light condition. Coming to the connectivity field, the phone has got numerous options like Bluetooth A2DP, GPRS, EDGE and USB. It also supports Quad Band, so you can use it everywhere.

While web access in the phone is made available through features like WAP 2.0 XHTML and NetFront HTML, gaming section is taken care of by embedded Java games and downloadable games. The phone also features TV Output feature using which you can connect your phone with TV screen and get a bigger and better view of stills as well as videos. On musical ground, the Samsung G600 boasts of features like music player and FM radio. The phone comes with 55MB worth of internal memory and supports MicroSD memory card as well. Other noticeable features incorporated in the phone are hands free speakerphone, mobile printing, photo caller ID, email support, 2.2 inch 16 million colour screen with 320 x 240 pixels and so on. Measuring 102 x 47.8 x 14.9 mm and weighing 105 grams, the handset offers up to 3.5 hours of talktime and up to 300 hours of standby time.

In sum, it can be said that both the phones are cool performers in terms of functions. If you are more interested in photography, then the Samsung G600 is surely a better bargain than the Samsung U600.