diesel57
25-02-2004, 21:37
Get past the unusual styling and there's a fine phone with plenty of fun features.
Road Test
You won't have seen any other phone like this before - and you're probably unlikely to again. This is a device that's specifically designed to stand out from the crowd. The distinctive teardrop shape will certainly turn heads, and when you come to think about it, who says that a phone needs to be oblong anyway? It fits snugly in the hand and feels reassuringly sturdy, though purists will likely carp that it looks more like a fun phone than a serious communication device.
But while it may not give off much of a corporate vibe, this is certainly a serious piece of kit, at least for having fun with. The 65,000-colour screen offers good resolution of pics and video clips you can take with the integrated camera. You can take quick snaps thanks to the dedicated camera button or luxuriate in 15-second video clips - it comes with a few funny ones preloaded. You can take and send pictures even while you're in the middle of a call and it's also easy to download your pics and clips with connection options including Bluetooth, infrared and USB cable.
It's not just video either - you can download MP3 and AAC music tracks and listen to them on the move if you're a few quid short of an iPod.
Things To Know
The icon menu fits in with the faux retro styling of the device, but that doesn't make it particularly easy to read - you'll need to spend a bit of time familiarising yourself with the icons. Like Siemens' SX1, the keypad-around-the-screen design takes a bit of getting used to, but unlike the Siemens it doesn't have a game designed to help you practise using it. The irregular shape also means that the tiny '6' key is difficult to press. Once you get the hang of it though, there's plenty to keep you occupied, including a music player, Java for games, voice commands, email client and there's a hefty 29MB of memory to store your favourite pics, clips, applications, games and real music ringtones.
You may have heard the 7600 described as a 3G phone but be warned - it's 3G, but not as most of us know it. It may have a video camera but it can't take or make video calls and even with a 3 SIM inside it, it won't be able to access all of the 3G network's online services.
Road Test
You won't have seen any other phone like this before - and you're probably unlikely to again. This is a device that's specifically designed to stand out from the crowd. The distinctive teardrop shape will certainly turn heads, and when you come to think about it, who says that a phone needs to be oblong anyway? It fits snugly in the hand and feels reassuringly sturdy, though purists will likely carp that it looks more like a fun phone than a serious communication device.
But while it may not give off much of a corporate vibe, this is certainly a serious piece of kit, at least for having fun with. The 65,000-colour screen offers good resolution of pics and video clips you can take with the integrated camera. You can take quick snaps thanks to the dedicated camera button or luxuriate in 15-second video clips - it comes with a few funny ones preloaded. You can take and send pictures even while you're in the middle of a call and it's also easy to download your pics and clips with connection options including Bluetooth, infrared and USB cable.
It's not just video either - you can download MP3 and AAC music tracks and listen to them on the move if you're a few quid short of an iPod.
Things To Know
The icon menu fits in with the faux retro styling of the device, but that doesn't make it particularly easy to read - you'll need to spend a bit of time familiarising yourself with the icons. Like Siemens' SX1, the keypad-around-the-screen design takes a bit of getting used to, but unlike the Siemens it doesn't have a game designed to help you practise using it. The irregular shape also means that the tiny '6' key is difficult to press. Once you get the hang of it though, there's plenty to keep you occupied, including a music player, Java for games, voice commands, email client and there's a hefty 29MB of memory to store your favourite pics, clips, applications, games and real music ringtones.
You may have heard the 7600 described as a 3G phone but be warned - it's 3G, but not as most of us know it. It may have a video camera but it can't take or make video calls and even with a 3 SIM inside it, it won't be able to access all of the 3G network's online services.