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Orange SPV C600 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

9.2

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:Free

Verdict

The hardware design may be little changed, but Orange's SPV 600 runs Windows Mobile 5, which caters for an improved display and functions smoothly. Orange should have provided a higher-capacity miniSD card, though... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Windows Mobile 5
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS, with EDGE support
  • Bluetooth
  • Bright, clear QVGA screen
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Only 64MB of internal memory
  • Only 32MB of storage supplied on miniSD card
  • MiniSD card slot inconveniently located beneath the battery
  • Lacks Wi-Fi
  • Slow start-up time

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 459x188x1077 mm
Weight: 105 g
Form factor: candy bar
Software included: calendar, contacts, to-do, notes
Memory expansion: Yes
On-board memory: 64 MB
2.5G: GPRS

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Member Opinion

9.2

Average Member Rating

Spectacular

13 Members have reviewed this product

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Andreas Roelli

Andreas Roelli

Good looking but some important disadvantages

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7.0

Very Good


Shawkotul Chowdhury

Shawkotul Chowdhury

Perfect

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10

Perfect


Nick Davies

Nick Davies

An excellent phone/PDA in a small package

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Kris Hary

Kris Hary

Incredible smartphone, nothing goes wrong!

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9.5

Spectacular


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