Samsung Does It Again; The SCH-M600 - Another Smartphone with Windows Mobile 2003

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C4899/' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C4899/</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20052026-M600.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Here's the latest Smartphone announced by Samsung - the SCH-M600. It features a 2.2 inch 240x320 pixel 262K colour screen, an Intel xScale PXA272 520MHz processor, a 3GB MicroDrive, 64MB ROM 64MB SDRAM, Bluetooth 1.1, USB 1.1, IrDA, CDMA, a 2 MegaPixel Camera, and it weights 162g. On top of all that, it runs Windows Mobile 2003 SE. It's a great looking phone and the features sound solid. But, where is Windows Mobile 5? Samsung was a premier partner at the launch, but they have failed to deliver a device running Windows Mobile 5. I wish I knew what is Samsung thinking. :roll:

[Jerry Raia]

It's just a marketing mistake. They are using Ed Zander's playbook. :lol:

[Kris Kumar]

This is how you create the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! :lol:

Get people mad. Get people talking.

[Santa Fe]

No buzz created unless my carrier has it. And Verizon seems locked into yesterday...

[Mike Temporale]

It's a CDMA phone, so there is a better chance for Verizon than the usual handset. However, I really don't understand the Windows Mobile 2003 part of it. :roll: Even if it was available on Verizon, would you buy it? It's the same as your i600, just a slider instead of a flip.

[Jerry Raia]

It is DOA in my opinion.

[Kris Kumar]

Could it be that Verizon is insisting on WM 2003SE?

I can see gains from the carrier perspective. They do not have to retrain their support staff the new menus etc. No need to re-write the guides etc.

[Jerry Raia]

:rotfl:

[Santa Fe]

And in other news - Verizon's support staff has been trained on Smartphone software! :lol:

(Nope wouldn't trade for it. I'm sold on the flip phones.)