Sagem my600X
Available
now 22nd September 2006
Back at the end of 2004, we predicted
that Sagem was going to do well in 2005 as it had built
up a promising range of handsets - but instead Sagem's
merger into the Safran group appeared to derail the
company's strategy and as a result 2005 was a pretty
poor year.
However, during 2006 Sagem have rebuilt
their mobile phone portfolio with a wide range of cosmetically
similar devices that are quite competitive and certainly
nicer to look at than some Sagems of old.
This, then, is the Sagem my600X or to
give it the absolutely correct capitalisation,
the SAGEM my600X (SAGEM is an acronym for Société
d’Applications Générales de l’Electricité et de la Mécanique),
their latest offering and one of a very small number
of 3G devices from Sagem.
There's
nothing very exciting here, the Sag.. err.. SAGEM my600X
is a standard 3G device with a 176x220 pixel display,
miniSD expandable memory (just 16Mb available internally),
an MP3 player, Bluetooth and some sort of camera on
the back, although Sagem have neglected to mention what
resolution it is (although it is most likely a 1.3 megapixel
device). There's no secondary camera for video calling
though.
The SAGEM my600X manages to get below
the magic 100 gram figure for a 3G phone, but only just.
At 99 grams and 110x48x16mm in size it's comparatively
compact and light for a 3G phone, and the simply, unfussy
design indicates that this will be quite easy to use.
It's not going to change the world when
it comes to features, but the key thing with Sagem handsets
is price. Although Sagem haven't confirmed the cost
of the my600X, past experience indicates that the handset
should offer very good value for money and will appeal
to prepay customers in particular.
Sagem say that the my600X will be available
in certain markets later this month.
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SAGEM
my600X at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2006
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ UMTS (3G)
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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1.3
megapixels (tbc)
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Size:
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Medium
candy bar 110x48x16mm
/ 99 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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miniSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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4
hours talk / 16 days standby
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