Sony Ericsson W600i launched by Cingular

Nov 29 2005 - 10:43 AM ET | Cingular, Sony Ericsson

Cingular Wireless today launched the Sony Ericsson W600i for general consumers. This is the first Walkman branded handset to gain a carrier deal in the US and is also the first real competition to the Motorola ROKR (read our review).

Features of the Sony Ericsson W600i include:

  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900 plus EDGE
  • 256MB memory
  • Walkman music player software and stereo headphones
  • 1.3 megapixel camera
  • Bluetooth
  • USB sync

Cingular is selling the W600i for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and 2-year service contract. It's available immediately.

MobileTracker will have a review of the W600i up as soon as possible, in the meantime check out our review of the W800i.

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Comments from readers


Ivan T. Williams Dec 16 2005

Am very impressed with this phone! I've been a Nokia lover for a long time, but, this one has swayed me...


Joe Dec 18 2005

okay then i have been looking at thsi phone for quite some time now and im hoping to get one for christmas??? buti m not sure how much they are because every site has a different price i think its somewhere around $250??? please someone let me know


Omair Dec 23 2005

Dude go to buy.com and sign a 2 year contract with cingular and get this phone for free AR. You can even port your old cell number onto the cingular, now who does not want that?


rat Dec 24 2005

this phone runs about 510$ with out contract but it is the pimpist thing ever with 256mb u can fit like 80 songs on it if u rip down the kps on the mp3s you can get like 200 or more


BRADRICK Jan 15 2006

HOW DO YOU RIP DOWN THE KPS?


robynn Jan 20 2006

this is the best phone that i have ever had! the speakers work so good, better than i thought that they would! the only problem that i have is that the keys lock button is on the side of the phone so when its in my purse, it gets unlocked and starts to click around, but other than that its a very good phone!


jeff Jan 30 2006

i bought this phone like a week after its release and its been a month since i had it. i have to say its a very impressive phone that in my opinion, beats the Moto. ROKR, but its father the w800i i believe is a bit more advanced for its ability to expand memory with the Sony memory stick. other than that i can say im pleased with my phone.


paul samaroo Feb 01 2006

i don't have one but i want to know the price to buy one.


jacob fletcher Apr 05 2006

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blake walker Apr 05 2006

blake eats wang. he worships wang. he likes men


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lauren May 07 2006

heyy when it comes to picking a cell phone, i wont lie.. im clueless! i have an ordinary samsung phone now that i love but its time for a new one nd when i was looking fell in love with the new sony W600i.. i want a phone with lots of features but have no idea which sony is top of the line and best value..can someone help me??


adri May 10 2006

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bobby brown May 10 2006

jessica is a lovable monkey


barny May 17 2006

u guys need to stop being gay, and just carry home phones around. Thats it. cool huh?


this is barny again May 17 2006

No seriously, just hook up a v3627 antenna with an unlimited responce distance, and your set. The antenna weighs only 378.98 pounds!!!

Its a must


Michaeal Penis-onic May 18 2006

Hello gangsters u want a good phone?? HUH? well then stick to the traditional style of walkie talkies. Hello why do u think the stock market is crashing???? Its because of gay people like yourself that buy dumm cellllllllularrrrr phones Golly G Bone


quentin May 22 2006

quentin wills

i don't have this phone but i want to know the price to buy one


jj May 22 2006

i think this phone is unbelievable i plan to buy it in the next 2 -3 weeks


jj May 22 2006

i think this phone is unbelievable i plan to buy it in the next 2 -3 weeks


jj May 22 2006

i think this phone is amazing i will buy 1 next wk its about $350


kerenn May 23 2006

wow! i want have this phone but the cost is around $350 my old cellphone died lol cause falled in the sanitary! lool so i want this phonee! hey guys pleaze tellme about the cellphne its really good? how is the pictures quality?? i'm waiting the answers ... =)

kerenn...


kerenn May 23 2006

this is my mail to the answers :D


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thankz!


bobby May 27 2006

i need this phone to buy how can i get it


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Crystal Jun 01 2006

I got the Sony Ericsson W600i Sunday and I LOVE it!!! It is so awsome!!! there are so many things I can do on it like listen to the radio, dowload music, watch TV clips, and so much more!!


melanie Jun 06 2006

hey hey hey i love this phone its also a camera thats my favorite part


xxxx_blonde_babe_xxxx Jun 07 2006

hi i am think of buying this phone but am stuck betweenj this and the new nokia 3250 and carn't choose which is best!!!!
What do you like best about this phone and which would you choose?


merior Jun 13 2006

i but two phone nokia 3250 and sony-ericsson-w600i the good is sony ericsson it have all features that young boys and girls want i love when i got this phone


Enis Arslanoğlu Jun 19 2006

Süper bi telefon öldüm geberdim almassam en adiyim :D


Omar Jun 23 2006

Quiero tener ese celular, a donde puedo llamar o ir, diganme porfavor


liana Jun 25 2006

it's so beautiful....it has camera and walkman...i love them both.....


BBEEAAUUTTIIFFUULL


LIANA Jun 25 2006

I LOVE IT.............IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT.IT'S SUITABLE FOR ME AS A KID..


Shayden Jul 04 2006

I am very happy with how user-friendly this phone has been so far during the week that I've had it.
I was hesitant @ first because whenever I asked people about it, they'd say that it is very difficult to figure out and the navigation is extremely inticate. Apparantly, even the tech geeks were returning this phone out of frustration.

LOL, I say NONSENSE. YOu want user-friendly, you get this phone.
- radio, walkman access is a simple 1-button push on the external part of the phone. You don't even have to slide it open first.

- The external 1-button link feature is also incorporated for other uses. Such as, the camera and games. No silly searching around menu's to get to where you need to go.

- It has one of those headsets that are split in two, so that you can make any set of earphones handsfree (brilliant, I can't stand those pathetic little "in-your-ear-like-a-Q-tip" ones.)

- MP3 file transfer is USB 2.0, so it transfers files just like a proper mp3 player should. I know someone with the Moto ROKR E1......iTunes.......What an absolute joke. LOL

- In addition to the fast transfer rate, you can use your mp3's as ringtunes. (loving that feature. I just wish I had discovered the option before I went out and dl'd a bunch of them from rogers)

- The Camera settings are fantastic. It has zoom, small medium & large for picture size. It does frames, sepia, blk/wht/, reverse colours, and Burst as a few of the options.

- The graphics throughout the entire phone are amazing aswell as the games. Fluent, no glitching or blotchyness. However, the video playback is quite poor. I d/l'd a video and it was pixelating like crazy, there were moments where you could'nt even make out what the current scene was. On the plus side of vide/gaming, the "landscape" option to play games with is fantastic. You can play games whilst holding the phone sideways, and the w600i has 2 designated gaming buttons to the right of the screen (which would be the top of the phone when holding it upright) just so this option is even more compatible.

I'm being very brief here as I'm not the best as describing this stuff. IF you have more questions, I'll be glad to answer them.

as for negatives. The walkman equalizer and the memory.......
After being overwhelmed by my significant others ROKR built-in 3D surround sound speakers (if you haven't heard them, they pound. Seriously!!!) I was left a little dissapointed with the w600i's performance in that department. I thought that with the option of an equalizer, and a selection that's titled "Mega-Bass", I would get pounding sound that somewhat resembles the ROKR. NOT. The bass selection is irrelevant when using the actual phones loud speakers because you can not tell the difference whatsoever. W/a headset you can though and the sound quality is good.

Overall, it's a brilliant phone but pricey and I'm a bit suprised that they chose to eliminate the option of expandable memory which was available on the w800i. Because when you consider the fact that the integrated phone's purpose is to eliminate the amount of things that one has to carry, 256 mb's is a bit small.


Steve Jul 04 2006

Does anyone know if it's at all possible to tamper with a cel phone internally to expand the memory?


diana Jul 05 2006

omgoodness!! ii adore this phone. It is really cool. I bought it a couple days ago and I can't get over it. All my friends went crazie wen they saw it. It's the coolest thing ever. Two thumbs up! :)


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J Jul 07 2006

I'm from the UK so my phone is O2 and i got it on contract.

I love it it's the best phone i've had so far and i love the radio to.


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