Posted by Mia in Samsung M7600 is similar to the model S8300 Ultra Touch, as the two tubes are based on a single platform. Accordingly, in this material, we did not deal with those issues, which can be read in the review of S8300.
Appearance
Of course, Samsung M7600 has an unusual design, and at first glance the device resembles a miniature game console, and users of cell phones will recall Motorola V80, a sort of a rotator, which during its existence produced shocking impression on others. So the brand-new Samsung M7600 is also a bit shocking, as we have already noted with a form of a shell.
However, the phone does not seem very large, since it is comparable in size, for example, with the flagship sliders S8300 Ultra Touch. The musical novelty is suited well on the palm, although slips out of it at any convenient moment. The point is that in the «construction» of the model soft-touch plastic wasn’t used, here it is almost glossy.
At the end a lot of things are brought out. The right holds the camera button and the memory card slot. On the left there is a strap eyelet, a microUSB slot, a volume regulation, a sliding key of the blocking / inclusion of the player. If the convenience of the «blocker» is relative, it should be mentioned that during the conversation, the speaker volume adjusts comfortably. On the upper end there is a 3.5-mm jack for connecting headphones (headset) and near it one of the external speakers is situated. Such an arrangement ensures high-quality and loud sound – you can put the device on the table and listen to music.
Near the conversational dynamics the front camera, sensor of lighting and sensor of approximation, which locks the screen during a call, are hardly noticeable.
At the back side of Samsung M7600 are (the lid looks quite funny): a camera, LED flash and mirror for self.
Keyboard, display and menu
There are only three buttons under the screen – that of adoption and cancellation of the call and the return button.
The screen with the size of 2.8 inches and the resolution of matrix 240h400 points is made by AMOLED-technology. In fact, it is the same as in the model S8300 Ultra Touch, one to one.
Of course, as in the mentioned model, there is a position sensor, which itself vertically or horizontally turns the image on the screen.
The construction of the menu interface and other differences are executed in the same way as in the S8300. Personally, I found no differences.
As in many Samsung devices, the dialing or SMS sending are realized from the keyboard screen. It is not easy to say that such a method is comfortable, especially for beginners. But after a day or two, you get accustomed.
However, it is impossible to dial in gloves. Some may not like this. In the S8300 there was a usual full keyboard, which is absent here. So there is one way – to click on the screen. It is good that the sensitivity of the display is correct, as needed.
Camera
Samsung M7600 is not a cool camera phone, so it has a 3Mp autofocus camera without optical zoom. There is a LED flash-light, the range of the work of which is equal to 40-50 cm
The horizontal camera interface is well known from the previous models, you should control it with fingers; it’s a benefit that the icons are large. The functionality of the camera is visible on the screenshots. At least more than 10 scenes of shooting are present.
The player and the BeatDJ function
That part (if I may say so) of the phone, will seem interesting to many of you. And there is a reason. The processor IcePower of B & O is used as an «iron», the rest is an «add» from Samsung: the interface and sound effects.
The player has a user-friendly interface; it is easy to work with the musical setting.
The sorting of music is habitual, play-lists are supported.
The album covers are displayed on the screen, you can scroll around in a circle, selecting the desired one. Frankly, this is not always easy, because the graphics are slow, and you are simply wasting your time.
During playback, the screen displays album art, track title, artist name (Group), time code. One click can switch to the 5.1 regime, which significantly changes the sound. But it is for the sake of experiment, nothing more. Of course, it is possible to rewind within a track; with a light hand movement by pressing the virtual buttons «next» / «back» or by winding, touching the same virtual circle.
The player gives a very high quality, clean sound. You can safely connect good headphones, not being afraid that your favorite song would sound like something is wrong. The set headphones in this series are «fair», but, at least they do not fly out from the ears, and the wire does not freeze in negative temperature.
Let us continue about the sound. It can be modified by using five preset equalizers, or you can move the «sliders» yourself, achieving the desired result. There are a few sound effects, but they are more suitable for experiments.
More than 25 diverse digital effects may be applied to the track in real time; there is even a corporate scratch, when you rotate the disc on the touch panel. And, of course, the resulting outcome can be recorded.
Personally, this feature seemed to me not very interesting, but tastes differ. It is realized decently, some of young people like it, but again, I think that it is easier to go to a club (in summer – open air), where prominent DJs play and not to fret the phone.
FM-radio
The quality of the reception is at a high level – you can listen without any problems to the majority of stations in the city. The supplement is supported by RDS. This screen displays not only the name of the station, but also the composition, as well as other information, in a running line at the top of the display. It should be admitted that the RDS worked somehow, but from pre-release firmware anything can be expected.
Autosearch finds about 30-40% of the broadcasters and the rest – by hand. Up to 99 stations can be «hammered» into the memory, just what radio fans of the mega-cities need. A song playing on the radio can be recorded (MP3 format, bite rate of 128 Kb / s), and then you can find the folder with the downloaded song. And if you do not know the name of favorite songs aired on the radio, the function of music recognition (Find music) will help you.
Recorder and other functions
In a quiet environment the quality of Dictaphone recording is high, the maximum recording time is limited to one hour. After recording you can immediately listen the clip and it is very convenient.
Google Maps as always eat the GPRS-traffic with a great appetite, the map looks very well on such a quality display, the routes are laid. The GPS-receiver is working correctly; there is no problem with the reception of signals from satellites. There is no special program for the GPS, except for simple applications, pointing the coordinates and altitude.
As in the model S8300, the alarm turns on / off with one click, there is a mass of settings – up to 10 pieces of alarms can be created.
The file manager is very handy. The embedded memory of the M7600 is about a 90 MB, the memory card refers to a capacity of up to 32 GB, as claimed by the manufacturers. We had no problems working with an 8 GB card, there was no other available.
Conclusion
Samsung M7600 will price is not too attractive, but taking into consideration the excellent characteristics of the tube, we can say that it is worth its high cost. Perhaps someone will be scared by the unusual appearance and the lack of keyboard or someone, on the contrary, will be attracted with the excellent sound quality of the player and the quality touch screen. Tastes really differ.
