Samsung SP-i600 is CDMA based smartphone and is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 software. Unlike Samsung i700, it is a cell phone first and then a PDA which in other words is defined by the term "smartphone". It features Intel 200Mhz processor, 32 MB RAM and typical 176 x 220 TFT 65k color screen.

Comparison with Motorola Mpx200

Motorola MPX200 and Samsung i600 both are based on microsoft smartphone platform. Former is provided by AT&T and the later is provided by Sprint in USA. It in interesting to note that Mpx200 supports GSM and i600 supports rich CDMA. But i600 is heavier (5 ounces) than mpx200 (4.2 ounces).

Features

Samsung i600 as based on Microsoft Smartphone platform, is composed of almost all advanced features such as email client for sending/receiving emails, web browser for internet surfing, media player to listen music and view vidoes, messenger for chatting, active sync for synchronizing, calendar and tasks for orgnizing etc. There is also an SDIO slot that not only helps you to attach memory card, but also it could acomodate wifi, bluetooth, GPS cards in future.

Conclusion

Samsung i600 is excellent choice for smartphone lovers who have access to CDMA. Absence of bluetooth and camera are considered as a big lapse in the smartphone. As a whole its one of the best smartphones but still it wont compete with the PDA replacement of deviced today.