Samsung C6625v Review

The Samsung C6625v is a Windows Mobile 6.1 device that has a full QWERTY keyboard on the front of the device and is similar in looks to a Blackberry. The phone is available through Vodafone in the UK.

We managed to get our hands on a Samsung C6625v for review and to test how it performs. The C6625v has a 2.6 inch colour TFT screen that has a resolution of 320×240 pixels. It measures 113.2 x 63 x 12mm which works quite well in size. As can be expected with a front face QWERTY keyboard, it’s a little wider than your average phone but it’s still not excessively wide. A 2 megapixel camera can be found on the back and it’s 1300mAh battery is good to power it for 420 minutes of talk time and 200 hours for standby time.

Samsung C6625v Phone

On the right of the C6625v you will find a small door which reveals the USB connector which also double up as a headphone jack.

On the left of the device up/down volume can be found alongside a microSD card slot that can take memory cards up to 8GB in capacity.

The top of the device you will find the power button while the bottom of the device there is just a small microphone.

Samsung C6625v Review – Keyboard

The full QWERTY keyboard works quite well. Due to the phone being slim it fits well in your hands. The numeric keys are found towards the left of the keyboard and work with the FN (function) key or are set to default when using the dialler. Extra short cut keys can also be found such as a quick launch for the web browser, camera, messages and library.

Just above the keyboard is a small directional pad with an action key in the middle. To the right of that you can find the Home key as well as a soft key and even further to the left you find the accept call button. To the right of the directional buttons you can find a clear key, another soft key and an end call key.

Samsung C6625v Software

The Samsung runs Windows Mobile 6.1 which does work quite well although feels a little dated now that Windows Mobile 6.5 will shortly be with us. It is covered in custom user interface that works quite well with the keyboard only input. The phone doesn’t have a touchscreen, so all input is done via the keyboard and directional keys just above the keyboard. Other than that it’s still Windows Mobile and therefore it has full Exchange support along with contact, task and calendar syncing. For sending emails the QWERTY keyboard makes it ideal for those who like to reply quickly to messages. Due to the lack of touchscreen I did find it a little harder to use than normal as every WM phone I have owned (several of them) have always been touchscreen. But, after a couple of hours with the phone it does work well.

Samsung C6625v Specs

As well as having a 2.6 inch TFT screen and a 2 megapixel camera the phone has 150MB of onboard memory which can be expanded with the microSD card slot (mentioned above) up to 8GB. The phone is a tri-band phone and also can connect over 3G networks too. GPS is built in the device allowing the phone to use location based services such as search as well as working with satnav software that can be installed such as TomTom navigator. Surprisingly the C6625v lacks Wi-Fi although the 3G/HSPDA, while not as quick, does allow a decent connection to the web in most cases.

Samsung C6625v Review – Final Thoughts

Overall it works quite well and although it does lack a touchscreen and does lack Wi-Fi it does function well as a Windows Mobile phone. If you do prefer Windows Mobile 6.5 then it’s due out next month and I suspect the C6625v won’t support it although I do not have confirmation of that just yet. For business use the front face qwerty keyboard does allow quick text and email entry.

The phone is available over at Vodafone for users in the UK and is free on 24 month contracts of £25 ex VAT and above or on an 18 month contract you can get it for free for £30/month.