Samsung E2600

  • Released 2011, December
    88.7g, 15.3mm thickness
    Feature phone
    40MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.4"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    Video recorder
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  • 800mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung E2600 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch Announced 2011, November. Released 2011, December
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 97 x 49.9 x 15.3 mm (3.82 x 1.96 x 0.60 in)
Weight 88.7 g (3.10 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~36.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 contacts, Photocall
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 40MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 DNSe lite
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.263 player
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 720 h
Talk time Up to 11 h 50 min
Misc Colors Black
Models GT-E2600
SAR 0.36 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.53 W/kg (head)    
Price About 70 EUR

Samsung E2600 - User Reviews

  • When I slide up the screen it goes off

  • Yes

  • Unlike Nokia and Sony Ericsson feature phones, Samsung feature phones are just too generic and not unique and specific models are very obscure. Like there's nothing special about them.

  • Recently changed network. Phone is locked to previous network. I have the unlock code but can't get past the pin code. No notification to insert unlock code when I insert new sim.

  • Deprecated phone, get a smartphone!

  • hello! I have the Facebook app on the phone, I try to sign in and I get "Network error(7)". I have installed the vodafone settings for internet, and selected the network from the options in Facebook app. What's wrong?

  • I have one of tthis but he didn't read my 16gb memory card

  • have you find a solution?Ellhnnas?

  • have you find a solution?Έλλ&#951­;νας;

  • Well i feel like an idiot now, but anyway, the speaker is fine. I figured out how to adjust the volume a couple of days ago. You just have to press up/down on the front buttons during a call. It even says so in the manual, i guess i just read right past it. So basically it's a great phone if you disregard the fact that the front buttons aren't illuminated. Definitely recommend it if you're just looking for a phone to text and call. It does have all the basics as well, like a calculator, organiser, radio, voice recorder, mp3 player and low level camera. And for my personal preference it gets style points as well since it's classic slider. I'll give it an 8/10 overall relative to it's category. Negatives for me: no flashlight, no T9, afaik no ability to switch of gprs, and the unlit front buttons.

  • The e2600 has one MAJOR flaw. The audio on the speaker (the part you hold to your ear) is way too low. You can only understand the other person when you're in a completely quiet room. If there's any noise at all (cars, wind, music, whatever) you barely hear their voice. One other minor annoyance, the front buttons aren't illuminated so you can't see them in the dark. Not a big deal but it would've been better if they were. It's a shame though, besides the crappy speaker this phone was almost exactly what i was looking for. I'll probably go back to the store and see if i can trade it in for something else. Too bad.

  • why cant i send and receive photos from my mobile camera?

  • Hi, Can anyone help me how to switch off the Edge connection? It seems battery doesn't like this mode :)

  • Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me how to disable the startup screen as well as the screen and the sound it does when I close it?It's very annoying and loud, I can't close it or open it without every single person around me noticing Thnx in advance

  • Yes, in the "contacts" menu navigate the tabs left or right, you'll find "favorites" > follow what you see, it's simple. Good phone for the oldies, I enjoy it much!

  • Can anyone enlighten me as to whether you can set up speed dialling on this phone and how?Thanks

  • i would like to know the answer as well please let me know somebody tells you

  • Hello, I just got mine 2600, This mobile is pretty reliable , comfort and user friendly. I'd like to ask, if anyone knows, Is there any way to assign the upper right standard button? The current setting activates instantly the Opera mini browser, I prefer to set it to contacts.. Any help ? Thank you

  • Hello, I just got mine 2600, This mobile is pretty reliable , comfort and user friendly. I'd like to ask, if anyone knows, Is there any way to assign the upper right standard button? The current setting activates instantly the Opera mini browser, I prefer to set it to contacts.. Any help ? Thank you

  • Get a .PDF copy from the internet. you can then zoom it up to any size you want.

  • How to play mp4 on E2600: 1.Download Any Video Converter Ultimate(not free version) 2.Copy/drag the video file u want to convert(.mp4/.avi/.mkv etc) 3.Select mobile mpeg4 at the right corner 4.Select video codec:mpeg4 5.Select 320x240 resolution 6.Select video bitrate:384 7.Select audio codec:aac 8.Select audio bitrate:128 9.Select sampling rate:44100 10.Click convert-- >wait until done.

  • My E2600 keeps going to emergency only call`s I have to take the battery and simcard out then put them back in such a pain any one know the answer thank you

  • Very attractive little phone but the instructions with it are completely useless to any new owner. Wouldn't have cost Samsung much to supply a decent manual for the phone on their site rather than a copy of their tatty little instructions, rather takes the shine off it and not a good advert for Samsung.

  • you go onto settings, then onto security. select PIN and turn off. it should ask you for your password to confirm.

  • I have my new phone set to ring when a new message is received. Is it possible to have it ring more than once or remind me that I have an unread message?

  • how do i take a photo straight to 4gb micro disk it always goes to camera

  • Doesn't play mp4 files like I thought, only seems to play mp4 files created by the phone. Very disappointed, if anyone knows how to fix this please tell

  • what could be the possible reason for not work there???

  • Bought this Samsung E2600, last September, from Vodafone and have been back to the shop 3 times already. it was sent away for service and a faulty component was replaced and it was fully checked over. They had to send me a new battery as phone wasn't charging. OK for a few days, but the charging icon isn't lighting up and new battery is going down. Looks like another trip to Vodafone. Anyone else with these problems? Any ideas welcome!

  • *2767*3855#

  • anybody know if this phone will work in the carribean i.e dominican republic

  • how do i turn volume up

  • I forgot my phone lock password,what can i do? (not the PIN word) my phone is On but i cant remember the pass to unlock my screen (ex.that is used for curious people for not allowing them to see your msgs,contacts,pictures,etc.) !!! HELP!!!

  • Go to Settings and then Security. You should see a screen that says "PIN LOCK" change the "ON" to "OFF"

  • Each time I switch on my E2600 I am asked for my PIN code. Is it possible to switch this off? Thank you

  • I have my new phone set to ring when a new message is received. Is it possible to have it ring more than once or remind me that I have an unread message?

  • love samsung e2600 love.....

  • this mobile is very useful for oodinery person and middle class family

  • I have the same problem

  • fantastic handset

  • Hi can you tell me if you can do predictable text on this phone, thanks

  • why does one of my contact's messages keep going to my spam box even after manually importing the contact name and number? no problems with other contacts but this one is my main one.

  • i have this phone about a weak and the batery is ok.4 days with normal use about 1 hour talk time every day.

  • I am having the same issue. I think that the sliding mechanism is bad or that the body of the phone is so flimsy that it vibrates when you slide up and it disconects for a nanosecond the baterry from its electrical contacts.

  • buy a new battery on eBay!

  • Yes, I am experiencing the same problem. That's what you get for buying a cheap phone from such an underdeveloped phone producer.

  • battery goes compleatly dead in a few hours few week bought any having this problem

  • Just got mobile an hour ago..Cheap easy to use ..it really seems like a Nokia ..same sort of handling {that's not an issue again really easy} over all for me a 8/10

  • in the last days, when i push down the screen for ending a call or a game, the phone is turning off. does anyone experienced teh same problem?

  • there`s a soft you need to install, samsung kies. it`ll help you!

  • I'm having the same problem were you able to get a workable answer? ahow does it work? I need to download some pictures for a class. Help!

  • How do I download my photos on to my laptop? I have a USB lead that fits into the charging slot. Can anyone help please.

  • it seems that your english is good enough :D

  • No

  • my home language is Arabic .so I need to download Arabic language to my phone SAMSUNG GT-E2600 CAN YOU HELP ME THANKS

  • Take a glass magnifier and read the manual. Is that so hard to do ?

  • I to find it annoying not being able to send multimedia messages. Can some out there tell me why, and if there's a way to do this.

  • Just got a E2600 but after only having a Nokia mobile I do not know how to sart using it as the print in the manual is too small to read I need help from someone please Regards deano

  • I have two of E 2600. This phone have FM recording also. Very good sound and very loud.

  • Good everyday phone for a low price The most usual functions: calling, camera, music and organizer are well implemented. The phone is not suitable for internet browsing or many java applications. Larger java applications cannot be instaled (.jar file larger than 500 kb). The price is very good and the screen is good quality. The phone has small dimensions for its screen size, has a standard audio jack and it is very convenient for a hand held device. The phone is made out of glossy black plastic that scratches easily and makes any fingerprint visible. A protective cover is mandatory. The phone can play 240x320 videos. The screen pixel density is good. The music player does not allow importing entire folders into a playlist and that is annoying for me. The loudspeaker is not as loud as I would expect but its sound quality is very good. I like very much the 3.5 mm jack. You can play radio using a double jack wire as antenna (and not the entire headphones set) Slideshow of pictures is working good but the phone cannot display pictures larger than 2 MP. The interface speed is very good but it seems to slow down a little bit when there are a lot of files on the memory card. Still, for the price paid the performance is very good. The keyboard is rather soft. It's perfect for my taste and it is is very silent too. Battery backup is aproximately 5 days with moderate use. I have not encountered any reception problems and the SAR rating of this phone is very good (aprox 0.5) Internet browsing is not fast enough Camera is very good for 2 MP. The colors are very nice and the amount of detail is very good for close shots. Video recording is useless (176x144). The videos are too small and chunky. The camera also offers very few settings. You only have one exposure measurement setting, there is no panorama option and so on. The good thing about the camera is that it is fast and shaken photos are rare. The phone does not have dedicated volume buttons but volume adjustment is implemented in various softkeys combinations. After you get used to this there are no usability problems. I got this phone for 25 EUROS. The screen is 2.4 inches and 240x320. The pixel density is great for the size of the screen. For the price paid I am really delighted with the quality of the screen. Java support is limited to jar files smaller than 500 kb.

  • The most usual functions: calling, camera, music and organizer are well implemented. The phone is not suitable for internet browsing or many java applications. Larger java applications cannot be instaled (.jar file larger than 500 kb). The price is very good and the screen is good quality. The phone has small dimensions for its screen size, has a standard audio jack and it is very convenient for a hand held device. The phone is made out of glossy black plastic that scratches easily and makes any fingerprint visible. A protective cover is mandatory. The phone can play 240x320 videos. The screen pixel density is good. The music player does not allow importing entire folders into a playlist and that is annoying for me. The loudspeaker is not as loud as I would expect but its sound quality is very good. I like very much the 3.5 mm jack. You can play radio using a double jack wire as antenna (and not the entire headphones set) Slideshow of pictures is working good but the phone cannot display pictures larger than 2 MP. 3.2 MP images or higher are not supported. The interface speed is very good but it seems to slow down a little bit when there are a lot of files on the memory card. Still, for the price paid the performance is very good. The keyboard is rather soft. It's perfect for my taste and it is is very silent too. Battery backup is aproximately 5 days with moderate use. I have not encountered any reception problems and the SAR rating of this phone is very good (aprox 0.5) Internet browsing is not fast enough Camera is very good for 2 MP. The colors are very nice and the amount of detail is very good for close shots. Video recording is useless (176x144). The videos are too small and chunky. The camera also offers very few settings. You only have one exposure measurement setting, there is no panorama option and so on. The good thing about the camera is that it is fast and shaken photos are rare. The phone does not have dedicated volume buttons but volume adjustment is implemented in various softkeys combinations. After you get used to this there are no usability problems. I got this phone for 25 EUROS. The screen is 2.4 inches and 240x320. The pixel density is great for the size of the screen. For the price paid I am really delighted with the quality of the screen.

  • I don't have that option in Settings.

  • i'm sorry, but i don't have that option is Settings.

  • Does this mob smart dialing?

  • Settings - slide settings - continue current action

  • will not send multimedia messages

  • Just bought a Samsung GT-E2600 and I want to create a group list with some contacts that are on my phone cant seem to work it out

  • How can I close the slide without exiting the current running application?

  • push it in hard withj a bull point r arrow changes option tregards

  • Does this phone have voice messaging and why wont it accept voice messaging sent by other people . Thanks

  • how do i down load my pictures i have no cables (do i need a cable?)

  • Just stick a 3.2 or 5 MP camera on it and add a camera light (as long as it can be used as a torch) and then it would be wonderful. Nice to see something WITHOUT a touch screen as not all of us want touch screens

  • why is it i go on to instant messenger and then face book to get live chat on my phone with face book but when i get on it it just keeps saying im off line how can i get it to work and say im online and show my friends on it?

  • Font size seems to be little or no changed at all when typing messages, even if you change font size. In other words fonts (in messages) always seem to be equally small... Can anything be done about that ?

  • I had KIES on my pc and couldn't connect the phone. I then downloaded this version of KIES: (at the "software" tab) Now my E2600 is accessible from my pc!

  • I got this phone Friday for Sumer reason my memory card is not working in it any ideals

  • Hi. i' m going to buy this phone (samsung E2600). I didn't understand your comment. Is there any problem with the life of battery?Thanks in advance.

  • Need software for Samsung GT-E2600 like (PC Studio- for correspondent with my PC. Need to put music and photos...... Thanks

  • This phone has the longest Battery life. more than 11 hours talk time. Its unbelivable. when its Idle it spend the minimum of battery. the only u need is to turn of gprs. U can do this threw a secret menu just type *#4777*8665#

  • batery only 1h speak and 3 days standby

  • I planned to buy Samsung e2600, but since I could not find a decent IN-DEPTH review anywhere on the net, or at least more detailed comments, I decided that it is probably not worth having. How can you otherwise explain such wide range lack of interest for a product that otherwise does not look bad especially in light of VERY low radiation level. Very sad indeed...

  • Hello all, 1.How is the camera quality? 2.How is battery backup? 3.Can it play 240x320 video files?

  • Font size seems to be little or no changed at all when typing messages, even if you change font size. In other words fonts (in messages) always seem to be equally small... Can anything be done about that ?

  • How is ringtone and in-call audio quality. Is it loud enough ? Thanks.

  • The best basic phone that u can buy with around 60 euros(cheapest basic phone,at this price range 60 euros, to be this small and to have 2.4 inches screen with 240x320 rez,2mp camera,40mb internal storage,3.5 mm jack with a decent music player,colors are an acceptable 256k and so on.... only if it had 3g too and a litle bit deeper sns integration)

  • Good and fast phone but on speed dial what a shame ??

  • Where is speed dial in 2012 on speed dial !!!!!

  • its cost about 59 � in europe , but have a big problem, whwn you put your fibger to the right key of joystick you push all the right side keys+turn of key

  • how much prise & battery back up

  • how much it is cost ?

  • How cam I set speed dial on my samsung E2600

  • nice...and iam fully attract with its price range.

  • how much the batery really holds?

  • if only it is Symbian^3 ....

  • I'll get one!

  • Also known as Samsung Sundance

  • Nice and simple,and only 59 euros in Romania.