Ericsson R600



The Ericsson R600 is a GSM candybar phone announced in September 2001, right before the creation of the Sony Ericsson joint venture. Ericsson signed an OEM contract with the Asian ODM company GVC to manufacture the R600.

It was supposed to be a successor to the R520s with a more compact design, but fell short in terms of features, lacking features like Bluetooth and infrared that the predecessor had.

One of the R600's unique features is a multi-color backlight. The screen's backlight can be configured to be green, red, or orange, and these colors can be assigned to contacts when they call. The Ericsson A3618s has a similar feature.

The R600 was available in two colors, Luminous Champagne and Ice Blue. The former is more common.

It was briefly featured in the James Bond film Casino Royale.

Issues

 * The phone has been reported to have many software bugs.
 * The keypad labels can easily wear off, unlike on most other Ericsson phones.

Related phones

 * Ericsson R520s: Predecessor.
 * Ericsson T66: Another ODM phone.
 * Sony Ericsson T600: Another ODM phone.

Launch firmware
Source:
 * Erix
 * Catcher
 * Pathy
 * Ripple

Updated firmware

 * Contrary
 * Erix
 * Path

Batteries

 * Ericsson BST-20 (650 mAh Li-ion)

Chargers

 * Ericsson CST-12 (5.0V DC, 400mA)
 * Sony Ericsson CST-13 (4.9V DC, 450mA)