Sony Ericsson T600



The Sony Ericsson T600 (codenamed Indigo) is a tri-band GSM candybar phone announced in October 2002 after the creation of the Sony Ericsson joint venture. It was developed under an ODM contract by the Finnish company MicroCell.

Similar to its original base model, the Ericsson T66, the T600 is known as one of the smallest and lightest phones to date. As it's based on an older model, it uses a monochrome display and monophonic ringtones, at a time when color screens and polyphonic melodies were starting to become popular.

The display uses a white backlight, unlike its predecessor which had a standard green backlight. Blue LEDs are used to light up the keypad.

The left side of the phone has a scroll key, which can be slid up and down to work as a up and down command, in addition to the left and right keys on the keypad. Both can be used to navigate the menus, but the scroll key has some unique functionality, for example in the Car Race game it is used to accelerate and decelerate the car.

The T600 was available in Moonlight silver, Marine Blue, and Sand Gold colors.

Variants

 * T602: Chinese version.

Related phones

 * Ericsson T66: Predecessor and the original Ericsson phone that the T600 is based on.
 * Sony Ericsson T100: Low end phone with a similar design to the T600.

Ringtones

 * Low pitch
 * Medium pitch
 * High pitch
 * Mixed
 * Melody 1-10
 * SonyEricsson

Games

 * CarRace
 * MindPuzzle
 * Triango
 * BrickSmash
 * Under Attack

Prerequisites

 * A "TORX T6H" screwdriver

Tutorial

 * 1) Remove the back cover by pushing it downwards and sliding it away. Remove the battery and SIM card.
 * 2) Remove the two screws on the bottom of the phone.
 * 3) Right above the battery terminals, there is a small gap between the antenna and the rest of the phone. Use for example a fingernail to disconnect the clips holding the antenna.
 * 4) Two screws are revealed, remove them.
 * 5) The back comes off, disassembly is complete.

Batteries

 * Sony Ericsson BSL-14 (3.6 V, 610 mAh Li-po)
 * Sony Ericsson BST-25 (3.6 V, 770 mAh Li-po)

Chargers

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