This phone somewhat bridges the gap between the cheapest Samsung’s that can just call and text, and the do-it-all S6’s, Note 9's and iPhone X's. And for that reason I love it. This phone is for people who want a relatively basic, easy to use slide phone that looks good, has more features than the budget phones, and even has a few of the cool little extra’s you find in Smartphones that so many people in this technological age have become accustomed to.
The Samsung GT E2600 is a very small and stylish non Smartphone. It has a built-in Radio, MP3 / MP4 player, 2MP Camera (With video capability), and takes MicroSD cards up to 16GB. The MicroSD card maximum limit states “Up to 16GB” on the box of the phone. But a lot of end user online reviews have stated that the E2600 can support up to 32GB. Either way, 16GB – 32GB is a lot of storage space. 2GB has been more than enough for me so far.
Other features include a good selection of ring tones, 1000 number contact list, voice recorder, organiser, alarms, dictionary, loudspeaker, timer, stopwatch, games (Which can be downloaded to the phone), Backup Manager, Bluetooth, Instant Messaging, SNS (Facebook, Twitter access), MMS (Multimedia Messaging), and even has a fake call option. Takes a normal (Standard) size SIM.
You can access the Internet with the E2600, but it would be through your phone network provider (costing big money in most cases), as the Samsung GT E2600 does not have WiFi. Resolution for the 2.4 inch QVGA TFT Screen is good at 256K.
Other cool and useful features: The E2600 has a convenient 3.5mm headphone jack, making it really easy to listen to music while on the go with whatever headphones you have at your disposal. It also uses a mini-USB port for charging the phone which doubles up for transferring data on and off the phone.
The call block list (Add to reject list) is present on this model, which stores a maximum of 10 numbers. With all the spam calls these days, it would have been nice if this capacity was larger. Ten just isn't enough.
Battery life is really good. It’s almost up there with the super impressive E1200 and E1080i. But, due to the E2600’s higher power output, it doesn’t have the staying power that those two have. Still very impressive. The battery lasts a long time, but when the battery is almost fully drained, and there's no bars remaining on the battery indicator (the battery level indicator box is flashing), it dies out pretty fast. Whereas the E1200 and E1080i, with their very low power outputs, can hang on in there for a long time.
Obviously, the E2600 is a slide phone, but unless you need to use the number pad to make a call, the phone can be used without the user having to pull the slider up. The phone can be set to make calls (if you don’t need to type in the number), receive calls, and do many other things like listen to music via the MP3 player or radio with the slider being down. The Samsung GT E2600 has excellent reviews, and an almost just as impressive SAR Level at just 0.53 W/kg.
It’s available SIM free from eBay in various conditions (used, refurbished), and also for sale on other online outlets, including Amazon. With the phone being Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) it should work in many locations abroad, so makes a good phone for taking on holiday. It’s also unlocked, so will work with most, if not all UK phone networks. Including Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, GiffGaff [O2], EE etc.
One criticism that you won’t see in many reviews online, but one that I think is relevant enough to be mentioned by me as an owner of this phone for 4+ years, is the camera quality. Most people online say it’s got a really good camera and takes great pictures considering its only got a meagre 2 mega pixels. But I have found the camera pretty poor in most settings. Unless the lighting is perfect. the pictures are blurred and have no sharpness to them.
Did I buy an E2600 that had a fault with the camera? Well, I bought the phone brand new, and I seriously doubt it. But I suppose anythings possible. This is just something you should be aware of if your buying this phone on the count of the customer reviews crediting the camera as being really good. In my experience that just wasn’t / isn’t the case.
However, don’t let that put you off. Overall this is an excellent little phone that has been totally reliable for me and served me well with over 4 years of everyday use, and it's still going strong. It can take some damage. I’ve dropped it more times than I care to think about but it still works perfectly. It does everything I need it to and hasn’t ever let me down. I have no plan to upgrade, so that says it all really.
A great, basic non-smartphone but with some excellent features. My favourite feature is using a 3.5mm to 3.5mm headphone lead to connect the phone to my car stereo so that I can listen to the music I have stored on the GT E2600's memory card in the car. Good phone for a reasonable price. Brand new they are selling for £50 – £60. Used but in good condition they are selling for around £25 on eBay. The E2600 has been out for a number of years now but they are still very popular.
I had opened two Amazon pages on my browser that were selling this phone in order to check the price that the E2600 is selling for in 2018 because I bought mine a good few years ago. After a few hours I returned to those two pages that I’d forgotten about and refreshed, and they are now both showing as sold out. These were two separate sellers that weren’t showing any indication of having low stock. Get one while you can. I’m keeping mine.
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