Sony Ericsson W550i

Sony Ericsson W550i Specification & Features

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Display	Type	TFT
	Size	176px X 220px
	Colors	262144
	2nd Display
Camera	Type	1.3 MP
	Zoom	4
	Flash
	Video
Organiser	Alarm
	Calculator
	Calender
	Predictive Text	T9
	PC Sync	SyncML
	Speaker Phone
	Voice
Messaging	SMS
	MMS
	EMS
	IM
	Email
Multimedia	Java	MIDP 2.0
	Ringtones	Polyphonic, mp3
	Music Playback	mp3, aac
	Video Playback
Connectivity	GPRS	Classs 10
	EDGE
	WAP	2
	Cable	USB
	Infrared
	Bluetooth
	Wifi
Extra	Radio
	Touch Screen
	QWERTY
	Others	Sound recorder, videoDJ, Macromedia Flash Lite, scalable vector graphics, viewfinder display, melody composer, MegaBass, style-up covers, RSS feeds, Access NetFront web browser

Sony Ericsson W550i Review

The polyphony is 40-tones, no differences from the K750 in the sound processor. The volume of the phone is really improved by the presence of several loudspeakers. It is heard everywhere. The vibra is averagely powerful with no evident improvements. No problems with the connection quality, everything is typical of the company products. The W550 support Flash Lite that theoretically allows viewing flash files on the device. The device recognizes the format and assigns special icons to the files. But the youth is ordinary; no specially prepared files prevent not just from activating the function but even from viewing an example. There are about 8 samples on the Macromedia site in the Lite standard, they are all made for the 60th platform, here they can't be launched, the device reports a mistake. The number of the samples on the manufacturer site shows the development level of the technology, it is impossible to expect it widely spread in short time. Such resources will probably be demanded in a year or later. Now Flash Lite remains a professional tool for creating interfaces for devices, and even here there is only one sample. And if the Flash Lite support is optional and not mentioned in any general specs, then vector graphics should be supported, SVG as a common format. The situation is the same as for Flash, the support is provided, but no files are given for such class devices. In fact, a user has the phone with a technology that he can't use. Both the technologies should be treated as a start for the future, a systematic development of the software component of the platform, now they are useless. The W550 uses the entire leader K750's ideas though brings own solutions in both design and functionality (game buttons, screen, sound). The model has no direct rivals and can't be trivially compared with any other. Such an absence of direct rivals usually means the device will be either niche or extremely popular. And here, I think, the W550 originality will reveal, it won't be a bestseller, though will have stable sales in its segment. Also such models as the Nokia 6101, Siemens CX75 may be selected as ersatz alternatives. But both functionality and positioning of these models are different, they don't cross directly. The W550 is interesting as a youth solution, it is quite suitable for the Motorola E398's role, this product also outstripped its time. A possible disadvantage is the absence of EDGE, since the function is demanded on some markets. On the other hand not so many young people use this function, and they are the target group of the phone.

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