Sony Ericsson W550i
The Sony Ericsson W550i is part of the "Walkman"
range of music phones, and it's a clever little device
with a rotating keypad, a high quality digital camera,
Bluetooth and an integrated FM radio.
As the W550i is a Walkman phone, you can expect that
it has some interesting features that will turn it into
a capable music player.. and you'd be right! The Walkman
software on the W550i is easy to use, and there's 256Mb
of internal memory (which is a lot!) which can hold
around 4 CDs worth of high-quality MP3s. You can install
Sony Ericsson's Disc2Phone software on your PC to make
transferring music a breeze. And if you don't want to
listed to an MP3, then just tune in the FM radio to
hear something new. The W550i has stereo speakers too.
It's not just a music player though. The W550i's
1.3 megapixel digital camera is capable of taking high
quality stills photos and video clips. There's also
Bluetooth, which means that you can use the W550i with
a compatible headset or other accessory.
The W550i's 176x220 pixel screen is great for surfing
the web, sending text messages or reading emails. You
can also download and play Java games, compose ringtones
and view and edit pictures.
Sony Ericsson call their design concept "dual
front" - which means that the phone looks as good
from one side as it does the other. When the W550i is
folded up you can use the navigation keys under the
screen for all basic calling and browsing functions.
TUrn the phone around and there's an attractive digital
camera with a flash. Rotate the keypad around (and let
your friends go "wow!") and you can manually
dial numbers or send text and email messages.
It's certainly one of the most interesting looking
phones on the market today, and it's very capable at
the same time!
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Sony
Ericsson W550i Technical specifications
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Available:
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Now
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Released
October 2005
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Worldwide
coverage
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Data:
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GPRS
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Equivalent
speed to a dial-up modem
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels
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Midrange display
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Colours:
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262,000
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Rich colours
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Camera:
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1.3 megapixels
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Good camera
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Can be used
with a compatible PC
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Downloadable
MIDI + MP3 ringtones
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Vibrate:
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Yes
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Receive
calls discretely
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Java:
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Yes
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Downloadable
games
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Music
Player:
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Yes
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Expandable
memory:
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No
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256Mb
internal memory
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FM Radio:
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Yes
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Email:
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Yes
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Torch:
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No
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Talktime:
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8 hours
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Very long
talk time
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Standby
time:
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15 days
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Long standby
time
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Size:
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93x47x23mm
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Rotator
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Weight:
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120 grams
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Slightly
heavier than average
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For
more information see our jargon
file
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