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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Samsung i550/i550w review: Low-key all-in-one


Fascinating as they are, ultra high-end handsets are not everybody's cup of tea. In fact, the good old mid-range is the bread and butter for every successful mobile phone company, for that's what gets those sales numbers right. As we see it, Samsung i550 might just be the phone to perfectly fit this description. It doesn't yell expensive out loud, but has great all-round functionality and might just become tomorrow's classic.

When first announced, the Samsung i550 had only one version and it crucially lacked Wi-Fi. However, just as it started hitting the shelves, a second WLAN enabled version named Samsung i550w popped up. The two versions have no other differences in terms of hardware or software. Anyway, the second version places Samsung i550 in a somewhat different league - handsets that have it (almost) all. It may not have the best camera or GPS receiver around but performs adequately in both departments and that is what really matters most of the time.

Key features:

  • 2.6" 262K-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
  • 3G with HSDPA
  • Trackball navigation
  • Built-in GPS receiver
  • Symbian OS with S60 user interface
  • Wi-Fi (Samsung i550w only)
  • 3 megapixel camera with auto focus
  • MicroSD card slot
  • 3.5mm stereo audio jack
  • FM radio
  • Decent battery life
  • Bluetooth with A2DP support

1 comment:

Pooja said...

Thanks for posting. Samsung always comes up with good models. This is a good model and there is also a new phone named Samsung Fight. This phone has a trendy look. It is very user friendly. Features are not very satisfying, just average. The qwerty keyboard makes typing very easy. The call quality is very bad. Overall its not a smart phone though having qwerty keyboard and touch screen. For more details refer samsung flight phone