Samsung i550 (SGH-i550)
Discontinued 18th October 2007
It doesn't look anything like a typical Samsung phone,
and the SGH-i550 certainly isn't a typical Samsung
phone underneath.
The Samsung i550 is a Symbian S60 OS v9.2 smartphone
with HSDPA high-speed data and GPS capabilities. There's
a large 2.6" 240 x 320 pixel display on the front,
a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera on the back and microSD
expandable memory to complement the 150MB installed
internally.
Samsung say that the SGH-i550 has an advanced web
browser and one-click access to multimedia functions.
There's an email client, web browser and RSS news reader
and you can expect a pretty good multimedia player too.
There's also an FM radio, and the i550 supports a standard
3.5mm headphone plug.
We
understand that the Samsung i550's GPS comes with a
mapping and navigation tool, although we don't know
if the navigation is included in the price or requires
a subscription.
Samsung have released two different pictures of the
SGH-i550 with slight cosmetic differences. Both of them
do look remarkably like Sony Ericsson designs (such
as the K550),
but it is at least refreshing to see something other
than the usual black slider from Samsung. As far as
we can tell, the darker variant is definitely a production
version, we're not sure about the lighter one with the
brushed metal effect.
Physically, the i550 measures 115 x 53 x 13mm and
it comes with a large 1200 mAh battery. Samsung
say that the i550 should be available from November
2007, but did not give any more details on pricing or
carriers.
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Samsung
i550 (SGH-i550) at a glance
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Available:
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Q4
2007
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS
2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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3.2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 115 x 53 x
14mm
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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