Sony Ericsson K550i and K550im
Discontinued 8th February 2007
The Sony Ericsson K550i (and the i-mode
variant, the K550im) are perhaps a good example of the
way technology progresses in the mobile phone industry.
Almost two years ago, Sony Ericsson announced what was
then their high-end camera phone, the K750i.
Today, the K550i shares almost exactly the same features,
but as the number designation shows, Sony Ericsson now
regards this particular handset as a mid-range device.
Fundamentally then, the K550i is very
similar to the K750i with a 2 megapixel camera with
autofocus and flash, a 1.9" 176x220 pixel display,
Bluetooth, an FM radio and expandable memory.
There
are some important differences though - the main one
is that the Sony Ericsson K550i is only 14mm thick (compared
with 21mm thick for the K750i), the keypad arrangement
is different (a little reminiscent of the classic T610
design), the software suite has been improved (it now
contains an RSS reader, for example).. and of course,
it's likely to be a lot cheaper at launch than the K750i
was.
One
other obvious difference is the "Cyber-shot"
branding on the K550i, even though the camera is pretty much
the same as the old non Cyber-shot K750i. Of course,
the K750i had a reputation for possessing one of the
best cameras around, and the K550i is likely to be equally
impressive.
In addition to the K550i, there is also
a K550im variant. This is an i-mode device which retains
all the features of the K550i and adds an i-mode browser,
although the keypad layout is slightly different and
the K550im loses the "Cyber-shot" branding.
Underneath, the Sony Ericsson K550i
and K550im models are quad-band GSM devices with GPRS
and EDGE . Talktime is up to 7 hours with a maximum
of 14 days standby time.
Sony Ericsson say that the K550i and
K550im will be available from Q1 2007, the K550i in
Pearl White and Jet Black variants.
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Sony
Ericsson K550i / K550im
at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2007
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Network:
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GSM
850/900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 102 x 46 x
14mm / weight tbc
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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Memory
Stick Micro
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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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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7 hours talk / 14 days standby
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