Sony Ericsson Z555 (Z555i / Z555a)
Discontinued 8th January 2008
It may well be that Diamonds
are a Girl's Best Friend, but are diamonds the next
big thing in mobile phone design? First came the
Nokia
7500 and Nokia
7900 Prism handsets, and now Sony Ericsson have
followed suit with the Sony Ericsson Z555i clamshell
phone (sold as the Z555a in the US).
The Sony Ericsson Z555i is a pure and
simple fashion phone. Look behind the pretty exterior,
and the Z555i is surprisingly basic. There's a 1.9"
176 x 220 pixel display, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM radio,
media player, stereo Bluetooth and expandable memory.
It's not a bad specification, but it does position the
Z555 in the lower end of the midrange market.
What it does have is an attractive
semi-concealed external display, Sony Ericsson's "Gesture
Control" than allows you to mute the phone or snooze
an alarm simply by waving at the handset, and coordinated
themes that match the Z555's design.
Surprisingly,
Sony Ericsson haven't release any press pictures of
the inside of the phone, but from what we have
seen the Z555i's interior combines sensible design with
a repeat of the diamond-themed exterior. In other words,
the Z555i doesn't sacrifice usability for fashion.
Ultimately, if the Sony Ericsson Z555i
appeals to you, then it's going to appeal to you because
of the way it looks. So let's put it this way, the screen
will be pretty reasonable, the pictures should be acceptable,
it can play MP3s and it has an FM radio, you can use
the web, read email and even check RSS feeds. The Z555i
is a pretty average 95 grams in weight, comes with stereo
Bluetooth and you can talk on it for up to 9 hours before
the battery runs out of juice. All of these features
make the Sony Ericsson Z555i a pretty practical phone.
Sony Ericsson say that the Z555i should
be available in "Diamond Black" and "Dusted
Rose" colour combinations from Q1 2008 onwards,
but we have no details of pricing at present.
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Sony
Ericsson Z555 (Z555i/a)
at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 1800 / 1900 (Z555a) GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 (Z555i)
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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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1.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 330x44x89mm
/ 795 grams
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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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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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7 hours talk / 12 days standby
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