Sony Ericsson W550i

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Sony Ericsson W550i
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Verdict of Sony Ericsson W550i

Sony Ericsson W550i information on this page includes our Editor's Summary of reviews of this music phone from this site plus specification lists and industry news and opinions. Written January 2006.

Overview

Sony Ericsson W550i front
  • The Sony Ericsson W550i includes FM radio and digital music player, software for downloading songs, video and gaming software and 1.3 megapixel camera/video.
  • It's small and fat with the famous Walkman music player branding and healthy 256MB memory.
  • CD software is included for song download using Disc2Phone.
  • The W550i has a 1.8in colour screen decent for video and gaming activities.

Review Centre Reviews

  • Review Centre Reviews are mainly positive about Sony's 'Walkman phone'.
  • Screen resolution rates highly. It also rates well on battery life, sound quality, and the phone's music software which is rated as easy to use, download and operate.
  • The speakers have been well received and are powerful. Lookswise it gets the vote also at Review Centre as this chunky stylish product is clearly different to others on the market.
  • Here, at Review Centre, we tend to agree the Sony Ericsson W550i makes a good accessory.
  • This is a powerful music phone at an affordable price, which as the old saying goes, is literally: "Wired For Sound."

Online Reviews

Lord Percy.Com said:

"..the phone features work a treat..."

3G.Com said:

".. a very capable phone.."

The Register said:

"..also a good all round phone." Piximania said: ".. a great phone for music lovers."

Features

  • Swivel action design so you can use the phone either open, closed or angled.
  • Walkman media player
  • Sony Mega Bass and stereo widening
  • Stereo headset
  • USB cable
  • Applications Suite supplied
  • 1.3-megapixel camera
  • 176x220 pixel Screen
  • Colour LCD 262,144
  • Polyphonic Sound 40 voices
  • 256MB Memory
  • Networks GSM 1800 GSM 1900 GSM 900
  • Talk time (up to) 8 hours
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Imperial 3.6 x 1.8 x .9 inches
Metric 93 x 46.5 x 22.5 mm

More Features

  • Standby time (up to) 375 hours
  • FM radio RDS
  • Gaming buttons
  • 1.3 Megapixel digital camera 4X Digital zoom
  • Record video clips
  • Multimedia Messaging (MMS)
  • Stereo headset
  • Applications Suite supplied
  • Colours Universe Blue Orchid White Vibrant Orange
  • 3D games
  • Email
  • Built in Sound recorder

Sales

  • Sony Ericsson has sold around 3 million Walkman handsets and business is booming in 2006 for this manufacturer, owned jointly by Ericsson from Sweden and Japanese firm Sony.
  • The firm expects global handset sales to rise 10 percent in 2006 from an estimated 780 million phones in 2005.
  • Business has been boosted in late 2005 by the success of its high-resolution camera phone and Walkman phones.