Sony Ericsson W550i Review

Good Points
Stylish
Good screen
Easy to use
Memory OK
Good battery life
Can send a message to more than one recipient at the same time

Bad Points
Keeps saying "Inactive SIM"
Headphones broke randomly and music blared out
Can only take a picture of something completely still

General Comments
I have had my Sony Ericsson W550i mobile phone since October 2005, and I have hardly had any problems with it. The headphones malfunctioned while I was on the bus, and my (rather embarrassing) music was broadcast for everyone! Also, the message "Inactive SIM" keeps popping up, and I have to turn my phone off then on again before it will work. It has some very nice features though. It has some quite exciting themes, although it could maybe benefit from a few more. The sound quality is good, The camera is OK. It has good games, good memory (can have about 50 songs on mine), and like all Sony Ericsson's it is very easy to use. I was a bit dubious about moving away from Nokia's, but (although it took me a week to learn how to do brackets in text messaging) I actually picked it up pretty quickly!



One problem I found though is that when you try and take a picture, it takes a while, so whatever you are trying to photograph has to stay completely still for about 5 seconds, which is not good if you are trying to take a picture of a baby or animal etc. I would definitely recommend this phone to possible buyers though :-)