| Dimensions: | 115 x 53 x 13.8 mm |
| Weight: | 109 g |
| Display: | 262144 Color TFT Screen, QVGA, 2.6″ |
Price Range:
A Mobile GPS Phone That Takes You Where You Want to Go
Samsung’s SGH-i550 is a multimedia mobile equipped with GPS and trackball navigation. Packed with premium features including a 3.2 Megapixel camera, music player, web browser and S60, the compact bar has an extra large 2.6” TFT display that showcases the most accurate maps using enhanced GPS technology. Slim enough to travel with you everywhere, this mobile will give you directions, too.
This is a very feature laden device that should garner the attention of those that thought the Nokia N95 was just a bit too bulky for every day use. While it sports only a 3.2 megapixel camera in contrast to the N95’s 5mp shooter, it does still offer auto-focus. Certain versions of the i550 will also come equipped with a full GPS module built-in, and all i550 phones will feature tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) as well as HSDPA on the 2100MHz frequency band.
With a candy bar-type design, the new Samsung i550 is based on Symbian OS™ v9.2 and is on display at the Samsung stand at the Symbian Smartphone Show. Also based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, Samsung i550 users can choose from thousands of applications from the S60 applications library and have access to their favorites by using dedicated hot keys. With the GPS navigator function, voice activated turn-by-turn guidance makes it easy for car drivers to find directions while pedestrian mode offers specific locations and directions at walking speeds.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the SGH-i550 is its trackball navigation control, something even Nokia has so far failed to offer on an S60 device. While the trackball still seemed to need a bit of fine tuning on the prototype we used, it still seems like a very sensible addition to the S60 platform - especially when it comes to web browsing. The trackball gives users near mouse level cursor control on web pages, which has been about the only thing the otherwise fine S60 browser was lacking.
Key Features:
Symbian v9.2 / S60 v3.1
HSDPA (3.6Mbps)
2.6″ QVGA, 262K TFT
115 X 53 X13.8mm
3.2MP (AF)
GPS (Hot key)
1200mAh
Trackball Navigation
3.5 mm audio jack
Video editor
FM Radio
Camera:
3.0 Megapixel
3x digital zoom
LED Flash
Auto Focus
Brightness (x10)
Selfshot / Multishot / Timershot
Photo effects Sephia / Black and white / Negative / Aqua
Photo quality settings 3 levels
Video:
Video Player (Real one / MPEG4 / 3GPP / H.263 / H.264)
Video Recording (MPEG4 / 3GPP / H.263)
Video messaging Y
Video Streaming Y
Video telephony Y
Music and Sound:
Music Player (MP3 / MIDI / ACC / ACC+ / WMA / SMAF (MA3))
64 Polyphonic Ringtones (MIDI)
MP3 Ringtone Y
DRM OMA DRM v2.0
Music Library Y
Memory:
150MB User Memory
SMS As much as memory avaible
Phone book entries As much as memory avaible
External Memory External Memory (microSD)
