Samsung SGH-i550 Review

Samsung i550 Specifications:

• General:
  Announced:2007, August
  Status:Available. Released 2008, February
• Size:
  Dimensions:115 x 53 x 13.8 mm
  Weight:109 g
• Display:
  Type:TFT, 256K colors
  Size:240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches
  - Trackball navigation
• Ringtones:
  Type:Polyphonic, MP3
  Customization:Download.
  Vibration:Yes
• Memory:
  Phonebook:Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
  Call records:Detailed, max 30 days
  Card slot:microSD (TransFlash).
  - 150 MB built-in memory
• Data:
  GPRS:Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
  HSCSD:No
  EDGE:Class 12
  3G:HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
  WLAN:Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g (Samsung i550w only)
  Bluetooth:Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
  Infrared port:No
  USB:Yes, v2.0
• Features:
  OS:Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
  Messaging:SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
  Browser:WAP 2.0/xHTML
  Games:Yes.
  Colors:Black, Silver
  Camera:3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
  - Built-in GPS receiver,- Pre-installed Google Maps,- 3.5 mm audio output jack,- FM radio,- Java MIDP 2.0,- Flash player,- WMV/3GP/H.263/MPEG4 player,- WMA/MP3/AAC/AAC+/OGG/ASF player,- Organiser,- Document viewer (MS Word, Excel, PPT, PDF),- Built-in handsfree .
• Battery:Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
  Stand-by:280h
  Talk time:N/A
• Price: 450.99$ Approx 15,000-20,000Rs /-
• ****Performance:3.5/5
• Key Features:
• 2.6″ 262K-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
  3G with HSDPA
  Trackball navigation
  Built-in GPS receiver
  Symbian OS with S60 user interface
  Wi-Fi (Samsung i550w only)
  3 megapixel camera with auto focus
  MicroSD card slot
  3.5mm stereo audio jack
  FM radio
  Decent battery life
  Bluetooth with A2DP support
• Main disadvantages:
  Tri-band GSM support only
  Trackball is somewhat slow
  No two-step shutter key
  No Wi-Fi (Samsung i550)
  A bit too conservative looks
  Video recoding limited to QVGA resolution
  Awkward soft key layout
  No RDS
• Special Functions
  Camera:Yes (3.2 megapixels)
  Flashlight:No
  FM Radio:Yes
  GPS:Yes
  Mp3 Player:Yes
  Streaming Multimedia:Yes
  Video Recording:Yes
• At first glance, the i550 has got everything. And probably makes its way onto everybody’s shopping list for the perfect smartphone.
• The Ample Display is good:Samsung i550 is equipped with a generously sized 2.6″ 262K-color display. The supported resolution is QVGA (320 x 240) pixels, which is about as much as most other Symbian devices will offer. Samsung i550 is doing pretty well. It has good contrast and brightness.
• On the negative side, the i550 has the typical weak legibility under direct sunlight. On a bright sunny day it is quite a challenge to find a proper angle for working with the phone.
• Telephony:Quite as expected, the i550 lives up to Samsung’s reputation as regards reception and in-call sound. Voice clarity on both e

  nds of a call is commendable and in terms of clear reception it’s completely competitive to what other manufacturers have to offer. It performed on a good general level, without excelling or disappointing.

• User Interface:Samsung i550 is running on the Symbian 9.2 OS and uses the well known S60 3rd edition graphic user interface. The Feature Pack 1 also comes pre-installed. It brings in a bunch of nice upgrades to the original 3rd edition, such as multiple alarm slots and longer voice recording capabilities. Samsung i550 is one snappy device with great handling. Looks are also quite decent with the handsome Samsung styling of icons. The phone has 5 profiles plus an offline mode that switches off all transceivers.Samsung i550 has a voice recognition feature that (supposedly) allows you to control the whole user interface without even having to touch the phone. It does all right but still not as well as we hoped.
• Music Player: Samsung i550′s music player looks exactly like on other Symbian 3rd edition devices. It can either be accessed from the menu or from the dedicated shortcut key, located on the right of the trackball.The music player has the essentials covered. As usual with Symbian devices, Samsung i550 supports a huge number of audio formats including MP3, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA. M3U playlists are also managed flawlessly and files are automatically added to the music library once loaded to the phone. Tracks can easily be transferred to the phone via Bluetooth, USB or by simply downloading them from the internet. Upon completing USB synchronization, the phone automatically prompts scanning for new music tracks and, if allowed to do so, adds the new ones to the music library. You can sort tracks based on artist, album, genre and composer.
• The Samsung i550 supports the Bluetooth A2DP profile. This means that you are able to listen to your favorite tracks on stereo Bluetooth headphones.Samsung i550 comes with Real player and Flash player preinstalled. The videos can be displayed in both portrait and landscape mode according to the user’s preferences.
• Camera: The number of available features number is but moderate. White balance and effects are included and so are flash settings and self-timer. There are also three image quality options – basic, normal and high and that completes the list of options worth mentioning.The fact that Samsung i550 is supposed to be a business device has had a somewhat negative impact on the camera. For one, the lack of a two-step shutter key is quite a disappointment. It makes shooting with the autofocus camera rather unnatural and makes achieving good results harder.
• Connectivity:Regarding connectivity, Samsung i550 is among the most tempting offers around. In the wireless department you get the aforementioned Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support. The card slot is also an option with the good data transfer rate card readers can offer.
  The network connectivity is also at the expected high level with GPRS, EDGE and 3G all covered. HSDPA is also on board to further enhance network data transfer speeds.
• Organizer:Organizing applications come by the dozen in Symbian handsets. Those are also very practical and usually quite user-friendly.The Samsung i550 calendar has three different types of view – monthly, weekly and daily, and four types of events available for scheduling – Meeting, Memo, Anniversary and To-do. Each event has its own unique fields and some allow an alarm to be activated at a preset time to act as a reminder.The mobile office applications are also reasonably well covered. The preinstalled applications are able to open Word and Excel files trouble-free. There is also a PDF reader in the package.
• Conclusion:

1. Samsung i550 is a very capable device by all means. It blends a great bunch of features with the power of Symbian and the S60 user interface. The combination works out quite well and the result is a phone of great potential.
2. Camera(3.2 megapixels), FM Radio, GPS,Mp3 Player,Streaming Multimedia,Video Recording are the best features of this Mobile.
3. 2.6″ 262K-color TFT display of QVGA resolution, 3G with HSDPA, Trackball navigation, Built-in GPS receiver, Symbian OS with S60 user interface, Wi-Fi (Samsung i550w only), 3 megapixel camera with auto focus, MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, FM radio, Decent battery life, Bluetooth with A2DP support are the additonal features of this mobile.
4. Tri-band GSM support only, Trackball is somewhat slow, No two-step shutter key, No Wi-Fi (Samsung i550), A bit too conservative looks, Video recoding limited to QVGA resolution, Awkward soft key layout, No RDS are the main Disadvantages of the Mobile.
5. Though the Mobile is a bit cheaper regarding its price for the applications it is providing the paint was removing from its sides and making it to look like a cheap piece.I Hope Samsung Should Look after this . Such a good Gadget Having Minor Problems making it a fail in the market oohhh God it’s very horrible to think.
6. Any way Samsung i550 is a very capable device by all means. It blends a great bunch of features with the power of Symbian and the S60 user interface. The combination works out quite well and the result is a phone of great potential.By Observing the Features and the Capability of this Gadget and also the the reasonable price were making this piece to attract the Hearts of the Gadget Lovers.
7. Finally This Mobile has decent features and I hope One need not hesitate in owning this mobile.