Samsung i550/i550w review: Low-key all-in-one

09 April 2008
Fascinating as they are, ultra high-end handsets are not everybody's cup of tea. In fact, the good old mid-range is the bread and butter for every successful mobile phone company, for that's what gets those sales numbers right. As we see it, Samsung i550...

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  • Anonymous
  • PEd
  • 09 Apr 2011

please give me pc suite for samsung sgh i550

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    • qenn
    • tV4
    • 01 Nov 2009

    use wireless point, the handphone reply no gateway reply. Anyone can help this? tq

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      • New i550w Owner
      • vxp
      • 08 Jul 2009

      Can someone please post a code for using the GPS software? Thanks!

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        • topson
        • 3Tx
        • 28 Jan 2009

        can you tell me,how long warks the battary of this mobile

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          • Anonymous
          • pi0
          • 11 Dec 2008

          Muhammad-Oli, 10 Apr 2008I find it surprising that GSMArena's first paragraph of the... moreThey mean low-end by its low price. It is the cheapest mobile to have wifi, GPS applications.

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            • Anonymous
            • pi0
            • 11 Dec 2008

            Anonymous, 05 May 2008For some stupid reason. Built in gps is not working for me.... moreTry to use GPS in open air, outside! Inside it may not work.
            For the first time, wait for about 10 minutes..

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              • alexa
              • wcY
              • 07 Aug 2008

              This phisically phone looks alike SE. I've already use SE K-750i for almost two years. I realy love SE, but right now I use Samsung i550w. This i550w can be combine from SE shape and Nokia symbian menu, off course I love both of them :-)

              I bought 2 new phones, nokia 6500s and samsung i550w. I'm very satisfied with samsung i550w, while my nokia 6500s has a lot of problem with software and hardware.

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                • Shou Ji
                • M@T
                • 10 Jul 2008

                Samsung i550w use chip from Qualcomm for radio, when Nokia not use it. In my theory, dedicated chip are better than non chip.

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                  • Ulysses
                  • mMx
                  • 17 Jun 2008

                  hi
                  im have nokia e51.In this model is poor quality radio!How is in this model???

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                    • Anonymous
                    • MGI
                    • 05 May 2008

                    For some stupid reason. Built in gps is not working for me.
                    i am returning the phone. Looks like built in gps is just for name sake. Sad i really liked the phone. but i need gps.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • uba
                      • 23 Apr 2008

                      Do anyone know how many sms it can store?

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                        • Guclu
                        • SYg
                        • 15 Apr 2008

                        Hi everyone,
                        I bought this phone 2 weeks ago. It is an excellent combination of a Nokia performance and Samsung elegance. I agree to Mr. Muhammed Oli about high-end / mid-end matter. The only "mid-end thing" about this phone is its PRICE :)).
                        The difference from the N95/N82 is the camera pixel, but Samsung i550w is much elegant and easier to handle & use. Another big plus with this phone is that it charges off the USB, which does not seem to happen in Nokia N8x or N9x series.
                        In conclusion, I can say that if you want a Wi-fi phone, then this is the only and the definite purchase..

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                          • Phaze
                          • SuJ
                          • 15 Apr 2008

                          I agree with a lot of the comments made - It is basically a carbon-copy of a SE Design with a carbon copy of a Nokia GUI.
                          Whats going on Samsung? Have you Mobile phone design team just given up?

                          I have a nokia N73 [still] and it does me fine - I would even think about upgrading to this [Well,...Only for WiFi ;-)]

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PEa
                            • 12 Apr 2008

                            It looks more like a Sony Ericsson

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                              • Muhammad-Oli
                              • TSB
                              • 10 Apr 2008

                              I find it surprising that GSMArena's first paragraph of the review suggests this is mid-end. Do you judge a phone by what kind of camera it has? Thats just stupid. This is without a doubt pretty high-end. I mean, it has WiFi, GPS, HSDPA, a 3 mega pixel auto focus cam, A2DP bluetooth and a pretty decent sized screen... Its bordering on the specs of the N95 apart from the camera! And thats high-end to me.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • mqq
                                • 10 Apr 2008

                                E51 with a bigger screen and samsung design?

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                                  • koolkid
                                  • jQY
                                  • 10 Apr 2008

                                  haha SE exterior and nokia interfaces. lol

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • w4p
                                    • 10 Apr 2008

                                    menu features are looking like nokia phones.....

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0BS
                                      • 10 Apr 2008

                                      dudes and dudets looks at the first page of GSMarena, theres like 8 samsung reviews and a samsung in the news? you guys seeing it

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                                        • spoon fed
                                        • QuD
                                        • 09 Apr 2008

                                        looks like a phone sony would make