Sony Ericsson K550
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- Carbonize
- MJU
- 12 Apr 2007
In answer to the person who posted the two 'comments' below.
1 - Of course it has no zoom at 2 mp. The camera uses digital zoom which only works when using lower than the maximum resolution. No camera has digital zoom that works at maximum resolution due to the way digital zoom works.
2 - The version of the phone that GSM Arena were given to test was a beta model and came with two games.
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- Anonymous
- nHU
- 12 Apr 2007
this phone falls wayyyyyyyyyy below the standards sony erricsson have set. and also it has not got maany simple and effective features sony ericsson have clained that this phone has.
for instance it has no zoom when taking photos it only has zoom in different modes.(these modeds are pictures with frames,2 or more pic blured together and burst - which take lots of pics) so basically you cant zoom to get a perfect pic.
also gsmArena claim it has 2 ''NEW'' games but it actually has 1 game ( which is terrible ).
there is no memery card included in the box as some other sources claim that there should be.
but i have to say the other feathures are pretty good.
overall i would give it 5-6 out of 10.
please reply and tell me if you agree or disagree with my comments..thank you!
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- Anonymous
- nHU
- 12 Apr 2007
here are the pros :-) :-)
>> very thin only 14 mm thick
>> the screen is tfd and power saving
>> music clarity same as that of the
walkmans
( but use the walkman earphones)
>> really fast compared to the walkman
family
>> picture blog
>> 64mb internal memory
>> the picture clarity is excellent
outdoors
>> weighs only 85 gms
>> lens cover & flash
>> flight mode
>> supports bluetooth stereo
>> supports EDGE
here are the cons :-( :-(
>> no zoom at 2mpxl mode
>> card slot is inside the battery cover
>> night photos are horrible
>> speaker volume and clarity less than the
walkman series
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- KAIRI
- Rxn
- 12 Apr 2007
yo! got a question here.. what is the difference between auto mode and macro mode?..
and how much does the walkman series headphones cost? is it compatible with the k550?.. pls reply thanks a lot..
- K
- KAIRI
- Rxn
- 12 Apr 2007
yo! got a question here.. what is the difference between auto mode and macro mode?..
and how much does the walkman series headphones cost? is it compatible with the k550?.. pls reply thanks a lot..
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- Wayne
- TIE
- 12 Apr 2007
hi.. do any of u firmware craze guys think that its possible to upgrade the firmware of this K550i to that of W610..? Coz both sets seem very indentical in size n features..! Pls help..!
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- Anonymous
- Rxc
- 11 Apr 2007
You can't expect an equally effective flash from a camfone the same way you expect from a digital camera. A digital camera has only one purpose- take pictures. A camfone is not limited to one task alone for all we know. And for that reason it isnt wise to provide camfones with the same strong flash, otherwise the battery life will be compromised. Sad to say but improvement in battery life doesnt seem to catch up with the way mobile fones improve. Hope they cud come up with a batt that can last for at least half a month on jst a single charge. =)
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- Anonymous
- n3x
- 11 Apr 2007
Maxx,
IT IS a new model.
I will go to the service guys, I have no other choice, because I really like the phone.
After 17-20 mins of continuous talk, it doesn't warm up the ear - not like older models of Nokia, for example. The SAR is a bit high (max. level is 2.00), but try to use handsfree devices.
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- Maxx
- C4h
- 11 Apr 2007
To K:
It seems like a software problem, but you should also check if other models have the same problem. Visit service office, that is my advice. If you can, do everything to exchange your model for a new one.
I have a question to you. I have already asked that, but nobody was willing to answer. K550 has pretty high SAR level 1.25 (10g). I am curious if it heats your head fast, and averagly after what time (10min or more). I am interested in this cell, but I am worried about that SAR level. K750 has only 0.66, so its more healthy, though a little bulky. I really love 14 mm thikness of k550 in compare to 20,5 mm of k750. Thanks for any help
- K
- K
- n3x
- 11 Apr 2007
Hey guys. Can anyone help me please?
I have this phone for 2 weeks now. All the functions are OK except a very important one: from time to time, it cannot receive incoming calls - like it would be shut down. After I restart it, or make a call, it goes OK for a few hours, then again: no incoming calls. Outgoing calls are possible all the time, no problem, the network indicator is full. I changed the SIM and the problem persists, wherever I am as location. Tried to upgrade it, but there are no upgrades (maybe because it's a recent model). Can anyone PLEASE tell me what happens? TY
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- thoughtengine
- vwu
- 10 Apr 2007
dude the phone is amazing im usin it.gud camera but not upto cybershot mark but better than other phones wid 2 mp cameras in da market..the built in mp3 player is "3 TIMES BETTER THAN IPOD" if u listen through headphones thats is..battery is not as promised..in constant usage the battery lasted for about 25 hours...i need to check out the stand by time of the battery n ill let u ppl know..Video play back is near ipod video quality, its very good it plays videos in 320 X 240 resolution without lags..takes an hour to fully charge the battery and using camera and ,media player juices out the battery in a few hours..if u wanna kno ne thing else abt this phone jus let me know guys....
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- Carbonize
- MJU
- 10 Apr 2007
@Space - Press Menu then Press 9 (or goto Settings). Scroll down when on the General tab to Security. You will find Automatic Keylock in there.
@Slk - The zoom is a digital zoom so only works when taking pictures that are not at full resolution.
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- Kelvin
- vGt
- 10 Apr 2007
Hi guys
I've been using this cell almost two weeks. The cybershot branding is indeed worth the name for the photos taken at daytime. Tne focus works so well. But in low light conditions the focus does not work even though the beep confirming the focus sounds. So better put the focus type to infinite from auto or macro. Also night pics are very noisy and poor. But daylight pics are excellent.
Pls check out my sample pics at www.raphealvilla.blogspot.com
They are just great..
Also another cute feature is that this phone supports VIDEO ringtones. Great feature indeed.
The speed of the cell is great compared to the walkman series. Also the music quality mathces the walkman series if u use walkman type headphones instead of the headphones in the box.
Overall a very cute and value 4 money cell...
Hurray 4 SONY ERICSSON.
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- Anonymous
- in}
- 10 Apr 2007
As far as i concern its a budget phone with lot of value added services.The battery back up for talking is similar to K750.The only limitation i faced is its memory.Everything else is good & far better than other brands.So don't confuse go ahead..........
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- slk
- ibj
- 10 Apr 2007
i just bought a K550i, n it does not allow me to use the zoom function when shooting in normal mode, a message of "zoom is not possible in this mode" appear on the display. Only when i switched to other modes such as panorama, frame, burst n video, the camera allows me to zoom. Now, is this normal to this model, or i just got a defective phone? can someone pls help. TQ
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- Space
- RK2
- 10 Apr 2007
What about the Auto key pad lock with password. Is that possible with K550i
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- shan
- EqV
- 09 Apr 2007
i really hope that this phone enables 3G connection....
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- Nav
- PSd
- 09 Apr 2007
6233 is much better with 240x320 pixels screen and 640x480 video recording. It has the same 2MP cam but no flash. It has higher quality metal outlook and great functionality. It also has loud Stereo speakers and a better keyapd
But it has an OS and you can expect data hack and viruses.
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- maiden
- ibg
- 08 Apr 2007
Thank you all for solutions. That was prompt!
Nav: K550i doesn't have light or powersave options. It's just settings -> display -> brightness (by %)
sm4rtboy: Activity menu or pop up is just a preference where the former will have the whole 'New events' on the screen and the latter will notify xx number of new messages. When new sms-es etc arrives while the phone is on idle or powersave mode, the activity menu or pop-up appears for that split 2 secs before the screen blanks again. Nope, still doesn't have the time floating while the phone's on idle or while the screen's blank.
Carbonize: Yes, I guess some if not all phones works that way where when it's on idle or blank, just press any buttons and a dull light lights up and you can see the screen for 2 seconds (for time check or whatever).
My next question, could it be theme-dependent??
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- Francis
- Rxn
- 08 Apr 2007
Again.. It has an internal memory of 80mb plus an external m2 memory of 64mb. But it can support up to 2 gig. Camera is far better than Nokia's 6680, considering the flash and white balance. U can tell a camfone is good when u start using it in lowlight together with a flash. If you a camfone then go for the cybershot, otherwise go for the walkman fone if you prefer high quality music.