Sony Ericsson Z550
- j
- jen
- P$G
- 30 Aug 2006
i am thinking of purchasing this phone can anyone tell me what the screen size is and whether it has changable covers and what the screen picture is like.
thanks
- r
- rhythmicdias
- Ffj
- 29 Aug 2006
Ramakrishna, I can answer you 2 questions about audio and video. Keep in mind I do not own this, but the info i'm providing is from the SE user guide
for audio:
.mp3 (192 kbit/s for local playback)
.mp4
.m4a
.3gp (audio encoded in AAC or AMR, able to playback AAC_)
.amr
.wav
.mid (level 1 with 40 voices polyphony)
for Video:
.mp4 (video: mpeg4, audio: AAC or AMR)
.3gp (video mpeg4 or H.263, audio: AAC or AMR, able to play back AAC+)
anyone who owns this phone, pls tell us about the playback quality and loudness of the sound.
- R
- Ramakrishnan
- Uqt
- 29 Aug 2006
I'm thinking of buying this mobile. I'm more concerned about the multimedia things.
Can any one tell me abt the following
1. Is the audio playback quality good?
2. What kind of audio formats is supported?
3. How is the camera quality?
4. What kind of video format is supported?
Please help me?
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- Sri
- PIY
- 29 Aug 2006
Hi
I'm interested in buying this phone, but while browsing for user reviews in some of the websites like this one I found one user saying that this phone hangs ofter and he has prescribed not to buy this one.
Will the users of this phone kindly tell their experience with this phone.
Thanking you.
regards, Sri.
- M
- Melker63
- mhD
- 29 Aug 2006
I bought this phone 3 weeks ago, and generally Im very pleased with it. The keyboard and overal buildquality-feel stands out positively. A minor designflaw though: opening this phone with only one hand is slightly harder then expected, since the inner edges of this phone is not slanted inwards that much.
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- DarkRay
- F4p
- 28 Aug 2006
To arjun:
In terms of user friendliness, I find SE to be on par with Nokia. Both manufacturers also have more advance themes support to customize the phones to exactly the way you want.
Maximum charging time is about 2.5 hours.
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To Dave:
Both your questions have already been answered some time ago but I will provide you with the direct answers this time round. The outer screen does show Caller-ID information as well as a host of other details such as whether bluetooth is turned on, missed calls, incoming messages, etc.... The display is amazingly informative considering its size.
This is meant to be a rather basic phone and so the default package does not come with any memory cards.
Sony Ericsson may run promotions in certain countries though, like for example in Singapore, a 256MB M2 Card is now bundled free with the phone when it's purchased from an authorized retailer.
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- Dave
- w4t
- 28 Aug 2006
Does the outer screen also show the no. or contact person calling?
how much MB memory card is coming along with the handset i mean...
nice cell
Thanx in advance
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- arjun
- PS@
- 28 Aug 2006
by the way last post waz by me
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- Anonymous
- PS@
- 28 Aug 2006
thanx darkray
but im still pondering over the fact that itz a s.e not a nokia . Afterall im still a stundent and not earning so i gotta be carefull where my saved pocketmoney goes :-p
also how long does it take to fully charge the phone ( is it anywhere close to nokia )
- D
- DarkRay
- F4p
- 28 Aug 2006
To will:
It has been mentioned before, again a few pages ago. On my average use of 10 minutes of talk time a day plus quite a bit of messaging, I average about 3 days between charges. 2 days if you are a heavy user.
Not sure how music playback will impact the battery life on the phone because I am using a dedicated MP3 player (Samsung YP-T8Z) for that.
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To Shobhit:
I like the phone very much, but I would suggest reading through the opinions and form your own. After all, individual preferences differ from person to person.
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To angel:
Use the K750i themes. There are tons to download from:
zedge.net
Membership is free.
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To Scott:
There is a rather boring card game called Blackdeal. Not sure if there are any other as I had deleted a lot of the original items and have replaced them with my own content.
Because the OS is so similar to that of K750i, java games that work on K750i will work perfectly on this phone.
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To arjun:
I believe you had already ready through the postings and so, your first 4 questions would have already been answered.
Regarding the video streaming issue, this is not a 3G phone and so 3G video streaming is not supported.
GPRS performance is exactly the same as K750i. I get about 40kbps for game downloads.
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- arjun
- PF}
- 28 Aug 2006
@darkray
ive been reading thru the posts and ur comments bout this fone are really usefull
p.s does this phone support streaming vidieos thru a 3g network , though i doubt it cos it does not support edge . Also how are the gprs speeds
- a
- arjun
- PF}
- 28 Aug 2006
hello everybody
im really interested in buying this phone , but till now i have been using nokia phones . Can any one please tell me about the following few things
1) the build quality of this phone
2) the battery backup
3) sound clarity while listening to mp3's
4) user friendly interface
I was using nokia phones coz they scored in all the above departments , p.s does shifting with S.E makes sense
any help will be appriciated , plz take time and mail me if u can coz im bout to buy a new cell phone
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- Scott
- jpG
- 28 Aug 2006
This is a more frivolous question, but would anyone happen to know which games comes pre-installed on a factory unlocked z550i? Thanks
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- alex
- mFf
- 28 Aug 2006
to angel:
try here www.howardforums.com...the K750i themes should work just nice
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- angel
- RK3
- 28 Aug 2006
guyz can we download some themes on this fone?pls reply tnx!!!^_^
- S
- Shobhit
- bHI
- 28 Aug 2006
i am going to buy it....... by thursday...... hows the phone is it ok bad or good.....
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- will
- n42
- 28 Aug 2006
none of you have mentioned anything about battery life. how is it?
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- DarkRay
- F4p
- 28 Aug 2006
To mmaster:
No, you did not search a lot or you would have found that I did mention it a few pages ago:
dmoasis.com/z550i/camera.htm
Don't bother about the video. It's barely usable.
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A lot of the latest questions have all been answered some time ago and if anybody is really interested in this phone, I would suggest reading through the threads. :-)
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- Carthik
- 2SM
- 27 Aug 2006
Hey, I heard the Z 530 didn't have great build quality and that it felt sorta flimsy in the hand... Have SE rectified that problem with this phone?
- C
- Carthik
- 2SM
- 27 Aug 2006
Hey, I heard the Z 530 didn't have great build quality and that it felt sorta flimsy in the hand... Have SE rectified that problem with this phone?