| Sony Ericsson presents latest design cell phone | | | | they're easy to pick up. |
| Sony Ericsson W550I. Its two stand-out | | | | Turn on the phone and you will be prompted to |
| components are the speakers and the flip | | | | choose between phone or music-only modes - |
| mechanism. Tired of clamshell designs, I found the | | | | the latter handy for aircraft, hospitals and so |
| spin refreshing, though there's no lock at the | | | | forth as the radio is disabled. The Sony Ericsson |
| 90° position, as there is on the W600. And it | | | | W550I is Bluetooth enabled. Expect 510 minutes |
| opens upside down. The speakers are prominent | | | | of talk time and a whopping 400 hours of |
| on top and side, and this helps send out the 'music | | | | standby time in ideal circumstances, claims Sony |
| on the move' message. Sound-wise, there's no | | | | Ericsson. The phone is light - just 121g. |
| discernable difference on the inside from the | | | | Aside from the upgradeable firmware and Java |
| K750. Both handsets use the same sound | | | | support, this Bluetooth phone is POP3 ready, |
| processor and emit the same 40-voice polyphonic | | | | enabling email from a third-party email server. The |
| range. | | | | WAP service is complemented by a fully |
| The speakers are good for voice too perhaps | | | | compatible HTML browser. Hardware-wise, the |
| better than playing the world (or night bus) your | | | | camera is 1.3mp digital camera with flash. The |
| latest tracks, but some Mega Bass and stereo | | | | camera has its own button, but the Sony Ericsson |
| phones make the best of the MP3s and AAC files. | | | | W550I needs to be closed to use it. There's no |
| The Sony Ericsson W550I's insides may be the | | | | optical zoom, but the quality is high. The flash is |
| same as other Sony Ericsson devices, but the | | | | bright enough to get a clear capture in a dark |
| external design is different and so is the | | | | room. Video capture is easy with such a nice |
| functionality. Even for the Nokia-influenced user, | | | | screen. |