Hi Everyone,
Just here to put my experiences online, both good and bad!
Hope my reviews are o...
Hi Everyone,
Just here to put my experiences online, both good and bad!
Hope my reviews are of some help!
Shaz
Member since:22.09.2005
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WARNING-this is rather long but I hope of some use!
This is an absolutely wonderful phone!
The 5500 sport is one of those phones you are amazed by! It has a music and sports facility which includes a pedometer (of all things) and is a bit like a mini computer in your hand. Now I'm not saying this is anything along the lines of the all singing all dancing N95 or IPhone, but for this money… it's well worth a look.
Amazingly the phone comes with a stainless steel casing which is grey in colour & is shock, dust & water resistant. Word of warning…. Due to the construction of this casing
it is a known problem that the rubber keypad often falls off, it's happened to me twice and 02 have repaired for me on both occasions with no questions asked, but it can be a pain!
In Radio mode the phone allows you to see information regarding the radio station your tuned into, what's playing and any special features the station has (competitions etc).
In Sports mode you have an "activity diary", allowing you to keep a list of all your activities, duration, time and calories burnt. There's something called the coopers test (not sure what it is, but it's fun to use) & biking test. There's also a "tapping" feature, that when set up, allows the user to tap the phone while their set on sports mode and the phone will tell you verbally what distance you've done, the time used and total calories used. WORD OF WARNING…. This can be a bit of a shock when you accidentally tap it and suddenly hear voices!
There are more advanced features like a flight mode for use on planes, infrared for sending stuff to other phones and computers (really handy for using as an impromptu webcam) and an intercom system. I can't really comment on these as I have only used the very basic features.
This is all in addition to the 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, video and these have several different modes (including night mode).
And finally, the mobile being used as a mobile (phone I mean) is very good. Sound quality is good and the battery life is good if used purely as a phone, but if you start to use all the other features you'll find the talk time is greatly reduced.
Pros… great for the "I want it all" kind of user who's on a budget. Great sports facilities, a bonus if you're a jogger or walker and like to have some kind of idea what you've done (the step counter facility is great). If you're a high user the phone provides 4 hours worth of talk time & up to 270 hours worth of standby time.
Cons…. Keypad drops off! Talk time greatly reduced if other non phone features are used. Slow access at times to features. It can develop a mind of it's own and keep features open and running in the background.
Specifications & Features
Screen TFT 262k Colour Screen (208 x 208 Pixel)
Imaging 2 Megapixel Camera 4 x Digital Zoom Self Timer Advanced Mode (Still, Burst & Video) Night Photos Brightness Control Photo Quality Video Recorder Real Video Player (H263 & MPEG4) Video Player (QCIF Format) Video Streaming Themed Displays
Messaging SMS (Text Messaging) MMS (Multimedia Messaging) Text to Speech Email (SMTP, POP3 & IMAP4) Email Attachments (jpeg, 3gp, MP3, ppt, doc, excel & pdf) Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging
Sound Music Player (MP3, AMP, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA) RealPlayer Media Player FM Stereo Radio Visual Radio Stereo Headset Ringtones (MP3, AMR, True Tones, AAC, eAAC+ & MIDI) 64 Polyphonic Ringtones Handsfree Speaker Voice Commands Voice Recorder
Entertainment Snakes Games Groovy Labyrinth Games Embedded Java™ Games Organiser Contacts Phone Book Calendar Calculator Notepad World Clock Currency Converter Active Idle Sports Diary Sports Tests Stopwatch Steps Calculator Speed & Distance Counter Calories Burned Counter Tapping Command (Sports Voice Feedback) Flashlight Flight Mode Voice Dialling Conference Call (up to 5 Person) Nokia Push To Talk SIND (Speaker Independent Number Dialing)
Connectivity Bluetooth® Pop-Port™ USB Infra Red EDGE GPRS
General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900. Size Dimensions 107 x 45 x 18 mm, 77 cc. more
Weight 103 g. Display Type TFT, 256K colors, Size 208 x 208 pixels, 1.7 inches, 31 x 31 mm. - Downloadable themes Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones Speakerphone Yes Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Detailed, max 30 days Internal 8 MB storage, 64 MB RAM Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 2GB Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 Infrared port Yes USB Yes, v2.0, Pop-Port Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels Video Yes, QCIF Features OS Symbian OS v9.1, Series 60 rel. 3.0 CPU ARM 9 235 MHz CPU Messaging SMS, MMS, Email Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Radio Stereo FM radio; Visual radio Games Snakes, Groovy Labyrinth + Java downloadable Colors Black and gray Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 - Dust and splash resistant - Sports tracking (stopwatch, steps calculator, caloriesburned) - Text to speech capabilities - 3D motion sensor - Push to talk - MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player - Flashlight - T9 - Voice command/memo - Organizer Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 860 mAh (BL-5B) Stand-by Up to 270 h Talk time Up to 4 h
Advantages: Sturdy, easy to use,sport option available, Nice games available for the phone. Disadvantages: Small screen, not very good for videos, no support for 3g
zentrix 27.10.2007 (27.10.2007)
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