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Reviewer: Narendra Arora - India
Date: 2nd Aug 2008

I have been using this phone for almost 2 years & it has been an excellent media player come phone come camera. Until I bought myself an IPOD Nano :).

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Reviewer: Ravinder - Jalandhar, India
Date: 18th Jun 2008

Sorry to say it is not that good. It has low voice range means hard to listen in crowd more over message can't be saved in memory stick. Memory stick is very costly.

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Reviewer: Edween - Trichy, India
Date: 12th Jun 2008

It's great.

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Reviewer: Rajesh - Bangalore, India
Date: 20th May 2008

I need the procedure to access the Internet through my wireless router. Any ideas?

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Reviewer: Shravan Kumar Chada - Hyderabad, India
Date: 15th Apr 2008

A good & a user friendly mobile. Comes at a minimal price & also stylish. I've been using this phone for 2 years & have got no problems with it. I recommend a typical teenager to go for this model.

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Reviewer: Gaurav Rana - Bangalore, India
Date: 19th Feb 2008

This is a nice handset. It is giving me everything that we can expect from any average handset. Only one problem with this handset is that it's keypad because it spoils its screen.
My question, can I claim to company regarding it's screen problem?

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Reviewer: Masood - Mazar, Afghanistan
Date: 4th Feb 2008

It is a good phone & you can do anything with it. This phone supports a lot of software's that is what I like the most. What I don't like is that the keypad, spoils the screen. It is almost one year I am using it & I worth's the price for it.

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Reviewer: Hagrid - Peru
Date: 27th Jan 2008

This phone is basically perfect except for camera which is below average but other than that it's awesome!

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Reviewer: Vidyasree - Kochi, India
Date: 12th Jan 2008

Z550i is really user friendly stylish phone. Main problems are battery back up. Camera clarity if it is at least 2 mp then it can be the best. & for casual use really a good phone.

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Reviewer: Mimimi Tiar - Malaysia
Date: 19th Dec 2007

The price too expensive for me.

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Reviewer: Sahil Shah - Manchester, UK
Date: 17th Dec 2007

It's a really great phone to buy. Camera is really good & music if great. I give it full mark.

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Reviewer: Rnverma - Mumbai, India
Date: 7th Dec 2007

About 30% functions are not working due to the restrictions of my service provider, further I do not know more about netfront web browser on which my Z550i mobile works. I request from Sony Ericsson the mobile manufacturer about netfront information with details of its web browsing along with other software downloads. Other feature works fine except web browser which is nearly zero without opera mini downloads.

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Reviewer: Devarajan - Coimbatore, India
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Great Mobile.

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Reviewer: Saurabh Goel - Jind, India
Date: 6th Nov 2007

Phone is really good but the there are a few problems like battery backup, sound & camera picture. Battery backup is the main problem. It just run maximum 2 hours when I continue heard the songs.

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Reviewer: Cleanshot - Chennai, India
Date: 31st Oct 2007

The bad:
- the volume (ring message tone as well as music) is too low. You can't hear it in a crowded street & to top it off the vibrators weak when compared to a Nokia.
- Connectivity option are poor. Bluetooth v1.1 USB is pop port (meaning slower transfers) & no infra-red (which really doesn't matter)!
- the keypad spoils the display.

The good:
- Until now my phone has fallen like so many times (I work in high tension scenarios so forgot my phones on my lap or hand or wherever LOL) & still the hardware is intact. Brilliant because my previous phone lasted 1 month for the same reason but this one is already 3 months old.
- the battery is good for this average Sony Ericsson phone. People should come to terms with it. I recharge everyday but I talk for 2-3hrs every day.
- Value for money (camera & music features wise). I compared all the 6000 range mobiles this had the best features except in the connectivity dept!

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Reviewer: Anal Chandra - Lautoka, Fiji
Date: 12th Sep 2007

I just love my Z550i. It's a fantastic phone.

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Reviewer: Abdoali - Mumbai, India
Date: 25th Aug 2007

It has a fantastic design & is great in usability except for.pdf files &.sis file.

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Reviewer: Sree - Chennai, India
Date: 24th Aug 2007

SUPER PHONE.

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Reviewer: Phani - Hyd, India
Date: 8th Aug 2007

I think its a good mobile.

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Reviewer: Lin - Australia
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

I love this phone, BUT, does anyone know how to increase the text message tone, 1 blip isn't enough to hear it.

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Reviewer: Robyn - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 28th Jun 2007

I have had my Sony Ericsson Z550 for a week now & the only thing I hate is the fact that you can't transfer your own music from your lap top to the MP3. I do a lot of travelling for work so my music on my mp is important as well. The camera & video is great even my son can use it.

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Reviewer: Mick - Australia
Date: 21st Jun 2007

This is a great phone for the money ($149). A nice range of features making it comparable to more expensive models. Had it a month now & it's surprised me in its ability. Unfortunately to find that the problem still existed. If this phone didn't have these problems I would be very happy with it. Beware anyone intending to buy.

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Reviewer: Dwarak Karthik - Nellore, India
Date: 27th May 2007

This phone sounds like a very good phone at an affordable price. I might be getting this phone to replace my old phone, the LG u300, which I absolutely loved but accidentally got dropped in the washing machine! Overall the features in the z550i phone sound good but it would be better if there was 3G but then again the phone would be more expensive & bulky.

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Reviewer: Kedar G - Mumbai, India
Date: 26th May 2007

Memory card is very costly.

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Reviewer: Satish Kumar - Bangalore, India
Date: 22nd May 2007

Its a good mobile but the only concern is with the battery backup & the volume.

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Reviewer: Sanath Kumar - India
Date: 20th May 2007

I think it's a good phone. I read all the reviews by the users & felt that they are very harsh on this model. Hey, let's face it, it has only 1.3 MP camera & you can't compare it with the 2 MP phones like other Sony models & Nokia. The battery is not as advanced as Walkman series & you can't expect more than that from a Sony Ericsson phone. Design, Features, Usability is very good. I myself use Nokia 6630 which is 1.3 MP camera & Sony's camera quality is way better than 6630, even N70 for that matter. It's just our mindset that whatever Nokia makes is good which is not right. What software do you use? A file explorer, anti virus, full screen caller only that much. Except anti virus everything is built in Sony Ericsson phones. You don't need an anti virus application for Sony phones. I strongly recommend Sony Ericsson phones to everyone.

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Reviewer: Scott - India
Date: 18th May 2007

I have been using this phone for a long time. The phone looks good but the memory stick comes at a high cost. It doesn't provide infra-red which other phone do have, no USB or data cable is provided with the phone, which is also an exceptional thing. Its battery is very low functioning; otherwise it's a good phone.

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Reviewer: Chandra Kumar - Calicut, India
Date: 12th May 2007

Excellent Design. Comparatively lesser in cost than any other model just like this one. Memory card & other accessories are very expensive.

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Reviewer: A.yasminebalaji - Tirupati, India
Date: 12th May 2007

Battery backup is a problem.

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Reviewer: Deepak - Bangalore, India
Date: 11th May 2007

Phone is really good but the there are a few problems like battery backup, sound. Also the rate of the memory card is very expensive.

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Reviewer: Arvind Judge - India
Date: 8th May 2007

I got this mobile two months ago. I think this would be a good mobile if some of its features have been enhanced. Firstly its monochrome display has not much usage. Secondly, it operates on JAVA & there are very few software's available in jar format. Unlike Nokia 6600 which can run both sis as well as jar files. Next one thing is that Sony give no accessory with Z550i like memory card, Bluetooth hands-free, data cable etc. Except a hands-free earphone. The purchase of these things increase its cost. Its camera works very well in day time but in artificial light it is worst. Its battery backup is also low. I think it doesn't provide a customer satisfaction & can't compensate with its price money.

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Reviewer: Sathish.h.are - Bangalore, India
Date: 19th Apr 2007

Main thing is price is more, camera clarity is less, other than its good.

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Reviewer: Leah - Australia
Date: 3rd Apr 2007

This is the 3rd phone I've had of these. The first one turned off after one day & wouldn't turn back on. The second one was replaced after a week for turning off by itself & now my third one is doing the same. Even if I gently put it on my desk, it'll turn off or if I am talking to someone, it'll turn off. I wanted a different replacement phone & wasn't allowed so we'll see what they say about this third one. Also, the screen on the front only stays on for a short time so you have to constantly check to see if you have messages/calls etc. The names also scroll across the front too quickly so you have to open it to see who has called. It's easy to use but all in all, I am not happy with this phone.

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Reviewer: Suban - Bangalore, India
Date: 1st Apr 2007

It's just excellent.

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Reviewer: K.Suresh - Bangalore, India
Date: 29th Mar 2007

Excellent design. Sound volume could have been better. Good value for money.

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Reviewer: Gunjan - Tezpur, India
Date: 25th Mar 2007

A great looking mobile with the right price. It is easy to use. Sound quality of hands-free is quite nice. I did not like the camera. The battery is really poor. So poor on usability front.

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Reviewer: Prasanth - India
Date: 21st Mar 2007

The phone is absolutely fantastic. I don think it has a poor camera. The only problem I find in it is that its sound reception quality is a bit low. The most interesting feature I find in this phone is that its media player can play all sorts of files. I would personally say that this phone is worth its value & it is worth buying.

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Reviewer: Ajay Sebastian - Hyderabad, India
Date: 18th Mar 2007

I am disappointed with the volume, the volume is too low. Apart from this everything is good. I assure you that Nokia's 2.0 megapixels is equal to Sony Ericsson's 1.3 megapixels. Nokia is no where near to Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Ankit - Bhopal, India
Date: 26th Feb 2007

Battery backup is low.

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Reviewer: Andrey - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date: 24th Feb 2007

Very good phone.

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Reviewer: Alexander - Sofia, Bulgaria
Date: 24th Feb 2007

The worst part is the battery I use it very often & stronger, battery is a necessity.

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Reviewer: Mahesh - Pune, India
Date: 24th Feb 2007

Good affordable mobile phone, only concern is about memory else, best one in market.

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Reviewer: Vijay - Mumbai, India
Date: 22nd Feb 2007

This phone is very good. But it is not provided with a USB code & memory card.

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Reviewer: Murali - Chennai, India
Date: 17th Feb 2007

A really good phone.

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Reviewer: Thumma - Hyderabad, India
Date: 12th Feb 2007

This is really a great phone, it's worth the money you spend. It looks very decent & attractive.

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Reviewer: Gagan Gujral - Calcutta, India
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

It is a cool phone 2 hang out wid. It is a model which impresses your gal friend on the 1st sight. But the camera is not good to capture far away placed objects. & the sound volume is not good as compared to the Walkman series of the same manufacturer. But the sound quality is awesome man! You can hear the slightest beat of music being played which in fact is far far better than the Nokia phones which do nothing except creating noise.

OVERALL IT'S A GOOD PHONE BUT I SUGEEST TO PUT MORE BUCKS & GO FOR A WALMAN SERIES MODEL INSTEAD.

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Reviewer: Melanie - Australia
Date: 30th Jan 2007

This phone sounds like a very good phone at an affordable price. I might be getting this phone to replace my old phone, the LG u300, which I absolutely loved but accidentally got dropped in the washing machine! Overall the features in the z550i phone sound good but it would be better if there was 3G but then again the phone would be more expensive & bulky.

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Reviewer: Aditya - Delhi, India
Date: 28th Jan 2007

This is a good phone & my dream is one day this phone is on my hands.

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Reviewer: Harsha Kanchina - Hyderabad, India
Date: 13th Jan 2007

Boy, is it cool or what? I bought this mobile over a month back & am very satisfied. It's got cool looks, excellent audio clarity, decent camera, FM (though I don't use it much) & loved the musicdj, photodj softs too. One problem however seems to be that battery life's bad (which has always been a problem with Sony Ericsson mobile phones), all in all, a cool phone for the money's worth. & one piece of advice if you wanna get a mobile phone. & go searching' the 'ntire crazy galaxy. In the process, you still find out that Sony Ericsson is the best out there;-)

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Reviewer: Travis Ragg - Wollongong, Australia
Date: 10th Jan 2007

I think for starters that the sterling black looks much better. This phone is the fourth phone I have had in two years & is a great phone from what I have seen in the last what, about 2 weeks since Christmas.

The design of the phone is fairly good, I personally think if the phone is too thin, it will stuff up in a short period of time because the phone is so packed in the phone overloads itself, but even with all the new technology today that keeps getting smaller & smaller, I still think that.

Making things thinner or smaller all the time can be a good idea but you can go too far & that's what I think some people are doing right now, just always remember smaller doesn't always work out better, so the saying good things come in small packages isn't always true, so overall this phone is a perfect size its got lots of features (which I am just about to talk about) that are not packed in to tightly.

For the features of this phone I gave it 90% cause they are excellent although you do need a bit of money to use the Internet on the phone but its only temporary till you get home to your computer if you have one, the camera quality is good but definitely, that's about it, everything else it good in the features.

For the usability I reckon sometimes it's pretty hard to flip it open & closed & I always worry about breaking the flipper thing, the open answer option is a great idea same with the end call close option, it can be hard to use this phone because I always worry about braking it because of its flip.

Overall I think that it's a great phone but it's terrible for a phone that's been already improved (z550i) because it seriously needs a lot of them, overall percentage rating I give it 80% other then all of that I personally think Sony-Ericsson is the best manufacturer on the phone market overall.

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Reviewer: Santosh Premji Patel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Sony Ericsson Z550i is a good & affordable phone with all the maximum features included without 3G.

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Reviewer: Praveen.Tallapudi - Hydeabad, India
Date: 2nd Jan 2007

My experience with z550i, this is Praveen from Hyderabad. Ya I bought this z550i phone on 01-jan-2007. Bcoz I wanna start this yr with a great deal & now I am absolutely disappointed with the performance of the camera. Its performance is very poor at night (when light is less) even at tubelight also the picture quality is very poor. It is not even better than vga camera that Nokia 6600 has.

But the other features are some what better. If you are going to buy a new mobile in Sony for video/photos just go for k750i it is very good & so nice & now the cost is 10, 500.

The price range is around 8000 go for Nokia, moto, Samsung don go for z550i. Don't buy if you wanna good camera video & photos, the K750i is better.

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Reviewer: Sead - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 24th Dec 2006

Its so bad

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Reviewer: Clau - östersund, Sweden
Date: 24th Dec 2006

Best phone

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Reviewer: Manju Parthore - Bangalore, India
Date: 22nd Dec 2006

I purchased this model a month back. I am not able to access camera, which is the main feature of this set. I am not able to understand why this set has got such great ratings. There is also a very great customer service center of Sony Ericsson which does not respond to my case.

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Reviewer: Sidd - Mumbai, India
Date: 19th Dec 2006

A great phone with less cost. Good sound quality, good looks & the best thing is that it has FM which other stylish Nokia or Motorola v3i phones don't have. The only thing is that its card is costly but on the other hand, it has better life than other cards.

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Reviewer: John Smith - Afghanistan
Date: 2nd Dec 2006

Not a bad design.

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Reviewer: Lavee - Vadodara, India
Date: 28th Nov 2006

I think this is great, as compared to the price for it.

Most bad things I found:
1. No USB cable modem provided
2. Poor sound effect
3. Battery (really a great problem!)
4. No infra-red
5. Charger I changed 3 times!
6. Costly memory card
7. Low quality camera


Most good things I found:
1. Smart and sleek handset
3. Good looks
2. Appropriate to the price
4. Good sound effect in hands-free
5. Easy to handle

All in all, I'm very happy with this!

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Reviewer: Shaun Sweeney - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 26th Nov 2006

Very good phone easy to use & a good price, but a word of warning it won't work after you put it in the washing machine which I did five days after buying it! Not very happy.

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Reviewer: Micky Vee - Mt Waverly, Australia
Date: 24th Nov 2006

Stop your whinging people. For 200 bananas this is a top phone. Ya want a better phone, pay 800.

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Reviewer: Yusuf S - Mumbai, India
Date: 23rd Nov 2006

IT'S FANTASTIC. FEATURES GREAT PORTABLE HANDSET LOOK WISE & USE WISE GOOD CAMERA IS FINE, SOUND ISN'T TOO GOOD.

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Reviewer: Harish Singh Negi - Delhi, India
Date: 19th Nov 2006

An awesome mobile phone, with so many features at the lowest price.

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Reviewer: Sunny - Mumbai, India
Date: 8th Nov 2006

Phone is really cool but with some bad effects such as MP3 is low, pic quality is good outside in sun but when low light the camera not so cool, memory card is to expensive, but better than other phones in same price but when you listen it with headphone it is really cool as you are listing song in a digital player, any ways if you are planning to buy its not bad at all.

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Reviewer: B.A.Dharap - Panvel India, India
Date: 6th Nov 2006

The best phone I had ever purchased:)

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Reviewer: Kiran - Bangalore, India
Date: 2nd Nov 2006

A really good phone, whose main drawback I noticed so far is that the volume of the MP3 player & radio is low (when compared to some other phones). However, this phone is worth the money spent.

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Reviewer: Ashleigh - Australia
Date: 30th Oct 2006

WOW this phone is the number one on my Chrissie list! I love the design and for me its just the thing I am looking for, stylish and has the good basics with some nice extra features to tie it up, well this will be the next spending of my pay!

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Reviewer: Nick - Moldova
Date: 25th Oct 2006

The Z550i mobile phone is cool !

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Reviewer: Rakesh - India
Date: 25th Oct 2006

There is only one color in which z550i mobile comes in. I am planning to buy but there is no choice. The mobile features are good.

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Reviewer: Rich - Reading, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2006

Can anyone who owns it answer this question? Is it possible to set the phone up so that you are notified of a new unread text message every few minutes? My Samsung D600 does this & it's a really good feature, otherwise if you miss the short vibration alert you might not realise you have a text message for many hours! Rich

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Reviewer: Amrita - Singh, Kazakhstan
Date: 23rd Oct 2006

This phone really appealed to me. I'm going to buy it soon if my bf lets me.

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Reviewer: Ashi - Gurgaon, India
Date: 23rd Oct 2006

Its a real bargain for the features that are packed in it, however the least Sony could have done is given a Software CD, USB Data Cable, infrared device, at least a decent memory stick. The phone overall is pretty good, except for these add ons which are missing. Having said that, I think its a good switch from a boring Nokia. Really - VALUE FOR MONEY!

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Reviewer: Chirag - Chandigarh, India
Date: 8th Oct 2006

Great Phone at an affordable Price. Had my eyes on it the moment I saw it on the net. Although a bit disappointed with the performance, specially the clamshell body which gets a bit 'squeaky' n loose after sometime & the camera clarity in dark conditions is pathetic.

However will rate it 7/10 overall.

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Reviewer: Kyle - Perth, Australia
Date: 3rd Oct 2006

Great features & easy to use. However, I bought mine & within 10hrs it 'froze' & would not start again. Vendor recommended I bring it back to swap it over. Is this a common problem?

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Reviewer: Alice - W.A, Australia
Date: 24th Sep 2006

This phone is a well designed phone at a great price this is defiantly. What ur looking 4 if u haven't yet bought this phone buy it, 200 bucks is great. I prefer the creamy colour 2 they silver but I think that is coz I'm a girl. if u buy it from Vodafone every time ur recharge of 30 bucks u get 100 free texts so buy from Vodafone. 3 mobile has really bad reception

Main bad point, there isn't a scroll down button witch means that it is quit hard 2 use.

Over all, this phone is small, easy 2 carry around & perfect 4 a busy person!!!

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Reviewer: Rhythmicdias - Banfalore, India
Date: 27th Aug 2006

A few things to add in here even though I have not yet bought this phone, but I'm planning to. This set is really a cool one.

STRIKING FEATURES: I found in this phone which I waited for long are:
1. MP3 playback with MP4 & AAC support among other formats & also manual EQ (very cool feature).
2. Bluetooth (even though, I read, one will not be able to send mp3 songs to other Bluetooth devices using Bluetooth) is a really good handy option in this set.
3. USB.
4. Finally, but most important feature for me is this USB MASS STORAGE feature of this phone.

Well, this is not just a phone, it is (a) a MP3 player, (b) a pen drive, (c) a camera, & (d) a phone. So, you are carrying 4 devices in 1...

NOT-SO-STRIKING FEATURES: Not so for my interest what the phone lacks (I think) are
1. Camera (I read the quality is bad & I myself have seen photo taken with its camera which is not so appealing), maybe because I'm used to seeing my digital photos from my Canon digicam.
2. No USB cable provided. This one is really bad thing (I read from the reviews posted in the net).
3. M2 memory card. The new format of M2 card is really expensive, but I guess the price might come down months later.

THIS IS WHAT I CAN MAKE OUT FROM THE REVIEW AND SPECS AND OVERVIEW OF THE PHONE FROM DIFFERENT RESOURCES I HAVE COLLECTED ON THIS PHONE.

BOTTOM LINE: For its price tag, the features, support, & the capability that this phone provides, this is really a great phone.

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Reviewer: Birbals - India
Date: 25th Aug 2006

Friend's z550i is excellent. I love it whether its camera, mp3 player or radio all Great. The voice quality is very great it's just like digital home theatre system. The 1.3 megapixel camera has 4x digital zoom & takes great snap shots. Buy it & see you'll find what we were really needing in the cell phones. A stylish cell phone with all the great features. It has built-in modem, pop email system, Bluetooth & wap enabled. You can also read rss feeds & subscribe them also. Z550 offers both services EMS & SMS messaging. The speed of data transfer is excellent. Moreover the best thing is it looks like a cell phone not like those other big phones which have some functions & are not easy to carry. I give Sony Ericsson full marks for the product. It has memory slot & can be upgraded also, go for it.

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Reviewer: Risk Bosskar - New Delhi, India
Date: 25th Aug 2006

Had a w550i previously & exchanged for this one coz this had expandable memory. Video quality is lot poorer as compared to w550i.....no horizontal mode for videos available...also the micro m2 card. Which u gotta buy is pretty costly. Around 6000 for a 1 GB!!! Also the headphones are way behind the w series ones. Retained my w550i headphones for a extra charge & funny...NO data cable...another 1800 bucks... so the price is(INR) 8500+3000(5i2mb card)+1600(data cable)+1200(headphones)...!!!!!!!!!!! r we missing something

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Reviewer: Karan Harjani - New Delhi, India
Date: 23rd Aug 2006

I'm highly impressed with the built of the phone & its features, & at such a price it's definitely a steal!

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Reviewer: Manoj - Mumbai, India
Date: 21st Aug 2006

It looks absolutely sleek, but is the music playback as good as the walkman series?

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Reviewer: Daniel - Chennai, India
Date: 19th Aug 2006

The design & the features are very good. This gives a good value for the money.

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Reviewer: Dev - Mumbai, India
Date: 26th Jul 2006

Definitely an excellent package at the price it is being offered. Will certainly stand up in the race for top 10 mobiles in near future.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2006

It looks really cool. It's got all the features I want. I'm definitely getting one.

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Reviewer: Anirudh - Delhi, India
Date: 31st May 2006

Wonderful set with a compact feel. Like its colour & the fm radio is fabulous.

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Reviewer: Karen Parker - Ipswich, UK
Date: 21st May 2006

Not 3G & no Infrared connection but hope this will reflect in the purchase price. When is the Sony Ericsson Z550i available in the United Kingdom & Europe? Please advise?

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Reviewer: Will - Chester, UK
Date: 19th May 2006

Coolest design from this range. Super design, like clamshell design only if the have an external screen, good messaging features & I hope the camera is good quality. Potentially my new phone.



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