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Sony Ericsson K550 review: A Cyber-shot on a budget

09 February 2007 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson K550 review: A Cyber-shot on a budget - read the full textAlready a magic word in the world of mobile phones, the Cyber-shot brand, has now received a new member. The Sony Ericsson K550 is a feature-rich cameraphone with an enjoyable 2 megapixel camera, nice imaging applications, FM radio and a memory card slot. And all that at a reasonable price that may attract your attention. Anyways, if we’ve managed to grab it, feel free to join us on a tour with the K800’s little brother.

 

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i cant see why these nokia fanboys keep giving their opinion
it seems they dont get it what a good phone should be like...
at all

@ those complaining about the black stand-by screen:
as far as im experienced in se phones se have tried
up with all-black screen and with one showing the clock
maybe they decided the first one is a bit better
so: all u have to do in order to see the clock is touch
the right-sided volume button for a while
i think this works perfect - it was the same thing with my k700
the button there was on the left side though /kinda confusing/
not all of the k700 are like that but it's convenient enough :)

@ those asking for new features - havent you heard about TrackID™
this feature is just awsome, and i personally dont know
if there is any other phone which supports it @ the time its out
its just perfect for any music fan on earth
and i think even w800/w810 dont have it
if youre wondering whats its effect - read somewhere :p

great phone
the only thing i bother is i already did some scratches to my new k550
i have spoilt this masterpiece of modern art

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  • 2007-07-24 01:55
  • SnLT

hi pipol.
to those who are really curious bout the difference of k750 and k550..
ive been using SE for so long and tried almost all the fones that they have. the longest that ive used was k750 wwhich is known for its incredible feature.. now im using k550.. not that much the difference but i must say this cyber baby is more nice than k750.. though it doest have night mode(literally) it comes with a feature like a digital camera.. if you want to have nice quality in low light place just choose twilight landscape or portrait this function is like night mode in some phones.. the plus factor of this phone is the picture quality in printing!! remember pictures taken by any phone is in the hand of whos taking the picture! dont blame the phone if it comes with a ugly outcome when you take picture!! the print of this phone is nice specially when it is processed and developed in photo center which prints pix from a digi cam or film or even pix maker prints nice quality pix.. cyber baby!!

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  • 2007-07-18 15:50
  • wYJb

hey. i jus bought a K550i. n i for some weird reason i cant zoom in while clicking a picture. it says "ZOOM NOT POSSIBLE IN THIS MODE". i cant zoom in the normal mode n can do so only in the others. bt i dont want to take a picture all the time in the panaroma mode. plz help!!!!!!!! I NEED TO ZOOM!!! :'(

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  • 2007-07-16 21:00
  • 2Zjk

how can anyone say this is k750i 's twin brother! k750i is much better and camera is much more clear than this fone. k750i should be the cybershot! K750i is much better. TRUST ME! get k750i - cheaper and better!

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  • 2007-07-05 05:14
  • PZUq

Hai ammie

it seems like ur battery is draining out quickly.... may b something is wrong with the battery. My battery is lasting for about an average of 3-4 days from a single charge. The stand by time has been more than a week. SE says the standby time is 350 hours !!!!!!

Try decreasing the brightness to minimum, as the 550i display is so bright. And also try charging the phone after switch it off..
The last try and keep charging till it says "fully charged".

To view the clock just press either the volume or the pause/play button and the clock will show up. For a large clock go to settings-display-clock size and change it ot large clock.

Well the crackling sound comes 4 me also... but thats not an issue as my previous w550i also had this problem. Its not that irritating... only once in a while does it come ......


kel

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  • 2007-06-02 11:43
  • vGtZ

To make a correction, I just checked my phone and the battery has now gone down to just 1% in only 40 hours! I had fully charged it 2 nights ago and now the battery is already dead. When I bought the phone, I was told it was only a month ago. Was I cheated?

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  • 2007-06-01 21:32
  • 4XV4

Hey Kel,

Thanks for the reply.

The pics definitely look really good in good lighting conditions. I'll have to learn how to utilize the features the k550i is packed with. Definitely a loss that there is no night mode. Hopefully the flash makes up for that, somewhat.

Just a question about your phone, do you know if there's a way to change the setting so that the clock is visible when in powersave? Or somehow change it so it's not pitch black when in powersave? Also, does your phone feel as flimpsy as mine? It gives a squeaking sound when I apply any amount of pressure on it. I bought the phone used from someone else. So it worries me that it's possible it's fake or something. Any tips? Also, how is your battery life? Mine goes down to 50% in less than 45 hours even though it's just standby and I did not make a single phone call on it! Should I be worried?

Thanks!

amie

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  • 2007-06-01 21:23
  • 4XV4

to amie :::::

Hi there

I also do own a 550i, well it seems like u checked the clarity rather in poor lightning conditions ..... it does'nt have a night mode... a big miss by sony :-(

Well in daytime, 550i matches the clarity of 750i , its twin brother...


Check out these pics ....

http://www.esato.com/phonephot...&model=K550i

These are all pictures taken from 550i...

And in the ranking , there are 4 550i pics in the top 20 rankings ..... :-)

And if u use the walkman headsets instead of the given poor headsets , sound clarity is excellent and matches the walkman clarity ......

and it is very ver quick 2 use and also has a seperate video player and supports multi tasking ......

I like it very much than the w800i which i prevously owned ......

One question....

who takes photos at poor lightning conditions ?????????

c u

kel

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  • 2007-06-01 16:41
  • vGt@

I just got my SE 550i yesterday. I am disappointed that in powersave the screen goes completely black and doesn't even show the clock like my old SE T610. At times, it made me uncertain if the phone was even on since the screen was completely black. Or is there an option for that?

Like many others have commented, I too was disappointed with the camera. There are some nifty camera features but the quality is rather poor. Quality appeared to be better in better lit places like inside a mall.

Another thing I'm unhappy about is how flimsy it feels in my hands. It doesnt feel solid in my hands. If I put any pressure on it, it has a cracking/squeaking sound. Is that just my phone?

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  • 2007-05-31 06:25
  • 4XV4

I bought the K550i and I'm very happy with it. The camera is better than I supposed before look it in my hand. The buttons aren't too small and we can press without problem. The K550i is a fantastic MP3 player and FM radio. The sound has a higher quality near of the serie 'W' (walkman). I like the SE products and I think they have the best multimedia phones on the market.

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  • 2007-05-18 19:31
  • Pag%

yes it has.

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  • 2007-05-17 09:27
  • n99H

I had 790i pressing its jostick button is also used to take a picture (this feature is not availoble in 750i). can anyone tell me if k550i has this feature.

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  • 2007-05-16 11:10
  • PGh}

i don noe why k550 cant zoom in camera mode except set to vga(2.2x).. even k750 can zoom 4x..
4 those who cant take capture in dark area, u can try set to twilight potrait + flash

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  • 2007-05-14 06:51
  • ib6u

To anyone whos got this phone, is it loud when you play the songs?

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  • 2007-05-09 21:48
  • n5cR

is there a limit , like alot of other SE phones , on the number of messages one can store, on the 550i ... ???

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  • 2007-04-27 12:37
  • vGfm

the new k550i cybershot sucks big time..
it call itself cybershot but when u take picture at night likewise in a club,the picture is not clear at all compare to the k750i..

if u use k750i,try to turn on the night mode plus the flash..
it will give u a superclear picture even in a dark room..

most of all..to anyone who wanna get the k550i cybershot,pls think twise before buy it..to me its not worth it cuz the headline(cybershot) really not as what u want it to be..

if u realy into cybershot,get ur hand on the k810i..
good phone with a superclear 3.2mp camera..clear at anytime & anywhere..top that

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  • 2007-04-24 11:11
  • ibn6

u can get enough good music quality by the equalizer settings.. its enough,but cant compare with nokias.. cyber shots are made for espaecially taking photos, it's a concept cellphone.. if u want all in one get a brick like nokia..

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  • 2007-04-22 08:58
  • p2wf

how come my phone speaker not as good as sony-ericsson k750i speaker? say!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2007-04-19 13:38
  • ibpu

to pankaj

yes i am an owner of this phone and i believe the speaker is very loud considering its not a walkman phone. obviously the walkman speakers are better as they are focussed to be good in the music depart ment as this is a camera phone so they focus on the camera. so regarding your query i think the speaker is fine.

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  • 2007-04-13 13:12
  • nHUN

Is the loudspeaker of K550i good enough (i mean LOUD)? I've heard the volume is quite low. Owners please comment.

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  • 2007-04-11 16:13
  • vGiJ
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