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List price as of Apr 11, 2008:
S$738
S$738
CNET Asia Review
Very good
The good: Strong set of features including GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth stereo; 3.5mm audio jack; microSD expansion card slot; bundled in-car charger and holder. View score
The bad: Trackball not sensitive enough in Web browser and map software; no option to search for Wi-Fi connection in Web browser access point setup.
The bottom line: The SGH-i550W has several things going for it, including a strong feature set matched with an attractive price and bundled accessories. But the implementation of both the software and hardware (trackball) has room for improvement.
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Average User Rating
from 11 users
Very good
6.6
out of 10User Reviews
became a mere good phone
May 6, 2009Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: works well
Cons: my god, battery sucks how dare they launch it
Opinion:
i dont use gps, occasionally use camera so am not bothered if these are merely good. the phone works well, no sluggishness and i like the contact management, i think its superb coz of its flexibility - for example - you can set different default numbers for making a call, sms, etc.
while the track-ball isnt the best (sometime frustrating when scrolling long up or down), it is the battery life that surely makes it a deal breaker, wish i'd known before i bought it. how dare they ?
- swithced off 3g
- total call minutes (outgoing + incoming) 45-60 mins/day
- one SMS Chat open all the time for texting about 50 sms sent/day
- and the battery lasts only 10 hrs after fully charged.... so by 7 or 8pm i'm out of contact.....
i should get my money back...
worst mobile of the year
May 22, 2008Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: worst among s60 mobile
Cons: poorest battery ever experienced
Opinion:
I BROUGT THIS PHONE ON 05MAY2008
MAIN PROBLEM IS BATTERY WHICH STAY HOURS ONLY.
EVERY SIX MONTHS I AM CHANGING PHONES .I HAD EXPERIENCE
WITH ALL MANUFACTURES.EVEN THIS IS THE THIRD PHONE
MADE BY SAMSUNG.THOSE PREVIUOS MODELS WERE OK.
BUT THIS ONE IS TERRIBLE NOT ONLY POOR BATTERY
OTHER FUNCTIONS ALSO VERY POOR.
PLEASE DONT BUY IT.
Good Attempt by Samsung
May 8, 2008Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: Wifi, Trackball, Decent screen size, easy to use interface(Symbian)
Cons: Terrible Battery life, Wifi, 3.2MP Camera with poor flash for taking pic in the dark, conventional design, Cannot sync with MACBOOK.
Opinion:
To begin, i550W comes in an conventionally designed box. Not appealing to me as compared to the presentation used by Nokia, SE and best of all, Iphone. Please make your package more attractive!!!
i550w comes with many standard accessories like headphone, 1GB MicroSD, Charger, 1 Batt only (those who r using will know why i add in the word only), instruction booklet, CD for GPS and PC Suites. So nothing special on these stuff.
I had a hard time getting the GPS to work. I tried activating it but it didn't work. Really do not know what i did and the GPS finally work. It's a Miracle. Searching for a location is quick for me. 1st time using a GPS to help me find my way in Singapore so there's no way for me to compare with other phone models or GPS unit.
On paper, this phone has everything. I like the fact it has WIFI. ... Read more
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User Discussion
Ivan74:
I turn off the auto scanning function and 3G but still didn't get more than 2 full days of ...
minas77:
you are right regarding WLAN scanning and battery life, i always have WLAN scanning set to OFF, when i ...
vernonlcm:
Heard from many that the bad life is quite bad and you need to charge every night with moderate ...
minas77:
thanks! hope it works well for me!
damiankoh:
hey there, i installed the HandyWi program without any problems on the i550W, so i guess it should work ...
