Comments on: Sony Ericsson K550 Review http://blog.se-nse.net ... your source for everything Sony Ericsson! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:19:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pico RG http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/k550-review/comment-page-1/#comment-27710 Pico RG Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:52:19 +0000 http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-k550-review/#comment-27710 Really cool review, makes you want to have this phone immediately Really cool review, makes you want to have this phone immediately

]]> By: Pico RG http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/k550-review/comment-page-1/#comment-31412 Pico RG Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:52:19 +0000 http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-k550-review/#comment-31412 Really cool review, makes you want to have this phone immediately Really cool review, makes you want to have this phone immediately

]]> By: Adrian http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/k550-review/comment-page-1/#comment-15573 Adrian Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:36:51 +0000 http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-k550-review/#comment-15573 On the one hand, the processor speed is indeed very good and 3D games do run smoothly on K550 because of that and because the screen resolution is of only 176x220, meaning less pixels to process, so it's a good combination. Java apps can be opened more at a time, limmited by the available Java reserved memory (not sure how much there is, for example on K700 it's 512 Kb, on K750 - 1 Mb) On the other hand, the CyberShot logo doesn't mean much for K550, except for the camera interface... I compared pictures taken in identical conditions with K750 and K550 and the conclusion was that K750 produced more detailed, sharper photos. The noise level is higher in K750, but K550 tends to supress detail for noise reduction. I chose more detail over less noise and changed the camera driver on my personal phone so that noise dissapeared (exposure time increased). My personal opinion: K550 outperforms K750 in every way except for the camera department. On the one hand, the processor speed is indeed very good and 3D games do run smoothly on K550 because of that and because the screen resolution is of only 176×220, meaning less pixels to process, so it’s a good combination. Java apps can be opened more at a time, limmited by the available Java reserved memory (not sure how much there is, for example on K700 it’s 512 Kb, on K750 – 1 Mb)

On the other hand, the CyberShot logo doesn’t mean much for K550, except for the camera interface… I compared pictures taken in identical conditions with K750 and K550 and the conclusion was that K750 produced more detailed, sharper photos. The noise level is higher in K750, but K550 tends to supress detail for noise reduction.
I chose more detail over less noise and changed the camera driver on my personal phone so that noise dissapeared (exposure time increased).

My personal opinion: K550 outperforms K750 in every way except for the camera department.

]]> By: Adrian http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/k550-review/comment-page-1/#comment-31411 Adrian Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:36:51 +0000 http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-k550-review/#comment-31411 On the one hand, the processor speed is indeed very good and 3D games do run smoothly on K550 because of that and because the screen resolution is of only 176x220, meaning less pixels to process, so it's a good combination. Java apps can be opened more at a time, limmited by the available Java reserved memory (not sure how much there is, for example on K700 it's 512 Kb, on K750 - 1 Mb) On the other hand, the CyberShot logo doesn't mean much for K550, except for the camera interface... I compared pictures taken in identical conditions with K750 and K550 and the conclusion was that K750 produced more detailed, sharper photos. The noise level is higher in K750, but K550 tends to supress detail for noise reduction. I chose more detail over less noise and changed the camera driver on my personal phone so that noise dissapeared (exposure time increased). My personal opinion: K550 outperforms K750 in every way except for the camera department. On the one hand, the processor speed is indeed very good and 3D games do run smoothly on K550 because of that and because the screen resolution is of only 176×220, meaning less pixels to process, so it’s a good combination. Java apps can be opened more at a time, limmited by the available Java reserved memory (not sure how much there is, for example on K700 it’s 512 Kb, on K750 – 1 Mb)

On the other hand, the CyberShot logo doesn’t mean much for K550, except for the camera interface… I compared pictures taken in identical conditions with K750 and K550 and the conclusion was that K750 produced more detailed, sharper photos. The noise level is higher in K750, but K550 tends to supress detail for noise reduction.
I chose more detail over less noise and changed the camera driver on my personal phone so that noise dissapeared (exposure time increased).

My personal opinion: K550 outperforms K750 in every way except for the camera department.

]]> By: RishiGuru http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/k550-review/comment-page-1/#comment-12720 RishiGuru Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:20:47 +0000 http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-k550-review/#comment-12720 Positive Features : - The best 2MP camera with Autofocus currently available in the market. It has an active lens cover which is helpful in protecting the lens from scratches, stains & smudges. There are also two powerful LED’s to help taking photos in dark which also act as torchlight when required. The software part that handles the camera is very intuitive and provides a number of options that suits in different environments in taking pictures.  - Great music player with 5 band graphic equalizer that allows custom settings providing a crystal clear sound with thumping bass when used with walkman series headsets like HPM-75. Of course there is no MegaBass in K series but you do not need one if you know how to set up the equalizer to provide a similar effect. Many people forget MegaBass is a default equalizer preset not a piece of hardware which will greatly enhance the lower audio frequencies (Bass). - FM radio with RDS facility provides clear sound & good reception quality. No recording facility though. - Lightning fast response time with a 220 Mhz ARM9 processor & 77 MB inbuilt shared memory. Its predecessor K750i which happens to be the highest selling mobile phone of SE and one to beat had a 110Mhz ARM9 processor & 38 MB inbuilt shared memory. So you get two times processing power & two times inbuilt memory. Need to say more! -- This mobile runs on Sony Ericsson A100 software platform. This software is very stable, lightning fast during operation with no snags and is built in Java which is THE ULTIMATE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. Believe me because I am a computer engineer.  It uses Ahead of Time (AOT) Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which very good but Jazelle JVM is even better. - Powerful processor and good inbuilt memory lends to Java games running smoothly with no jitter or lag. -  K550i has a knack for multitasking. You can run up to 5 applications simultaneously. Once I played the music player minimized it, played three Java games and minimized them open the video player to see a video when a call came and I attended it. It can do it due to the powerful processor and good inbuilt memory that it ships within and also A100 software platform which supports multitasking. - The best battery in its category (Li Poly, 950mAh) with which I can listen 24 hrs of nonstop music at full volume with a full battery charge.  - Small, thin at just 14mm & light, I sometimes forget it's in my pocket. - Connectivity wise offers not only Bluetooth but also Infra-red port which is helpful to communicate with older mobile phones for data transfer. - No need to install driver CD's, just connect to the computer with the USB cable that comes with it & transfer music, videos, pictures etc to the phone & visa versa. - Lastly, it does very well for what it is primarily built for, excellent call reception, loud & clear. Deep technical details : - Sony Ericsson K550i has (Thin Film Diode) TFD screen instead of TFT. TFD consumes less power than TFT so better battery life and are brighter. It also provides higher contrast and colors appear more vivid & brighter and do not appear washed out under direct sunlight. - It uses Sony's patented M2 memory card rather than miniSD cards. Both are of nearly same size but M2 cards have much higher data transfer speed so the phone has faster response to user input. - It uses Lithium Polymer ion battery rather than Lithium ion, Li Poly is a superior technology (better safety, thinner) & will ultimately replace Lithium ion in near future. - K550i comes with Bluetooth supporting A2DP, a very important feature for music fans as it allows STEREO Bluetooth transmission to Bluetooth headsets. - Sony Ericsson was able to use such a powerful processor (220 Mhz) for K550i which draws a lot of power because it uses a TFD screen which sucks less power than TFT and at the same time uses a much bigger battery (BST-33) which is found in its top range models like C702i managing to provide an exceptional standby time.  For example, C702i uses the same battery but has a much bigger TFT display drawing more power so in  order to maintain descent standby time Sony Ericsson had to use a less powerful processor running at 180 Mhz. Positive Features :
- The best 2MP camera with Autofocus currently available in the market. It has an active lens cover which is helpful in protecting the lens from scratches, stains & smudges. There are also two powerful LED’s to help taking photos in dark which also act as torchlight when required. The software part that handles the camera is very intuitive and provides a number of options that suits in different environments in taking pictures. 
- Great music player with 5 band graphic equalizer that allows custom settings providing a crystal clear sound with thumping bass when used with walkman series headsets like HPM-75. Of course there is no MegaBass in K series but you do not need one if you know how to set up the equalizer to provide a similar effect. Many people forget MegaBass is a default equalizer preset not a piece of hardware which will greatly enhance the lower audio frequencies (Bass).
- FM radio with RDS facility provides clear sound & good reception quality. No recording facility though.
- Lightning fast response time with a 220 Mhz ARM9 processor & 77 MB inbuilt shared memory. Its predecessor K750i which happens to be the highest selling mobile phone of SE and one to beat had a 110Mhz ARM9 processor & 38 MB inbuilt shared memory. So you get two times processing power & two times inbuilt memory. Need to say more!
– This mobile runs on Sony Ericsson A100 software platform. This software is very stable, lightning fast during operation with no snags and is built in Java which is THE ULTIMATE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. Believe me because I am a computer engineer.  It uses Ahead of Time (AOT) Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which very good but Jazelle JVM is even better.
- Powerful processor and good inbuilt memory lends to Java games running smoothly with no jitter or lag.
-  K550i has a knack for multitasking. You can run up to 5 applications simultaneously. Once I played the music player minimized it, played three Java games and minimized them open the video player to see a video when a call came and I attended it. It can do it due to the powerful processor and good inbuilt memory that it ships within and also A100 software platform which supports multitasking.
- The best battery in its category (Li Poly, 950mAh) with which I can listen 24 hrs of nonstop music at full volume with a full battery charge. 
- Small, thin at just 14mm & light, I sometimes forget it’s in my pocket.
- Connectivity wise offers not only Bluetooth but also Infra-red port which is helpful to communicate with older mobile phones for data transfer.
- No need to install driver CD’s, just connect to the computer with the USB cable that comes with it & transfer music, videos, pictures etc to the phone & visa versa.
- Lastly, it does very well for what it is primarily built for, excellent call reception, loud & clear.
Deep technical details :
- Sony Ericsson K550i has (Thin Film Diode) TFD screen instead of TFT. TFD consumes less power than TFT so better battery life and are brighter. It also provides higher contrast and colors appear more vivid & brighter and do not appear washed out under direct sunlight.
- It uses Sony’s patented M2 memory card rather than miniSD cards. Both are of nearly same size but M2 cards have much higher data transfer speed so the phone has faster response to user input.
- It uses Lithium Polymer ion battery rather than Lithium ion, Li Poly is a superior technology (better safety, thinner) & will ultimately replace Lithium ion in near future.
- K550i comes with Bluetooth supporting A2DP, a very important feature for music fans as it allows STEREO Bluetooth transmission to Bluetooth headsets.
- Sony Ericsson was able to use such a powerful processor (220 Mhz) for K550i which draws a lot of power because it uses a TFD screen which sucks less power than TFT and at the same time uses a much bigger battery (BST-33) which is found in its top range models like C702i managing to provide an exceptional standby time.  For example, C702i uses the same battery but has a much bigger TFT display drawing more power so in  order to maintain descent standby time Sony Ericsson had to use a less powerful processor running at 180 Mhz.

]]> By: RishiGuru http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/k550-review/comment-page-1/#comment-31410 RishiGuru Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:20:47 +0000 http://blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-k550-review/#comment-31410 Positive Features : - The best 2MP camera with Autofocus currently available in the market. It has an active lens cover which is helpful in protecting the lens from scratches, stains & smudges. There are also two powerful LED’s to help taking photos in dark which also act as torchlight when required. The software part that handles the camera is very intuitive and provides a number of options that suits in different environments in taking pictures.  - Great music player with 5 band graphic equalizer that allows custom settings providing a crystal clear sound with thumping bass when used with walkman series headsets like HPM-75. Of course there is no MegaBass in K series but you do not need one if you know how to set up the equalizer to provide a similar effect. Many people forget MegaBass is a default equalizer preset not a piece of hardware which will greatly enhance the lower audio frequencies (Bass). - FM radio with RDS facility provides clear sound & good reception quality. No recording facility though. - Lightning fast response time with a 220 Mhz ARM9 processor & 77 MB inbuilt shared memory. Its predecessor K750i which happens to be the highest selling mobile phone of SE and one to beat had a 110Mhz ARM9 processor & 38 MB inbuilt shared memory. So you get two times processing power & two times inbuilt memory. Need to say more! -- This mobile runs on Sony Ericsson A100 software platform. This software is very stable, lightning fast during operation with no snags and is built in Java which is THE ULTIMATE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. Believe me because I am a computer engineer.  It uses Ahead of Time (AOT) Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which very good but Jazelle JVM is even better. - Powerful processor and good inbuilt memory lends to Java games running smoothly with no jitter or lag. -  K550i has a knack for multitasking. You can run up to 5 applications simultaneously. Once I played the music player minimized it, played three Java games and minimized them open the video player to see a video when a call came and I attended it. It can do it due to the powerful processor and good inbuilt memory that it ships within and also A100 software platform which supports multitasking. - The best battery in its category (Li Poly, 950mAh) with which I can listen 24 hrs of nonstop music at full volume with a full battery charge.  - Small, thin at just 14mm & light, I sometimes forget it's in my pocket. - Connectivity wise offers not only Bluetooth but also Infra-red port which is helpful to communicate with older mobile phones for data transfer. - No need to install driver CD's, just connect to the computer with the USB cable that comes with it & transfer music, videos, pictures etc to the phone & visa versa. - Lastly, it does very well for what it is primarily built for, excellent call reception, loud & clear. Deep technical details : - Sony Ericsson K550i has (Thin Film Diode) TFD screen instead of TFT. TFD consumes less power than TFT so better battery life and are brighter. It also provides higher contrast and colors appear more vivid & brighter and do not appear washed out under direct sunlight. - It uses Sony's patented M2 memory card rather than miniSD cards. Both are of nearly same size but M2 cards have much higher data transfer speed so the phone has faster response to user input. - It uses Lithium Polymer ion battery rather than Lithium ion, Li Poly is a superior technology (better safety, thinner) & will ultimately replace Lithium ion in near future. - K550i comes with Bluetooth supporting A2DP, a very important feature for music fans as it allows STEREO Bluetooth transmission to Bluetooth headsets. - Sony Ericsson was able to use such a powerful processor (220 Mhz) for K550i which draws a lot of power because it uses a TFD screen which sucks less power than TFT and at the same time uses a much bigger battery (BST-33) which is found in its top range models like C702i managing to provide an exceptional standby time.  For example, C702i uses the same battery but has a much bigger TFT display drawing more power so in  order to maintain descent standby time Sony Ericsson had to use a less powerful processor running at 180 Mhz. Positive Features :
- The best 2MP camera with Autofocus currently available in the market. It has an active lens cover which is helpful in protecting the lens from scratches, stains & smudges. There are also two powerful LED’s to help taking photos in dark which also act as torchlight when required. The software part that handles the camera is very intuitive and provides a number of options that suits in different environments in taking pictures. 
- Great music player with 5 band graphic equalizer that allows custom settings providing a crystal clear sound with thumping bass when used with walkman series headsets like HPM-75. Of course there is no MegaBass in K series but you do not need one if you know how to set up the equalizer to provide a similar effect. Many people forget MegaBass is a default equalizer preset not a piece of hardware which will greatly enhance the lower audio frequencies (Bass).
- FM radio with RDS facility provides clear sound & good reception quality. No recording facility though.
- Lightning fast response time with a 220 Mhz ARM9 processor & 77 MB inbuilt shared memory. Its predecessor K750i which happens to be the highest selling mobile phone of SE and one to beat had a 110Mhz ARM9 processor & 38 MB inbuilt shared memory. So you get two times processing power & two times inbuilt memory. Need to say more!
– This mobile runs on Sony Ericsson A100 software platform. This software is very stable, lightning fast during operation with no snags and is built in Java which is THE ULTIMATE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. Believe me because I am a computer engineer.  It uses Ahead of Time (AOT) Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which very good but Jazelle JVM is even better.
- Powerful processor and good inbuilt memory lends to Java games running smoothly with no jitter or lag.
-  K550i has a knack for multitasking. You can run up to 5 applications simultaneously. Once I played the music player minimized it, played three Java games and minimized them open the video player to see a video when a call came and I attended it. It can do it due to the powerful processor and good inbuilt memory that it ships within and also A100 software platform which supports multitasking.
- The best battery in its category (Li Poly, 950mAh) with which I can listen 24 hrs of nonstop music at full volume with a full battery charge. 
- Small, thin at just 14mm & light, I sometimes forget it’s in my pocket.
- Connectivity wise offers not only Bluetooth but also Infra-red port which is helpful to communicate with older mobile phones for data transfer.
- No need to install driver CD’s, just connect to the computer with the USB cable that comes with it & transfer music, videos, pictures etc to the phone & visa versa.
- Lastly, it does very well for what it is primarily built for, excellent call reception, loud & clear.
Deep technical details :
- Sony Ericsson K550i has (Thin Film Diode) TFD screen instead of TFT. TFD consumes less power than TFT so better battery life and are brighter. It also provides higher contrast and colors appear more vivid & brighter and do not appear washed out under direct sunlight.
- It uses Sony’s patented M2 memory card rather than miniSD cards. Both are of nearly same size but M2 cards have much higher data transfer speed so the phone has faster response to user input.
- It uses Lithium Polymer ion battery rather than Lithium ion, Li Poly is a superior technology (better safety, thinner) & will ultimately replace Lithium ion in near future.
- K550i comes with Bluetooth supporting A2DP, a very important feature for music fans as it allows STEREO Bluetooth transmission to Bluetooth headsets.
- Sony Ericsson was able to use such a powerful processor (220 Mhz) for K550i which draws a lot of power because it uses a TFD screen which sucks less power than TFT and at the same time uses a much bigger battery (BST-33) which is found in its top range models like C702i managing to provide an exceptional standby time.  For example, C702i uses the same battery but has a much bigger TFT display drawing more power so in  order to maintain descent standby time Sony Ericsson had to use a less powerful processor running at 180 Mhz.

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