Mobile phone review : SGH-i550W

The SGH-i550W is not Samsung's first Symbian S60 phone. In fact, there have been a number of models, such as the SGH-i520 in 2006 and the SGH-D730/SGH-D720 in 2005, but these were mainly for the European markets. Two years on, the Korean chaebol is once again bringing the S60 platform to some of its handsets. Two recent ones are the SGH-i450 and the SGH-i550W which we are reviewing.

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.

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.
Source: bangkokpost.com