Camera Phone Reviews

The Unwired has pictures of the soon to be released Orange C550 phone.

The C550 has a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, dedicated media player control buttons, a 240x320 resolution and 65,000 color AVGA LCD screen, GPRS (class 10) as well as a miniSD memory card slot.

Cool SmartPhone reviews the Orange SPV C550 and writes - 'The phone itself is fairly nippy and operates well. Whilst it's slightly heavier and slightly larger than the C500 it's not really noticeable. The screen blanking out - when you don't want it to blank out is a bit annoying to say the least, however if you don't mind the screen going off and don't mind pressing one key to see what's happening then this is definitely a phone to consider. The camera quality is excellent, the build quality - in my opinion - is better and the screen will suck you in like a tornado. The addition of the music keys is a helpful addition for those who want to listen to music on the go, however they may be wasted a little on those who don't. As for the games showing up "in a small window" then please do remember that this isn't the fault of the handset - it's just that we have to wait a little for programmers to recode their games and apps to resize depending on the handset running the software.'

InfoSync World reviews the Orange SPV C550 and writes - 'For music afficionados, the SPV C550 might be the best alternative yet - even better than the Sony Ericsson W800i due to its MP3 and WMA support, although it cannot match the battery life of the latter. The skew towards music is evident through the rejiggered keypad and the inclusion of over-the-air music downloads, but for those not bent on music these and other tweaks might prove more of an annoyance than a boon. Still, there's lots to like about the C550, such as a brilliant screen, good audio quality and long battery life - but keep in mind it's not top-of-the line in any area except for music.'

Vnunet reviews the Orange SPV C550, and concludes: "There’s no denying the SPV 550 is a decent phone with lots of great applications and synchronisation features. But, like its predecessors, the interface is painfully slow and the battery life just doesn’t compare to non-Windows-based smartphones."