Samsung SPH-i550

Infobox Mobile phone
name = Samsung SPH-i550


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manufacturer = Samsung Electronics
carrier = Sprint
available = N/A
screen = 320 X 352 px, 65,536 color
ext_screen = 128 x 96 px OLED
camera = 3.15 MP
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os = Palm OS 5.4
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cpu = MX1
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memory = 96 MB
memory_card = Secure Digital
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networks = CDMA
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form = Clamshell
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predecessor = SPH-i500
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other = The Samsung SPH-i550 smartphone is the Palm OS-based planned successor to the popular clamshell style SPH-i500. The SPH-i550 has a high-res 320x352 internal screen and an external OLED display. The camera takes 1MP stills and can record video. A built-in MP3 player is controlled by external buttons without having to open the phone.

Features

* Palm OS Garnet (5.4)
* MX1 CPU with 64 MB ROM / 32 MB RAM memory
* CDMA1x
* Clamshell form factor with dual displays, supports handwriting recognition
* 324 x 352 pixel, 2.3 inch, 65,536 color display (internal)
* OLED 128 x 96 pixel display (external)
* 3,15 megapixel digital camera with a LED flash
* Supports streaming media (VOD)
* MP3/MPEG4 player, controlled by external buttons without having to open the phone
* Web browser
* Infrared remote transmit
* Secure Digital (SD) memory expansion slot

A unique feature of the i550 is that all programs and data are stored in non volatile flash memory so that a hard reset of the Palm device will not cause the loss of any information.

As of April, 2005, Sprint Corporation has [http://www.palmzone.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=360 cancelled plans] for the SPH-i550. It now appears that the i550 will not be offered by any carrier in the United States. Just weeks after Sprint canceled the phone, it was announced that the SCH-i539, a Palm OS-based smartphone by Samsung that is very similar to the i550, was available in China. The i539 is nearly identical to the i550, except that it uses a CDMA [http://www.cdmatech.com/products/ruim.jsp Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM)] , which is similar in function to a GSM SIM card.

Evidence on the [http://www.samsung.com Samsung Website] indicates that a carrier in Mexico is in trials with the i550. The devices being tested all have the Sprint logo.

A [http://www.google.com/search?q=i550+petition&btnI=I'm+Feeling+Lucky petition asking Sprint to release the i550] was created, but as of yet, there has been no response from Sprint.

External links

* http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=522
* [http://www.iusacell.com.mx/personales/telefonos/samsung_i550.html Availability in Mexico]