Nokia 5500 Sport Reviews and Deals

Nokia 5500 Sport Reviews and Deals reviews

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+ This mobile phone has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on ease of use.

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6.2 out of 10 based on 23 reviews.

Nokia 5500 Sport: Smartphone with 2MP camera, Numeric keypad and 20.8 x 280 display. See full product description

Overall rating	6.2
Ease of use	5.3
Features	6.0
Battery life	6.2
Design	6.3
Value for money	6.6

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Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: I bought the phone because I am a tradesman and sick of phones not even lasting a year. So the physical features it has is soo much better for me, and it's a nokia which has the best build quality
Bad points:: None

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	9.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 31 Oct 2008

Chris, Leeds

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: no good points
Bad points:: the menus aren't intuitive.
limited sounds for SMS

Overall rating	1.0
Ease of use	1.0
Features	1.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	1.0
Value for money	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Oct 2008

Angelo, middlesex Basic text and chat user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: very robust - can take lots of knocks and its water proof - Im a landscape gardener and I have had 4 of these phones now.
Bad points:: hard to change contacts frome sim to phone - has a mind of its own .

Overall rating	7.0
Ease of use	7.0
Features	5.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Oct 2008

Confirmed purchaser Basic text and chat user

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: none really
Bad points:: Slow to respond, small screen, difficult navigation

Overall rating	4.0
Ease of use	3.0
Features	3.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	2.0
Value for money	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Oct 2008

Maria, Bathgate

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: The fact it's splash-proof and the rubberised coating to protect it if it's dropped....the whole 'iron-man' idea.
Bad points:: Trying to place the SIM card and the charger........both difficult if you've not got dainty fingers.

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	7.0
Features	5.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Nov 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Size is compact......Shape is nice. In a little mobile you will find enough to play with, sporty features, camera and light at the tip.
Bad points:: A little rough when you use the kepad, but it is designed for tough duty, so make it compromisable!!

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	7.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Nov 2008

bob, hertfordshire handyman ~ need tough

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: needed a tough phone for work wich this is
Bad points:: to many fussy addons that i suspect most users will never use

Overall rating	7.0
Ease of use	6.0
Features	7.0
Battery life	4.0
Design	6.0
Value for money	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Nov 2008

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Product Features

Operating system	Symbian
Software on which the device runs
Screen size (Inches)	1.7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	280x208
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Type of phone	Smartphone
Smartphones are phones with mobile computing systems and the ability to perform complex processes such as image and video capture and app downloads.
Shape of phone	bar
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Numeric keypad
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	USB

Connections	Bluetooth

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Email

Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	20.8

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	280

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	2
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	4
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	11.3

Depth in cm	1.8

Height in cm	10.7
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	4.5

Memory card slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	No
Weight (g)	103
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	No
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2006-10-24
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Nokia 5500

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Manufacturer's Description

Instant Swap key for quick one key switching between phone, music, and sports modes
Stainless steel body designed to withstand bumps, dust, and water splashes
3D sensor for tapping command to play music or voice feedback in sports tracking
Text to speech * reads out SMS messages and provides voice feedback for sports tracking information
Sports tracking user interface monitors your exercise and displays training data, speed and distance, steps taken, and calories burned
Excellent sound quality with Nokia Sports Headset
NEW for Nokia 5500 Sport Music edition: support for microSD cards up to 1GB (available separately). Nokia 5500 Sport Music edition comes with 512MB microSD card.