Typical price: £150
What is it: Smart phone with PC synchronisation and dedicated music buttons
What we think: A neat handset and a worthy development of the Windows Mobile Smartphone
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 3 August 2005
Tags: Orange, Orange SPV C550, joystick, songs, messaging
We like:
Music buttons are large and effective; nice screen; small, neat handset
We don't like:
Short on internal memory for a music phone; flash memory cards live under battery; no flash for camera
You might also need:
Bluetooth headset; miniSD cards to store music
CNET UK judgement:
The SPV C550 is small, neat and ideal if you want easy synchronisation of diary and contacts with a PC. Despite the dedicated buttons, it doesn't offer enough internal memory to double as a music phone -- although the included 128Mb miniSD card does help
Full review:
Windows Mobile Smartphones offer the familiar look of Windows coupled with the ability to sync your contacts, to dos and calendar, access email on the move and run third-party software. When operators take these handsets, they add their own specialities, which in Orange's case means over-the-air backup, ringtones and access to Orange's Web-based services. Continue Reading...
Orange SPV C550 History
9 Nov 2005 in Crave
A bit of a lemon: Orange SPV C550
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there lived a phone manufacturer who decided that it would be a good idea to put Windows on a mobile phone. But is the reactor on this particular mobile Deathstar overheating?
24 Aug 2005 in Reviews
Beyond ringtones: mobile phones that play music
Now that it's almost impossible to buy a mobile phone without a built-in camera, manufacturers are looking for the next big thing. Given the popularity of the iPod and the astounding enthusiasm for ringtones, it's hardly surprising they've decided to bring music playback to your mobile...
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February 26, 2007
Posted by: freekedoutfish
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Posted by: Paul Lanyon
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