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, dedicated, edge, handset
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.co.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
Orange SPV C550 History
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