Sharp 550SH 3G Camera Phone Specifications

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This phone is roughly the same as the 770SH but has a different screen and is a candy bar form factor.

550SH Phone Features

Music ringtones (MP3 / AAC)
Polyphonic ringtones
Java™ games
Icons
Screensavers
Themes
Wallpaper
Integarted 1.3 megapixel camera
Integrated QCIF camera for video telephony
Video download / playback / recording / streaming / telephony
Full screen video playback support
Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+e)
Playlist support (99 files in a playlist, 350 max on phone)
Shuffle support
Tri-band
3G (UMTS)
GPRS
Vodafone live!
Colour browser
Mobile TV (paid service) *
WAP 2.0
DRM copyright protection
SMS (Short Message Service)
Concatenated SMS (up to 765 characters)
MMS (Multimedia Message Service, up to 300 KB)
Email (POP3 / SMTP. Up to 300 KB. Attachment support)
Vodafone Messenger (instant text messaging) **
Distribution lists (5, up to 20 members per list)
Message templates
Watchers list (see who is viewing your status)
Text zoom
T9 predictive text input (with custom word list 'My Dictionary')
20 MB internal memory approx. (5 MB approx. for My Items)
microSD™ card slot (up to 512 MB, maybe 1 GB, NO hot-swap)
Bluetooth®
3G/GSM modem
USB
4-way navigation key with select button
Shortcut keys
Two soft keys
Video telephony key
Volume / side up and down keys
Alarms (Assign tone or video. Has snooze function)
Birthday reminders
Calculator
Calendar (month, week and day view)
Countdown timer
Currency converter
Date / time
E-Book (view E-Book files (XMDF or text files)
Expenses memo
My Items (picture, sound, video clip data etc)
My Music
Phone Help
Secret data (hide certain data until a code is entered)
Stopwatch
Tasks
Voice recorder
World clock (recognises time zone, displays local and home time)
Function lock
Internal antenna
Keypad lock
Phone lock
RF connector
SIM lock
Candy bar form factor

Alerts / Ringtones

MP3 / AAC ringtones
Video ringtones
40-chord polyphonic ringtones
Ringtone composer / editor (8, 16 or 32 chords)
Keypad tones
Message alert tone/video
Power on / off tone
Warning / error tone
Vibrating alert (vibrate + ring supported (On & Link to Sound))
Downloadable ringtones
To be used as ringtones sound files etc must be in the phone memory and not on the microSD™ card

Supported Audio Formats

AAC, AAC+, AAC+e, AMR, iMelody, MIDI, MP3, Original ringtone (composed in Melody Editor), SMAF, WAVE

Games

Preinstalled games (possibly just demo versions) *
Java™ MIDP 2.0
3D game support
Downloadable Java™ games

Display

TFT
262, 144 colours
240 x 320 pixels
QVGA
1.9 inches
Adjustable backlight duration
Adjustable display timeout
Adjustable font (Thin, Normal, Bold, Bolder)

Primary Camera (rear mounted)

CMOS
1.3 Megapixels
1x, 2x and 4x digital zoom (depending on resolution)
Anti-flicker Mode (Mode 1: 50Hz or Mode 2: 60Hz)
Continuous shooting (4 or 9 consecutive shots, adjustable interval)
Frames
JPEG image format
Panorama mode (overlaps continuous images into one. Fast or normal mode)
Picture brightness: Bright, Normal, Dark
Quality options: Super fine, Fine and Normal
Resolutions: 120x160 (QQVGA), 240x320 (QVGA), 480x640 (VGA), 768x1024 (XGA), 960x1280 (Quad-VGA)
Self timer
Shutter tone (3 sounds to choose from, cannot be turned off)
Video capture
Full screen display of images is supported
Photo editor
Photos can be saved to the phone memory or the microSD™ card

Secondary Camera (front mounted)

QCIF (176 x 144 pixels)
Used for self portraits and video telephony

Video Telephony

Adjustable exposure
Adjustable in / out image quality (Normal, Quality Priority, Frame Rate Priority)
Alternative Image (camera is turned off, selected image is used instead)
Image swap (swaps main and sub screens)
Mirror Image (reverses your image during call)
During video calls it is possible to switch between the two cameras

Video Recording

Duration: 'For Message' or Extended mode (<30 mins subject to memory)
Formats: 3GP, H.263, AMR audio
Picture brightness: Bright, Normal, Dark
Quality options: Super fine, Fine and Normal
Record with or without sound
Resolutions: Large (176 x 144, QCIF), Small (128 x 96, SubQCIF)
Anti-flicker Mode (Mode 1: 50Hz or Mode 2: 60Hz)
Self timer
Shutter tone (3 sounds to choose from but cannot be turned off)
Zoom: 1x, 2x at 176 x 144 pixels, 1x, 2x, 3x at 128 x 96 pixels
Video clips can be saved to the phone memory or the microSD™ card

Supported Image Formats

GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP

Call Management

Any key answer
Automatic redial
Call barring
Call cost / timer
Call divert
Call hold
Call logs (dialled / missed / received, last 30)
Call waiting
Conference call (up to 5 participants)
Caller groups / categories (16, customisable)
Contacts lock (prevents unauthorised use of contacts list)
Data counter (amount of bytes used in 3G/GSM transmission)
Fixed Dialling Number (allow calls only to predefined numbers)
Flight mode
Hide / show own number on phone called
Integrated hands free speaker
Minute minder (tone sounds every minute during call)
Phonebook (up to 500 multi-field entries + SIM)
Phonebook supports multi-character contact search
Photo, ringtone and video caller ID
Profiles (6)
Speed dialling (8 numbers)
Voicemail ('1' key)

Connectivity

Bluetooth® v1.1 wireless technology
3G/GSM modem
USB (cable is optional) / Mass storage mode. (connect the USB data cable during standby)
Sync Manager synchronises contacts and schedule with Microsoft® Outlook and Outlook Express.
Data transfer to and from PC via Handset Manager provided on CD-ROM
When transferring a file to the phone using Bluetooth® the file can only be transferred directly to the phone memory, not to the microSD™ card so you will have to move it after transfer.

Bluetooth® Visibility Options

Hide My Phone
Show My Phone

Network

Dual-mode
Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
UMTS 2100 MHz
GPRS class 10 (4+1, 3+2)
Automatic and manual network selection

Standard Package *

Standard 550SH handset
Rechargeable Li-ion battery
microSD™ Memory Card
AC charger
Stereo hands-free kit
CD-ROM
Quick start guide
User Guide

Accessories *

XN-1BT30 Lithium-Ion battery
XN-1CL30 car lighter charger
XN-1DC30 USB data cable
XN-1HS90 stereo headset (must have XN-1HU90 mic to use this)
XN-1HU90 hands-free microphone unit
XN-1QC30 3 pin (UK Plug) AC charger
XN-1QC31 2 pin (Euro Plug) AC charger
XN-1QC32 2 pin (Ocean Plug) AC charger

Colours *

Black
Black / silver

Dimensions

48 x 111.3 x 18.8 mm

Weight

96 g

Power Management ***

Battery: Li-Ion, 900 mAh

Talk-time (GSM / UMTS): up to 240 mins / up to 150 mins
Standby time: up to 370 hrs
Charge time: 160 mins approximately

* May vary by region and operator
** Service name may vary depending on region. The service is split into two types (Instant messenger and Web version). If your phone does not access Instant messenger version, you will connect to Web version. Contact service provider to find out which service you are using
*** Subject to local and network conditions

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