'It's a little disappointing to see a music-oriented phone come without headphones or a memory card of some sort, but since it's currently offered free with a 2-year contract, these omissions are a little understandable.'
'There is not TouchFLO interface though, which is just as well since the design of the LCD is the traditional kind with a raised bezel around it, which makes finger swiping a little difficult.'
'The display is 2 inch, with resolution of 176 x 220 pixels and 262 144 colors, a very wide visibility angle, and the images are well saturated and contrasting, which makes them decently visible even at bright daylight'
'The Sony Ericsson W550 snaps stills at a resolution of 1.3 Megapixels with good white balance, and performs well under poorly lit conditions when using the photo light.'
'lack of external memory support unfortunately spells a minor inconvenience for users, requiring them to carry around both the USB data transfer cable and the Disc2Phone software (proprietary to Sony Ericsson) should they want to move songs stored in say, their designated office computers or a friend's PC into the W550i'
'Neither cover really looks that great, unless you particularly want the phone to match your iPod,but we're sure you'll be able to buy lots of fashionable, cheap and more personalised options.'