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Posted: 31 Oct 2008
Market Status: Released
Release date: 30 Oct 2008
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US carrier availability: Verizon - Discontinued
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LG VX5500 is successor of the VX5400, bringing only cosmetic changes. Both phones have 176x220 pixels display, VGA camera, Bluetooth and lack microSD memory slot.

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LG VX5500 specifications

Pros

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Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.73 inches)
Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.56 x 1.84 x 0.73 (90 x 47 x 19 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.05 oz (86 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control, Other Right: Camera shutter

Display

Physical size:
- 1.76 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 176 x 220 pixels
Pixel density:
- 160 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Color, TFT
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 64 pixels
- Physical Size:
  - 1.04 inches
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 18.3 days (440 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 950 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Polymer

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
- Features:
  - Effects, Self-timer

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Tip calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - Yes
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes
BREW:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.0, EDR
- Profiles:
  - Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP)
USB:
- - Yes
Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
Charging connector:
- Proprietary

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 0.95 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.64 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

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