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Posted: 14 Jan 2010 Announced: 14 Jan 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 11 Mar 2010
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Samsung Shark 2 S5550 is a quad-band 3G enabled slider phone with an AMOLED display, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and integration with social networking services.

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Samsung Shark 2 S5550 specifications

also known as Samsung GT-S5550

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable instead of a standard microUSB
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Feature phone
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
Dimensions:
- 4.01 x 1.92 x 0.58 (101.8 x 48.8 x 14.8 mm)
Weight:
- 3.49 oz (99 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys, D-Pad (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 Right: Camera shutter

Display

Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 182 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- AMOLED
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 11.70 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 26.0 days (623 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 5.25 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 17.2 days (412 hours)
Capacity:
- 960 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 110 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 8 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 5 megapixels, Immobile
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Face detection, Smile detection, Effects
Camcorder:
- - 320x240 (QVGA) (30 fps)
- Features:
  - Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- Yes

Multimedia

Music player:
- Features:
  - Background playback, Music recognition
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR, MIDI
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263
Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, WAP 2.0

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 900, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes
JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- - Yes
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1, EDR
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Basic Printing (BPP), Dial-up networking (DUN), File Transfer (FTP), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP), SIM Access (SAP)
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - Proprietary
Headphones connector:
- Proprietary
Charging connector:
- Proprietary
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 17 Nov 2009
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    A3LGTS5550 link
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:
  - 0.30 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.45 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

Availability

Officially announced:
- 14 Jan 2010

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