Siemens SL55
Follow Following

Bookmark
Posted: 02 Apr 2003
Market Status: Released
Do you ...?
Want it0 Have it0 Had it5

This is one of the smaller global roaming GSM phones available today. It features 4096 color LCD, GPRS, Java, polyphonic ringtones and web browsing.

Rating

Not rated

Show Full Specs Compare

Siemens SL55 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.86 inches)
Low resolution display (101 x 80 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
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
- Slider
Dimensions:
- 3.21 x 1.75 x 0.86 (81mm x 44mm x 22mm)
Weight:
- 2.79 oz (79 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 101 x 80 pixels
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.
- LCD
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 4096

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 500 mAh

Camera

Camera:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 1.2.1

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.
- 900, 1800, 1900 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.
- GPRS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Multiple numbers per contact
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Currency converter, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input

Connectivity

- Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (16 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands

To see the full specifications with in-depth details click here.

Despite our efforts to provide full and correct Siemens SL55 specifications, there is always a possibility of admitting a mistake. If you see any wrong or incomplete data, please LET US KNOW.

If you are interested in using our specs commercially, check out our Phone specs database licensing page.