Samsung S5550 Shark 2 deals & review

In a word or two

The Samsung S5550 Shark 2 is a 3G mobile phone which is sure to have you hooked on its features.

The Design

The Samsung S5550 Shark 2 is a sharp-looking mobile phone with a slide-down keypad and patterned metal back. This slider is available in black or pink and has a 2.2 inch screen which has a high definition and image quality.

This is the most advanced of the Shark range which includes lower-spec, fellow slider phone the S3550 Shark 3 and the bar-style mobile the S5350 Shark. All three handsets want you to be able to interact with friends and family simply, and provide direct access to social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace from the home screen together with instant updates on friends’ activities. This integration is a great feature on reasonably-priced mobiles, especially when it is combined with applications like Google Maps for making journeys straightforward and Communities for easy picture and video uploading onto sites such as Picasa and YouTube.

The Shark handsets also all come with an FM radio feature and sound enhancing Digital Natural Sound Engine (DNSe) for your added enjoyment. As you are likely to be accessing so many social networking sites on these phones, there is added security inbuilt such as the SOS message which can be pre-written for sending if you ever need help.

Specifications

As the most advanced Shark, the Samsung S5550 Shark 2 looks set to be able to challenge other affordable smartphones like the BlackBerry Curve 8520. In addition to the flurry of communication modes on this fashionable slider – instant messaging, email, multimedia – the phone comes with a 5-megapixel camera. You can achieve high quality images on this camera which has autofocus, an LED flash, face and smile detection and image stabilisation. There is even a second camera so you can make a video call whenever you want.

Considerations

The Samsung S5550 Shark 2 has 3G support but no Wi-Fi. Nevertheless you will be able to access the internet, download data and interact online effortlessly with this phone.

Verdict

The Samsung S5550 Shark 2 is a fashionable and affordable slider phone which houses some advanced features.