Nokia 5500 Sport is one of the third edition, Nokia S60 platform

S60 platform

The S60 Platform is a software platform for mobile phones that runs on Symbian OS. It was created by Nokia, who made the platform open source and contributed it to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by mobile device manufacturers including Siemens mobile, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic...

 (S60v3) mobile phones with version 9.1 of the Symbian

Symbian

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 operating system. It is not binary compatible with software compiled for earlier versions of the Symbian operating system. This was the first Nokia handset ever to feature text to speech and motion sensor features.

In addition to Contacts, Messaging, Calendar, and Gallery applications, the Nokia 5500 also includes a view-only Office suite

Office suite

In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by knowledge workers...

 and PDF Viewer.

Differentiating features include:

• Built-in 3D accelerometer: allows phone to act as pedometer/step counter.
• Swap key for quick one-key switching between phone, music, and sports modes.
• Stainless steel body: Built to resist knocks, dust and water splashes.
• Text to speech: Software to read aloud SMS and exercise data.
• Sports tracking: plans, records, and schedules workout sessions.
• Music: Unique tap commands for playing MP3 files.
• Integrated 2-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom.

Nokia 5500 Sport Music / XpressMusic

Nokia 5500 Sport Music or XpressMusic is the music variant model of the Nokia 5500 Sport Model in different color scheme. Its sales package includes added accessories, such as a higher capacity memory card, bike mount and shoulder bag. Apart from that its identical hardware wise to the Nokia 5500 Sport Edition.

Specifications Sheet

Feature	Specification
Form factor	Bar / monoblock
Weight	103 grams (including battery)
Dimensions	107 mm x 45 mm x 18 mm (L x W x T)
Volume	77 cc
Talk time	4 hours
Standby time	270 hours (Up to 10 days)
Battery	Li-Ion BL-5B 860 mAh
Operating System	Symbian OS (9.1) + Series 60 v3
GSM frequencies	GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS	Yes, GPRS multislot class 10, up to 62.4 kbit/s
EDGE (EGPRS)	Yes, EDGE multislot class 10, up to 236.8 kbit/s
3G	No
UMTS/WCDMA	No
WLAN/WiFi	No
Screen Size	31 x 31 mm / 3.1 x 3.1 cm
Screen Resolution	208 x 208 pixels
Flash Light Torch	Yes
Camera	2.0 megapixel, 4x digital zoom (1600 x 1200, 1152 x 864, 640 x 480 pixels)
Video recording	Yes, QCIF (176 x 144 pixels), sub-QCIF (128 x 96 pixels)
Voice recording	Yes
Text to Speech	Yes, SMS and exercise data read out loud
Multimedia Messaging	Yes
Video calls	No
Push to talk	Yes (Push to Talk over Cellular - PoC)
Java support	Yes, MIDP 2.0
Built-in memory	8 MB
Memory card slot	Yes, microSD (Expandable up to 2 GB)
Hot Swappable Memory card slot	No
Bluetooth	Yes, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Infrared	Yes
USB Mass Storage class support	Yes, via Pop-Port Pop-Port The Pop-Port interface is a discontinued plug-in port, available with many Nokia mobile phones. The port consists of one metal pin on either end, and a plastic tab containing thirteen contacts.-Functions:...
Data cable support	Yes
Browser	WAP 2.0 XHTML / HTML. Comes standard with a full Web browser
Email	Yes
Music player	Yes, stereo, MP3, AAC, AAC, eAAC and WMA playback support
Radio	Yes, FM Stereo with Visual Radio Visual Radio Visual radio is a generic term for adding visuals to normal audio radio broadcasts. Visual Radio is also a trademark for a Nokia solution for interactive radio with FM radio over a data connection.- Nokia Visual Radio :...  client
Video Player	Yes
Stereo Speakers	Yes
Ringtones	Yes, Monophonic, Polyphonic, True Tones and MP3
Vibrate	Yes
Handsfree Speaker	Yes
Offline/Flight mode	Yes
Released	Q3 2006
Synchronization	PC: Nokia PC Suite Nokia PC Suite Nokia PC Suite is a software package used to establish an interface between Nokia mobile devices and computers that run Microsoft Windows operating system.-Usage:... , Over the Air: SyncML SyncML SyncML is the former name for a platform-independent information synchronization standard. The project is currently referred to as Open Mobile Alliance Data Synchronization and Device Management...

Known Issues

Some users have complained on the Nokia Support Discussions Board that the Nokia 5500 keypad gets unglued only after a few weeks of light usage, however later release models appear to have had this problem fixed .

External links

• Nokia 5500 Sport Official Product page
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Device Details
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Resource Information
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Phone support
• Nokia 5500 Sport XpressMusic - Promotional Campaign

Reviews, Photos & Videos

• Nokia 5500 Sport - International review roundup by global review aggregator alaTEST
• Nokia 5500 Sport XpressMusic - Promotional HighRes Images
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by Mobile-Review
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by GSM Arena, Video
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by All About Symbian, Videocast
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by MobileBurn.com
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by iMobile.com.au
• Nokia 5500 Sport - CNET
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  Reviews: CNET Australia, CNET U.K.
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by Pocket Gamer
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by TrustedReviews
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Review by Tech2.com India
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Durability Test by MForum.ru (Videos)
• Nokia 5500 Sport - Comments on Nokia 5500 (Turkish)