Orange C550 Reviewed along with a Small Hint at the Future

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysmartphone.ch%2FReviews%2FSmartphones%2F15527.aspx' target='_blank'>http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysmartphone.ch%2FReviews%2FSmartphones%2F15527.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20050620-C550Reviewed.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />MySmartPhone.ch has posted a short review of the new upcoming C550. It looks like this phone might just get released on the Orange network next month. All the specs appear to be in-line with the earlier leaked information. There is a mention in the review that the C550 is not marked as the replacement for the C500. Instead, the C550 will be an addition to the Orange Smartphone lineup. The C500's replacement will be known as the C600. Unfortunately, there is no more information available on the C600 at this point.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.mysmartphone.ch/Reviews/Smartphones/15527.aspx">review</a> is in German, and here is an <a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysmartphone.ch%2FReviews%2FSmartphones%2F15527.aspx">English translation</a> for those of us that are a little rusty on our German. ;)

[possmann]

I wonder how much it will cost to get this phone unlocked... I'd really like to get the QVGA in the smartphone and windows mobile 5.0 devices won;t show up in the US until next year - we are so far behind the power curve when it comes to mobile devices (to include PocketPC Phones) sigh...

[Mike Temporale]

Well, I expect we'll be seeing some devices in the fall. Much like we did last year. While there is no indication what these devices will be like, I do expect to see something before the year is out. Disclaimer: This is just a guess on my part. :)