| Samsung SPH-i550 | |
| Manufacturer: | Samsung Electronics |
| Carrier: | Sprint |
| Available: | N/A |
| Screen: | 320 X 320 px, 65,536 color |
| Ext Screen: | 128 x 96 px OLED |
| Camera: | 3.15 MP |
| Os: | Palm OS 5.4 |
| Cpu: | MX1 |
| Memory: | 96 MB |
| Memory Card: | Secure Digital |
| Networks: | CDMA |
| Battery: | Li-Ion 830 mAh |
| Weight: | 147 g |
| Form: | Clamshell |
| Predecessor: | SPH-i500 |
The Samsung SPH-i550 smartphone is the Palm OS-based successor to the clamshell style SPH-i500.[1] The SPH-i550 has a 320 x 320 internal screen and an external OLED display. The camera takes 1 MP stills and can record video. A built-in MP3 player is controlled by external buttons without having to open the phone.
A unique feature of the i550 is that all programs and data are stored in non-volatile flash memory so that a hard reset of the Palm device will not cause information loss.
As of April 2005, Sprint Corporation has cancelled plans for the SPH-i550. The i550 is offered by any carrier in the United States. Just weeks after Sprint canceled the phone, it was announced that the SCH-i539, a Palm OS-based smartphone by Samsung that is very similar to the i550, was available in China. The i539 is nearly identical to the i550, except that it uses a CDMA Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM), which is similar in function to a GSM SIM card.
Evidence on the Samsung Website indicates that a carrier in Mexico is in trials with the i550. The devices being tested all have the Sprint logo.
A petition asking Sprint to release the i550 was created, but there has been no response from Sprint yet.