| Alcatel OT 557 |
| General |
| Network | Gsm 900 / Gsm 1800 / Gsm 1900 |
| Announced | 2004, 3q |
| Status | Available |
| Size |
| Dimensions | 107.7 X 48.2 X 21.4 Mm, 86 Cc |
| Weight | 93 G |
| Display |
| Type | Cstn, 65k Colors |
| Size | 128 X 160 Pixels |
| | - Downloadable Logos |
| Ringtones |
| Type | Polyphonic (40 Channels) |
| Amount | 30 + Custom |
| Customization | Composer, Record, Download, |
| Vibration | Yes |
| Memory |
| Phonebook | 500 X 20 Fields, Photo Call |
| Call Records | 10 Dialed, 10 Received, 10 Missed Calls |
| Card Slot | No |
| | - 2 Mb Shared Memory |
| Data |
| Gprs | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 Slots), 32 - 48 Kbps |
| Hscsd | No |
| Edge | No |
| 3g | No |
| Wlan | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Infrared Port | Yes |
| Usb | |
| Features |
| Messaging | Sms, Ems, Mms |
| Browser | Wap 2.0/xhtml |
| Games | Speeddevils And Gylostale + Downloadable, |
| Colors | |
| Camera | Vga, 640x480 Pixels |
| | - Java
- Video Player
- T9
- Syncml
- Organizer
- Calculator
- Voice Memo
- Voice Dial |
| Battery |
| | Standard Battery, Li-ion 800 Mah |
| Stand-by | Up To 285 H |
| Talk Time | Up To 7 H |
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Alcatel - OT 557Alcatel OneTouch 557 is announced in 2004
Design
Alcatel's OneTouch 557 has a standard design for this class handsets, measuring 48 x 107 x 21 mm and 93 grams. Despite the weight it has a good feel in the hand, and the good shaped plastic body and styled highlights give it an attractive and nice look.The 16 bit - color display which is a little milky, dim and uneven, as well as having lower resolution than usual.The display resolution 128 x 160 pixel ideal for small and smart phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker, while on the other side we find a dedicated camera button.There is nice LEDs which notify users of new messages, active network and missed calls. This is not common for all Alcatel handsets and is not necessary to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting.
Ergonomics
The OneTouch 557 is not comfortable for hold in ones hand because it is too wide.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Alcatel handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the comfortable center keys, make the phone easer to dial.
Features
In the WAN department, the OneTouch 557 boasts healthy support for Tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz, as well as GPRS, SMS, and a range of applications such as Java MIDP 1.0, 40-channels polyphony, a voice recorder, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of infrared old wireless device,GPRS support is the fastest way to download files with your mobile, and spacious phone book.
As previously mentioned, the OneTouch 557 is also equipped with a 0.3 megapixel camera support for picture-taking and when it comes to storage the OneTouch 557 offers 2 MB which is dynamically shared between images and J2ME applications.
Performance
Audio quality on the OneTouch 557 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 800 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 7 hours talk time or 285 hours standby, which is very good for battery's theoretical capacity.Charge time is about 120 minutes.
Availability
The Alcatel OneTouch 557 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Alcatel OneTouch 557 is a beautiful phone to hold and use, and it's quickly won our hearts. The typical Alcatel design flair is present in abundance, with all the requisite consumer features to back it up.But love doesn't notice such little flaws. |
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