Smartphone Microsoft Lumia 550: reviews of the owners

Smartphone Microsoft Lumia 550 SS LTE, the reviews we will try to consider from different points of view today, did not become something special. This is a standard solution from the company. Not so bad, but not the best. To compare, of course, the device on the "Android" with the newly made "Lumiya" running Windows 10 Mobile would not want to, but in its price segment by the characteristics of the latter clearly loses. Let's first look at the parameters of the device.

Microsoft Lumia 550 LTE. User reviews about characteristics

Initially, we list the parameters of the device. The mass-size characteristics are as follows. In height, the device reaches 136.1 millimeters, in width - 67.8 millimeters, and in thickness - 9.9 millimeters. In this case, the mass of the device is equal to 142 grams. In principle, according to the owners, not so bad. Although the ultra-thin smartphone 550th "Lumiya" is still far away. The user is greeted by the operating system Windows 10 Mobile in his undeveloped variation. The display does not have much to love. It shows a good color rendition, but only within the segment. The diagonal is 4.7 inches.

As a hardware filling, the "Cualcom Snapdegon 210" family processor is deployed. The Microsoft Lumia 550 smartphone, which can be found in this article, is based on four cores. Otherwise, the hardware platform does not deserve special attention. Gigabyte "RAM", eight GB of built-in long-term memory for user needs. This volume will suffice for a short while.

Nokia Lumia 550, reviewed at the end of the review, is equipped with a lithium-ion battery. For calls, you should use a sim card, processed in the format nano.

Lumia 550, reviews of which quickly spread, has two cameras - the main one and the "front". The device supports work in cellular networks of the fourth generation. The software has built-in analog radio. To listen to it you will need to connect a wired headphone, which will play the role of an antenna. Among other wired and wireless interfaces, you can note the presence of a module Wi-Fi, "Bluetooth" version 4.1, MicroUSB.

Such a set of characteristics users on many resources estimated as not worth the money for which the company offers the device. Customers complain about the weak capacity of the filling, insufficient amount of RAM and very mediocre cameras. Users note that the characteristics of the subject of our today's review, as they say, are not to hell. Probably, this explains so little demand for this product.

Positioning the device

"Nokia Lumiya 550" was included in the line of devices that Microsoft released on the market running the operating system Windows 10 Mobile. This happened in 2015. In general, the development of the OS was in a hurry, so it is logical that the firm failed to bring it to its normal state. Moreover, very prominent personalities of the company offered to abandon plans altogether, to postpone them for later. But it all meant carrying obvious large losses, as the components for future smartphones have already been manufactured. As a result, the company's specialists left two flagships from the entire series to at least somehow get the proceeds. However, the full range of the proposed devices was not put into production. Thus, on the eve of the release of the first devices of the company running the operating system "Windows 10 Mobile", their list consisted exclusively of "Lumii" 550, 950 and 950XL.

Sometimes there is no visible logic in the actions of Microsoft. This can be understood, for example, by looking at "Lumiya 540". The devices under the management of the Windows Vista operating system are not sold as quickly as the firm would like. Therefore, now on the market, Microsoft is facing internal competition almost more often than with the external one. For example, many models (including the previously mentioned "Lyumiya 540") bypasses the subject of our today's review for a number of characteristics. At the same time they have a lower price. Yes, they may not be equipped with the LTE module. But they have a larger screen diagonal, a much better camera and, most importantly, a stable version of the operating system.

Design

The position of Microsoft on this issue has remained unchanged. The designers thought: "Why reinvent the wheel in a new way, if before there was one concept?". We are all used to the fact that the devices running the operating system "Windsons Foun" look about the same. Nothing has changed in the case of "Lumiya 550".

At Microsoft Lumia 550 LTE, reviews about which the reader can find in today's review, all the same plastic case, built on the so-called "shoe" principle. By the way, it is worn on the ground. If we talk about color combinations, then there's nothing to mention. In this case, there are only two of them. They are classic colors: white and black. As we know, Microsoft has always tried to work hard to offer customers the most color of devices. However, it was now clear from the outset that the sales level of "Lumiya 550" would be quite low. And if so, why waste extra money and time?

The smartphone lies well in the hand, we can say that it is reliable. As for the quality of plastic, then there is nothing to talk about. Quality is standard, at first it keeps well, but then there will always be scratches. The same drawback, incidentally, manifests itself in the screen, as the protective glass is not very high-quality and expensive.

The upper end of the device accommodates a 3.5 mm jack for wired headphones. From the bottom you can find a jack for connecting a standard MicroUSB wire. On the right side there is a double key, which allows you to adjust the playback volume and change the sound mode. There is also a screen lock button. The audio speaker goes to the back cover. It is located near the camera and the LED flash unit.

The device is easy to open. To do this, pull the housing toward you. It feels like we are dealing with a case. The design of this type was tested by Microsoft on a huge number of models. And, it should be noted, it is very, very reliable. Checked by time, so to speak. After the "opening" inside you can find a lithium-ion battery. Here, and a connector for installing a SIM card. There is a slot for integration of an external memory drive standard MicroSD.

The engineers did not see behind the bars the dynamics. Designers also did nothing to protect it from clogging with dust. After a while this element will look untidy, at least. However, there were no problems with the transfer of the interlocutor's voice during multiple tests. Quality, too, will not suffer.

Screen

Well, what about this element? Everything is standard enough for a budget device. The display has a diagonal of 4.7 inches, with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels. This means that the picture is displayed as HD. Matrix type IPS.

In fact, for a budget smartphone, such characteristics are quite typical, and usually they are not that surprised, but in "Lumii 550" such a screen just got accustomed to, became something inalienable and meaningful. It will not amaze the user's imagination, but with even quite demanding tasks it copes really well. The whole set of necessary parameters is present. There are even more than we are used to demand from budget devices. The only negative quality of the display is its work in sunlight. It begins to somehow change the contrast unpredictably, and if the picture is more or less good with the picture, then the text becomes hard to read. In general, for its segment and such a cost, "Lumiya 550" has a quite high-quality screen.

Battery

As a source of autonomous operation, a lithium-ion battery is installed in the device. It is rated at 2,100 milliamps per hour. In standby mode, the smartphone can operate for about one month. Or rather, 28 days. In the third generation network, work is provided for 16 hours. You can play music for up to 60 hours. But when connecting to a Wi-Fi access point, the device will live no more than a full time. That is 8 hours and no more. When watching a video - even less.

With the standard use of "Lumiya 550" you can squeeze a day or two of work without additional charging. But what is interesting is that there is still no unambiguous answer to how much the device is really capable of working. Here the problem lies in the fact that the operating system is not improved. That's why different users call different numbers. By the way, you can charge the device in two hours from 0 to 100 percent.

Communication capabilities

The user is unlikely to rejoice at them, since a completely standard set of protocols and possibilities is available for "consumption". This, for example, Wi-Fi, working in the bands b, g and n. There are "Blutuz" version 4.1 and MicroUSB. You can be happy, except maybe, with the LTE module. But not more. In general, for its communication capabilities, the smartphone does not bypass so many competitors in the same price category.

Hardware platform

Inside, you can find no less than the standard solution provided by Microsoft. We are talking about the CPU "Kyualkom Snapdragon 210". It works on the basis of four cores. The maximum clock speed is 1.1 GHz. Thanks to the chipset, the system interface works quite quickly. Although this is also typical for the "template" solutions of the company. At the same time, in third-party applications, suspensions may form, and there will be a lack of power in medium games. As we see, the data is not particularly impressive.

Photo and video

"Frontalka" of the device has a quality of 2 megapixels. There is nothing to pay attention to here. There is no quality, no additional advanced settings. The main module has a resolution of five megapixels. The camera is standard, equipped with the function of automatic focusing on the subject. In the sunlight shoots well. However, interference becomes noticeable in the room. Nevertheless, in this parameter, "Lumiya 550" is able to "break" many devices running Android "OS", having camera modules with a resolution of eight megapixels.

In the settings, we will not find anything special. Change the white balance, exposure, other parameters - all this is there. But there is nothing special about the photographic apparatus. For comparison, you can take Asus Zenfone 2 Laser. This is not a very good example, because the device works on the basis of the OS "Android". Nevertheless, in this phone, the Taiwanese company invested not just money, but its soul, and it perfectly demonstrates what settings should be available in a phone equipped with cameras.

Software

So, it's time to talk about the main problem that the Microsoft Lumia 550 (Black) smartphone possesses, whose performance reviews obviously do not agitate us for the purchase of this device. Although the developers themselves tried to present it as the main feature, thanks to which the firm and counted on the main sales. We will not go into the peculiarities of the Windows Mobile 10 OS. This topic deserves detailed consideration in a separate context. All that users need to know about the operating system is that it is raw and extremely underdeveloped. At one time, this stage was passed and the OS "Windovs Fone." And if things are still bad with her, the novelty is still worse. In this light, none of them looks like a worthy alternative for "Android." Although the developers themselves are trying to convince us otherwise. About the claims to the "Windows Mobile 10" can talk for a long time. But is it worth doing now? It is better to continue our review.

Conclusion and general impressions

If we talk about the quality of the sound, then everything is in order. It is standard for the vast majority of Microsoft devices. There is only one microphone. The vibrating alert is quite quiet. But in most situations with an incoming call it is still felt.

At the beginning of sales of Microsoft Lumia 550 White, reviews about which you can find below, it cost 10 thousand rubles. Almost immediately, the price fell by a thousand, because there was no tangible demand. It is possible that soon the price will fall even more. The model has a large number of domestic competitors. However, the most successful of them is "Lumiya 540".

Smartphone Microsoft Lumia 550. Reviews of the device

Many users who bought the device described it as "not good for what". For entertainment you can not use: does not have the necessary performance. But also as a "workhorse" for calls and gatherings in the international network, too, will not particularly apply: the dampness of the operating system affects the rapid discharge of the battery. Who can buy this device? Probably only the most furious fans of the Windows operating system. In any other case, it is simply impossible to explain such a desire to use the apparatus, which, in fact, is an absolutely useless investment of funds. There is a huge number of both external and internal competitors for the model, which for a more modest amount offer a greater range of both operational and hardware capabilities.

It's about the speed of the OS, the software in general, the results that show both cameras of the smartphone and so on. Cling to the screen and to argue their choice of its characteristics, too, will not work. It turns out that there is nothing special about the subject of our today's review. And indeed it is. The smartphone, which was the topic of our discussion, is not bad for social gatherings, reading books and articles on the Internet, but nothing more.