i gather this comes a bit late for the iniial enquiry but I've read a few sites on this phone now and the opinion varies a bit. One place I found that was good for expert reviews and real life opinion on the Sony Ericsson z550i
http://www.timtechs.com/unlocked-son...50i-prd45.html even had a few photos and the like which i found helpful. Hope that helps others that landed here doing their own research:->