LG U8550

  • Released 2006, February
    135g, 24.7mm thickness
    Feature phone
    20MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.2"
    220x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 1440mAh
    Li-Ion

LG U8550 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2006, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 90 x 55 x 24.7 mm (3.54 x 2.17 x 0.97 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 15.6 cm2 (~31.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 220 x 220 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~141 ppi density)
 Second external TFT display, 65K colors, (128 x 160 pixels), 1.3 inches
Downloadable wallpapers
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal 20MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single VGA videocall camera
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack No
 3D surround
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes
GPS No
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/MP4 player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1440 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 220 h
Misc Colors Orange, Green, Silver

LG U8550 - User Reviews

  • games can play on m phone.lgu8550

  • Things that you receive go directly to the messages if he tried to delete some messages to leave the place enough

  • Please i just want 2 ask whether the u8550 have tv is it dstv mobile. or ordinary channels?

  • Hi , do You still need a driver for Lg U8550 ?

  • Im in a bad situation. My cd-drive is broken. i need a driver for this model Lg U8550. thankes a lot

  • do you still have this phone? is it orange? i would like to buy it from you if it is. my email is [email protected]

  • please tight ur sim inside mobile or paste squash tap upon ur sim due to it may be tight inside

  • you can buy mine... 5000PHP contact me 09097981183

  • hi, i need someone's help. i get every time "sim insert" error on the screen. i need LG U8550 board. if anyone have contact me. [email protected]

  • hi i have this mobil but bluetooth sent only cannot recive why? plz any body answer me thanks

  • hi, i like this phone very much. . . . its nice but it is little heavy. .

  • Please can someone help? I need the driver for LG U8550 but I can find it nowhere! Please send to my email address : [email protected]. I will appreciate help greatly.

  • hiii all ..i have this phone with me..its very cute..but i cannot install games on it...can any one send me links for installing Driver software.thank you so much

  • Please,I tried to download games from my phone but the web is not opening and i dont no the web to use to open it.I want you guys to send me the web page address and how to bopen the tv that is there.thanks chris.

  • love this phone so much but cant find it anywhere! xx

  • will be very much oblige if i'm given the driver for LG U8550

  • i will be very much oblige if i'm given the driver for LG U8550

  • please i want the driver of LG U8550. this is my email : [email protected]

  • Please my Lg u8550 is collecting pictures by bluetooth but doesnt want to collect collect mp3 sons by bluetooth.Please any one should instruct me on what to co at [email protected]

  • I need lg u8550 driver please! my mail: [email protected]

  • what's a driver? i want it too

  • please!!!!!if anyone has the driver of this cellphone or know witch site i can downloaded it from, send me an [email protected]

  • hello if anyone has the driver for lg u8550 he will be so nice if he send it to me this is my email: [email protected]

  • where i can take a atualization for my fone change the language for portuguese ?

  • I am just crazy about this cell! Pls try and make this available to us West Africa precsily Nigeria. Nigerians are phone lovers.

  • hi tell me this phone play video fulll screeen ????????plz i lov this phone ....

  • this phone looks so unique, its eye catching, but somehow don't have an adult look. maybe it was designed for teeney boppers kids. When you're passed high school , your whole colour world changes.

  • hi.LG U8550 is a good tele but we don't have any programe of this.for that i plaise any one have driver of LG 8550 SEND ME IN MY MSN [email protected]'s of every one.yasyn of morocco

  • This phone looks good. It's looks attractive in orange. By the way is it available in India?

  • Please if anyone have the the driver for lg u8550 I will be more then graethfull. If is somebody want to help me please send me at [email protected]

  • First of all 1 memory card costs about "MyMemory 1GB Micro SD Card ONLY �7.99". Second Games can be downloaded from internet since it is full of java appZ. And then u only upload it to the phone it installs them itself. Third this phone is worth ;]

  • it`s wonderfull phone . but it`s speakers want`s to be larger

  • driver pour lg u8550

  • it is good but it has alittle mem and no games it had ,so how i can dowenload games?

  • Yeah , This phone is really super by it's software, services, Storage and it's appearance Thanks Alot LG! For this wonderful Phone,

  • It has the most awful software ever (LG Manager). Nothing works. Thanks a lot LG ! You have the worst software programmers and software testers ever. Anyway, the phone has a lot of programming bugs. Do not buy!

  • this phone rox my cruejantzel sox and that is saying alot for me. i love the phone that i have now it is the bomb. i have the lg v and it is the phone i have always wanted. the env is ugly... anyway i would trade it for this phone cuz this phone is awesome

  • it is super i had it 4 8 mounths and i sell d it because i got an laptop but it wash super you have to buy it its super

  • superb! i own a k750i now but i would change it for this lg, this appearance... i've got only some questions to users, here they are: -how long can videos be?? is it possible to record them till the end of free memory?? -for what all those keys are?? and why isn't here any 'c - correction' button? -can UMTS be turned off, if i don't need it? -what's the quality of photos?? which camera can i compare with this from lg u8550?? -is there a flash?? -can i use my own sound for message alert? -can i use vibration and sound together? thanks in advance, i hope that you can answer most of my questions:) and eventually, applause for lg and this cell!

  • ok, heres my deal. my dads forcing me to get an LG, and I can't get a chocolate. but i /need/ a color phone. this one is GORGEOUS!!! im going to die if its not available in the states. like, ny. e-mail me if anybody knows, thx sooooo much!!! -hopes-

  • this phone is the greath phone in dis holl world is the best of the best

  • i have this phone for 1 month i have 128 mb card, and i can say its a great fone :):P buy this fone because its a great fone and u have everything on it :P bye bye

  • This is such a beautiful with unique color that suits in the brilliant and cheerful life of teen-agers like me. I hope that I can have this sooner but as far as i had searched for this one of a kind phone,our country,the Philippines have no phjone like this in the market. People out there, if you wish to give your youngster children a phone, better grab this one for a 100% of satisfaction and smile from the person you have given this will be a sure.

  • this is a very very good fone and has a very attractive looks!

  • This seems to be a great phone, but the only thing that I can't find out yet is the max capacity of the flashcard-slot; 512 or 1Gb or less???? Pls, any info would be appreciated.

  • hello frnds i think the colour orange should be replaced by navy blue,black or military green that will make this mobile look out of the world...absolutely on the top!!!

  • For everybody that doesen't seem to get this : THE PRIMARY DISPLAY HAS 256k !!!!! THE SECONDARY EXTERNAL DISPLAY HAS 65K!!!! if u read carefull the phone specification here on gsmarena I think you'll see this for yourself

  • pl send me the pc driver software of lg u8550 me friend gift me this phone but he did not have software

  • omg i lov this phone!!! 2 bad its not avalible is australia. could u guyz plz make it avalible in more countries than just italy. plz

  • does anyone knows where i can download free themes ? tnx

  • please instructions in chinese or esperanto (possibly) free to download many thanks han ping

  • Can anyone tell me if i can remove the card while the phone is on, or it must be closed ??

  • hi..m'pasi..i got dis awsome phone as a gift from my cousin sister in Italy...since im living in Sri Lanka i had to Unlock it ans use it...somehow i got Unlocked da phone and now im using it...such a great phone,great sound system,great speakers and easy to use.but i ll be much delighted if the antena isnt there.

  • hi. the lcd only 65k but believe me i had the lg u 8330 which has 256k and this on the u8550 is better.. i bought one a week ago, and it's worth all the money

  • nice phone, someone sad that you can by it only in italy, please tell me about internal lcd, is it 65k or 256k

  • Speakers are under the keys. And its stereo

  • anyone who has this LG please tell us where are the phone speakers, and if it supports 512 or 1 giga cards. tnx

  • where in this phone are stereo speakers ? And what is better - lg u8550 or lg u8380 ?

  • HAHAHAHHA undo thats not LCD its a box of the memory card that come with the phone. And I write allready the displey its perfect. Its just a commercial trick with this colours. u8550 have a much much better displey than u8360 even its with 256K colour displey

  • is a very good phone mobil.i know it very well. my friend had one of this is very compact i wish to had but is very expensive.see ya.

  • Something bothers me.......how come that other lg cell's that are inferior to the u8550 have 256k and this one who has wide lcd has only 65k.And I have 2 questions!is the memory card included in the packege?and second in the pictures of the pfone is a little lcd next to the speackers(or i think is an lcd)pls tell me what is with that!!!10x

  • i like the color but it is ugly it is the biggist pice of junk i have ever had it dosent even work like a real cell it blocks some people

  • This phone is greate, battery is good, good camera quality.The display isen't as large as i thought.The phone is kind of big.For that king of money is the best phone....is as good as it gets

  • As per the statistic on the specifications part it says 256K!

  • Man I don't know 65K or 262K colours display is, but I can tell you that the displey is perfect. I sow a lot of phones with 262K colours display and you can't see any diferense, even more.... it looks better then them. So dont worry about the displey, it's enough good quality.

  • can someone tell me if this phone has 262k or only 65k, cause i've seen on other site that it has only 65k....

  • for the first time i see this mobile in internet.orange colour is very beautifull.

  • So what! The display is perfect! I can say that this phone is great. Realy good sound, better then Walkman series of Sony Ericsson (W550 W800) Camera is with good quality, perfect displey, bluetooth, external memory slot, for that money it's really perfect phone. The battery life is great at least 5 days with 2 hours MP3 listening per day

  • The internal display is not 256k...It's 65k

  • The bluetooth is off ...i never leave it on ... it have a problem ... a change it with another phone green ... :) ...i hope this phone works better ... keep in touch...:)

  • Well the battery is great. At least 5 days with a lot of use - Mp3, video clips, talk. Check the bluetooth :) it might be turned on

  • I have a problem with this phone. I buy it 7 day's ago and i charged and the baterry is off in 2 days. ANOTHER problem is that phone begins to vibrate and he's closing and i have to remove the baterry and putt it back if i whant that phone to work. He make's that 2 time's a day.

  • Hey Andy sand some pieces to Bulgaria. And specialy orange ;)

  • can someone please tell me how this phone conects with computer. I got instalation cd with phone but xp sp2 won't install usb drivers???? phone is perfect but this????? can I get drivers internet??? can u tell send me the link

  • Romania is full of this phone , even dough LG Romania didn't intend to make this model available to the romanian market. Personally i have 80 pcs on sale , green & orange .

  • I have the green one. what can I say? it's perfect. yes u can use mp3 as ring tones. you can connect to the pc by usb. if u compare it with the other lg phones you will see that it has all the features + bluetooth + very good camera @ a decent price. only one question that I haven't got an answer yet: what is the maximum transflash memory card that can be used with the LG U8550?

  • this phone is ugly...HAHA

  • Just to make myself clear, the 2.2 inches (56 mm) is measured diagonally across the screen. From corner to corner like all tvs and such. the actual width of the screen is about 39.5 mm.

  • The actual size of the screen is 2.2 inches across (56 mm) which equates to a screen width and height of just over 39.5 mm. I have also read they that the overall size of the phone is 90 x 55 x 24.7 mm. One very chunky phone really.

  • hold up. how can the screen be wider than the phone.

  • Does this phone comes only in 2 colors?

  • The phone is great! Looks realy nice, briliant display, cool sound, a realy good feature is to set a video clip for ringtone ;) Here are some pictures that i made with LG's camera. I think it's good for 1,3Mpx

  • we can buy this phone in SERBIA-SRBIJAAAAAAAA cost this phone is 145euro

  • Looks pretty nice, i found someone in Romania who can get it 4 me for about 155 euro (only green models)- think it is the best price. Once i will have it, i will let u know all about it! by the way, i do not think that it is a girl phone, especially the green one!

  • This is to be bring to the notification of all the guys and gals that this is a perfect phone.BUT.it is only for ladies. So boys don't go for this fone.

  • can someone please tell me how this phone conects with computer. I got instalation cd with phone but xp sp2 won't install usb drivers???? phone is perfect but this????? can I get drivers anywere???

  • this phone we can buy in the SCG. COST=175euro

  • Well this this phone is exellent. But i don`t like the orange.My brother has a problem about holding a phone he thinks that he is squeezing it to bad and he will put dint`s in it. thanks.

  • Wow... this phone looks great and the display is massive...could someone tell me where i can buy this phone online or from any shops.. i don't think it is available in UK yet. PLEASE HELP... XXX.

  • This phone's screen is SO ��ck�n MASSIVE, it's 5.6CM x 5.6CM...Great phone...Wish it was available in AUS...

  • Cute, very very cute :))) can somebody tell me how menu looks like?? And something more about that phone, please :) I like it very much but isn't little too big?? Help, please :)

  • it�s soo cool...

  • It's best phone I ever had...I bought it in Serbia&Montenegro per 195e..I have green one..My phone has everything ,but don't have FM..Who cares:)

  • its a very cute phone a bit gurly but still fine.

  • you can buy this phone in serbia too for 195 � WWW.MOBILNISVET.COM

  • How can the fone hav a 56mm by 56mm screen wen the fone is only 50mm wide?

  • there's also a green one. I love this orange! It's sooooo... Tasty!!!??? Anyway, orange is my favourite colour :oD so, it really matches my t-shirts & other stuff. The only thing I dislike is that ugly antenna sticking out...

  • i wonder can u record songs or take ur down loadble songs and make them ur ring tones cus ringtones off the internet are costing way to much and can u buy more memory and when will this come out and how much will it cost and where they sell it and what carrier is it available to .

  • Only in Italy???? It's terrible...

  • im wondering would this come in any other color besides orange?

  • No support of stereo bluetooth headphone is no good. Not perfect. Must have for future music phone.

  • perfect

  • Buna scumpetea.. :p Mdaaa.. maybe they should have made more colors for the phone...but it looks really great!!! Maybe it will be available somewhere else but italy by 2060.. :/.. :-

  • It's ashame that this phone is only avaliable in Italy :(

  • There are two more colors available: lime green and light gray. Here's the green Personally I think finally introducing more colors for a cellphone is a good think. I would have preferred red or pink because I'm a girl, but orange is fun too. However this phone is only available in Italy and is sold on the italian version of ebay.

  • Why orange....? Because year 2006 is orange year..

  • Nice Complete and sweet Go to Publish,I will wait for it.

  • i think i bryt fone est gut ! except orange ? why orange ? maybe if it wer purple or blue but orange ? i dont kno it doesnt luk tht bad a fone bt orange ? im sooOooOooOoo confused x

  • should be silver instead of orange >.

  • It says "WIDE LCD"... hmm...not ugly, not pretty. I can't say exactly what I feel yet... The orange is confusing me... it makes me happy, it feels "sweet" and somewhere along the line...healthy???? Oh Gosh... Skater42

  • Well it certainly is very...orange.

  • it has a decent battery as well,,cant read wat it says on outside its somethind LCD?? external controls as well

  • i havent even got this phone it looks good but im in school while im doing this ! ^_^