Any usual flashy and hi-tech phone may not be perfectly suited to a person who is neck-deep into sports. It may be too sensitive or too bulky to carry around. But what about a phone that has been made to suit the exact needs of a sports person? Such a model is available and is called the Nokia 5500 Sport.



The Nokia 5500 has been made with features that can prove to be very useful to the sportsman. Operable in two modes which are the usual and the sports mode, the use of the Nokia 5500 can be made according to the need of the user. The phone comes in a stainless steel body designed to withstand bumps, dust, and water splashes to which the sportsman may be exposed. It contains features which are highly useful to the sportsman and can help him track his performance as well.

The Nokia 5500 sport is equipped with instant swap key for quick one key switching between phone, music, and sports modes. This way the user can switch between the modes while on the jog easily and hassle-free. 3D sensor for tapping command to play music or voice feedback in sports tracking is also present so the user does not have to stop and play music on the phone easily. The most advantageous feature of Nokia 5500 is that the special sports tracking user interface present in the phone monitors your exercise and displays training data, speed and distance, steps taken, and calories burned etc. This way the phone also acts as tracking device for the sports person's performance.

The special message reader application in the Nokia 5500 is highly beneficial as it reads out the text messages to the user. This feature is again beneficial for all users especially for the sports people who don't want to stop and read their messages. Other features worth mentioning are MP3, AMP, AAC, eAAC+, and WMA, RealPlayer media player, FM stereo radio, Email, Games, WAP 2.0, Push to talk key, Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 Viewer & Browser Plug-in, Video streaming services, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth connectivity etc, 2.0-megapixel camera with up to 4x zoom, self-timer, etc. All these features make the Nokia 5500 a complete mobile phone which is a good deal for all types of users.

With so many specific features, the Nokia 5500 has combined all three modes of calling, music and tracking performance combine in one device. This makes the Nokia 5500 a very popular and sought after phone by all.