Alcatel One Touch 556
Release year: 2005
Seductive, colorful and tri-band; but also functional, fast and intuitive; these are the key words for the 556 by Alcatel, an innovative mobile phone aimed at a demanding audience. Noteworthy features include GPRS class 10 with integrated modem, the integrated camera and the 3Mb of memory for images and photos.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Dimensions | 108x48x20 mm |
| Weight with battery | 92 g |
| Battery | Lithium ion, 800mA/h |
| Standby time | 275 hours |
| Talk time | 420 minutes |
In the box: Mobile phone, battery, travel charger, PC connection kit, multilingual manual.
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging |  |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65k colors |
| Display size | 128x160 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Design notes: Aesthetically appealing, although not particularly different from other smartphones, it is innovative for its color options but above all for the layout of the keys on the central pad.
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | 300 Contacts |
| Memory | 2 Mb |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Interchangeable covers and faceplates | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Personalization notes: Customizable in software but untouchable in the body; it does not in fact have interchangeable covers.
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | Integrated VGA camera (640x480 pixels). |
| Image resolution | 640x480 pixels (maximum) |
| Zoom | n/a |
| Flash | No |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Video calling | |