Key features and review of the Philips 855

Philips 855 is a one of the most popular handset launched by Philips in 2004. It is 47 x 85 x 25 mm in size and 91g in weighs. Powered by long lasting Lithium Ion battery the phone has excellent battery power gives 400 hours of standby time and 4 hours of talks. Philips 855 battery takes 95 minutes to full charge. The Philips 855 comes with TFT 65K colors display with the resolution of 160 x 128 pixels, which is sufficient for a this category of phones. A second CSTN 4096 colors display with resolution of 64 x 96 pixels dominates the front cover.

The plastic keypad has good placed keys making the phone easier. You can also find a four-way navigation button centered below the display to operate menus. The Philips 855 has in-built VGA camera that allows user to captures still images up to 640 x 480 pixels. The phone supports 32-channels nice Polyphonic ring tones and vibration alert as well.

Philips 855 supports for Tri-band GSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900 MHz for network connectivity as well as Infrared and GPRS. Other features of the phone are Java, WAP browser, SMS, EMS, MMS, Games, Alarm, Clock, T9, Screensavers and wallpapers, Organizer, Calculator, Currency converter, Voice dial, Voice command, Photo call, Call records (30 received, 30 dialed and 30 missed calls) Built-in handsfree and phonebook allowing to store up to 500 phone numbers. The phone also comes with 9 MB of internal memory.