The Sony Ericsson z550a is the quintessential phone for the American market. IT may not have the power or amount of features of other Ericsson cell phones, but it handles a wide range of tasks with a simplicity not found in many higher level phones. For starters, the phone features a 1.3 megapixel camera, which allows you to take pictures at up to 4x zoom level. The bright 256k color display gives you a beautiful image of the photo you have taken. It offers 25 MB of onboard memory, which is plenty of room for picture storage. However, if you want more space for pictures, or if you want to take advantage of music playback, you can purchase 1GB memory sticks for the phone. Photo sharing is possible with Bluetooth, MMS or email, so you will never have to wait to show your friends and family your pictures. Thumbnail galleries makes it nice and easy to access your favorite shots, and PC connectivity lets you transfer it all to a PC at blazing speeds. Push email gives you fast messaging that shows up on your phone, with no need to go into a menu to access your email, and mobile internet lets you access standard email and the web. The Ericsson phone also features streamed and recorded video and music in it's built in, fully integrated, media player. Finally, the RSS reader allows you to stay up to the minute with your favorite blogs and news sites from anywhere.