Nokia 5500 Sport is one of the third edition, Nokia S60 platform (S60v3) mobile phones with version 9.1 of the Symbian operating system. It is not binary compatible with software compiled for earlier versions of the Symbian operating system. This was the first Nokia handset ever to feature text to speech and motion sensor features.
In addition to Contacts, Messaging, Calendar, and Gallery applications, the Nokia 5500 also includes a view-only Office suite and PDF Viewer.
Differentiating features include:
Built-in 3D accelerometer: allows phone to act as pedometer/step counter.
Swap key for quick one-key switching between phone, music, and sports modes.
Stainless steel body: Built to resist knocks, dust and water splashes.
Text to speech: Software to read aloud SMS and exercise data.
Sports tracking: plans, records, and schedules workout sessions.
Music: Unique tap commands for playing MP3 files.
Integrated 2-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom.
