Icemobile Shine vs LG GW550

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Width

    Shine: 4 mm narrower

    Shine:
    58 mm
    GW550:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    GW550: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Shine:
    3.2 in
    GW550:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    GW550: 1.5 mm thinner

    Shine:
    13.5 mm
    GW550:
    12 mm
  • Height

    Shine: 4 mm shorter

    Shine:
    112 mm
    GW550:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Shine:
    2011
    GW550:
    2009

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Shine

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +1.5 mm versus GW550
  2. 2. GW550

    Height:
    116 mm +4 mm versus Shine
    Width:
    62 mm +4 mm versus Shine
    Depth:
    12 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Shine

    126 g

    +0.5 g versus GW550

  2. 2. GW550

    125.5 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Shine

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²
  2. 2. GW550

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Shine has approximately 70.9% more rectangular screen area than GW550.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Shine: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

GW550: Original memory entry

256 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Shine

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. GW550

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Shine2. GW550

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 116 Х 62 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 126 g
  • 125.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 24.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
General specs
General specs — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
Release date
  • 2011
  • June
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 70 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Up to 53.6 kbps
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Shine, GW550.
SpecificationShineGW550
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input
  • MP3/MP4/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer (DOC
  • XLS
  • PPT
  • PDF) -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as LG Sm@rt