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- Design
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8.3
- Features
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7.8
- Performance
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7.9
- S500i 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe, Middle East, Africa.
- S500c 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2007, May | |
| Status | Available |
| Size | Dimensions | 99 x 47 x 14 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 94 g |
| Display | Type | TFT, 256K colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 240 x 320 pixels, 2.0 inches | |
| - Wallpapers, screensavers |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones, composer |
|---|---|---|
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| Memory | Phonebook | 1000 contacts, Photo call |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | 30 received, dialed and missed calls | |
| Internal | 12 MB | |
| Card slot | Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 2GB |
| Data | GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | |
| 3G | No | |
| WLAN | No | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes |
| Camera | Primary | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Video | Yes | |
| Secondary | No |
| Features | Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Browser | WAP 2.0/HTML(NetFront), RSS feeds | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Mysterious Green, Spring Yellow, Contrasted Copper, Ice Purple, Silver Steel | |
| GPS | No | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - TrackID music recognition - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ player - T9 - Organizer - Voice memo |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 370 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 9 h |
| Misc | SAR US | 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body) |
|---|---|---|
| SAR EU | 0.77 W/kg (head) | |
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Sony Ericsson S500 - user opinions and reviews
- Andreas
Had mine for almost two years until I cracked the display. Not designed to be stepped on, apparently. :) Easy DIY fix, front cover snaps off easily and the the display ribbon connects to a socket. OEM replacement displays seem to be about €20, s...
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- 2010-03-14 10:24
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- Ali_India
the music in terms of sound is good...the ext speakers are loud enuf (louder than most phones) and the earphone sound quality is decent (avg compared to walkman series).....only problem is that it has a very boring and plain music player....not many ...
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- 2010-03-11 10:31
- nCHL
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- Ali_India
I bought s500i in August 2008... Its been nearly 2 years and i am happy with the phone.....wen i bought this everyone told me to be careful as its a slide phone... but it has fell down from my hands nearly 20-30 times but till date there has been no ...
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- 2010-03-11 10:22
- nCHL
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