Sony Ericsson S500
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| Manufacturer | Sony Ericsson |
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| Compatible networks | -GSM (850/900/1800/1900) -Quad band EDGE -GPRS |
| Availability by region |  July, 2007 unavailable October, 2007 |
| Related | Sony Ericsson W580i (Walkman equivalent) |
| Form factor | Compact Slider |
| Dimensions | 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 in. 99 x 47 x 14 mm |
| Mass | 3.3 oz 94 gr |
| Operating system | Sony Ericsson Java Platform 7 |
| Memory | 12 MB internal |
| Removable storage | Memory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 2 GB) |
| Battery | 900 mAh Li-Pol battery |
| Display | 2" 262,144 TFT LCD 240x320 pixels |
| Rear camera | 2.0 megapixel |
| Connectivity | -Bluetooth (2.0) -USB (2.0 proprietary) |
| Data inputs | -Keypad |
The Sony Ericsson S500i is a mobile phone manufactured by Sony Ericsson.[1] The phone was announced in May 2007[2] and released in the 3rd quarter of 2007.[3]
It is a slim slider phone, measuring 99 x 47 x 14 mm and weighing about 94 grams with its Li-Ion battery. It has 12.0 MB of internal memory, which can be expanded with a Memory Stick Micro. It includes a 2.0-megapixel camera with 4X zoom, and it provides video recording, streaming, and viewing. The music player can play AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and MP3 files. The phone also has support for EDGE, GPRS and Bluetooth.[2][4]
One feature is that the UI and external lights changes color depending on the time of day, day of the week or with the seasons.[5] The largest women's magazine in Switzerland, annabelle, and Orange Switzerland are releasing the S500 as a fashion mobile phone which is specially targeted at women. This package features the S500 together with other fashionable accessories such as a lanyard.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Review: Sony Ericsson S500 (MobileBurn)". mobileburn.com. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ a b Sony Ericsson sheds some light on the S500 slider – infoSync World Archived 20 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sony Ericsson waxes lyrical over 'nature-inspired' handset | Reg Hardware". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ Description from Sony Ericsson.
- ^ Sony Ericsson S500 changes colour with the seasons : Mobile Mentalism Archived 26 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alex Oeschger (4 December 2007), annabelle and Orange: focus on women, Telecom Paper
External links[edit]
- Details of S500i at GSMArena
- Tutorial to convert a regular S500i to a W580i Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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