Motorola V500 is a GSMclamshell mobile phone made by Motorola, announced in July 2003 and released later that year. It is based on the same platform as the Motorola V600 and also the V300, altogether referred to as the "triplets" - these were the first Motorolas with 65K color displays and their first mainstream handsets with cameras.[1] The V500 sports a blue and silver exterior with a blue-lit exterior display. Many other models were designated as V5xx series that are detailed in this article.
Also, the original Motorola V300 was succeeded by the V330 model in late 2004, which itself was based off an updated V5xx model.[2] There was even a Motorola V400 sold by Cingular with minor differences.
Features
All the Motorola V500 models are quad-band GSM "world phones" and feature a 0.3 megapixel digital camera with 4X digital zoom, Bluetooth wireless technology, MP3 playing capabilities, built-in Speakerphones, SMS, MMS and EMS 5.0, voice-activated dialling, and Java ME games (Stuntman and Monopoly are embedded whereas other games are downloadable).
Differences with V600 and V300
The Motorola V500 was a step lower from the flagship V600. Compared to it, the V500 does not have a metal faceplate, external lights, and lacks video playback capability. Compared to the lower V300, the V500 models feature Bluetooth and are quad-band GSM so can be used globally. The Cingular network in the US also had an exclusive midway model called V400[3] that was quad-band but without Bluetooth.[4][5]
Models
Motorola V500 is the original model. Motorola V525 is a Vodafone network branded version that runs the Vodafone live! interface software instead of Motorola's.[6][7] Motorola V501 and V505 are other designated variants.
Motorola V535 (introduced October 2004)[8] is an upgraded model that adds a videocamera and video playback.[9] Branded network operator versions were released as V550, E550 and V545, for Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange, respectively.[10]
Motorola V547, also known as V551 in North America, V555, or V330, is an upgraded model with videocamera that also supports EDGE for faster data speeds.[11]
Motorola V557 is an upgrade to V551, distinguishable with a black colored exterior instead of blue.[12] It has an improved (256K color) display, 'Screen3' technology, and a feature called 'Live Ticker' that automatically downloads news headlines. It was released on Cingular in November 2005.[13] Motorola V540 is a variant without a camera.
Specifications (V500/V525 specific)
Form factor: Clam
Internal memory 5 MB
Colour: Silver
Dimensions (h × w × d): 89 × 49 × 24.8mm
Volume: 86cm³
Weight including the battery: 123 g
Weight excluding the battery: 113 g
Display: Internal: 65k TFT Colour (176 × 220)
4 lines of text and 1 line of icons
Display: External: 2 line (96 × 32, with blue backlight)
Bands: Quad Band (900/1800/1900/850MHz)
Standard battery: SNN5704 battery min 650 mAh
Standby time (hours): 120-200
Talk time (mins): 180-390
GPRS (2u/4d) AMR
WAP Browser version 2.0
Connectivity Bluetooth wireless technology (1.1)/CE Bus
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