Sony Ericsson S500

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Sony Ericsson S500i
SonyEricssonS500iClosed.jpg
Manufacturer Sony Ericsson
Availability by region Flag of Hong Kong.svg July, 2007
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg unavailable
Flag of the United States.svg October, 2007
Related Sony Ericsson W580i (Walkman equivalent)
Compatible networks -GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
-Quad band EDGE
-GPRS
Form factor Compact Slider
Dimensions3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 in.
99 x 47 x 14 mm
Weight3.3 oz
94 gr
Operating system Sony Ericsson Java Platform 7
Memory12 MB internal
Removable storage Memory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 2 GB)
Battery900 mAh Li-Pol battery
Rear camera2.0 megapixel
Display2" 262,144 TFT LCD
240x320 pixels
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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Sony Ericsson sheds some light on the S500 slider – infoSync World Archived 20 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Sony Ericsson waxes lyrical over 'nature-inspired' handset | Reg Hardware". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  4. Description from Sony Ericsson.
  5. Sony Ericsson S500 changes colour with the seasons : Mobile Mentalism Archived 26 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Alex Oeschger (4 December 2007), annabelle and Orange: focus on women, Telecom Paper