| Sony Ericsson S500i | |
| Manufacturer: | Sony Ericsson |
| Carrier: | AT&T Mobility T-Mobile unavailable T-Mobile T-Mobile Telecom Italia Mobile Virgin Mobile |
| Available: | July, 2007 unavailable October, 2007 |
| Screen: | 2" 262,144 TFT LCD 240x320 pixels |
| Camera: | 2.0 megapixel |
| Operatingsystem: | Sony Ericsson Java Platform 7 |
| Input: | -Keypad |
| Ringtone: | -Polyphonic (72 tones) -Truetone (MP3/AAC) |
| Memory: | 12 MB internal |
| Memory Card: | Memory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 2 GB) |
| Networks: | -GSM (850/900/1800/1900) -Quad band EDGE -GPRS |
| Connectivity: | -Bluetooth (2.0) -USB (2.0 proprietary) |
| Battery: | 900 mAh Li-Pol battery |
| Size: | 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 in. 99 x 47 x 14 mm |
| Weight: | 3.3 oz 94 gr |
| Form: | Compact Slider |
| Related: | Sony Ericsson W580i (Walkman equivalent) |
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.[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.