paulajohn's Aeonity Blog - Sony Ericsson S500i

Sony Ericsson S500i	Mar 28th, 2008 2:44:20 pm - Subscribe
The Sony Ericsson S500i is a slim, stylish fun phone with lots of exciting features. This time, the S500i handset seems to be intended for fashionistas and is available in 2 colors: "Mysterious Green" and "Spring Yellow". The sliding mechanism is a little bit hard to move at first, but you'll get used to it after 1-2 days of use. The phone is surprisingly light (94 grams including battery) and slim for its size (99 x 47 x 14mm). The keypad is flat and shiny: probably not the best for texting, but pleasing to the eye. There are no external buttons included on the sides of the phone except the volume keys placed on the left side. You can find the universal port used for charger, USB synchronization and headsets on the right side of the phone. Right under the display, there's a big 5-way navigation key which has a yellow backlight that lights every time you slide up the phone. The phone also has a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. 2 megapixels is now considered average for a phone, and this one is nothing special, lacking autofocus and a flash. Still, it's good enough for snaps and video clips. Even without flash and digital zoom available in camera mode, the pictures are truly amazing for a cheap 2 Megapixel module. Colors are very real and vivid, there's no blur or sharpen pixels. Sony Ericsson S500i features a TFT display that supports 262K colors and 240 x 320 pixels resolution. The themes embedded will simply take your breath away. Other helpful applications that you'll find very easy to use and access include: Organizer, Calendar, Text notes, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Calculator and Code memory. Sony Ericsson S500i lacks the 3G technology, but I don't believe there's any need for that, especially since the phone has a low price. The phone is compatible with Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and managed to attain a maximum data transfer speed of 58 KB/s. You can synchronize the phone with the PC through theUSB cable, but be careful what kind of connection mode you choose if you want to transfer data from your memory card. Sony Ericsson's S500i features a 930 mAh Li-Polymer battery that is more than enough to serve any heavy user of the phone. The official numbers state an autonomy of 370 hours in standby mode and offers something near 9 hours of talk time.
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	anonymous	March 31st, 2008
	Thanks so much for your comments. The vid is very entertaining, and she has a good line in self-publicity. I've got an Ericsson, BTW. Works like a dream.