Sony Ericsson K500

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A Sony Ericsson K508i phone, a member of this model series.
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A Sony Ericsson K508i phone, a member of this model series.

The K500i/K500c is a block style mobile telephone manufactured by Sony Ericsson. A version of this phone was manufactured for Vodafone, known as the F500i. The model's features are 12 megabyte internal memory, VGA camera with extended resolution feature(1.2 megapixel size: 1280*960), nice and user-friendly interface, 3D game graphics, loud speaker, 1.9" screen (as compared to 1.8" in other Sony Ericsson models), mp3 and video playback, and IrDA.

Though it is now out of the market, it was introduced as a stripped down version to the more popular k700i. However, it had some features that were better than its older cousin - bigger and brighter screen, fresher main menu with a bubble as the background for the currently option under focus), more readable text font (notice the difference in the numbers that you dial), faster repsponse and of course, Splinter Cell.

The Vodafone version has some limitations, most notably that it can not use MP3 files as ringtones, unless they are DRM-protected. The sleek Sony Ericsson menu is also replaced by icons matching the style of Vodafone Live!.


This phone has Music DJ Which is used to create 40 Channel Midi Polyphonic ring tone. It also supports 3GP Video Recording.

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