Sony Ericsson S500

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Sony Ericsson S500i
Sony Ericsson S500i
Manufacturer Sony Ericsson
Carrier Flag of the United States AT&T Mobility
Flag of the United Kingdom T-Mobile
Flag of Canada unavailable
Flag of the Netherlands T-Mobile
Flag of Austria T-Mobile
Available Flag of Hong Kong July, 2007
Flag of Canada unavailable
Flag of the United States October, 2007
Screen 2" 262,144 TFT LCD
240x320 pixels
Camera 2.0 megapixel
Operating system Sony Ericsson proprietary OS
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
Physical size 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 in.
99 x 47 x 14 mm
Weight 3.3 oz
94 gr
Form factor Compact Slider
Related Sony Ericsson W580i

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,[clarify] 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][2]

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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