My friend bought this phone, roughly a year ago at a what was a fair price back then.
The S500i is aimed at women, and has a special feature that will change your theme (when you open and close your phone, by sliding it). In January you will get cold colours which will slowly change and become ... Read review
Advantages: Seems ok. Disadvantages: Might be complete and utter failure
...has 12 icons. Like most sony ericssons.
On the front you have two soft keys, the back key, the clear key and two shortcuts. You also have the navigation buttons and the the middle button has a contrasting green trim.
But why I am reviewing my friend's phone...? Well you will soon know.
The phone is a slider phone and has a 2.0 mega pixel camera that you see when sliding the phone open. This also reveals two ... .../> So this is just your average phone really. A few clever tricks like red eye removal and 'Photo DJ', 'Music DJ' and 'Video DJ' you can play music at a fair level and put in your own M2 memory card. There is nothing complicated about this phone.
So at £60 It sounds quite good, right? WRONG.
So the reason I am reviewing this is that my friend bought it roughly a year ago, as I said. And the phone has completely ... more
My friend bought this phone, roughly a year ago at a what was a fair price back then.
The S500i is aimed at women, and has a special feature that will change your theme (when you open and close your phone, by sliding it). In January you will get cold colours which will slowly change and become lighter and greener, perfectly in time for spring and so on. I've heard it is quite nice in December when it is christmassy. And with a black cover and green keypad it can look quite nice.
The menu is fairly simple and can be changed, but basically has 12 icons. Like most sony ericssons.
On the front you have two soft keys, the back key, the clear key and two shortcuts. You also have the navigation buttons and the the middle button has a contrasting green trim.
But why I am reviewing my friend's phone...? Well you will soon know.
The phone is a slider phone and has a 2.0 mega pixel camera that you see when sliding the phone open. This also reveals two little lights that also change according to the date.
So this is just your average phone really. A few clever tricks like red eye removal and 'Photo DJ', 'Music DJ' and 'Video DJ' you can play music at a fair level and put in your own M2 memory card. There is nothing complicated about this phone.
So at £60 It sounds quite good, right? WRONG.
So the reason I am reviewing this is that my friend bought it roughly a year ago, as I said. And the phone has completely failed. Half the keys don't work. She can't read texts. She can't hang up. The keys cracked ages ago and maybe you can say it's her fault she text's too much. But It's only been a year and you expect a phone to last longer before it starts crumbling. So I have had to lend her one of my phones until she gets a nice one on her birthday. I don't understand how nearly every where says this phone is great and gives it roughly 4/5. It was quite a nice phone, while it lasted. It's kind of like those phones that will "now self-destruct".
So I say make your own mind up. Maybe she got unlucky
Advantages: Stylish, cool features, good quality camera Disadvantages: Not suitable for larger fingers, quite slow and sometimes crashes
I have owned the floral version of this phone (http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enGB291GB321&ei=jKciSsT4G5KsjAe82O2wBg&resnum=0&q=s500i%20flower&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) for roughly half a year. This phone comes in a variety of colours, such as black and green, white, yellow, purple and silver. However, I bought the limited edition Jemma Kid version, which is floral and aimed towards females. Apparently if you buy from the Carphone ... ...but I didn't receive this since I ordered mine online. This mobile still appears to be for sale on some websites, although it's not as widely available as the normal designs of this phone. The keys on this mobile are very thin and small and it took me a while to get used to texting quickly with them, but it's not much of a problem if you have smaller fingers. Before I bought this phone, I read many reviews about the keypad breaking and the phone ...
velvethour 01.06.2009
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Advantages: Great Features Disadvantages: Memory Space
The Sony Ericsson S500i is the best phone that I have had, and I have had a lot of phones reasons why it is a great phone are shown below along with a few bad points but every phone has bad points this one has a little less than other phones.
The fact that it is a slide phone mean that it is helpful for calls all you have to do is just have slide it up and the call is answered. The phone has great reception, which is good because the majority of ... ...a phone the better the reception the better the phone actually is.
The phones colour is fantastic, I have owned many phones, but this one is the best by far. The phone has a 2.0 mega pixels camera which is great for videos and pictures the effects that the photoDJ have are brilliant it allows you to add clipart in and change the contrast and brightness and also has red eye removal and a lot more. You can also take a picture in black and white, negative, ...
whosdexter92 16.06.2008
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...they've cracked but it didn't make the fact the keys had split any better.
The phone measures 99 x 47 x 14 mm and weighs 94g.
Overall I think that just because of the poor quality of the phone, the Sony Ericsson S500i is not worth it. ...
Julia95x 15.08.2008
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Advantages: Sleek, lightweight, large high resolution screen Disadvantages: Needs regular wiping to remove finger marks
Lovin' it!
Had few problems when first got phone but this was due to network faults rather than phone.
S500i will defiantly turn heads. It is equipped with many features for the mobile phone user who is always on the go & wanting to stay in contact with friends, family & work colleagues.
The overall design & style of the phone I believe is inspired by nature which includes the colour of the handset, the internal patterns & materials used to create ... ...opening mechanism which when opened reveals the sleek keypad & natural design of phone. The phone comes with hidden light effects which brings the S500i alive when an incoming call comes in.
Has a large & clear screen which displays up to 262k colours on a 240 x 320 pixels resolution screen. The screen can be viewed when the S500i is in the slide open or slide closed position which provides for continuous viewing.
Phone comes with a built in 2 ...
grdnblak 06.08.2007
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Advantages: Very stylish with quirky features Disadvantages: Small memory
I brought this phone two weeks ago and have been very happy with it so far. It didn't really take any setting up apart from putting in the time and date. It's also really easy to get the hang of, and although I did look through the manual I probably could have worked it.
Look
This phone is stylish, and certainly stands out, with its sleek black case with green keypad and back (also availible in yellow and silver). It also has lights down each side ... ...receiving a call, which can be varied for each caller. It also has a moving wallpaper which is nice, and can be set to change at random intervals (which I have it on, which is exciting as your never sure what it's going to show when you slide it open, and if you'll have butterflies across the screen or if it will be raining!) or it can be set to change at about 8 in the evening and again in the morning, or just be static.
Ease of Use
So far I have ...
flo90 17.08.2007 (03.04.2008)
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Contrasted copper, Spring yellow, Mysterious green, Ice purple
Cellular
Aerial
Internal
Bluetooth Profiles
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
Polyphonic Ringer
Built-in
Vibrating Alert
Yes
Phone Design
Slider
Band
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
Technology
GSM
Additional Features
Melody composer
Speakerphone
Built-in
Call Timer
Built-in
Communicator features
Synchronisation With PC
Built-in
Messaging & data services
Cellular Messaging Services
MMS, Nokia Smart Messaging, SMS
Messaging / Data Features
RSS feeds
JAVA applications
Built-in
Internet Browser
Built-in
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution)
Built-in
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
Built-in
Multimedia features
Downloadable Content
Themes, games, ring tones
Playback Digital Video Formats
MPEG-4
Digital camera
Digital Zoom
4
Sensor Resolution
2 Megapixel
Organiser
Additional Timer Functions
Countdown timer, stopwatch
Calculator
Basic
Alarm Clock
Yes
Reminder
Built-in
Calendar / Event Reminder
Built-in
Display
Features
Wallpaper, screen saver
Display Illumination Colour
White
Colour Support
Colour
Display Resolution
320 x 240 pixels
Technology
TFT
Type
LCD display
Colour Depth
262,144 colours
Multi-language Menu
Built-in
Digital player (recorder)
Supported Digital Audio Standards
MP3
Memory
User Memory
12 MB - shared
Supported Flash Memory Cards
Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Micro M2
Connections
Connector Type
1 x data port - Fast Port
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
Power adapter
Manufacturer's product description
The slim S500i keeps you in harmony with the world around you. Let desktop and menu themes change with the season; or as day turns to night. Slide the S500i open to reveal materials and patterns inspired by nature. See hidden illumination appear when a ca
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