Sony Ericsson S500i

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=1C1GGLSenGB291GB321&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 ... Read review

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, ... Read review

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: See Review

...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. ... Read review

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 ... Read review

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 ... Read review

Advantages: good user friendly software and good looks
Disadvantages: very expensive, not very good software.

...O.K phone, quit expensive. Very good sleek look, not very fat. easy to use. loads of good features. The mp3 player is very easy to use and very loud. And the preloaded games are really fun to play with good graphics. there is even a step counter! Battery lasts for a long time. Reception quality is o.k but not the best. The only problem for me is that it does not have 3G so I cant video call or have fast internet. The 2 mega-pixel camera is not as bright as the samsung E900 2 mega-pixel camera. I think for the price it sells at it is not the greatest phone and you can get a much better phone for the same price such as the sony ericsson s500 or the k810i.... Read review

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Advantages: Planner
Disadvantages: Memory card needed

...and emotions. You can also change it to black and white, a negative, Sepia, Emboss and Sketch. The mp3 player is a bit of a let down from my last phone (see other review Sony Ericsson S500i) you can't text whilest you listen to music which is kind of annoying also if you get a call it starts again or if you leave the mp3 part you have to start the song again. There is only 4 playlists you can have which allows you to have 30 songs per playlist, 120 songs in total. The entertainment is great thoe, it includes four free games when I got my phone it had Free kick a game that requires you to aim for the goal and shoot taking in the wind direction, the way you're kicking it and the level of power, Forgotten Worrior the game is about a guy who falls in love and his lover is taken away and he sets off to find her, you have to help him fight to find... Read review

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Advantages: Conservative and elegant, Brilliant 262k colour display, Bluetooth, Mp3 Player, Memory capacity, Price
Disadvantages: No memory card, Mp3 player doesnt play in background, Playing sound when entering java menu

...also endure this racket. The D500 is the first samsung phone to support bluetooth. And it is easy to transfer files onto and away from your phone. Easy studio is the best program to use and may come with your phone or you can download it from samsungs website. The D500 defiately has some drawbacks but what phone doesnt? All that is left to say is that samsung have provided us with another pretty good mobile. It looks, works and survies the side of the sofa brilliantly. Samsung D500 is in the same class as Nokia 6230, Sony Ericsson S700i and K700i, i.e. in the top class The samsung D500 can be undoubtadly bought in a store near you and is in the reigion of 150-200 as far as i have seen, although with christmas approaching offers will emerge! Happy calling!... Read review

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