Phone comparison

Nokia 500

3.7/5

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GENERAL

Introduced

September 2011

Announced

August 2011

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 850 / HSDPA 1900 / HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

1.180 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

Nokia 500

Shared memory

2 GB

Extras

- Photocall
- microSD, up to 32GB
- 1 GHz ARM 11 CPU

SIZE

Nokia 500

Weight

93.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1

DISPLAY

Nokia 500

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

3.20 inch

Resolution

360 x 640 pixels

Extras

- HSDPA 1700
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity for auto turn-off

RINGTONES

Nokia 500

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3 ringtones

NETWORKING

Nokia 500

GPRS

Yes, Class 33

EDGE

Yes, Class 33

DATA

Yes, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP, EDR

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds

Email client

Yes

Extras

- Symbian Anna OS
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Push Mail
- Instant Messaging

CAMERA

Nokia 500

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, geo-tagging, video (VGA@15fps)

FEATURES

Nokia 500

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

Changeable faces

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- Exchangeable battery covers with multiple home screens (2 included in the retail box)
- Digital compass
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player
- Photo editor
- Organizer
- Flash Lite 4.0