Sony Ericsson S500i Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player, Memory Stick Micro Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Mysterious Green)

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Product Features

• This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
• Quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and EDGE/GPRS data capabilities
• Unique external light effects and visual display accents; full-function Walkman digital audio player; access to personal email
• 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Memory Stick Micro expansion; Bluetooth stereo music; web browser with RSS feeds
• Up to 9 hours of talk time, up to 370 hours (15+ days) of standby time

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.8 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000VXI69S
• Item model number: S500i
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #992 in Cell Phones & Service (See Bestsellers in Cell Phones & Service)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Expect the unexpected with the Sony Ericsson S500i slider phone, which features unique external light effects and visual display accents. Hidden illumination appears to highlight a certain event and the keypad glows with energy when the slim slider is opened. The display themes can also change when you want--with the seasons, as day turns to night or when the weekend begins. Featured in a Mysterious Green, the quad-band S500i is nicely slim at just 14mm (0.55 inches) thin and it boasts a brightly colorful 2-inch LCD with support for 256K colors. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera, multi-format digital audio player, Memory Stick Micro (M2) expansion, and Bluetooth stereo music streaming.

This unlocked cell phone can be used with a GSM network service provider and it provides quad-band connectivity (850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz). Powered by GPRS/EDGE Class 10 (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) technology, this phone makes information exchange a breeze by offering immediate mobile connectivity. It does not come with a SIM card, and it requires that you provide a SIM card for usage with your selected service provider.

The Mysterious Green S500i includes themes and colors that change with the time of day and the season.

The S500i brilliant 2-inch display has a QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels) with 256K colors, perfect for its emphasis on beautiful imagery. It comes with three themes to choose from: Clarity, Day & Night, and Everchanging. The latter changes the phone's animated wallpapers and illuminated color menus as day turns to night and as the months change on the calendar.

The S500i phone offers a full-function Walkman digital audio player that's compatible with MP3 and AAC files. Other Walkman features include a flight mode that lets you keep listening to tunes with the phone's network connectivity turned off, and Disc2Phone software for easy transfer of song files between phone and PC.

Easily pocketable, the S500i measures 0.55 inches thin and weighs just 3.3 ounces.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The built-in 2.0 megapixel camera captures stills and video--and playback of video or still pictures is only limited to the memory card size. Picture effects and custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be setup to fit your personality. It provides support for PictBridge technology so you can print your photos without the need of a PC (either using USB or Bluetooth). And the S500i makes it easy to send snapped photos directly to a blog or an online photo, complete with text.

The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3 and IMAP4 protocols, while the included Access NetFront Web Browser allows you to surf full HTML web sites. It also supports RSS feeds, allowing you to use your phone to view up-to-the-minute news and other content from selected Web sites and blogs. Just subscribe to the feed and let it come to you. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages.

The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard. This means the phone can be used with the included Sony Ericsson Sync Station software, which lets you synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, notes and tasks on your PC with the phone.

Other features include:

• Up to 1000 contact entries, each with five number fields
• Java support for online and offline 3D games (preloaded games include PacMan and Ms. PacMan)
• USB 2.0 wired connectivity with mass storage capability
• PIM functions including calendar, tasks, notes, alarm, calculator, stopwatch, and timer
• T9 text entry technology
• 72-chord polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones
• Digital audio file formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+

Vital Statistics
The Sony Ericsson S500i weighs 3.3 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.5 inches. Its 900 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated at up to 9 hours of talk time, and up to 370 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

Product Description
Inspired by nature. See hidden illumination appear when a call comes in. The S500i - it's full of surprises. Share your life in pictures Enjoy life - and share it. Snap a picture with the S500i camera and send it to your blog in an instant. Connect to your PC Images from phone to computer, music files from computer to phone: all you need to connect, drag and drop is included in the S500i phone kit. In harmony -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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Trophy , December 26, 2007

By	Desert Rose "The best is good enough for me" (Guyana) - See all my reviews

I bought this phone in purple - in support of pancreatic cancer awareness and because I wanted a quad band phone.

It is nice to look at, has a nice "feel", but the features are basic.

There is very little you can do with it in terms of the telephone aspect of it. I guess it is great for photos, especially since it has the photo editor. The screen is the best feature on this phone. It is big and performs well even in direct sunlight (a plus for the camera users). After 6 photos which I transferred from my Nokia I was told that the memory was full. My Nokia 6320 has loads of photos and music on it.

With regard to ringtones, you'd probably have to buy the memory card, or stick with what they have on the phone. I was not too enthusiastic about the ringtones the phone came with. I like naturelike sounds and classic ringtones. I read a review which said that Sony was targetting the younger folk (I am 45), so that accounts for the type of ringtones and graphics which are embedded in the phone.

The slide mechanism is sturdy, as is the keypad. The slits which represent the select and menu buttons can be a tad difficult if you have long nails, or large fingers (again the target was young folk).

The downsides are that the vibrating mechanism is weak and for some reason unknown to me, after 45 minutes of talking on it, the phone cuts off.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Phone. Trendy and fun, August 27, 2007

By	S. Daigle (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This phone has a photo editor on it. You can turn your photos into black and white, has brightness and contrast, and you can send them to the internet. This phone works great with a Cingular SIM card. The only bad thing is that this phone is European, and doesn't support ringtone downloads, and I'm not sure how to make it support it yet. I am just going to have to play around with it.

Lookswise...it's lightweight. It's really cute. I would say it's more of a girly phone, but's it still very high end looking. The more I play around with my phone, I love it even more, and It's so user-friendly. My last phone was a Razr....glad to have upgraded.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior than Motorola, January 12, 2008

By	Drctr f Ntrn - See all my reviews

After going through 2 defective Motorola V3s, I decided to look at other brands. Sony Ericsson interests me the most because of its slick design and rich functionalities. The Everchanging theme is awesome, which changes based on day and time, and the light effect is equally amazing. The 2MP camera is OK since it does not have auto focus, but it is good for some spontaneous moments where you wish you have a camera on you. BTW, you definitely want to get a M2 card to store more data, I recommend 2GB or larger.

I have no complaint so far other than its expensive price tag, which seems to be the norm for SE phones anyway. Some people reported cracked keypads on earlier manufactured phones after months of usage, I hope they have address that issue.

Oh yeah, it is beautiful but it is also a grease magnet so if you want to keep that shine, get some cover on it. ;)