Samsung SGH Z500
Release year: 2005
GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz and UMTS cellphone, supports video calls thanks to the dual video camera, with a 1 Megapixel external and VGA internal camera. The WAP 2.0 browser allows access to XHMTL pages. It also has support for the Real, MPEG, MP3, AAC and MPEG4 multimedia formats. This cellphone has as much as 50 MB of built-in memory, but thanks to the T-Flash external memory it will also be possible to save a large amount of photos, videos and data in general. The Z500 also features Bluetooth, USB and IrDA technology.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band / Dual Mode - UMTS GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | 89 x 44 x 24,5 mm |
| Weight with battery | 95 g |
| Battery | Lithium |
| Standby time | N.D. |
| Talk time | N.D. |
In the box: Battery standard, user manual, travel charger, headset
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Display | It features an internal 262 thousand color TFT display with 176 x 220 dots and an external 65 thousand color OLED display with 96 x 96 dots. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 262 k |
| Display size | 176x220 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Memory | 50 Mb |
Feature notes: The range of functions includes a digital amplifier, 64-tone polyphonic ringtones, an mp3 player compatible with AAC and AAC+ formats. Also bluetooth, IrDA port, Email, SyncML, USB, JAVA, MMS, RealPlayer
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio |  |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Interchangeable covers and faceplates | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Personalization notes: Customization of ringtones, images and games via wap and pc
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | Built-in VGA camera |
| Image resolution | 1 megapixel |
| Zoom | Available |
| Flash | No |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
269 € → 87 € (-68%) · minimum 69 €, maximum 322 € · 102 readings, Dec 2005 – Jul 2015