Sony Ericsson F500i
Release year: 2004
The F500i is a mobile phone exclusive to Vodafone, with which you can discover a world of services, information, images, music and entertainment thanks to Vodafone Live! F500i has high-quality features, color menus with animated wallpapers and also has a media player for playing music tracks and videos. It has a 65k color, 128x160 pixel screen, Mascot Capsule 3D graphics for games, a VGA camera (640x480), MP3 playback, 10 MB of RAM memory, and polyphonic ringtones.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Dimensions | 102 x 46 x 14 mm |
| Weight with battery | 80 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 750 mah |
| Standby time | 300 h |
| Talk time | 5 h |
In the box: Battery, user manual and charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging |  |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Display | Internal 126x160 pixel display with 65,000 colors in TFT mode |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65 k |
| Display size | 126x160 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 | |
| Phonebook entries | 500 |
| Memory | 10 Mb |
Feature notes: SMS, EMS, MMS messaging, email client and instant messaging. Calendar, alarm clock, JAVA 2.0 support and Micro3D support, MP3 playback, 10 MB memory, desktop themes, Music DJ ringtone composer and DRM (Digital Rights Management).
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: Ability to customize ringtones, games and images
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | Built-in VGA camera |
| Image resolution | 640x480 pixels |
| Zoom | 4x digital zoom |
| Flash | No |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Format | MPEG4 |
Price history
244 € → 244 € (0%) · 3 readings, Dec 2005 – Feb 2006