Sony Ericsson S500i review

Sony ericsson’s new S500i is the first to arrive and, like the T650i, is inspired by nature. It rocks up in two finishes: Spring Yellow for the ladies and the more sedate Mysterious Green. Our sample came in the latter although it’s predominately black and you don’t

21.jpgenjoy the green effect until you slide it open. The keypad and back of the front fascia show off a fetching emerald green veneer and this does enhance an otherwise lacklustre design. The S500i is also a glow worm with the middle of the joypad and two sidebars pulsing and radiating when you open up the phone. It’s mildly diverting, but nothing more.

Latest Sony Ericsson S500i features a TFT display that supports 262K colors and 240 x 320 pixels resolution. The themes embedded will simply take your breath away. This is a very good quality screen, perfectly visible in the sunlight, no matter what theme you might choose. While the phone has not been made for gaming, as you can see form the benchmarks, it still scores well on some screen tests.

When it comes to other features, music is of course supported and although it might not have the same focus as the Walkman ranges there is plenty here for the music lover including the ability to expand your music via the M2 memory slot on the top of the handset.

1.PNGYourmobilephonereviews The stunning S500i is a totally fashion & style conscious mobile phone which will defiantly turn heads. The phone is equipped with many fun & useful features for the mobile phone user who is always on the go & wanting to stay in contact with friends, family & work colleagues. The handset comes in a choice of two colours which are an intriguing mysterious green colour & a glamour spring yellow colour which provides a natural element to the phones design

Phonearena reviews We like the S500 – it is extravagant, stylish, and eye-catching slider with pocket-friendly size and not a few features. Still, it is targeted to limited group of people who won’t worry about using a phone in signal-green (and black) color.

Reghardware reviews Sony Ericsson has been clever in using some unusual, contrasting colours to lift the 550i above your average slider. We looked at the Mysterious Green version – a predominantly black phone with emerald green keypad hidden under the slider, and a subtle glowing green circle around the front navigation key. Other versions of the S500i are decked out in Ice Purple, Contrasted Copper and Spring Yellow.
Summary-:
The good:  The Sony Ericsson S500i is a beautifully designed handset with a slew of multimedia features that include a 2-megapixel camera plus a music player. Performance was great, as well.

The bad: The Sony Ericsson S500i has a rather fragile keypad, plus it’s on the expensive side.

The bottom line: The Sony Ericsson S500i is a stylish phone with a lot of sex appeal plus a decent feature set, but its high price and iffy controls make it less than desirable.

Specs: Band / mode: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband); Talk time: Up to 540 min; Combined with: With digital camera / digital player

Cnet rating- 7.6/10

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