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Samsung SGH-i500

Samsung SGH-i500

This world GSM phone features color touch screen, external display, built-in camera, MMC/SD card slot, SDIO support, GPRS high-speed data, Infrared, MMS, polyphonic ringtones, WAP browser, J2ME support and E-Mail client.

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Samsung SGH-i500 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
  • It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.97 inches)
  • Low resolution display (162 x 176 pixels)
  • Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Slow processor (300 MHz)
  • Too little RAM memory (32 MB RAM)
  • Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
  • Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:

    OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc

    • Palm OS (5.2.x)
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Clamshell
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 3.20 x 2.12 x 0.97 (81.5 x 54 x 24.8 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 5.29 oz (150 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 162 x 176 pixels
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536
  • Touchscreen:
      • Resistive

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 3.20 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 4.2 days (100 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1100 mAh

Hardware

  • Processor:
    • Single core, 300 MHz, Intel PXA262
  • System memory:
    • 32 MB RAM / 32 MB ROM
  • Storage expansion:

    Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.

    • Slot Type:

      Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo

      • SD, MMC

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 0.3 megapixels VGA
    • Flash:
      • Yes
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • HTML, WAP 2.0, cHTML

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • GPRS

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration
    • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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