Nokia 500 Specification Review ~ Nokia3GMobiles

The Nokia 500 comes with the latest Symbian Anna OS, offering a refreshed UI, a better browser and split-screen messaging. As you’d expect, preinstalled you’ll find the latest version of Nokia Maps for free drive and walk navigation, plus you can download every other app you might need from the Store. If you’re anything like us, then your first week with the phone will be occupied filling and then emptying the phone of dozens of apps. The music player is complemented by an FM radio receiver and Internet Radio access to all the music and news you might need, not just from your own country, but from around the world. Social Media is catered for through the Social app, bringing friends’ updates to your homescreen.

Under the hood, there’s the 1GHz processor – allowing for plenty of oomph when you’re multitasking lots of apps or doing something extra-demanding. There’s 2GB of storage memory, plus the possibility of increasing this by a further 32GB using the micro-SD card slot. Like all our recent smartphones, it offers pentaband radio coverage so world travellers need never be out of touch, 3G data up to HSUPA speeds [that’s a whopping maximum speed of 5.8Mbps nowadays, by the way]. There’s also Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi b/g, as you’d expect. The phone measures 111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1mm and weighs in at 93g – lighter than any other Symbian^3 phone to date.

It’s also worth mentioning the battery, which despite the faster processor, still manages to pull off a very respectable performance. For us, that’s an absolute priority. The battery will see you through 5-7 hours talk time, 450+ hours in standby mode or up to 35 hours of music playback, if that’s your thing.

General Information
Brand	Nokia
Model	500 Fate
Weight	93 G
Form Factor	Bar
Dimensions	111.3x53.8x14.1 MM
Operating Frequency	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive Touch Screen

Display Details
Display Color	3.2 inches, TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors
Display Size	Nokia 500 Fate has a display size of 360 x 640 px
Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass and Light Sensor

Camera
Camera	Yes, 5.0 Mega Pixels Camera with Auto Foucs and Geo-tagging
Camera Res.	2592 x 1944 Pixels
Zoom	Yes, Digital Zoom
Video	Yes
Video Recording	Yes, VGA (640x480 Pixels) at 15fps
Video Player	Yes, Video Formats : MP4, H.263, H.264

Software
Games	Yes + Downloadable
Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1, CLDC 1.1
Browser	Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Operating System	Symbian Anna OS

Call Records
Phone Book	Yes, Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields, Photocall
Missed Calls	Detailed, max 30 days
Received Calls	Detailed, max 30 days
Dialed Calls	Detailed, max 30 days

Battery
Stand By Time	Up to 500 hours (2G) / Up to 455 hours (3G)
Talk Time	Up to 7 hours (2G) / Up to 5 hours (3G)
Li-ion	1110 mAH

Memory
Internal Memory	Yes, Internal Memory : 2 GB
External Memory	Yes, Up to 32GB
Memory Slot	Yes, Micro SD Card

Message
SMS	Yes, Threaded View
MMS	Yes
Email	Yes, Push Email
Instant Messaging	Yes
Social Networking Services	Facebook, Twitter

Music
Ring Tone	Vibration, Polyphonic, WAV, MP3
FM	Yes, Stereo FM Radio
Music	Yes, Music Formats : MP3, WAV, еAAC+, WMA with Loud Speaker and 3.5mm Audio Jack
Speaker	Yes
Headset	Yes

Data
GPRS	Yes, Class 33
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wirless Protocol	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Port	Yes, Micro USB 2.0
Edge	Yes, Class 33
Infra Red	No
3G	Yes, HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
CPU	Yes, 1GHZ Fast Processor
Salespack	Handset, Battery, Charger, Earphone, USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card