Nokia 500
Introduction:
The Nokia 500
is the mass production of the new Nokia Symbian line, as it has the
lowest specs out of the bunch announced in time for the holiday shopping
craze. With that said, it’s no slouch, as it sports a decent display
with 229ppi pixel density, 5MP camera and a 1GHz processor, based,
however, on the older ARM 11 architecture
The Finns have skimped
on things like an LED flash, and the internal memory – the handset has
only 2GB - to keep costs down. The Nokia 500 ships with Symbian Anna
unlike the rest of the new kids on the Symbian block, but is expected to
receive a Belle upgrade further down the road.
An affordable
handset from Nokia with decent specs and some colorful battery covers
thrown in to keep things exciting is usually a Finnish recipe for
success among teens and in emerging markets, but is that the case with
the Nokia 500? Read on our review to find out…
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- One Nokia 500 handset
- Two extra swappable battery covers in different colors
- Wall charger
- MicroUSB cable
- Stereo headset with microphone
- Manual and warranty leaflets
Design:
The Nokia 500 is a true candybar phone with its narrow rectangular front, but turn it on its face to review the 5MP camera and the speaker grill, and a nice curved back is revealed. The tapered form and soft-touch plastic finish of the battery cover, plus the fact that the handset is chubby at 0.55” (14.1mm), make it very comfortable to hold and operate with one hand.
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The
tapered form and soft-touch plastic finish of the battery cover make
the Nokia 500 very comfortable to hold and operate with one hand
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