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Nokia 500 Specs

7.5

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Nokia 500 Review

7.6

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OS

Symbian Belle

Display

3.2-inch
640 x 360 px

Camera

5 MP Main

Battery

1110 mAh

Storage

2GB

Hardware

0.25GB RAM

Description

The Nokia 500 is marketed as an entry level smartphone despite the 1GHz processor that is ticking under its hood. It features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 360 by 640 pixels, and a 5-megapixel camera with no flash is located on the device's back.

This device is also known as Nokia Fate

Cons

Thick body (0.56 inches)

I want it 20 users

I have it 19 users

I had it 10 users

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Display
Size:	3.2-inch
Resolution:	640 x 360 px, 229 PPI
Technology:	TFT
Screen-to-body:	47.12 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
Processor:	Single core, 1000 MHz, ARM11
RAM:	0.25GB
Internal storage:	2GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS:	Symbian (Belle, Anna)
ROM:	512 MB
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	1110 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	5 MP
Video recording:	640x480 (VGA) (15 fps)
Features:	Video calling

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	4.38 x 2.12 x 0.56 inches (111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1 mm)
Weight:	3.28 oz (93.0 g)
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Purple, Orange, Green, Blue, Gray

Cellular
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Features:	Album art cover
Radio:	FM, Stereo, RDS

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Jul 28, 2011
FCC ID value:	QTKRM-750
Measured SAR:
Head:	1.43 W/kg
Measured in:	850 MHz
Body:	1.31 W/kg
Measured in:	850 MHz

Availability
Officially announced:	Aug 02, 2011

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News

The Nokia Belle update has graced nearly all of Nokia’s Symbian^3 lineup with only one exception - the Nokia 500. Today, the Finns have fixed that by making the latest update available to Nokia 500 owners. So, this makes now the best time to check fo...

Remember those photos from not long ago that allegedly represented a leaked Nokia roadmap? The images shed some light on a quartet of mid-range, Symbian-powered Nokia smartphones that were supposedly scheduled to see the light of day in the third qua...

Nokia 500 is now official; runs Symbian Anna and ticks at 1GHz

We knew Nokia plans to name each Symbian iteration from now on with a woman's name alphabetically - Anna, Belle, and so on, but nothing was said about the handsets receiving girly names themselves. Nokia's upcoming Symbian lineup includes four device...

Nokia's new Symbian lineup might arrive in Q3: 1GHz CPUs and nHD displays

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Overall User Rating

(13 reviews)

7.6

Build quality

Camera quality

6.4

Performance

7.8

Display

8.1

Battery life and charging

6.4

Sailesh [deleted]

A good phone, but fails to compete with the phones of the same price group!

Posted: Dec 12, 2013, 12:08 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

This phone is robust and feels great in the hand, but fails to compete with the other phones which fall in the same Price Group. Excellent for simple use but not for the people who love to MultiTask. Preserving the "Nokia Built", drop it a hundred times but it wont give up. Not a phone for Social Media Enthusiasts. The Operating System fails to compete with the Windows and the Android OS.

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What I like

Good Looks
Good build quality

What I don't like

No Camera shutter button
No Flash
Lags
Outdated UI

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PorkyBurger

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Nokia 500

Posted: May 19, 2013, 10:59 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

I am dissapointed with build quality of the phone. I have always trusted Nokia, for it's amazing build quality, but this time I don't. Though it has a 1Ghz ARM11 processor, its rather slow than speedy, especially when you update it to Nokia Belle Refresh.

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What I like

Sharp display.
Nice call quality.
Nice design, changable battery covers.

What I don't like

Poor build quality, no screen protection.
Small display, aspect ratio not suited for such small screens.
Battery lasts a day.
Camera's quality is dissapointing.
Poor recording for a 5MP camera.
Web on a stock browser is dissapointing, laggy.
No 3D GPU. Many elements in OS are laggy, because of it.
Death-grips in reception.

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wpymes

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MY FIRST SMARTPHONE: Good! but ready to move on and up!

Edited: May 09, 2013, 3:35 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

I loved its price, the size, the screen resolution, call quality and fast processing. I hated the unconfortable size of the screen for typing, the camera without autofocus (useless for scanning documents), the very short battery life, the limited apps for Symbian Belle. I keep it in a soft case to avoid risk scratching or falls and It does feel cheap and squeaky when pressed!

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