Samsung SGH-D500

This is the first GSM-model by Samsung equipped with Bluetooth module positioned between the fashion and business segments. Differs in greta memory capacity and support for the majority of today functions.

• Class: business, fashion
• Position in the line: leader
• Rivals: none in a slider form-factor
• Test based description

• General features
  • Announced in October 2004, in the market since November 2004
  • GSM900/1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion 850 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • standby time up to 220 hours
  • talk time up to 3 hours
  • Graphical display with the resolution of 176x220 pixels, shows up to 262000 colours, TFT.
  • Java
  • 1.3 megapixel camera, flash, recording video with sound, various effects, frames
  • Colours - black or silvery
  • Dimensions: 93.5 x 45.7 x 23.5 mm
  • Weight: 99 g

• Memory
  • Phone book memory for for 1000 numbers, up to 5 numbers and e-mail address, a note for a name. Personal call melody and a photo for a name
  • Users' groups
  • Up to 200 SMS in the internal memory
  • Call log of the last 20 incoming, outgoing and missed calls
  • 92 MB for photos, images, pictures
  • 4 MB for Java applications
  • Organizer memory for 400 events
  • Up to 50 text notes
  • Limitation of 295 KB on the MMS size

 

• Call management, ringing tones

• Vibrating alert
• 64-tones polyphony
• Fast dialing for 8 numbers
• Minute minder
• Automatic redialing
• Triple voice codes, HR, FR and EFR
• Voice Clarity
• Speakerphone

• SMS
  • Nokia Smart Messaging
  • EMS
  • Sending and receiving ringing tones and animated images
  • A possibility to send group SMS
  • Predictive text input Т9
  • Templates

   

• Connectivity
• WAP 2.0
• GPRS (class 12)
• MMS
• IrDA
• Bluetooth
• Integrated mail client
• Synchronization with PC via a cable, IrDA, bluetooth

• Organizer and extras
  • Java
  • Dictaphone, up to an hour for one record, does not work during a conversation
  • mp3 player, track list, equalizer
  • Colour animated screen savers
  • Countdown timer , stopwatch
  • Time, alarm clock (once, recurrent, weekly), world time
  • Organizer, to-do list, synchronization with PC
  • Text notes
  • Calculator, converter
  • Games

Eldar Murtazin (eldar@mobile-review.com)
Published — 17 February 2005

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