Panasonic A500

This middle-class clamshell stands out in unordinary design, removable panels on screws and automatic opening mechanism (on pressing the button, similar to Samsung P510). In difference to X400 there is no an integrated camera.

• Class: fashion, middle
• Position in the line: above X400
• Rival phones: no any in this segment and form-factor
• Description based on official information

• General features
  • Announced July 2004, in the market since the 4 quarter of 2004
  • GSM900/GSM1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion 600 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • standby time 75 - 210 hours
  • talk time 1.5 - 4.5 hours
  • Full charging time up to 120 minutes
  • Graphical display with the resolution of 128x128 pixels shows up to 4 text lines, TFT 65K
  • Java
  • Dimensions: 84.3x47.4x19 mm
  • Weight: 86 g
  • Capacity 65 cc

• Memory
  • Phone book memory for 250 numbers (one name - three numbers, e-mail address, group, note), SIM-card memory. Only one type of memory may be viewed at the same time, up to 4 users' groups
  • Call log of last 10 missed, incoming and outgoing calls
  • Organizer memory for 100 events
  • Memory for 100 SMS, 50 of them are an Archive

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibrating alert
  • Polyphonic melodies (16 tones)
  • 3 ringtones and 17 melodies
  • There is a mixed call signal - first vibrating alert then a melody.
  • Speed dialing for 8 numbers
  • Loud speaker
  • Musical editor

• SMS
  • EMS
  • A possibility to send and receive ringtones and animated images
  • Predictive text input Т9
  • Templates
  • A possibility to send a group message

• Connectivity
  • WAP 2.0, stack 1.2.1
  • GPRS class 8 (4+1)
  • MMS
  • IrDA

 

• Organizer and extras

• Time, date
• Alarm clock
• Screen headbands, wall papers
• Calculator, currency converter
• Organizer supports such events as meeting and memo
• Games

Eldar Murtazin ([email protected])
Published — 15 August 2004

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