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Silver Samsung D500 Limited Edition Review
The Samsung D500 is a fabulous mobile phone & has been selling in huge quantites since late 2004. Now however, Samsung have released a very limited edition silver version.
The original D500 looked pretty damn good - but the silver variation really does go one better. The screen insert & keypad are a darker silver, making a nice contrast to the rest of the body. Whilst the outer volume control keys are polished chrome - all in all, very very cool !!!
The slide mechanism is ultra-smooth and once opened, brings the handset to life. With it's large vivid display & easy to use menu system - you'll be flirting through the phone in minutes without constantly reffering to the manual. As you would expect, the D500 uses an iconic menu that you navigate with the central 5-way navigation key. Upon selected option, you are taken through to text based sub-options, again controlled by the central key. All straight forwards stuff !
The D500 has a 1.3 Mega-pixel camera which offers superb picture & video capabilities - Also you don't have to worry about how much video footage or how many pictues you have taken either, as the D500 has a massive 96Mb of internal memory. To put this into perspective, that equates to 1,000 one-megapixel pictures, or up to 60 minutes of video/speech recording, or
up to 20 MP3 songs - truly impressive !
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Selling
Features first : What's it got?
 1.3 Mega-pixel camera
Camcorder - Video recording (up to 60 min)
96Mb of memory
Bluetooth wireless connectivity
MP3/AAC/MPEG player
Tri-band
Light - 99g
Video play/record
Missing
features - Anything missing?
FM radio
Expandable memory
Technical
Data
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Talk
Time : Up to 5.5 Hours (depending
on usage and network conditions) |
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Stand
By Time : Up to 300 Hours
(depending on usage and
network conditions) |
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Weight
: 99g |
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Display
: Type: : 262,144 colour TFT LCD 176x220 pixels
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Data & Connectivity
:Bluetooth - IrDA - GPRS - USB - SyncML |
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E-Mail
Client : Supports E-Mail Client (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS)
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128 Mb total memory / 96MB
user memory |
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WAP
2.0 Browser |
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Integrated 1.3 MP camera - 4X zoom - Flash - Multishot |
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Ringtones
:
Polyphonic & MP3 |
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Java
- Built in Java
MIDP 2.0 / CLDC 1.0.4 |
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Other
Features : Integrated antenna,
camcorder,date & time display,
reminder list, Alarm, stopwatch,
countdown timer, currency
converter, calculator,
T9 predictive text, MMS
compatible, vibrate alert,
screensavers, 1000 entry
phonebook, organiser. |
Silver D500
Box Contents
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A couple of goodies .. |
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Box
contents include (UK SPEC)*
Silver Samsung D500 Handset
Battery : Li-Ion 800 mAh
User Guide
Mains charger
Wrist strap
Stereo headset
Warranty card
*contents may vary
depending on network
and may be subject
to change
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Silver D500 in
Use
The D500 is so easy to use - you don't really need a manual !
Navigation is easy with the central
navigation key and it allows easy access to the main features.
Main features include - Call records - Phonebook - Applications - File manager - Messages - Browser - Calendar - Camera & Settings. From each of these you access the sub-menu system.
There are short-cut keys too, for instance - from the main menu you can just push the central key upwards and it takes you straight to the MP3 player - By pressing downwards, takes you straight to the bluetooth options etc.
Verdict
Pro's
+Limited edition status
+ Brimming with features
+ Great keypad design
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Very Easy to use
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Fantastic camera
+ Stylish
Cons
- No FM radio
- No memory card slot
Our thoughts
A bit of a no-brainer really ! It's fabulous of course ! Not only have you got the best handset on the market at the moment - but it's a limited edition version - what more could you possibly want ??? With MP3, bluetooth and a large memory, you really can't go far wrong can you ?
Our Ratings
Aesthetics
- 9/10
Usability -9/10
Value for Money -9/10
Desirability -10/10
Overall -9/10 - Be the envy of everyone !
Reviewed 10/04/2005
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