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Review summary: Lots of reports of cracking keys. I don't know if this has been fixed. Feature-wise, the Sony Ericsson S500i is very average. No 3G, questionable keypad durability, no FM radio and a hard-to-remove back cover. It does look pretty though, when its side ...

Pros: Battery life

Cons: Keypad, Back cover

Pros: The Sony Ericsson S500i is a beautifully designed handset with a slew of multimedia features that include a 2-megapixel camera plus a music player. Performance was great, as well.

Cons: The Sony Ericsson S500i has a rather fragile keypad, plus it's on the expensive side.

Verdict: The Sony Ericsson S500i is a stylish phone with a lot of sex appeal plus a decent feature set, but its high price and iffy controls make it less than desirable.

Review summary: The S500i should be available in "selected markets" from Q2 2008 intwo striking colours - "Spring Yellow" and "Mysterious Green". There is also an S500c variant for sale in China.

Review summary: Packing a lot of features into a relatively small form factor, the Sony Ericsson S500 also carries a price tag that is well within the budgets of a number of consumers. Along with an excellent sound clarity on inbound and outbound calls, the S500 has ...

Pros: Very fast user interface ; Camera produces clear shots ; Some of the best sound clarity available on a handheld device ; Lightweight and small ; ideal for a jeans pocket ; Versatile ringtone settings

Cons: Button display is small, will take some getting used to ; No Wi-Fi connectivity

Verdict: The S500's music player also makes it a nice way to take favorite songs where you go. The speaker system (part of the handheld device) provides excellent listening conditions. Unlike some devices, the load time for each music file is very short, ...

Review summary: This 94 grams has a Lithium Polymer battery, which allows you a talk time of 300 minutes and stand by time of 370 hours. It has added feature like quad band, 262k colour display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, music player, 12MB inbuilt memory, ...