Samsung D500 Review - read honest Samsung D500 reviews

The Samsung D500 was a truly groundbreaking phone in that it had all the features which no other Samsung ever had at that time: MP3 player, good camera, Bluetooth, big memory, you name it, it’s there! The Samsung D500 was also a much more compact phone when comparing it with the likes of the Samsung D480 and the Samsung D450, and, to this day, still remains a favourite among a lot of people!

- Works with all 2G networks
- Weighs in at 99 grams and has a thickness of 23.5 mm
- TFT screen is 1.9 inches long, has a resolution of 176x220 pixels and is able to display a vivid 256k colours
- MP3 ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Phonebook can store upto 1000 contacts with 12 fields for each contacts and also has support for PhotoID
- Call records could store upto 20 dialed, 20 received and 20 missed calls
- 96 MB of internal memory, which could store 200 SMSs and 400 calendar events as well
- Class 10 GPRS
- Bluetooth v1.1, Infrared and USB are the connectivity options
- 1.3 megapixel camera with the ability to shoot pictures with a resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. LED flash is also available.
- Video recording
- Messaging options include SMS, MMS, EMS, Email
- WAP 2.0 browser
- Colour schemes include Silver and Black
- Java MIDP 2.0 platform
- Music player supports MP3, MP4 and AAC songs
- T9, SyncML, Organizer and Voice Memo
- Maximum standby time of upto 300 hours and maximum talk time of upto 6 hours and 30 minutes on the 800mAh battery
- Maximum standby time of upto 380 hours and maximum talk time of upto 8 hours on the 1000mAh battery

The Samsung D500, as mentioned earlier, is very compact, as well as sleek, which makes for a great looking phone. The right side of the phone hosts the camera shutter button and the headset port, which is also used to connect the external speakerphone speaker. The left side of the phone hosts the volume rocker as well as the infrared port. The top right side of the phone has the lanyard eyelet, while the bottom of the phone is occupied by the charger port. When the slider is opened, the camera is revealed, the LED flash and the self – portrait mirror flanking the camera module on either sides of it. There is a steel railing revealed which facilitates the slide function between the 2 parts of the phone. The speaker of the phone is located in the same area as is the place where you put your ear to hear what the person on the other line is speaking. Another notable aspect is the small ridge under the screen, which facilitates easy sliding of the phone upwards.

The Samsung D500 is destined to be an all – time favourite due to its heavy durability and its great set of features and a very reasonable price. The included headset as well as the speaker are bound to get a lot of music lovers on board, giving the Nokia 6230i a good run for its money!