Motorola V500

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| related = Motorola V600
Motorola V300

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| form = Clamshell

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{{convert|49|mm|in|abbr=on}} W
{{convert|24.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} D

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Motorola V500 is a GSM clamshell mobile phone made by Motorola, announced in July 2003 and released later that year. It is based on the same platform as the Motorola V600 and also the V300, altogether referred to as the "triplets" - these were the first Motorolas with 65K color displays and their first mainstream handsets with cameras.{{Cite web |title=Motorola's Hat Trick |url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/05/05/cz_mt_0505tentech.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}} The V500 sports a blue and silver exterior with a blue-lit exterior display. Many other models were designated as V5xx series that are detailed in this article.

Also, the original Motorola V300 was succeeded by the V330 model in late 2004, which itself was based off an updated V5xx model.{{Cite web |title=Motorola V330 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News |url=https://www.mobilegazette.com/motorola-v330.htm |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=www.mobilegazette.com}} There was even a Motorola V400 sold by Cingular with minor differences.

Features

All the Motorola V500 models are quad-band GSM "world phones" and feature a 0.3 megapixel digital camera with 4X digital zoom, Bluetooth wireless technology, MP3 playing capabilities, built-in Speakerphones, SMS, MMS and EMS 5.0, voice-activated dialling, and Java ME games (Stuntman and Monopoly are embedded whereas other games are downloadable).

= Differences with V600 and V300 =

The Motorola V500 was a step lower from the flagship V600. Compared to it, the V500 does not have a metal faceplate, external lights, and lacks video playback capability. Compared to the lower V300, the V500 models feature Bluetooth and are quad-band GSM so can be used globally. The Cingular network in the US also had an exclusive midway model called V400{{cite web |author=Jonathan Roubini |date=6 April 2004 |title=Motorola V400 World Phone |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1562279,00.asp |access-date=26 September 2016 |publisher=PC Magazine}} that was quad-band but without Bluetooth.{{Cite web |title=Motorola V400p - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News |url=https://mobilegazette.com/motorola-v400p.htm |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=mobilegazette.com}}{{Cite web |title=Motorola - V400 |url=https://www.mobilephonemuseum.com/phone-detail/v400 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.mobilephonemuseum.com |language=en}}

Models

Motorola V500 is the original model. Motorola V525 is a Vodafone network branded version that runs the Vodafone live! interface software instead of Motorola's.{{Cite web |date=2004-01-22 |title=Review: Motorola V525 |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2004/jan/22/gadgets.gadgets |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=AB |first=Vodafone Sverige |date=2003-12-11 |title=Vodafone: New live! mobile phone at very attractive price |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2003/12/11/304140/1428/en/Vodafone-New-live-mobile-phone-at-very-attractive-price.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en-us}} Motorola V501 and V505 are other designated variants.

Motorola V535 (introduced October 2004){{Cite web |last=Matura |first=Jan |date=2004-10-14 |title=Šest nových véček od Motoroly: nástupce V300, V500 a V600 |url=https://www.idnes.cz/nastaveni-souhlasu?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.idnes.cz%2fmobil%2ftelefony%2fsest-novych-vecek-od-motoroly-nastupce-v300-v500-a-v600.A041013_5284943_telefony |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=iDNES.cz}} is an upgraded model that adds a videocamera and video playback.{{Cite web |title=Motorola V535 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News |url=https://www.mobilegazette.com/motorola-v535.htm |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.mobilegazette.com}} Branded network operator versions were released as V550, E550 and V545, for Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange, respectively.{{Cite web |title=Motorola V535 / V550 / E550 / V545 |url=http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-V535--V550--E550--V545_id1001 |accessdate=1 July 2013 |publisher=PhoneArena.com}}

Motorola V547, also known as V551 in North America, V555, or V330, is an upgraded model with videocamera that also supports EDGE for faster data speeds.{{Cite web |date=2004-11-23 |title=Cingular to sell Motorola V551 {{!}} RCR Wireless News |url=https://www.rcrwireless.com/20041123/archived-articles/cingular-to-sell-motorola-v551 |access-date=2025-05-22 |language=en-US}}

Motorola V557 is an upgrade to V551, distinguishable with a black colored exterior instead of blue.{{Cite web |title=New Motorola V557 Delivers 'Zero-Click' Access to Information |url=https://phys.org/news/2005-11-motorola-v557-zero-click-access.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=phys.org |language=en}} It has an improved (256K color) display, 'Screen3' technology, and a feature called 'Live Ticker' that automatically downloads news headlines. It was released on Cingular in November 2005.{{Cite web |last=Wall |first=Kendra |title=Motorola V557 review: Motorola V557 |url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-v557-review/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=CNET |language=en}} Motorola V540 is a variant without a camera.

Specifications (V500/V525 specific)

Form factor: Clam
Internal memory 5 MB
Colour: Silver
Dimensions (h × w × d): 89 × 49 × 24.8 mm
Volume: 86 cm³
Weight including the battery: 123 g
Weight excluding the battery: 113 g
Display: Internal: 65k TFT Colour (176 × 220)
4 lines of text and 1 line of icons
Display: External: 2 line (96 × 32, with blue backlight)
Bands: Quad Band (900/1800/1900/850 MHz)
Standard battery: SNN5704 battery min 650 mAh
Standby time (hours): 120-200
Talk time (mins): 180-390
GPRS (2u/4d) AMR
WAP Browser version 2.0
Connectivity Bluetooth wireless technology (1.1)/CE Bus
(USB/Serial)

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070117110954/http://www.thelinuxpimp.com/main/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=668 Connecting a linux system to a Motorola V550 from LinuxPimp]
[http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/motorola-v550.htm V550 review with user comments from mobile-phones-uk.org.uk]

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