Sony Ericsson S500

{{Short description|Cell phone model}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox Mobile phone

| name = Sony Ericsson S500i

| image = SonyEricssonS500iClosed.jpg

| imagesize = 230px

| manufacturer = Sony Ericsson

| carrier = {{Flag icon|USA}} AT&T Mobility
{{Flag icon|UK}} T-Mobile
{{Flag icon|Canada}} unavailable
{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} T-Mobile
{{Flag icon|Austria}} T-Mobile
{{Flag icon|Italy}} Telecom Italia Mobile
{{Flag icon|Australia}} Virgin Mobile

| available = {{Flag icon|Hong Kong}} July, 2007
{{Flag icon|Canada}} unavailable
{{Flag icon|USA}} October, 2007

| screen = 2" 262,144 TFT LCD
240x320 pixels

| camera = 2.0 megapixel

| operatingsystem = Sony Ericsson Java Platform 7

| input = -Keypad

| ringtone = -Polyphonic (72 tones)
-Truetone (MP3/AAC)

| memory = 12 MB internal

| memory_card = Memory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 2 GB)

| networks = -GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
-Quad band EDGE
-GPRS

| connectivity = -Bluetooth (2.0)
-USB (2.0 proprietary)

| battery = 900 mAh Li-Pol battery

| size = 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 in.
99 x 47 x 14 mm

| weight = 3.3 oz
94 gr

| form = Compact Slider

| music =

| predecessor =

| successor =

| related = Sony Ericsson W580i (Walkman equivalent)

}}

The Sony Ericsson S500i is a mobile phone manufactured by Sony Ericsson.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=3348&source=MOSTREAD|title=Review: Sony Ericsson S500 (MobileBurn)|publisher=mobileburn.com|accessdate=2008-01-01}} The phone was announced in May 2007[http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/7863.html Sony Ericsson sheds some light on the S500 slider – infoSync World] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220051633/http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/7863.html |date=20 December 2007 }} and released in the 3rd quarter of 2007.{{Cite web |url=http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/08/hw_sony_ericsson_mysterious_s500/ |title=Sony Ericsson waxes lyrical over 'nature-inspired' handset {{!}} Reg Hardware |access-date=26 December 2007 |archive-date=17 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117161427/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/08/hw_sony_ericsson_mysterious_s500/ |url-status=dead }}

It is a slim slider phone, measuring 99 x 47 x 14 mm and weighing about 94 grams with its Li-Ion battery. It has 12.0 MB of internal memory, which can be expanded with a Memory Stick Micro. It includes a 2.0-megapixel camera with 4X zoom, and it provides video recording, streaming, and viewing. The music player can play AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and MP3 files. The phone also has support for EDGE, GPRS and Bluetooth.[https://archive.today/20120904111455/http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/sonyericsson/s500i.html Description from Sony Ericsson.]

One feature is that the UI and external lights changes color depending on the time of day, day of the week or with the seasons.[http://mobilementalism.com/2007/05/09/sony-ericsson-s500-changes-colour-with-the-seasons/ Sony Ericsson S500 changes colour with the seasons : Mobile Mentalism] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226084057/http://mobilementalism.com/2007/05/09/sony-ericsson-s500-changes-colour-with-the-seasons/ |date=26 December 2007 }} The largest women's magazine in Switzerland, annabelle, and Orange Switzerland are releasing the S500 as a fashion mobile phone which is specially targeted at women. This package features the S500 together with other fashionable accessories such as a lanyard.{{citation | publisher = Telecom Paper | date = 4 December 2007 | author = Alex Oeschger | title = annabelle and Orange: focus on women}}