Samsung M500 Phone

[Arena Rodent]

I love this phone,

• 3.65" x 1.83" x 0.68" (93 x 46 x 17 mm)
• 2.79 oz (79 g)
• High Speed Mobile Network
• Bluetooth® wireless technology
• Transfer files to another device via Bluetooth
• Enhanced performance
• Expandable Memory- MicroSD card
• Built-in music player
• SiriusTM Satellite Radio
• Downloadable content
• Speaker phone
• Advanced Voice Recognition
• 1.3 Megapixel camera
• Digital Zoom (2x)
• Video recorder
• Multimedia messaging
• Send a wireless postcard
• PictbridgeTM compatible

At first glance, it looks a little like the new C417 for Cingular, and almost exactly like the T619 for T-Mobile. The T619 and M500 are clearly based on the same design, which is also the same as the E380 for Europe. Looks are where the similarities end, however, since the M500 is significantly more feature-laden then its GSM cousins.

Features in common between the T619 and M500 include the same thin, light design, a megapixel camera, and stereo Bluetooth 2.0. Both also have a 176 x 220 main display, capable of 262,000 colors.

Where the M500 starts to look better is the EVDO high-speed data for streaming video and downloading music, and support for location-based services using GPS, both of which are increasingly common on CDMA phones. Where it stands out even further is with its all-important microSD memory card slot and music player. *

Really, the M500 is a more affordable replacement for the popular A900 model, that adds the memory card slot the A900 was so sorely missing. It's almost as thin, and smaller in the other dimensions: