Sony Ericsson S500i - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This slider phone has all the goodies that come at this price

Pros: Good Screen, Great Looks, Lights, Average Battery, Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), 2MP Camera, Memory card slot (M2)

Cons: No FM, Uncomfortable D-Pad, No Memory Card Bundled, Attracts Fingerprints

Review summary: The S500 is a great phone except for the bad battery and build quality in certain areas.

Pros: Great design, Ambient lighting, Good camera, Loud speakerphone

Cons: Bad battery life, Key pad could be bigger, No FM radio, Poor Build Quality

Review summary: It's a decent mid-range slider, but as a phone with style ambitions, the S500i doesn't have the X-factor.

Pros: Despite basic features the two-megapixel performs admirably while the music player is

Cons: With a lightweight and creaky construction the S500i doesn't feel very robust

Verdict: Sony Ericsson's non-Walkman phones, particularly from the mid-range upwards, have always had cracking built-in music players.

Review summary: The Sony Ericsson S500i features mood lights that change colour when you receive incoming calls and text messages, keeping the design fresh and attractive. It offers a few other nifty features too, such as a great music player and an easy user interface

Pros: Great range of features; good music player; stylish looks

Cons: Small keypad; iffy headphones

Verdict: This handset has bags of personality thanks to its ever-changing themes and quirky mood lights. It also boasts some seriously useful features, including support for RSS newsfeeds and a good music player. Put simply, there's a lot here that we like

Review summary: The Sony Ericsson S500 is the first slider phone with the "emotional design" from Sony Ericsson. It is also the first slider in the S-series. I'd bet you remember the first spy pictures of S500 - every one was saying / thinking that this one would be the

Verdict: So when it comes down to it, is this a fashion phone with absolutely no advanced features? No, absolutely not. S500 has some nice features for the common user, and that's where it's being segmented. It's not for high tech-geeks like me, but more for peopl