Sony Ericsson S500i Unlocked

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User Reviews & Recommendations

do not buy this [phone (Kapil Singh, India)

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Indeed this phone catches your eye when you have a first look at it. The phone is slim, stylish and elegant. However, I faced many problems within a month of purchase. To start with, the keys on the keypad cracked and seem to be very fragile. I got them replaced though, but the replaced keypad gave similar problems. To make matters worse, one fine morning, i found the display of the phone to be completely blank. Have given the phone for repair but seriously thinking of selling it and buying a nokia.... Would rate is 1 out of 5.... Kapil

very good (Tasha, UK)

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have had this phone since August & I have to say that it's very good. The camera is of good quality & the durability of the casing is also sturdy & strong.

I send roughly 2000 text messages a month & I have had no problems with cracking keys or broken buttons. I find the buttons easy to use to text even though I have long fingernails.

The only problem I have come across is that my screen is starting to play up & is appearing in negative colours like on a filmstrip. But this hasn't really affected the usability of the phone.

The battery life has been good. I guess it's to do with the first charge that the phone has received as to why some people have had trouble with the battery life. As you can tell my phone gets used a lot & I only have to charge it every couple of days.

good-ish (Linda, Cambridge)

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This phone is very easy to use-if you can get enough signal to send a text or make a call-significant feature really for a phone. It's beautiful to look at but like others I have had my phone 10 weeks & it has already been returned to Sony after 6 of the keys cracked in half within first 6 weeks. The battery life is appalling, I have to charge the phone every night & if I manage to make a call from it, it drains the battery to 50%. So buy it for its looks not for its usability you'll be disappointed-not Sony's usual standard.

Sweet as (Ryan, Manchester)

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op phone upgraded to the Black/Green version from my W850i (a tough cookie to beat) i really like this phone so far and i am glad i changed as it is a lot thinner and looks smart too. It has the exact same operating system as the W850i with a few visual tweaks they are basically the sam phone with only a couple of differences, the W850i camera has a light and a music player whereas this S500i does not but this has better screen and brilliant flashing lights when a call comes thru, like most other people if i want proper pictures i use my lumix camera if i want music i use my ipod.....if i want a great phone that rings loud looks smart and is easy to use then i would use this the Sony Ericcson S500i its a good un folks.