Samsung SGH-Z500

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8.7 Based on 2 User reviews

Pros

No pros

Cons

• It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.98 inches inches)


• Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

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Description

Samsung SGH-Z500 is a tri-band GSM plus UMTS (2100) phone. It sports dual color displays, built-in 1 megapixel camera with flash and video capture plus secondary VGA camera for video call, Bluetooth, GPRS class 10 high-speed data, 50MB shared memory, T-flash memory expansion slot, SyncML and MP3 player.

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Design

• Form factor:
  


• Dimensions:
  
  • 3.58 x 1.77 x 0.98 inches (91 x 45 x 25 mm)
  
  


• Weight:
  
  • 3.51 oz (95 g)
    the average is 4.8 oz (138 g)
  
  


• Design features:
  
  • Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
  
  

Display

• Resolution:
  
  • 176 x 220 pixels
  
  


• Technology:
  

  Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

  
  


• Colors:
  


• Additional display:
  

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Camera

• Camera:
  
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    • 1 megapixel
    
    
  
  
  • Features:
    
    • Exposure compensation, Night mode, Burst mode, Self-timer
    
    
  
  


• Camcorder:
  
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  • Recording format:
    
    • MPEG4, H.263
    
    
  
  
  • Features:
    
    • Video calling
    
    
  
  


• Front-facing camera:
  

Hardware

• Built-in storage:
  


• Storage expansion:
  

Battery

• Talk time:
  
  • 3.40 hours
    the average is 12 h (693 min)
  
  


• Stand-by time:
  
  • 10.8 days (260 hours)
    the average is 20 days (482 h)
  
  


• Talk time (3G):
  
  • 2.20 hours
    the average is 16 h (931 min)
  
  


• Stand-by time (3G):
  
  • 8.3 days (200 hours)
    the average is 23 days (553 h)
  
  


• Type:
  

Multimedia

• Music player:
  
  • Supported formats:
    
    • MP3, AAC, AAC+
    
    
  
  


• Video playback:
  
  • Supported formats:
    
    • MPEG, H.263, RealOne
    
    
  
  

Internet browsing

Technology

• GSM:
  
  • 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  
  


• UMTS:
  


• Data:
  


• Global Roaming:
  

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Phone features

• Phonebook:
  
  • 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID
  
  


• Organizer:
  
  • Calculator, Unit converter, Alarm, To-Do, Calendar
  
  


• Messaging:
  
  • SMS (200 messages), Predictive text input (T9), MMS
  
  


• E-mail:
  
  • IMAP, POP3, SMTP
  
  


• Games:
  
  • JAVA downloadable
  
  

Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  
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  • Profiles:
    
    • Headset (HSP), Handsfree (HFP), Dial-up networking (DUN), File Transfer (FTP), Object Push (OPP), Generic Access (GAP), Serial-DevB, Serial-DevA
    
    
  
  


• USB:
  


• Other:
  
  • Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML
  
  

Other features

• Notifications:
  
  • Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles
  
  


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  • Voice recording
  
  

Regulatory Approval

• FCC approval:
  

  FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.

  
  


• FCC measured SAR:
  

  FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.

  
  
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Availability

• Officially announced:
  
  • 14 Feb 2005
  
  

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