Detailed specifications for the Nokia 500

Dimensions

Length

111.3  mm

Width

53.8  mm

Thickness

14.1  mm

Weight

93  g

Volume

73  cc

Display and User Interface

Display size

3.2  ''

Screen height

640  pixels

Number of colors

16,777,216  

Screen width

360  pixels

Display features

• Capacitive touch screen
• Orientation sensor
• Proximity Sensor
• Ambient light detector

Display technology

TFT  

Form factor

Phone design

Touch  

Keys and Input Methods

Keypad type

• Touch Screen
• On-screen alphanumeric

Dedicated hardware keys

• Home
• Call, end, clear and application keys
• Volume

Dedicated hardware key

• Call Creation Key
• Call Termination Key
• Menu Key
• Volume Keys
• Lock Switch

Connectivity

Connectors

• Micro USB connector
• 3.5 mm AV connector
• 2 mm charging connector

WLAN support

• WEP
• WPA
• WPA2 (AES/TKIP)
• 802.11b/g

Wireless connectivity

• Stereo Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g

USB connectivity

• High-Speed USB 2.0
• Micro-USB for charging, audio and data transfer

Data synchronization

• OMA Data Synchronization v1.2
• SyncML
• ActiveSync

Local connectivity

• Micro USB
• USB Mass Storage
• Nokia AV 3.5mm
• USB 2.0 High-Speed
• USB
• Nokia microUSB Cable CA-101
• Bluetooth Stereo Audio
• Bluetooth
• Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
• MTP (Multimedia Transfer Protocol)

Memory

Mass storage memory

2147483648  GB

Total user memory

2GB mass memory, expandable with micro-SD card up to 32 GB  

SDRAM memory

256  MB

Power Management¹

Battery

BL-4U 1110 mAh  

Power management

• USB Charging
• 2.0mm Charger Connector

Maximum 2G talk time

7  h

Maximum GSM standby time

500  h

Maximum 3G talk time

5  h

Maximum 3G standby time

455  h

Maximum music playback time

35  h

Maximum video playback time

5.3  h

Maximum video recording time

1.5  h

¹ Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

Data Network

Data bearer²

• HSUPA Cat6 5.76 Mbps
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g
• WCDMA
• HSDPA Cat10 14.4 Mbps
• Dual Transfer Mode
• GPRS
• EGPRS
• EDGE Class B

Data bearers

• 2G GPRS
• 3G HSUPA
• 3G HSDPA
• EDGE

² Requires data service. Data services may not be available in all networks. Data transmission speeds may be as high as HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, but may vary based upon network capabilities and other conditions. The establishment and continuation of a data connection depends on network availability, provider support and signal strength.

Extra feature

• FOTI Firmware over the Internet
• Accelerometer Sensor
• FOTA Firmware over the Air
• On demand Web TV
• Themes
• PictBridge
• Nokia Maps
• Flight Mode
• Compass (Magnetometer Sensor)
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Nokia Music
• Proximity Sensor
• Nokia Store

Operating Frequency

Operating band

• GSM 850
• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• WCDMA Band V (850)
• WCDMA Band VIII (900)
• WCDMA Band IV (1700/2100)
• WCDMA Band II (1900)
• WCDMA Band I (2100)

CPU Count

Single  

Hardware CPU type

ARM 11  

Hardware CPU clock rate

1000  MHz

Software platform & User Interface

Operating system

Symbian OS  

Development technology

• Web Runtime
• Open C/C++
• Python
• Java
• Flash
• Qt
• Symbian C++

Email and Messaging³

Email solution

• Nokia Messaging
• OMA E-mail Notification v1.0
• Mail for Exchange
• Nokia Messaging 3.1

Email protocol

• IMAP4
• POP3
• SMTP

Email features

• HTML email
• Multiple email accounts
• OMA email notifications

Messaging

• SMS
• MMS+SMIL
• IM

Document format

• PDF
• Powerpoint
• Excel
• Word
• Zip

³ Some services may be available only via downloading or dependent on the market. Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or email features can receive and display multimedia messages. Content appearance may vary. Some images and ring tones can not be forwarded.

Browsing and Internet

Browser

OSS Browser  

Browser feature

• XHTML over TCP/IP
• XML
• CSS
• Javascript 1.8
• WAP 2.0
• HTML over TCP/IP
• HTML 4.1

Flash lite feature

Flash Video  

GPS and navigation⁴

Navigation features and services

• Internal GPS receiver (A-GPS)
• Compass
• 3D Accelerometer
• Wifi and network positioning
• Nokia Maps application

GPS feature

• A-GPS
• GPS

⁴ Downloading of maps over-the-air may involve transferring large amounts of data. Your service provider may charge for the data transmission. The availability of products, services and features may vary by region. Please check with your local Nokia dealer for further details and availability of language options. These specifications are subject to change without

Main camera

Primary camera sensor size

5 megapixels  

Camera resolution height

1944  pixels

Camera resolution width

2592  pixels

Camera Focus Type

Full Focus (EDoF)  

Camera F number/aperture

2.4  

Camera digital zoom

4  x

Camera minimum focus range

100  cm

Main camera features

Camera feature

• Full Focus
• Self Timer
• Geotagging
• Still Image Editor
• Full Screen Viewfinder

Camera image format

JPEG/Exif  

Graphics

Graphics format

• GIF89a
• OTA
• BMP
• GIF87a
• WBMP
• EXIF
• WMF
• JPEG 2000
• MBM
• TIFF
• PNG
• JPEG

Music

Music player

Yes

Audio features

• Audio Equalizer
• Audio Streaming
• Stereo Widening
• Handsfree Speaker
• Loudness
• Bluetooth Stereo
• Music player
• Audio Recorder
• FM Radio
• Stereo FM RDS Radio

Other features (Music and audio)

• Selection by artist, composers, album and genre
• Playlists
• Nokia Music Store / Nokia Music

Music format

Audio format

• WVE
• MIDI
• AU
• AAC
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• HE AAC V1
• HE AAC V2
• MIDI poly 64
• Moblie XMF
• MP3
• True tones
• Wav
• RealAudio 8
• SP-MIDI
• WMA

Radio

Radio features

Stereo FM Radio  

Main video camera

Camera video resolution width

640  pixels

Camera video resolution height

480  pixels

Camera video frame rate

15  frames per second

Camera video zoom

2  x

Local video playback

15  frames per second

Main video camera features

Video feature

• Video editor
• Video sharing
• Video recorder
• Video player
• Video Streaming

Camera video format

• H.264/AVC
• MPEG-4
• H.263

Video format

• WMV 9
• H.264/AVC
• MPEG-4
• Sorenson Spark
• VP6
• RealVideo 8,9,10
• 3GPP formats (H.263)
• VC-1
• Flash Video

Environmental features

Eco content and services

• Eco content and services available
• Maps for route optimization and pedestrian navigation

Energy efficiency

• Power Save mode
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Unplug charger reminder
• High Efficiency Charger AC-8
• Compact Travel Charger AC-15

Materials

• Free of PVC
• Free of nickel on the product surface
• Free of brominated compounds
• Free of clorinated compounds
• Free of antimony trioxide

Made of renewable materials, containing recycled materials (up to)

60  %

Product is recyclable (up to)

60  %

Packaging details

100 % recyclable