Detailed specifications for the Nokia 500

Dimensions

Height

111.3  mm

Width

53.8  mm

Thickness

14.1  mm

Weight

94  g

Volume

73  cm³

Form factor

Phone design

Touch  

Display and User Interface

Display size

3.2  ''

Display resolution - Height

640  pixels

Display features

• Tactile feedback
• Orientation sensor
• Low power mode
• Proximity sensor

Display colors

16777216  

Display technology

LCD Transmissive  

Display height

77  mm

Display width

43  mm

Display orientation

Portrait  

Keys and Input Methods

User Input

Touch  

Keypad type

• Touch Screen
• On-screen alphanumeric

Operating keys

• Zoom
• Lock

Connectivity

Dual SIM

No  

Connectors

• Micro-USB-B
• 2.0 mm Charging Connector

Wireless connectivity

• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Wi-Fi security modes

• WPA2 (AES/TKIP)
• WPA
• WPA-Personal
• WEP
• WPA2-Personal
• WPA-Enterprise
• WPA2-Enterprise

Power Management¹

Battery model

BL-4U  

Battery capacity

1000  mAh

Battery voltage

3.7  V

Removable battery

Yes  

Standby time (2G)

650  h

Talk time (2G)

6.6  h

Standby time (3G)

600  h

Talk time (3G)

4.1  h

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

Data Network

Data bearers²

• GPRS (2G)
• HSPA+ (3G)
• EDGE/EGPRS (2G)
• HSUPA (3G)
• GSM (2G)
• HSDPA (3G)
• WCDMA (3G)
• Dual Transfer Mode (2G)

² null

Memory

Operating Frequency

Frequency bands

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

Data speed - Download

• GPRS MSC 33 - 107 kbit/s
• EGPRS MSC 33 - 296 kbit/s
• HSDPA Cat 10 - 14400 kbit/s
• WCDMA - 384 kbit/s

Productivity features

Personal information management features

• Digital clock
• Recorder
• Calculator
• Clock
• Active Notes
• Calendar
• Phonebook
• Converter
• Fixed dialling number
• Notes
• Alarm clock
• Reminders
• Analogue clock
• To-do list

Sync type

• Remote SyncML synchronisation
• Intellisync
• Local SyncML synchronisation
• ActiveSync

Other Applications

Graphics format

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

Software updates

• FOTI
• Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA)

Software platform & User Interface

SW Platform

S60  

Email and Messaging³

Email clients

• OMA E-mail Notification v1.0
• Hotmail
• Nokia Email
• Nokia Messaging
• Gmail
• Mail for Exchange
• Native Email Client

Email protocols

• SMTP
• IMAP4
• POP3

Email features

• Multiple simultaneous email accounts
• Text-to-speech message reader
• Email attachments

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.

Call management

Supported amount of phonebooks

1  

Security

Device startup security

• Device passcode
• PIN code

Browsing and Internet

Internet browser capabilities

• Openwave
• OSS browser

Flash technology

Adobe Flash Lite 4.0  

GPS and navigation⁴

Location and navigation apps

Nokia Maps  

Location technologies

• Magnetometer
• GPS
• A-GPS
• WLAN Network Positioning
• External 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 notice

Main camera

Camera resolution

2560 x 1920  pixels

Camera digital zoom

4  x

Carl Zeiss Tessar lens

No  

Camera focal length

3.3  mm

Camera minimum focus range

50  cm

Camera image formats

JPEG/Exif  

Flash type

No Flash  

Main camera features

Main camera - other features

• Landscape orientation
• Exposure compensation
• Auto and manual exposure
• Auto and manual white balance
• Active toolbar
• Still image editor
• Face recognition
• Full screen viewfinder
• Self timer
• Center weighted auto exposure

Image capturing

Capture modes

• Self-timer
• Video
• Still

Scene modes

• Landscape
• User Defined
• Automatic
• Night

White balance modes

• Cloudy
• Incandescent
• Sunny
• Fluorescent
• Automatic

Light sensitivity modes

• Low
• Automatic
• High
• Medium

Photos viewed by

Album  

Music

Music apps

Nokia Music Store  

DRM support

• OMA DRM 1
• Windows Media DRM10
• OMA DRM 2
• OMA DRM 2 video

Music features

• Music Player
• Loudness
• Audio Streaming
• Audio Equalizer

Voice and audio recording

Recording

Voice recorder  

Audio recording format

AMR  

Audio recording features

Mono  

Music format

Audio playback file formats

• MF
• WAV
• AAC
• AMR
• MP3
• RV
• FLV
• AVI
• NRT
• WMA
• 3GP
• RM
• AU
• 3G2
• MIDI

Radio

Radio features

• Stereo FM radio
• FM Radio

Main video camera

Camera video resolution

480p  

Video camera resolution

640 x 480  pixels

Camera video frame rate

15  fps

Camera video zoom

2  x

Video scene modes

• Low light
• Night
• Automatic

Video white balance modes

• Cloudy
• Fluorescent
• Sunny
• Incandescent
• Automatic

Main video camera features

Video features

• Video Recorder
• Video Streaming
• Video Ringtones
• Video Editor
• Video Sharing
• Video Player

Video streaming

• Flash video streaming
• YouTube browsing and video streaming

Other features (video)

Video sharing and playback

• Video sharing to social network
• Video editing
• Video sharing to Facebook

Environmental features

Materials

• Free of PVC
• Free of nickel on the product surface

Recycling

100% recoverable as materials and energy  

User guide

• Small printed guide, full on nokia.com
• Black and white printing
• Green tips page

Packaging

• Made of renewable materials
• Containing up to 60% recycled materials
• Packaging is 100 % recyclable