Motorola V500
mobile phone
Motorola V500 is a GSM clamshell mobile phone made by Motorola, announced in July 2003 and released later that year. It is based on the same platform as the Motorola V600 and also the V300, altogether referred to as the "triplets" - these were the first Motorolas with 65K color displays and their first mainstream handsets with cameras. The V500 sports a blue and silver exterior with a blue-lit exterior display. Many other models were designated as V5xx series that are detailed in this article.
Also, the original Motorola V300 was succeeded by the V330 model in late 2004, which itself was based on an updated V5xx model. There was even a Motorola V400 sold by Cingular with minor differences.
Features
All the Motorola V500 models are quad-band GSM "world phones" and feature a 0.3 megapixel digital camera with 4X digital zoom, Bluetooth wireless technology, MP3 playing capabilities, built-in Speakerphones, SMS, MMS and EMS 5.0, voice-activated dialling, and Java ME games (Stuntman and Monopoly are embedded whereas other games are downloadable).
Differences with V600 and V300
The Motorola V500 was a step lower from the flagship V600. Compared to it, the V500 does not have a metal faceplate, external lights, and lacks video playback capability. Compared to the lower V300, the V500 models feature Bluetooth and are quad-band GSM so can be used globally.
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