Sony Ericsson, in a bold move to increase their popularity, has announced that it will offer a slider phone in their future lineup. The S500i slider is very similar to the Lg Chocolate in the sense that it carries what looks to me as identical setups and layouts. The S500i will be about 14mm and will host features such as a 2.o megapixel camera that is also capable of capturing video. Another notable feature of the S500i is the ability to customize the phones theme and external lighting effect to change depending on what the user decides to set. This is a cool little feature because you can have certain themes during the day and when it becomes night a whole new side of the phone is displayed. The Ericson lineup has yet to change to the MicroSd side of the memory spectrum and will still utilize the Memory stick slot that is found on virtually all Sony Ericsson phones. We can only wait and see whether or not this phone will live up to expectations or if it’ll fall short due to the lack of innovation since the Chocolate has dominated the market since its release.
Technical Specs:
- Ever-changing themes and illumination effects
- 2.0-megapixel camera, 4x digital zoom, picture blogging and video recording/streaming/viewing
- Bluetooth 2.0 and Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
- Media player (MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+), music tones, and PlayNow
- Access NetFront Web Browser and RSS feeds - Speakerphone and sound recorder - Email - 3D games and Java
- Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, flight mode, notes, phone book, stopwatch, tasks, and timer - Modem and synchronization
- USB mass storage, USB support
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- Size: 99 x 47 x 14 mm
- Weight: 94 grams
- Screen: 2.0-inch 262K-color TFT (240 x 320 px)
- Phone memory: Up to 12 MB
- Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Talk time: Up to 9 hrs - Standby time: Up to 370 hrs
Cheers,
John