Philips X500

  • Released 2008, October
    110g, 17.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    10MB storage, microSD slot
  • N/A 104,500 hits
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  • 1.8"
    176x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    96p
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  • 1720mAh
    Li-Po

Philips X500 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2008, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 105.6 x 42.4 x 17.9 mm (4.16 x 1.67 x 0.70 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 1.8 inches, 10.2 cm2 (~22.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~157 ppi density)
 Screensavers and wallpapers
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 10MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video 128x96@15fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB miniUSB 1.1
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games 3 games + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/WAV/AAC player
Voice memo
Organizer
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Po 1720 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 1440 h
Talk time Up to 16 h
Misc Colors Black on gray
SAR 0.34 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.72 W/kg (head)    
Price About 150 EUR

Philips X500 - User Reviews

  • In Romania it cost 20euros second hand !

  • here in Romania the price is 100euro second hand and 170euro new

  • where can i buy this phone?how much price?

  • Really interested in this phone. I have an 9@9K since 2008 and it still works fine, but the paint is coming off and the battery is slowly losing its power (but still outlasts other phones!). Very happy with Xenium line.

  • The battery does last very long. Stand-by is about 1 month. With my normal use (2-3 call per day), it can work for about 2 weeks. It may take longer to charge with cheap or less power USB adapter, but very fast with PC's UBS port. It's a basic phone.

  • it-s the real deal, i used one of these, an the battery lasted for 2-3 weeks... with medium talking time, and the charging last about 4 to 5 hours

  • stand by time is definitely wrong. cant be 3600 hours. might be 1600

  • I think that in order to keep in charge this phone one must leave it with it's charger jack 2 days!!!:)))

  • buy from ebay

  • I've got this phone for 2 months. Bad FM signal. Freezes all time. That's all.

  • Can I use this phone on Vodaphone PAYG system?

  • i live in vietnam. i have just bought this mobile for a week. i admire that its battery is powerful. but Fm, and player music is too bad. *_* also typing is such hard work. price in vietnam. 2500.000 đ = 147$ too expensive.*_*

  • I would give it a 10/10 for a basis phone. Camera sucks but who care, everyone should have digital camera anyway. If one wish for a good phone with simple entertainment, this is a must buy! No complain! Cheers!

  • just Rm600+ in Malaysia, but rare to find one.. but still, it only worth with fearsome battery, still can't compete with other hi-tech phone with a lot of feature.

  • Any new owner of this phone, care to share your input.

  • Wow! This phone is not a hi-tech one, but the talk time and standby time (as posted here) are very attractive. I wonder if it is the truth? I have to buy one now to make sure of it!

  • i just wondering,is this phone really really can stand at least 3 weeks?

  • One life of this phone maybe cant charge 100 times :-)

  • So what?

  • The phone is available in shops in Russia. My girlfriend in Saint Petersburg is going to buy one for me. Price is less then 4000 rubles (about 100 dollar) without a contract. It is going to replace my old Philips 9@9++ from 2003 which is still working. Why of why are not they sold in Europe?

  • when I can buy this phone ??? Im longing for this unit since last year!!! please tell me please :-(

  • wer i can buy dis phone... im longing for dis unit since last year... anyone???? pls tell me tenks...

  • Until now, I've used many mobile phone; 2g or 3g. Honestly, I don't give a damn whether it is 2g or 3g. Heck, using 3g mobile phone bored the hell out of me. Only one issue that have been bothering me about mobile phone, and it is battery. If this phone ever come out, I don't mind if this phone is more expensive than other phone with same specification, as long the battery can last long better than most of phone nowadays. And erased my worried of charging phone everyday. I will buy it anyway.

  • I think Philips shoud update GPS feature for this phone's descendant, with GPS & stand by time, this phone will be the best for anyone who like travel & adventure :D

  • Crazily waiting for this model. I think, no one can have the long talk-time & standby time like Philips. U can run about 07-10days by one full charge...wow!! others features are also up2da mark.. Kuntal Aulad // Bangladesh

  • the best phone for everyday stand by mode, a design for business and travel. It's the next step from 9@9k, best battery option in all Xenium line-up. This phone can be used as back-up device for calls only. Music, camera and browser are just below average - not needed.

  • amazing battery life. . feature's are not so bad either. . but the only problem is the availability and service station . . i had 568 with charging issue which i had to through away because of lack of philips service station in my region (india-karnataka-mysore)

  • excellent and stylish design from philips with a considerable features and huge battery talktime of 17hrs and standby of 1440hours.The new x500 has improved its features a lot such as bluetooth with A2DP and also gps and EDGE allowing the browsing experience.according to me a good phone for busy people and for those who are always on bussiness trips .

  • battery monster, no contest with other phone~

  • This is the update phone of 9@8k? Triband again? Provide us a quadband, for God's sake!

  • Hi. Just would like to know if the audio quality is ok. also would like to know if it can multitask; can you write messages while the music player's functioning? or does the music player shuts off when a message comes in? i had a 960 before and even though it was an excellent camera phone, its music player sucked. please advice or reply. thanks a lot!

  • Philips phones have a very good reputation for its battery life and at the same time also have a bad issue for camera... accordingly I hope Philips will revise this phone's features... A quadband-dual sim-dual on-NO CAMERA-unlimited call records-unlimited call directory-mp3 player-fm radio....and stil at least has a month standby-8 hours talk time.

  • Hi ladies & gents....philips lovers and cell phone users... Since tha' Philips mobiles are under China ruling, 'till 2011...I don' think that this guys will have tha' gut to put out a phone with a really big difference on tha' market...'do they are really close...tha' only thing missing with this X500 being tha' MUCH NEEDed QUAD band and a 2000mAh battery! Tha' other thing important... STOP bSHtin' about tha' battery life... 9@9k has: 25 days with 1.10 hours spoken ...so...please...!!! God luck to all!!!

  • Hey!!!? Battery life would be 1440 hrs.........

  • I'm gonna love to have one of this mobile as I always forget to recharge mine. But the thing is that who will keep my charger in a safe place?!!!

  • i want to know the about sound quality.

  • Well, i will love 2 take X500, cause i already used 05 models of Philips & become a fan of philips set. What i feel, now a days Long battery back-up is a must, where philips has really done good job. Here, only one thing i like 2 suggest that, the Camera should b 2mp & the price should b within US$90. Oh..yes, i also request Philips 2 send the set soon at Bangladesh, cause we use 2 get it little later. All the best. Kuntal Aulad Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • I wish I have User friendly Phone like Nokia, Nice Sound like Sony, Strong Battery like Philips... Could You Provide that Philips...... Please... !!! Wish I have it all from Philips....

  • Please inform as at once when this unit is already available in the philippines. many thanks!

  • please informed us at once when this unit is already available in the philippines. many thanks!

  • i guess a multiple 2000 entries phone book for a non-smartphone is fine with me....

  • Beside the quadband issue. A business fine MUST also have an unlimited phone directory and record! Forget the camera, my Nikon works just fine.

  • another non-quadband phone... another mistake from philips! C'mon this is a business fone, right? And a quadband MUST be a standard feature!

  • yo ladies & gents...don' believe what they say on the specification.... that's all boolSHt... and I' m sain' that form experience...'case already I have 9@9k and that one has a lastin looong battery goin' for 18 days right now...but 1850mAh battery - this one has different display, different battery 1720mAh less than [email protected] about the SDcard...read my opinion on 9@9k man ... talkin' from handling the phone not from dreams and boolSHT man...not form pictures!!! good luck with U're options anyway;)!

  • Philips knows this job. I had one of the earlier 9@9 series and the first charge was 24 days later. This 5 months standby seems to scold the other brand. Hoping there will not be any GSM1800 problems.

  • the stand by time is like the 9@9k: 1440h up to two months.

  • Great battery. Wanna get one right now.

  • Standby : 1440 hrs (not 3600hrs)

  • standby time confused...? is it possible...?

  • Wonderfull battery life! I'm looking forward to owning one.

  • I own a Philips 9@9k. I'm very satisfied with it. I will surely buy this Philips Xenium X500 once it's out here in the Philippines. I have long waited for a suitable parter to my 9@9k. hehehe! =)

  • 3600 hours ay... beat that nokia =P

  • 5 months standby? Yeah right.

  • 3600h stand by:-)

  • Wow may this phone dosent have good features but has the max talktime and stand by time of all mobiles

  • the battery is so powerful for philips!

  • Another nice design. Pure basic phone.

  • im first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! an this phone its first too!!!!!!