Available Cover Colors
- Azure Blue
- Black
- Cora
- Purple
- Khaki
- Orange
Dimensions
- Size: 111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1 mm
Weight (with battery): 93 gVolume: 73 cc
Memory
- Internal memory: 2 GB
Support for up to 32 GB with an external microSD memory card
Battery Performance
- Talk time (maximum):
- GSM up to 7 h
- WCDMA (3G) up to 5 h
- Standby time (maximum):
- GSM up to 500 h
- WCDMA (3G) up to 455 h
- Video playback time (maximum): 5 h 15 min
- Video recording time (VGA,15 fps, maximum): 1.5 h
- Music playback time (maximum): 35 h
Design
Display and User Interface
- Screen size: 3.2″
- Resolution: 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels)
- TFT display
- 16 million colours
- Capacitive touch screen
- Orientation sensor (accelerometer)
- Compass (Magnetometer)
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light detector
Keys and Inputs Methods
- Keys: call, end, home, slide lock, volume
- Finger touch control
- On-screen alphanumeric keypad and full keyboard
- Dedicated volume keys
Personalisation
- Three customisable home screens:
- menu
- widgets
- themes
- shortcuts
- apps
- Customisable profiles Ringtones: mp3, SpMidi, AAC+, eAAC+, WMAThemes
- wallpapers
- screensavers
- pre-installed themes
- changeable colour themes
More wallpapers, ringtones and themes available from Store
Hardware
Power Management
- BL-4U 1110 mAh Li-Ion battery
- GSM up to 7 h
- WCDMA (3G) up to 5 h
- Standby time (maximum):
- GSM up to 500 h
- WCDMA (3G) up to 455 h
- Video playback time (VGA,15 fps, maximum): 5 h 15 min
- Video recording time (VGA,15 fps, maximum): 1.5 h
- Music playback time (offline mode, wired headset, maximum): 35 h
Talk-time (maximum):
Memory
- Internal memory: 2 GB
- MicroSD memory card slot, up to 32 GB
Operating Frequency
- GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
- Automatic switching between WCDMA and GSM bands
- Flight mode
Data Network
- GPRS/EDGE release 6, class B, multislot class 33
- HSDPA Cat10 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA Cat6 5.76 Mbps
- WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g
- Capability to serve as data modem
- Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
- High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
- Micro USB connector and charging
- 2 mm charging connector
- Standard 3.5 mm AV connector
Software and applications
Software platform and user interface
- Symbian Anna
- Java MIDP 2.1 Qt 4.7, Web Runtime 7.3
- HTML 4.1
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- Software updates over the air (FOTA) and over the internet (FOTI)
- Flash Lite 4.0
- OMA DRM 2.1, Full OMA Client provisioning, OMA DRM 2
- Mac applications: iSync, Nokia Multimedia Transfer
Personal Information Management (PIM)
- Detailed contact information
- Multiple calendars with meeting request support
- To-do list
- Notes
- Recorder
- Calculator
- Clock
- Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
Applications
- Preloaded applications
- Music Player
- Radio
- Social client for social network feeds
- Nokia Maps
- Here & Now
- Browser
- Nokia Music Store
- Store
- Shazam Encore
- WebTV widgets
- PC applications
- Nokia Suite
Communications
Email and messaging
- Easy-to-use email client with attachment support for e.g. images, videos and music
- Full screen email viewer with HTML support
- Unified email client for multiple protocols: Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™, Windows Live™, Hotmail and other popular POP/IMAP services, and Mail for Exchange
- Push email and expanded portal support available through Nokia Messaging for email and instant messaging
- Email widget for home screen
- Unified MMS/SMS editor
- Conversational view for SMS
Call management
- Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry with personal thumbnail pictures and video clips
- Smart dialling to find phone numbers quickly
- Speed dialling, voice dialling (speaker independent) and voice command
- Logs of dialled, received and missed calls
- Conference calling
- Integrated handsfree speaker
Sharing and internet
Browsing and internet
- Full web browsing of real web pages
- Web browsing with touch control
- Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS
- Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP TCP/IP support
- Visual history, HTML and JavaScript support
- Flash Lite 4.0 will support a majority of Flash Player 10.1 content
- Nokia Mobile Search
- RSS reader
- Support for streaming video
- Unified home screen access to Facebook and Twitter through Social client
- Social networking status updates visible in phone contacts
- Upload and view photos and video and see locations via Social client
Navigation
GPS and navigation
- Integrated GPS, A-GPS receivers
- Nokia Maps with free car and pedestrian navigation
- Wi-Fi and network positioning
- Compass and accelerometer for correct orientation of display and bearing
Photography
Camera
- 5 megapixel camera
- Full Focus Fullscreen 16:9 viewfinder with easy-to-use touch screen parameters
- Still images file format: JPEG/EXIF
- Zoom up to 4x (digital)
Image capture
- Automatic location tagging (geotagging) of images and videos
- Images automatically taken in the correct orientation
- Pinch zoom in
- Photos image viewer
- View photos by tag cloud, month, album, slide show
- Photo editor
Other
- Internal memory: 2 GB
- External memory: up to 32 GB
- microSD card High-Speed
- MicroUSB to PC connectivity
Video
Video cameras
- Video capture in 640 x 480 (VGA), 640 x 352 (nHD), 176 x 144 (QCIF) at 15 fps
- Settings for scene: Video light, Colour tone, White balance, Exposure
- Zoom up to 2x (digital)
Video codecs and formats
- Recording codecs: MPEG4-es, H.263, H.264
- Playback codecs: MPEG4, H.263, H.264
- Streaming support: 3GPP and CIF
Video sharing and playback
- VGA video playback
- Support for download, streaming, and progressive download
- Video editing software
- Videos application: collection of stored videos On demand
- WebTV widgets to watch local and global internet streaming videos
- Support for Flash video
- YouTube browsing and streaming
Music and audio
Music features
- Album art interface to browse the albums in your music collection
- Nokia Music Player, plus home screen widget
- Nokia Music Audio codecs: MP3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
- Bit rate up to 320 kbps
- DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0
- Loudspeaker with 102 Phons
Radio
- Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz)
- Home screen widgets for FM and internet radio
Gaming
- Use the touch interface to play games
- Games available for download at Store
Eco profile
Energy efficiency
- Power Save mode, ambient light sensor, unplug charger reminder, eco-friendly chargers (Nokia Fast Charger AC-8 or Nokia Fast Charger AC-15, depending on country)
Eco content and services
- Available at the Store, pre-installed eco wallpapers and ringtones, maps for route optimisation and pedestrian navigation
Materials
- Free of PVC, free of brominated and chlorinated compounds and free of antimony trioxide as defined in Nokia Substance List, bio-based materials in inner parts of the product
Recycling
- All materials of the device can be recovered as materials and energy
Packaging
- Made of up to 60% recycled material, 100% recyclable
User manual
- Interactive user help in device and online, only Quick Guide in the box, eco tips on Green Page
Package Contents
Standard Sales Package
- Nokia 500
- Nokia Battery BL-4U
- Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101D
- Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
- Nokia Fast Charger AC-8 (or Nokia Fast Charger AC-15, depending on country)
- 2 additional battery covers Quick start guide