Sep 6, 2007
Battle Royale, Sony Ericsson s500i vs Apple Iphone
The who is who in mobile design business Sony Ericsson fights the Apple power, you decide.
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Feature |
Sony Ericsson s500i
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| Picture | ![]() |
| Storage | 12 MB memory Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration |
| Capacity (songs) | Depends on memory size (info no available) |
| Capacity (pictures) | Depends on memory size (info no available) |
| Capacity (video) | Depends on memory size (info no available) |
| Controls | Buttons, Menu based Navigation control |
| Screen size/type | 2.8" LCD touch screen with backlight |
| Screen resolution | 262.144 color TFT 240x320 pixel |
| Screen aspect ratio | Info N/A |
| Landscape display mode | Info N/A |
| Portrait display mode | Yes |
| Personalized wallpaper | Yes, Animated Wallpapers |
| Audio player | Yes and Audio Recorder and Bluetooth Handset, Speakerphone |
| Video player | Yes and Video Recorder, Video Streaming |
| Picture viewer | Yes and Picture to Blog |
| Games player | Yes, Java Games |
| FM Tuner | Info N/A |
| Audio formats | Built-in microphone and 3-in-1 speaker Windows Media Player supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WMA, |
| Video formats |
WAV, MPEG4
|
| Images | BMP, GIF, ICO, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, SVG-Tiny |
| Camera | 2.0 Megapixels |
| Height/Width | 99 x 47 x 14 mm 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.5 inches |
| Wireless | Bluetooth® 2.0, Wi-Fi® IEEE 802.11 b/g,
supports WAP 1.2.1, WAP 2.0, cHTML, SVG Tiny 1.1 |
| Connectivity |
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one) Wireless |
| Battery |
Li-Ion rechargeable, built-in
|
| Battery life | Rechargeable Li-lon battery, Capacity: 1100 mAh Standby time: Up to 200 hours Talk time: Up to 5 hours |
| Battery charge time | Info N/A |
| Colors | Mysterious Green, Contrasted Copper and Spring Yellow |
| PC / Mac | PC only |
| Key Features | Windows Live, Web browsing, Instant Messaging, Push E-mail, Company Directory |
| Client software | Symbian |
| System requirements - OS | Windows Vista, XP Home or Pro with SP2 or later, Windows XP Tablet PC SP2, or Windows XP Media Center 2005 with Rollup Update 2 and Oct. 2006 Rollup Update. |
| System requirements - Processor | 1.5 GHz or better |
| Internet Ready | Yes, Access NetFront Web Browser, RSS Feeds |
| Youtube Video | Info N/A |
| Agenda | Yes, alarm, Stopwatch, Task Manager, Notes |
| Contacts | Yes |
| System requirements - Other | Info N/A |
| Over the air Music Download | Yes, PlayNow® Music and games download |
| Starbuck Ready | No |
| Price | $299.99 (www.importgsm.com) |
| What you get in the box |
Info N/A |
|
Feature |
iPhone |
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Picture |
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| Storage |
8 GB
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| Capacity (songs) |
1,750 songs (8GB model)
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| Capacity (pictures) |
10,000 pictures (8GB model)
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| Capacity (video) |
10 hours of video (8GB model)
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| Controls |
Multi Touchscreen, Cover Flow
|
| Screen size/type |
3.5" LCD
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| Screen resolution |
480-by-320-pixel resolution
at 163 pixels per inch |
| Screen aspect ratio |
4:3
|
| Landscape display mode |
Yes
|
| Portrait display mode |
Yes
|
| Personalized wallpaper |
Yes
|
| Audio player |
Yes
|
| Video player |
Yes
|
| Picture viewer |
Yes
|
| Games player |
Yes
|
| Audio formats |
AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless,
AIFF, WAV |
| Video formats |
H.264, m4v, mp4, mov, MPEG-4
|
| FM tuner |
No
|
| Height/Width |
4.3 x 2.4 inches
|
| Depth |
.31 inch
|
| Weight |
4.2 ounces |
| Wireless |
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g
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| Wireless/social features (audio) |
Hackers Ready
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| Wireless/social features (pictures) |
Hackers Ready
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| Wireless/social features (video) |
Hackers Ready
|
| Connectivity |
USB 2.0 (wireless possible?)
|
| Battery |
Li-Ion rechargeable, built-in
|
| Battery life |
Music: 22 hours. Video: 5 hours.
|
| Battery charge time |
1.5 hours to 80%
|
| Colors |
Black
|
| PC / Mac |
Mac and PC
|
| Online download service |
iTunes Store
|
| Downloads available |
Audio, video, games, podcast,
|
| Price per song / album |
$.99 per song; $9.99 per album, $.99 per Ringtone
|
| Subscription service |
None
|
| Subscription cost |
Not available
|
| Client software |
iTunes
|
| System requirements - OS |
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later;
Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 or later |
| System requirements - Processor |
Mac OS X
|
| Internet Ready |
Yes
|
| Youtube Video |
Yes
|
| Agenda |
Yes, Ical sync
|
| Contacts |
Yes, Contact, Address Book sync
|
| System requirements - Other |
Broadband Internet connection;
video RAM not specified |
| Over the aire Music Download |
Yes, Itunes Wi-fi Music Store
|
| Starbuck Ready |
Yes, internet access free in Starbuck stores
|
| Price |
$399 (8GB)
|
| Features | GSM, SMS, VOICEMAIL, PUSH EMAIL, EDGE, GOOGLE MAP, WIDGET, MULTITOUCH, PROXIMITY SENSOR, ACCELEROMETER |
| What you get in the box |
iPod, earphones, USB 2.0 cable,
Dock adapter for use with Universal Dock, case. |
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