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Cubot S168 Mobile Phone
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Nokia 500 Mobile Phone
Nokia 500
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Finally, we get our hands on a phone that's truly worthy of being the budget king -- the Cubot S168!Read more
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The new generation of 1GHz Symbian- powered phones can get far. They need a place to start though and the Nokia 500 is happy to help. The common belief...Read more
Following on from Rafe's introductory look, on video, at the Nokia 500, the cheapest Symbian smartphone of the modern era, I look in more detail and its form, function and performance. It's worlds away from flagships like the N8, but does it still have a place on today's phone market? And if you pick one up as a backup smartphone or for a family member, what compromises will you/they hit?Read more
The Nokia 500 isn't the big daddy of Nokia's 2011 portfolio, but, if the price is right, the 500 could find its way into a number of pockets and purses.Read more
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User rating
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 9.0 PieSymbian
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz
N/A
1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
N/A
Single-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6582QualcommARM 11 Core
GPU modelARM Mali-400
N/A
N/A
RAM memory1 GB2 GB56 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in2.6 in3.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCD
Resolution960 x 540 px
N/A
640 x 360 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
N/A
Pixel density220.0 ppi
N/A
229.0 ppi
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
640 x 480 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
15.0 fps

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB2 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.67 in5.83 in4.38 in
Width2.83 in2.64 in2.12 in
Depth0.33 in0.94 in0.56 in
Weight4.94 oz11.64 oz3.28 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeFull-SIMNano SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.0
N/A
2.1 EDR
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
no
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
A-GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
no

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium IonLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh4400.0 mAh1110.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
455.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Talk time
N/A
N/A
5.0 h