Motorola V500 Full Specification
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
Short Messaging Service (SMS) chat one-to-one
Mobile concatenation
Predictive text (iTap™)
Caller group profiling
Phone book: Up to 1000 entries
Picture phonebook
Time and date stamp
VibraCall®
Voice-activated dialling
In-built hands-free speakerphone
21 embedded polyphonic ringtones
4 MP3 ringtones
22 Khz polyphonic speaker, 22 chord support
Downloadable themes: animated screensavers, wallpapers and ringtones
Integrated digital camera
Calculator
Date and clock
Datebook with reminder alerts
PIM functionality
GPRS
Bluetooth™
WAP
Quadband
Dimensions 89 x 49 x 24.8mm
Weight 123g
Display (Internal) 65k TFT Colour (176 x 220)
Display (External) 2 Line (96 x 32, with blue backlight)
Based on manufacturer's figures
Motorola Information
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