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Orange SPV M500 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.8

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 79

Verdict

If you can live with a 2.8in. screen, relatively little on-board memory and no built-in Wi-Fi, then Orange's SPV M500 is a good choice of handheld/phone combo... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Compact, pocket-friendly dimensions
  • Good range of bundled software
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Lacks Wi-Fi
  • Relatively small 2.8in. screen
  • Limited internal memory

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 58x18x108 mm
Weight: 150 g
Built-in devices: camera, phone
Software included: Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Outlook, Calculator, Solitaire, MSN Messenger, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 10 for Pocket PC, Jawbreaker, Inbox, Voice Recorder, Microsoft Reader 2.0 for Pocket PC, Terminal Services Client, Pictures, Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, Pocket IE, Orange Backup, Orange Update, ClearVue PDF, ClearVue PPT, Photo Contacts, Album, camera application
Processor: Intel XScale PXA272
Clock speed: 416 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 64 MB
Installed RAM: 64 MB
Display size: 2.8 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.2
Wireless WAN: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO-compatible)

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Member Opinion

8.8

Average Member Rating

Excellent

13 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Have to keep turning flight mode on and off to go online

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Excellent product that does what it says

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9.0

Spectacular


Jon Barber

Jon Barber

Great Shape, Size and Reliability

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Tiny PDA with a phone as well - what more could you want?

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9.0

Spectacular


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