Eten M500 review

Verdict

The Eten M500 is a strong Pocket PC/phone combo, that's available SIM-free. There are some minor design niggles and there's no built-in Wi-Fi, but battery life is impressive and it comes with a good software bundle... Read Full Review.

Pros

• Small, neat and pocket friendly
• Some good extra software
• Impressive battery life
• Plenty of internal memory

Cons

• No Wi-Fi
• Poorly located stylus
• Irritating mains charging arrangement

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D):	61x22x112 mm
Weight:	170 g
Built-in devices:	phone
Operating system:	Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Second Edition, Phone Edition
Software included:	Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Voice Recorder, Notes, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 10 (MP3, WMA and WMV), Calculator, Solitaire, Jawbreaker, Inbox, Microsoft Reader (eBooks), File Explorer, Pictures, Terminal Services Client, VPN Client, Infrared Beaming, Clock, Align Screen, Memory, Volume control, ClearType Tuner; Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, Pocket IE, Backup Utility, SIM Toolkit, SIM Manager, Incoming Call Recognition, Speed Dial, Phone Setting, Call Filter, Scenario Wizard, MMS Composer, Camera, Image Maker, Multimedia Manager, Multimedia Player, Quick Link, Battery Meter, Zoom SMS, Configuration Wizard
Processor:	Samsung S3C 2440
Clock speed:	400 MHz
Memory expansion:	SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM:	128 MB
Installed RAM:	64 MB
Display size:	2.8 in
Wireless PAN:	infrared, Bluetooth 1.2
Wireless WAN:	GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots:	SD/MMC (SDIO compatible)

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