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Sony Ericsson S500i now in purple

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By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 at 5:32 AM

Purple Sony Ericsson S500i

Sony Ericsson’s stylish non-Walkman slider will soon be available in purple — that’s “Ice Purple” actually. The eagle-eyed Maximus from JAMPBLOG spotted the device in this distinctive color on Sony Ericsson’s site. The specs remain the same, meaning it’s still a decent music phone with a solid camera and the shiny plastic cover. Looks cool and I’m certain some users will find it appealing…

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Olivia

    when can i buy the sony ericsson s500i for att&t?

  • Nocturne

    Probably never, AT&T has the worse selctions of phones unless you want a razr :evil: :twisted:

  • djfhdsjsdf

    i want it now

  • Saviie =]

    I am getting this phone

    but i have heard the buttons break easy :S:S:S:S:S

    does itt??????

  • Hannah

    Hi i have jus bought the phone and its really nice but the battery back is really hard to get on and off..also i have herd the buttons break dead easily and would want to know if they atch do..

  • Unknown

    Hey,

    Ma maw just got me this fone the other day and she is saying that it is a really cool fone she was playing with it and Im well Jealous. LawL.

    Is it true that the buttons break easy :?: :!: :neutral: :sad:

    heard that the screan can break easy as well is that true :?: :!:

    :mrgreen: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :grin: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad:

  • Katie

    :mrgreen: :neutral: :twisted: :arrow: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :evil: :grin: :idea: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?:

    Im getting this phone for Christmas, i got it yesterday and i proper LOVE it :D

    xx

  • tally

    i bought this phone a month now and nothing has happened to the keypad buttons or the screen, its perfectly fine..i even accidently dropped it and nothing went wrong.

  • laura

    i want this fone :mrgreen: :smile: :cool: :grin: :razz: :wink: :lol: :!:

  • Sam

    hi, i heard hat it’s just the purple s500i that the keys don’t crack is this true? cos it sed all other ones did but not he purple on cos its more recent and the keypad is flatter than the older curved ones making them weaker in the midle

  • Michaela McMillan

    This fone is helfy :mrgreen: x
    I have it :wink: x
    10/10 :grin: x
    My keypad hasn’t broke yet :eek: x
    But my friend’s has :cool: x

  • Michaela

    To the person above ^
    If that’s true then that explain’s why my friend’s has broke as hers is yellow :eek: x

  • andycade

    just got this phone on o2 with that simplicity package its well nice, swanky as hell io dont get it till tuesday though :9 lamesauce

  • At x

    Please Can Some One Tell Me Where Yhu Get This Fone :?:

    & How Much is it ?

  • nikki

    i really want the krzr… but i heard it breaks really easy, and i need a sturdy phone. should i get it?! :???:

  • angel

    well i have that phone n i really love it
    n yes the keypad broke since the first week i got it lol
    but i asked sonyericsson feedback they can replace with a new keypad :)
    in general the phone rocks
    specially with this cute new pirple color i love it lol
    ( i have the green ) :grin:

  • angel

    actually i heard that sonyericsson has made a version then they found out about the keypad thing then they remade another version with stronger keypads
    so i think now all of the s500i phones that they r in the markets r from the new version ….

  • Eilz

    Hii :oops:
    I Gott That Phone 4 Chriistmass
    I Lovee It Itss Soo Good
    And Purple i Lovee Da Colour :mrgreen:
    Thee Buttons And Screen Do NOT break Easily At All
    Everything Is Rele Good :lol:
    Buhh It Dont Avee Dat Good Memory :cry:
    Soo I Got A Memory Card And Its Briliant :eek:

  • Queen Kerry

    Wow! I gotthe PURPLE S500i, in my hot hands! I love it!
    It has beautiful themes and images, I downloaded FREE Asian ringtones to go with my pretty themes! I wished that I didn’t have to buy a memory card…ahh. Now it matches my Polariod Purple camera! May you all enjoy it as much as me….

  • 100% española

    ablar en español!!!!! :mrgreen: putos igleses de mierda cabrones y zorass putas k os folle un camello ijos de puta los españoles lo valemos eeyy los españolessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss k able alguien en español españoles este movil es jenial venir a ablar de el lo k kerais arriva españa y su juventud

  • noorah

    i got this fone in yellow color..ima say its really good…my number 2 button is broken, because the slide of my fone suddenly become hard to slide out and slide in to close…i thought maybe just coz of the coldenss but i goy really curious and took a peek inside, *actually i slide it open and took alook abocve the fone*..then i saw it has a thin rubber on the sides and it got stuck and it was moving out of place, and thats the reason why my button break, not because of too much texting or anything…i want to know whether they’ll gonna replace the rubber like thingy and the keypad….seriously i neeeeeeed to know…i dont wanna change my phone.:D

  • hannah

    does it have blutooth and how much. camera?

  • Kerrisann

    I Dropped Mine And The Screen Broke So I Would Watch Out Because They Cant Fix It :twisted: :twisted: :cry: :cry: :cry:

  • Answers

    I want this phone so bad and i am gettin it like in 23 days but i know tht the buttons dont break off easy but i heard the screen breaks kinda easy true?

  • frogwitch

    hi yall,

    I want this phone in purple. can you get it for virgin network

    please please say yes.. :roll:

  • Adam

    Hi…Im selling a Sony Ericsson S500I, brand new, 2 days old, Not been opened or turned on

    reason for selling:

    Baught one and was faulty so i took it back and they said they couldnt give me a refund but they exchanged the phone for a brand new one, And now i don’t want it…

    Selling for £100 Seing as its brand new

    If anyones interested e-mail me on adam_d_milward@hotmail.com

    Thanx.

  • floob

    i realy want the purple S500i it wont break will it ?? ..x

  • floob

    reply ASAP to the comment above ^ im buying it tomorrow!! xxxx

    :shock:

  • Jill

    I just purchased this phone and expect it next week. I bought the black. Lets hope the key prob is fixed! I’ll be interested to see if I should have bought the purple or silver!I cant wait to get it! :grin:

  • Jess

    Sony Ericsson S500I Purple
    Do they do this on orange
    cuz i well want this phone? but im orange
    ?????????????????????????????????????????? :?: :?:

  • Linda

    Bought one today in purple and its lovely BUT….. I can’t get the back off!! Anybody else have this problem??

  • Dango

    Well i have had my phone for half a year, and none of the buttons have cracked, but my friend got it the same time as me, and within 3 months 3 of the buttons cracked. They still work, it’s just that it’s got a crack down the middle of the button. Well i guess it depends on your phone. It took me a while to get the back off, but then i kept putting it on and off and now its really easy, i guess you have to get it a bit loose. :smile:

  • Gemma

    …ii really want this fone. :grin: .but is it true that the buttons nd all crack very easy… :mad: :!: :?: … Wbz x.xOx.x

  • rhiannon

    hey ya i wonted to no if you can get it in virgen mobile i so wont this phone it is way better then me old one it is a slide adn it comes in black and purple and my friend has one and she has had it for ages and it hasent even broken yet

    so wont this phone

  • Zoe

    Had this fone for a day now and love it it is really stylish i will post again to say if it breaks or nething

  • natisha

    well i bought this fone bout 3months ago because i lovee the colour purple and it was alrite for a while till last thursday when the no.4 key broke but i guess its still a good fone apparently all the new models of this fone has harder keys so if anyone wants it go for it:) and aslong as you have insurance on your fone it will be fine:)

  • rhonda

    i have had this phone in every color that it comes in. i love the contrasted copper white one the best. its very classy looking. the guts in this phone are incredible. it has so many cool functiond that i havent seen in any other phone. but the outer casing of the phone is made of the cheapest and thinnest piece of plactic garbage i have ever seen and felt. the keypad does crack on every one of the colors. if it hasnt happened to you yet just remember that it will. no ifs, ands , or buts. people have sent their phones to sony and after being without a phone for 3 weeks, it only takes a week b4 the keys crack again. i took out my own key pad to change. doing this is easier then then trying to remove the battery cover. when i took out the keypad i could not beleive that it felt like a thin piece of paper in my hands. couldnt cost more then $.50 to make. dont get me wrong. i love my phone and think its beautiful. but if you dont want to be bothered with a very high maintnance phone, then please buy something more practical and less expensive. and that is my opinion of the sony ericsson s500i.

  • tom

    yeh i just got this phone in black a couple weeks ago and the 3 of the buttons have already cracked and it creaks alot… the back is aslso really hard to get off. but its still a pretty cool phone

  • rhonda

    mine creaks alot too. i surprized that you have trouble with the back on the black one. it the only s500i with a rubberized backing. its been 3 days and i still cant get the back off of mine. and you are right the phone is pretty cool. thats the only reason why i want to fix it. it just looks so cool. i just wish that sony would have made the outside as cool as the inside. i have the $450.00 prada and never had trouble with it and its built really well inside and out, but for some reason i go back to my cracked keyed and creaky housing s500i. shame on sony for doing this to us. i hope that in the near futire they make another phone that looks just as good but both inside and out.

  • rhonda

    i also wanted to let everyone that this phone also supports MP4′s. i downloaded 2 hour full movies and put them on the phone via M2 memory card. they come out beautiful and clear. and the sound is amazing. you dont even need the earphones. there is only one down side to this. there is no pause, FF, or RW. so if you cant watch the movie all the way thru and you have to stop it, when you push play again it goes back to the beggining of the movie.

  • Maddiie

    ii Really wantt ThiiS PhOnee;
    JuSt dOeS Thahh ButtOnS Breakk bcOz everyOne”S Sayiin They Do and dOn”t sO iim a Biit cOnfuSed x
    LoOl
    Thank-yOu x
    ByeS =]

  • rhonda

    this phone is great but yes the keys do crack. it doesnt matter if your rough on them or easy on them. sony told me that they came up with a better keypad but alot of people are saying that they sent their phone to sony up to 3 times and they are still cracking. i love the phone so i will just keep changing the keypads myself. as long as they keep selling them on ebay. its easier to change the keypad then it is to get the battery cover off.

  • Maddiie

    And alsO ..
    dOeS thiiS phOne (when on the walkman) can you change the song by holding down the walkman button and shaking it to change the song? Like the W580i dOeS .. ?

  • rhonda

    no… its not a shake phone and there in no walkman button. you have to use the navigation key like regular phones, but the phone is alot better looking then the walkman phone.

  • Maddiie

    Yeah ii agree. But ii’m stiil disSapOiinted it dOeSnt have a walKkmann. =[
    Oh well, I still lOve thiiS phOne x

  • ChatterisGal

    i think this phone looks smart.
    im getting it tomorrow :]

  • rhonda

    if you decide to get this phone and you are a texter in any way i strongly suggest you go to ebay and search for the s500i keypad. you will be dissapointed if your keypad breaks but if you buy one ahead of time you will be alright. i bought 2 of them just incase it happens again then i have a back up. so far the only place i could get a white keypad was from hong kong. but let me tell you the shipping was very fast. i live in the US and i had them in 6 days.

  • portugal

    s500i keypad one possible solution…
    you drop in a new s500i keypad some crystal varnish.
    one drop for key… and wait one week.
    they wouldn´t broke again

  • rhonda

    that sounds like an awsome idea. itso much better then waiting a month while your phone is at sony for repair and then having the same thing happen again. imgonna buy one more keypad and if it happens again im gonna try it. thanks for the info

  • Maddiie

    KoOl. MiiSsiiOn get S500i frOm Dad haS nOt been cOmpleted yet buT ii cant waiit untiil ii dO x ;)

  • Maddiie :)

    LoOl

  • Ash =]

    Hey to the portugal person, thanks, i’ll use that idea…i just bought a Purple S500i off of eBay & it will be here in a few days…but as i was reading about the buttons breaking i got a little bit woried..so thank you for the advice.

  • Roisin

    How come This Phone Doesnt have A radio like w580i and its dusent have bass i fink if i buy diss phonee tha keypad will break and im confused i dont noo wahh phone too buyy im a bit worried cuzz im tht type of person eye by the phone and regrett itt …Andd W580i is a brilliant phone same price as dis phone and u gett free speakers wiv it too wivv orange plus+ there is bass on w580i… so wahh phone is bestt too buy either

    w580i or S500i :S:S:D

  • rhonda

    its your choice what phone you want to buy. personally i think that the white and orange w580i is ugly. the s500i is a beautiful classy looking phone. i have one in every color. my s500i has bass and the sound is un beleivable. the w580i has a walkman button and the s500i has a short cut button that goes right to your music. its the same thing. it just depends on aht you like. if your a jogger then you sould get the w580i for that health thing its got on it. im not a jogger so i would never use it any way. the phone are the same with slightly different functions. the 580 has rounded buttons on the out side and the 500 has squared buttons on the out side. the buttons on both phones do crack. it depends on what style you like. good luck with your choice.

  • R h i i . . x

    Heyahh …

    Lyk Tha Other Comment Said It Is Up To You What Phone You Get But I Do No Its Pointless Getting the w580i As It Has A Really Really Short Battery Life! My Friend Has One And It Wont Last Her A Day In School And She Only Uses It At Lunch Time!!!

    xxxx Good Luck xxxx

  • Tamsyn

    andycade says:
    December 23rd, 2007 at 2:43 pm

    just got this phone on o2 with that simplicity package its well nice, swanky as hell io dont get it till tuesday though :9 lamesauce

    dunno if im likely to get a reply now cuz this is sooo much later, but thats exactly the deal i am looking for…where did u get the phone from? was it from an O2 shop, or was it unlocked from sumwhere else..? if any1 knows i wud b grateful! thanx
    :) :)

  • rhonda

    i love my phone so much but i had another problem besides the key cracking. i recieved a text and after reading it the phone froze up. i couldnt shut it off so i pulled out the battery. after i replaced the battery the wont power up. all i get is the right side of the phone blinks red. i have never dropped the phone or let it get near water. there isnt even a scratch on it. i babied this phone. i did go to other forums and i found about 50 other people with the same problem. red blinking light and all. i just sent it to be fixed today. should know in about a week. i’ll leave the results of what was wrong and if it could even be fixed on this site.

  • rhonda

    get the phone unlocked on ebay. any color you want.

  • Nichola

    Can someone let me know how you replace the keypad.

    Cheers

  • rhonda

    first but the key pad on ebay. you dont need any tools. the little lip on the bottom patrt of the keypad has to come off. get ur finger nail under the right side right below the # sign. lift that side up and you will see that the left side will just snap right off. after you remove the plastic lip then remove the small rubber piece. then just peel up the key pad at any corner. put the new one in its place and press around the outsides so it sticks. replace the rubber piece and snap the plastic lip back on and your done. i hope this helped.

  • rhonda

    just wanted to keep everyone up to date. i mentioned that my phone froze so i shut it off and it wouldnt go back on. it just kept blinking red on the right side. i sent it out to have it fixed and they said that there was a short on the main circut board. they will not fix it because it cost more to fix then to just buy a new phone. i have found many other people with the same problem on different sites. i strongly suggest that if you buy this phone and you get it on ebay, that you get the square trade warranty. since i bought the warranty they are giving me the full price that i paid for the phone. so i ordered another one today because they are cheaper now then when i first bought it. i also asked them to send my keypad back because i just bought that one from hong kong and it feels stronger then the one that came with the phone. good luck everybody. it really is a cool phone, otherwise i wouldnt be going through all this trouble. im using my $400 Lg Prada and im going crazy. i need my sony s500i back

  • aoife

    I bought this phone a week ago the floral addition its a really good fone but the only prop is the battery life i have 2 charge it every day!!!!!!! but other than that its a really good…. my friends sis has it n my cousin have it 2 there buttons have broken but mine is the new addition the buttons on the black and silver fall off but u can but them back on !!!!!!!!

  • rhonda

    what is the floral edition?

  • Lilly

    Kay.. I absolutely love this phone. I am getting it tomorrow… IN PURPLE! :D I am nervous about the keys cracking but other than that, I am totally excited. How is the camera on this phone? I heard it was great and took clear, crisp pictures. Hope this is true. :]

  • jade

    i had this phone,
    its wkd but i lost myne:(
    i miss it tht much im getting another one for my birthday its the best fone iv ever had my screen was ok and my keys was ok:)xxx

  • rhonda

    i know this forum is about the s500i in purple and as everyone can see from up top i have owned several of them and it was the most awsome phone i ever had. i had to have it repaired because it froze and when i shut it off it never came back on, it just blinks red on the sides. i have found alot of people on the net with the same problem and they were loking for an answer to fix it. if this is you then here is the answer. a short in the main circut board. the phone had to be replaced. i got my new phone but it just doesnt feel like the old one. i did some looking around cause im a phone freak and i found the new SE W760. its a walkman with the shake feature and motion sensor gaming. it feels expensive and plays mp4′s. it has dual speakers on the front. everyone please check it out. it actually let me put my s500i back in the box (for now anyway) i also got my eye on SE F305 but it didnt come out yet. the gaming is like the WII system remote. if you look at the SE website you will see that the beautiful s500i doesnt have to break your heart. SE came out with even cooler stuff. i just dont think that any phone will be a pretty as the s500i.

  • rachel

    i love this phone but the on and off button and the back keps on breaking off and i dont know what to do with it because i cant even turn it on !!!! its realy annoying. i realy need to get it fixted

  • Haifa

    0h my dayz,,
    Am getting this fone on my B’day [20th August] the purple one on 02 &+ ii been lukin at it since last year,,
    Reading all reviews on Youtube.com,,
    But ii relli want 2 know whether that keypad problem iz true?!
    Pls sum1 who has had this fone for a year or so tell if it iz.
    Thankyuu:) x

  • Henry

    Not too keen on that colour.

  • kelsha nccaffrey

    I bought this phone about a month ago and the keys are fine i dont think they crack easily, the battery cover is hard to get off but nto a big problem, the big problem is the screen does break easily, my phone dropped when it vibrated off a work surface , it didnt fall from high up but now the screen is black :( gutted , loved this phone, it still works but just cant see anything on the screen!

  • rhonda

    the keys DO CRACK!!!! they have the first and second generation S500i’s they did upgrade the keys. it depends on which generation was sold to you. dont be fooled that just because you used it for a month that they wont break. i hope they dont break for you but i had mine for several months and mine did crack and i didnt even notice it at first. my sons never had a problem and his phone is older then mine. as for your screen. get on ebay. they are pretty cheep. also go on google and look it up on how to replace the LCD screen. they give pics and step by step directions on how to change the screen. when my keys cracked i follow the directions and it was easier to change the keypad then it was to get that battery cover off. by the way. all you need is a pair of rubber gloves and the battery cover comes off real easy.

  • Salma

    Wat The Hell.
    The Keys Only Crack Because When You Charge The Phone It Be’s Slid Down Which Causes The Keys To Heat Up &+ Then They Dry Of Leaving Them Brittle.
    I Suggest Leaving The Phone Slid Up When Charging.
    =)

  • Haifa

    So iz the keypad problem true or not?
    I want 2 keep this fone for atleast 3 years,,
    Will it last that long ?
    :/ x

  • Amy

    i really love this phone and i want it for mah birthday but i really want to no how the keys crack and the screen breaks :( so that when if i get it i can stop it from doing that ,, please help me !!! :) thx .. w.b.

  • rhonda

    for starters: the keys crack because they are made of some hard type of plastic and they are very thin. the whole pad was made to be flexible so you can wiggle the keys from side to side. but the keys themselves are not flexible. so every time you put pressur on a thin hard surface there is a very good chance that it will crack. SE was sapossed to have changed the keys and made them more flexible. that is as long as you get one of the newer made phones. now as for the screen: if you read a little closer you will see that the screen got broken when the phone was dropped. i think theres a chance that any phone can break if it gets dropped. the more cool stuff that SE is putting into their phones, the cheaper they are making the rest of it to save money. the S500i has alot great features but the out side of the phone feels like a cheap piece of plastic and if you push any where on the phone it will actually squeek and make rubbing sounds. SE makes the kind of phones that we are all looking for but they just wont make them to last. i think they do this on purposs to atract a younger crowd so they will beg mom and dad to get it for them. i have been thru thousands of dollars worth of phones and alot of them are SE. i give all SE phones 3 to 6 months max before you need another one. sorry…. but their phones are not built to last. none of them.

  • Amy

    thx for the reply i might have a look at a few others .. one more ting .. soz .. does the sony ericson shake phone w580i i think ,have the problems .. ? like the keys and the screen .. is it worth buying a s500i ,, ?

  • Haifa

    So this fone will probably not last up to 3 years?
    :/ x

  • rhonda

    the w58i is the same phone but was made for cingular/AT&T. so they just added a few more features. a friend of mine had it and 3 keys broke within 1 month. im not trying to turn you off to the phone. i have had several S500i’s my sons key pad never cracked and mine did. i ordered a new keypad off ebay and it took 30 seconds to change it. i dont know if it was the better made keypad or not but so far its ok. but i did buy 2 sets of keypads just in case. i dont think there are any problems with the screen. it was just dropped the right way and cracked. it could happen to any phone. i did have a problem where the phone froze up and i saw on other web sites that this happened to alot of people. after pulling out the battery and replacing it, the phone never went back on. it just blinked red on one side. i took it for repair and it wasnt fixable. it was a short in the main circut board but i did buy another one because the phone is hot looking. but its your choice. i love the way the phone looks so i keep it. as for Haifa’s question: anything is possible but i wouldnt think you could get 3 years out of this phone. i baby my phones and still have trouble. i just bought the W760i and this phone does everything. the outside is built alot tougher and the keypad is flat and rubbery. so its also tougher. but of course there are flaws with this phone too. the lights under the keypad are put in strange spots for some reason and the lights are uneven. i have to make a call in the dark in order to see the 9 and # key. i called sony and they told me thats just the way they make it and they dont know why. alot of SE’s keypad lights are uneven but the phone is ok. but there will always be something very classy looking about the S500i. its a very pretty phone so i keep it as my back up.

  • Amy

    where can u get new key pads from ..i looked on ebayt and they didnt have purple .w.b.

  • Salma

    Dnt You Guys Understand,,
    If You Charge It With It Slid Up Maybe This Problem Can Be Sorted.
    The Keys Only Crack Because The Phone Is Not Slid Up Which Causes The Keys To Heat Up And Then When It Cools Down It Leaves Them Brittle.
    I Suggest Leaving The Phone Slid Up Charging.
    =)

  • rhonda

    the keypad for the purple phone are silver. they only come in 3 colors. silver for the purple and the yellow, white for the white phone and green for the black phone. you can use any color you want. the keypads are all the same no matter what color and it feels like a thin piece of papery plastic. you peel one off and stick on another.

    i really dont know if the keys will crack because they heat up and cool down. they crack because they are hard, thin, and cheap. bottom line. SE already know that it wasd their mistake and they did correct it. but alot of the original phones are floating around out there and you cant be sure which one you gonna get.

  • Salma

    I Know They Are Thin & Hard,
    &+ When You Charge It With It Not Slid Up It Feels Even More Thinner.
    You May Of Realised That When You Have Finished Charging &+ You Touch The Keys They Seem To Be Quite Hot.
    &+ When They Cool Down It Becomes Brittle &+ Eventually They Start To Crack By Them Self Even Without You Putting Preasure Onto Them.

  • rhonda

    i dont think that ur getting it. every cell phone in the world gets warm when being charged and when in use for a long time. but i have never in my life seen a phone where the keys crack. you should not have to leave your phone open so your keys wont crack. SE screwed up big time and made 2 of their phones even cheaper then all the rest. HOT

  • rhonda

    i just mentioned a few other problems with all their phones and it cut me off from writing and shortened my comment. sony makes cool features but they also make cheap crap. SE is not worth it anymore.

  • Salma

    Ive Had My Sony Ericsson For A Year &+ 4 Weeks Now.
    None Of Keys Have Cracked Whatsoever.
    Although I Have Dropped For Atleast 5 Times.
    Its Works Perfect Like It Did On The First Day I Bought It.

  • Fatima

    I Just Got This Phone Today As My Birthday Present From My Parents.
    Totally Amazing And Gorgeous!
    Thats All I Got To Say.
    :) x

  • kajunkutie712

    i just got the purple s500i a week ago. i am scared that the keys will break. do they only break on the old ones? is the charging thing true? i have no idea. its making me nervous. what to do?!?

  • rhonda

    dont get nervous. if your keys do crack you can buy them on ebay for about $8.00. and they are esier to cahnge then to get the battery cover off. you can also send irt to sony and they will fix it for free but it will take a while. i do suggest going on squaretrade.com and get their warranty. they are awsome. my s500i stopped working all together and within 4 days they gave me back the full amount that i paid for it and i got another one. my 9 year old has one and he drops it all the time and nothing ever goes wrong with it. i baby my phone and im on my third one. who would figure. mine sits in a box now cause i get bored. i went to the w760 and now im on w910(awsome) but i know that i will go back to the s500i because its just so georgeous.

  • kajunkutie712

    ok thank you.
    i sure hope mine doesnt break cuz i am like in love with it.

  • saffi chaudhary

    I found a sony ericsson s500i recently. It’s green and its in pretty good condition. If anyone wants one at a reasonable price (I’m thinking about $85-$100), then you can e-mail me at jordan23581@aol.com. And that price seems reasonable considering that online it seems to be worth $200 and above. If anyone wants it, then please e-mail me. I have no use for it and I badly need the money. Thanks guys.

  • saffi chaudhary

    P.S – Theres no code so thats something you don’t have to worry about.

  • Heidi

    i might be getting this phone 4 christmass but i dunnno :roll: is it goooood ??? dose it break easlie :rool: help :!:

  • kajunkutie712

    heidi, i got my phone two weeks ago.
    nothing has broken yet…
    except i dropped it like three times and i have maybe two little tiny marks that u cant even see.
    sooo…. i hope my phone lasts a while.
    but anyway, i say go for it and buy the phone

  • Salma

    I Had The Sony Ericsson S500i For A Year &+ 6 Weeks Now.
    It Works Perfectly Fine Like It Did On The Day I Bought It.
    =))

  • rhonda

    i think its a hit or miss with any phone. the phone is hot and if you like then just buy it. people are spending over a $1000.00 on the new IPHONE and i hear that some are having problems with it too. so go ahead and buy it. its such a beautiful and classy phone. how could you pass it up.

  • mozahem

    i want say that this phone is very nice.

  • Jazmine

    This phone is RUBBISH!!!
    Ive had it for quite a few months now and most of my keypad is cracked and worn away.
    And only jus today it dropped very lightly, but top part at the back has come off and wont close. Sno now its got all the wires and metal stuff hangin out. And i’ve spent over an hour tryin to fix it.
    Dont buy it!!

  • Pingu

    I very like this phone ^^,but many ppl say this phone easily crack on the button,it will let me scary T.T

  • Bosco

    I very very very like this phone,butif cracked on the key what should i do???

  • .?.?

    hoi alenmaal
    je moet deze telefoon niet nemen al de toetjes gaan er uit en hij is snel kapot /!!!!
    dus neem gewoon een andere telefoon deze is niet goed!!

    Groetjes

  • kelly

    I have this phone iv had i around a year and nothings happed to it and iv dropped it loads of times on stoned floor aswell .

  • kajunkutie712

    i had mine for a month and it already broke!
    I MISS IT SO MUCH )’:

  • Kyra

    I WANT IT !!!!! ALL 4

  • JAY. JAY

    My screen suddenly went black. This phone was my favorite phone, amazing features, amazing ringtones easy to set up your favorite mp3′s …amazing all around. But the screen went black, and had to get a new phone. Saddest day, this phone is truly a masterpiece. The outside is cheap material, but the functions and colour rocks.
    Does anyone know if Sony would fix black lcd screen?

  • chinwe

    OMG THIS PHONE IS OFF THE HOOK – LOVE PURPLE – TOTALLY GETTING THIS PHONE FOR X-MAS YAY!!!!!!!
    BORED OF SONY ERICSSON K500i :S

  • joanne

    Hi
    i might be getting this phone for christmas this year !!!!! :)

  • Jodie

    i want this fone for chrismas but is it out of the fashion because it has to last me 2 years and i want it to still be in the fashion for atleast a year! and i really like the mystical green aswell :)

  • filip

    my phone have i had in allmost a year now and it SUCKS!!!!
    the buttons is shit!!! after two weeks number 8 and 5….
    i gave it back to the shop and they gave me a brand new phone. after that the buttons did brake
    again and i gave it back a second time, they changed the buttons this time after giving me a new
    one… and the same thing happend a third time. I hate this M*T**R F**K*ING phone.

  • laurag

    dont buy this phone!!
    its crap
    bttons have boke n there not changing it saying its water damage!!

  • MI

    hi!!!

    this is a beautiful cell phone!!!

    $$$ this is veryy …..

    by

  • Ellie

    I want this fone but its 2 pricey !

  • Amy xx

    This phone Rocks. I am so saving up for it! xxx

  • natalie

    what stores will i find this phone at in western austrailia perth??

  • sherika

    i bought this fone and in less than 2mths it stopped turning on only a red light flashes on the side

  • Bairy

    I want this phone!!!!!!!!!

  • Laura Mcstravick

    Yea they do but i got glue and stuck them on it works fine oh and the screen got all fogged up and i wiped it:D

  • Sonic

    Das Handy Sony Ericsson S500I ist das beste sony ericsson das ist gibt

  • Demmi

    Yehh I like phone..My phone is gay I want this one