NOKIA ANNOUNCES NOKIA 500,THE FIRST 1GHZ SYMBIAN PHONE

We were initially sceptical when hearing things like ‘Nokia is now focussing on both Windows Phone 7 and Symbian’ going round the industry. However,with the plethora of Symbian Belle phones in the making, and now the company’s latest announcement of a new Symbian Anna device, the 500 (previously
known as the Nokia Fate), things have certainly
changed around a bit.

Looking just like the Nokia C5-03 and the Nokia X6,the Nokia 500 has something special in store – a 1GHz processor, making it the first Symbian phone to officially boast of that clock speed. Calling the phone a
“low-cost, full-function smartphone,” Nokia has
managed to keep the price down, with a MSRP of 150 Euros, excluding taxes. The Nokia 500 is expected to hit markets by the end of the third quarter, with a black body and six differently coloured back panels bundled. A white version is expected in Q4.
Other features of the phone include 256MB of RAM, a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 640x360 resolution, a 5MP camera, as well as 3G (14.4Mbps HSDPA and 5Mbps HSUPA), Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and EDR, and GPS (with A-GPS)
connectivity. The phone also features a 3.5mm audio jack, stereo FM radio, a microUSB port, 2GB of built-in storage, and a microSD card slot that supports expansion up to 32GB. The Nokia 500 is also expected to be lightweight, at 93 grams - the same as the
C5-03.

The Nokia 500 comes with quite a few apps bundled,from Shazam to Swype text input. Also onboard is free turn-by-turnvoice navigation with Ovi Maps for 80 countries, and native Twitter and Facebook integration
with the Social widget.