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Xenium

CTX500GRY/40

Xenium

CTX500GRY/40

Maximum power, minimum hassle

Stay connected for longer than ever with the Philips Xenium X500. With a breakthrough in long battery life, it now has doubled the power with up to 2 months standby time. Best of all, the phone is so sleek and compact, it goes where you go. See all benefits

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Xenium

Maximum power, minimum hassle

Stay connected for longer than ever with the Philips Xenium X500. With a breakthrough in long battery life, it now has doubled the power with up to 2 months standby time. Best of all, the phone is so sleek and compact, it goes where you go. See all benefits

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Maximum power, minimum hassle

  • X500
Up to 2 months of standby time

Up to 2 months of standby time

The phone can be on and in standby mode continuously for up to 2 months on a single charge.

Up to 16 hours of talk time

Up to 16 hours of talk time

The phone can support up to 16 hours of conversation on a single charge.

Enjoy Bluetooth stereo music

Your Philips mobile phone supports A2DP Bluetooth Profile. It lets you enjoy your favorite tunes wirelessly and in high quality stereo music from your Bluetooth headphones.

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

EDGE provides up to three times the data capacity of GPRS, allows you to enjoy higher speed access to Internet and WAP, content download, email as well as fast sending/reception of MMS messages. Subscribe the GPRS service with your network operator and set up the GPRS profile in your EDGE enabled phone.

MicroSD memory card slot for extra memory/ data storage

You can now enjoy extra capacity and storage of multimedia files by inserting a MicroSD memory card into the built-in memory card slot of your phone.

Easy tuning with on-screen display on RDS FM radio stations

Enjoy quick and easy tuning to your favorite stations with Radio Data System (RDS) display, which shows the name of the station instead of frequency numbers. RDS also allows stations to transmit text messages and information directly to your radio display, so you can keep updated with news updates and radio promotions.

Enjoy up to 40 hours of music playback

Enjoy music playback for up to 40 hours on a single charge.

Video capture and playback in MPEG4 and H263 format

The video capture function lets you record precious moments in MPEG4 or H263 format. Play it back on your phone or PC.

Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Main Display Resolution
    176x220  pixels
    Main Display Technology
    TFT
    Main Display Colors
    262K
    Lines of text
    6
    Diagonal screen size
    1.8
  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera
    Integrated
    Picture resolution
    • VGA (640x480)
    • 176x220
    • 768x1024
    • SXGA (1280x1024)
    Picture file format
    BMP
    Picture Mode
    • Self-timer mode
    • Continuous
    • Night mode
    • Multi-shot
    Picture quality
    • Normal
    • Fine
    • Superfine
    Special effects preview mode
    • Sepia
    • Blue effect
    • B&W
    • Red effect
    Image sensor type
    CMOS
  • Still Picture Playback

    Picture Compression Format
    • BMP
    • WBMP
    • GIF (87a & 89a)
    • JPEG
  • Storage Media

    Built-in memory (RAM)
    256 Mb Flash + 64 Mb RAM
    Memory Card Types
    Micro SD
    Maximum memory card capacity
    2  GB
    Memory management
    • Memory status
    • Dynamic memory allocation
    User memory
    10  MB
  • Connectivity

    Headset
    Via mini USB connector
    Wireless connection
    Bluetooth
  • Network Features

    GPRS (Rx+Tx)
    Class 10 (4+2), Class B
    Messaging
    • Concatenated SMS (Long SMS)
    • MMS,Multimedia Message Service
    • SMS CB (Cell Broadcast)
    • SMS (Short Message Service)
    • SMS multi-target
    • Predefined SMS
    • WAP OTA provisioning
    • E-mail
    Services
    • OTA provisioning (WAP,MMS)
    • SIM Toolkit / Release 99
    • WAP 2.0
    Voice Codec
    FR/EFR/AMR/HR
    GSM band
    • 900  MHz
    • 1800  MHz
    • 1900  MHz
  • Power

    Battery Capacity
    1720
    Battery Type
    Lithium-ion
    Standby time
    up to 2 months
    Talk time
    up to 16 hrs
    Charging time
    4  hour(s)
    Battery saving manager
    Auto switch on/off
  • Convenience

    Language available: UI
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese Traditional
    • English
    • French
    • Indonesian
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese
    Ease of Use
    • Hands free mode
    • Hot Keys
    • In-flight mode
    • Keypad Lock
    • Softkeys
    • Vibra Alert
    Call Management
    • Call Forwarding
    • Call on Hold
    • Call Time
    • Call Waiting*
    • Caller ID*
    • Conference Call
    • Emergency Call
    • Microphone mute
    • Missed Calls
    • Multi-party call
    • Received Calls
    • Firewall
    Buttons and controls
    • 4-way navigation key and enter
    • Soft keys
    Volume control
    Yes
    Clock/Version
    • Digital
    • International clock
    Speech Recognition
    • Conversation Recording
    • Long voice memo
    Embedded Games
    3
    Games and applications
    • Alarm Clock
    • Calculator
    • Calendar
    • Lunar Calendar
    • Stopwatch
    • Countdown timer
    • International converter
    • Java MIDP 2.0
    • MSN
    • Sudoku game
    Language available: T9 input
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese Traditional
    • English
    • French
    • Russian
    • Turkish
    Personal Info Management
    • Smart Phonebook
    • Safeguard
    • Task list
    Personalisation/Customization
    • Downloadable Picture
    • Downloadable Ringtones
    • Fotocall
    • Wallpaper
    • Ringtones
    • Downloadable Java Applications
  • Sound

    Ringers
    • MP3 ringer
    • Polyphonic (64 tones)
    • Voice memo ringer
  • Audio Capturing

    Voice recording
    • Yes
    • AMR
  • Audio Playback

    Audio supported formats
    • AMR
    • Midi
    • MP3
    • AAC
    • WAV
    • AAC+
    • WMA
  • Video Capturing

    Video format
    • H.263
    • MPEG4
    Video resolution
    Sub-QCIF
    Frame rate
    15  fps
    Image sensor resolution
    1.3 M  pixels
    Image sensor type
    CMOS
  • Video Playback

    Resolution (pxl)
    176x144
    Compression formats
    • MPEG4
    • H.263
    Frame rate (fps)
    25
  • Dimensions

    Product dimensions (WxDxH)
    42.35x17.85x105.6
    Form Factor
    Candy bar
    Antenna
    Integrated
    Handset color
    Coco Grey
    Product weight
    0.11  kg
  • Green Specifications

    Lead-free soldered product
    Yes
  • Accessories

    Standard Package Includes
    • Battery
    • CD ROM (Mobile Phone Tools)
    • Charger
    • Handset
    • Stereo Headset
    • User Manual
    • USB data cable

What's in the box?

Other items in the box

  • Battery
  • CD ROM (Mobile Phone Tools)
  • Charger
  • Handset
  • Stereo Headset
  • User Manual
  • USB data cable

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