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Maximum performance, minimum fuss

Add more hours to your busy day with Philips Xenium X501, which provides up to 16 hours of talk time on a single charge. Get more out of life with solid features like predicative dialing and mobile data privacy protection.

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Maximum performance, minimum fuss

  • X501
  • Black

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

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

Capture your memories with 2 megapixel camera

Capture and enjoy precious memories in clear and sharp picture quality with 2 megapixel resolution. Vibrant, colorful pictures are just a click away.

Enjoy up to 40 hours of music playback

Enjoy up to 40 hours of music playback

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

Mobile data privacy protection

Mobile data privacy protection

Only the registered phone user can access the relevant data using a valid password with this useful feature. It helps to protect your mobile phone data not just from phone loss or theft, but also from prying eyes.

Predictive dialing

Predictive dialing

To quickly recall a number from your phone book, simply key in any two or more consecutive digits of the stored number. When the matching number(s) are filtered and displayed, just select the desired number for quick and easy dialing.

Storage capacity of 2000 phonebook entries

Storage capacity of 2000 phonebook entries

Conveniently store and access your comprehensive business and personal contacts in a single phonebook memory. You can easily select from a range of default fields to store up to the maximum of 2000 phonebook entries.

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

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 Bluetooth stereo music

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.

MicroSD memory card slot for extra memory/ data storage

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.
Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    2.2  inch

    Main Display Resolution

    240x320  pixels

    Main Display Technology

    TFT

    Main Display Colors

    262K

  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera

    Integrated

    Picture resolution

    • VGA (640x480)

    • QVGA (320x240)

    • SVGA (800x600)

    • 2M (1600x1200)

    • SXGA (1280x1024)

    Picture file format

    JPEG

    Picture Mode

    • Night mode

    • Self-timer mode

    • Continuous

    • Landscape

    Picture quality

    • High

    • Low

    • Normal

    Special effects preview mode

    • Normal

    • Grey scale

    • Sepia

    • Blue effect

    • Green effect

    • Color invert

    Image sensor type

    CMOS

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Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    2.2  inch

    Main Display Resolution

    240x320  pixels

    Main Display Technology

    TFT

    Main Display Colors

    262K

  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera

    Integrated

    Picture resolution

    • VGA (640x480)

    • QVGA (320x240)

    • SVGA (800x600)

    • 2M (1600x1200)

    • SXGA (1280x1024)

    Picture file format

    JPEG

    Picture Mode

    • Night mode

    • Self-timer mode

    • Continuous

    • Landscape

    Picture quality

    • High

    • Low

    • Normal

    Special effects preview mode

    • Normal

    • Grey scale

    • Sepia

    • Blue effect

    • Green effect

    • Color invert

    Image sensor type

    CMOS

  • Still Picture Playback

    Picture Compression Format

    • BMP

    • GIF

    • GIF (87a & 89a)

    • JPEG

    • WBMP

    Rotation

    90 degree steps

    Slide show

    Yes

  • Storage Media

    Built-in memory (RAM)

    1GB Nand flash + 512MB RAM

    Memory Card Types

    Micro SD

    Maximum memory card capacity

    8  GB

    Memory management

    • Memory status

    • Dynamic memory allocation

    User memory

    60  MB

  • Connectivity

    Bluetooth

    Yes

    Bluetooth profiles

    • A2DP

    • Handsfree

    • Headset

    • Object push profile

    • File transfer profile

    Modem Capabilities

    • CSD (Voice, Data)

    • GPRS

    Headset

    Via mini USB connector

    PC Link

    USB 2.0

    Serial connections

    USB-miniUSB data cable

  • Network Features

    EDGE

    Yes

    GPRS (Rx+Tx)

    Class 12, class B and C

    Messaging

    • Concatenated SMS (Long SMS)

    • E-mail

    • MMS,Multimedia Message Service

    • SMS CB (Cell Broadcast)

    • SMS (Short Message Service)

    • SMS multi-target

    • Predefined SMS

    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

    1800mAh

    Battery Type

    Lithium-ion

    Battery saving manager

    Auto switch on/off

    Electrical Enhancements

    Back-up battery

  • Convenience

    Language available: UI

    • English

    • Russian

    Ease of Use

    • Hands free mode

    • In-flight mode

    • Keypad Lock

    • Hot Keys

    • Softkeys

    • Vibra Alert

    Call Management

    • Call Forwarding

    • Call on Hold

    • Call Time

    • Call Waiting*

    • Conference Call

    • Emergency Call

    • Microphone mute

    • Missed Calls

    • Multi-party call

    • Received Calls

    • Firewall

    • Caller ID*

    Buttons and controls

    • 4-way navigation key and enter

    • Side keys

    • Soft keys

    Volume control

    Yes

    Clock/Version

    • Analogue

    • Digital

    • International clock

    Multimedia

    FM Radio

    Vibrator

    Yes

    Games and applications

    • Calendar

    • Alarm Clock

    • Calculator

    • Stopwatch

    • Countdown timer

    • ENG-CHN and CHN-ENG dictionary

    • International converter

    • Currency converter

    • Lunar Calendar

    • Java MIDP 2.0

    • MSN

    • Agenda

    • Sudoku game

    Text input

    T9

    Language available: T9 input

    • English

    • Russian

    Personal Info Management

    • Smart Phonebook

    • SD card back-up

    • Vcard Exchange

    • Daylight saving

    • Safeguard

    • International clock

    • Time Zone

    Personalisation/Customization

    • Downloadable Animated GIF

    • Downloadable Java Applications

    • Downloadable Picture

    • Downloadable Ringtones

    • Wallpaper

    • Ringtones

  • Sound

    Ringers

    • MP3 ringer

    • Polyphonic (64 tones)

    • Voice memo ringer

    • AMR ringer

  • Audio Capturing

    Voice recording

    • Yes

    • AMR

  • Audio Playback

    Audio supported formats

    • ADPCM

    • AMR

    • Midi

    • MP3

    • SP-Midi

    • AAC

    • AAC+

    • WAV

    • WMA

  • Video Capturing

    Video format

    • 3GP

    • H.263

    • MPEG4

    Frame rate

    15  fps

    Video mode

    • Auto

    • Night

  • Video Playback

    Resolution (pxl)

    176x144

    Compression formats

    • 3GP

    • H.263

    • MPEG4

    Frame rate (fps)

    30

  • Dimensions

    Form Factor

    Candy bar

    Antenna

    Integrated

    Handset color

    Black

    Handset dimensions

    110 * 47.2 * 15.3 mm

    Handset weight

    129.2g (With battery) / 89.6g (Without battery)

  • Green Specifications

    Lead-free soldered product

    Yes

    Packaging material

    Carton

    User manual: Recycled paper

    Yes

  • Accessories

    Standard Package Includes

    • Handset

    • Battery

    • Stereo Headset

    • Charger

    • USB data cable

    • User Manual

    • CD ROM (Mobile Phone Tools)

  • Specification indicated based on initial full battery charge tested in laboratories with Bluetooth switched off. Actual performance is dependent on network service provider and usage.