BenQ A500
Network
Technology
GSM
2G bands
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Class 10
EDGE
No
Launch
Announced
2004, Q4
Status
Discontinued
Body
Dimensions
83.5 x 45 x 23.1 mm (3.29 x 1.77 x 0.91 in)
Weight
98 g (3.46 oz)
SIM
Mini-SIM
Display
Type
TFT, 256K colors
Size
1.9 inches, 30 x 37 mm, 11.4 cm2 (~30.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
128 x 160 pixels (~108 ppi density)
Second external CSTN display, 4096 colors
Wallpapers, themes
Downloadable pictures
Memory
Card slot
No
Phonebook
500 x 8 fields, Photo call
Call records
30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal
20MB
1000 short messages
Main Camera
Single
VGA
Video
Yes
Selfie camera
No
Sound
Loudspeaker
No
Alert types
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
3.5mm jack
No
Comms
WLAN
No
Bluetooth
No
Positioning
No
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
Features
Sensors
Messaging
SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
3 + 2 pre-loaded Java games + downloadable
Java
Yes
Predictive text input
Media viewer
Organizer
Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 700 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 180 h
Talk time
Up to 3 h
Misc
Colors
3 – Electric Blue, Cool Pink, Funky Gold