Orange SPV M500 Candy Bar Touchscreen mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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“Excellent overall design, compact and powerful.” David, Barrowford, Lancashire View all 5 real customer reviews

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Battery life	8.2
Design	9.0
Ease of use	8.0
Features	8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.8
Overall rating	8.6

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David, Barrowford, Lancashire

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent overall design, compact and powerful.

- Nothing worth mentioning.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2005

Kevin, Northampton

Score 7.0/10

+ Great design, fairly easy to use

- crashes quite often

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Dec 2005

Rob, Staffs

Score 8.0/10

+ Very compact and light

- None to date

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2006

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TechRadar expert review

For the discerning professional, the Orange SPV M500 (¬£80 on contract) gracefully squeezes Pocket PC power into a phone form factor. It's based on the same chassis as the snowy T-Mobile MDA Compact and i-mate JAM, but the design has moved a rung up the corporate ladder with streamlined contours and an understated charcoal-grey finish.With the Pocket PC 2003 OS, you'll find stripped-down versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer for productivity and entertainment on the road. The 1.3-megapixel camera takes printable shots and captures MPEG4 video.…

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reviewed 01 Dec 2005

Product Features

Touchscreen	Yes
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Candy Bar

Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	1.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	240x320
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	Yes
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	Yes
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
Email Functionality	Yes
MP3 ATRAC Playback	Yes
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Windows Mobile 2003 2nd Edition
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Talk Time (hours)	5
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Built-in Camera	Yes
Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route. This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
Dimensions (mm)	108x58x18
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.