Entertainment, Internet, & Storage
4.5
The X500 has built in Wi-Fi, GPRS and EDGE. Wi-Fi is great for when you have a wireless signal and runs very smooth. Although Wi-Fi does drain a lot of battery, you can go into Wi-Fi settings and adjust the Wi-Fi to best battery or best performance or in between. Wi-Fi works best when it’s in best performance and is not only faster but has a better wireless signal too. The phone has Internet Explorer which works great and you can also download other web browsers like Opera if you like. The X500 does not have 3G or HSDPA built in. The X500 has the new AKU 3.2 ROM so it has the Microsoft Push Email service built in. Although the X500 does not have a built in keyboard, a newer version called the M700 does. The M700 is currently the only Pocket PC with built in GPS and a slide out keyboard.
The X500 has 64MB RAM and 128 MB ROM. Even with all the ETEN programs installed on the phone there is still a lot of user memory available. The phone also allows for expandable memory in the form of Micro SD, also known as Trans Flash. Currently there are 2GB micro SD cards available on the market, retailing for approximately 100 dollars. The memory card slot is located at the bottom of the phone near the USB charging port. Since the memory card can be accessed without taking out the battery, Hot Swap is available. Hot Swap means that you can insert or take out the memory card while the phone is on. Unlike the P3300 which has the memory card slot under the battery, the X500 is more practical.
