Testseek.com have collected 14 expert reviews of the Orange SPV C500 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Orange SPV C500.
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14 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
With tri-band GSM and class 10 GPRS the SPV C550 should see you through your worldwide travels pretty effectively, and it is a definite improvement on its predecessor in terms of having a better screen, more memory, and a joystick instead of the loathed l...
Abstract: The SPV C500 is a stunning phone-leaps and bounds ahead of the previous devices designed by Taiwans HTC in terms of form factor and performance. Like the Motorola MPx220, the C500 features Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone Second Edition, a minor upd...
Not great for gaming. Portrait screen not as good as a landscape would be for games.
Not ideal for gaming duties but Java games have come on in leaps and bounds and there’s a flotilla of top titles ready to grace your mobile’s skimpy screen ...
Abstract: Orange and Microsoft really got the smart-phone thing right with the SPV C500, so its no surprise that its replacement shares more than a passing resemblance. In fact, the C550 is a touch larger and heavier, but its smoother edges and extra features...
Abstract: Orange is due to release its new SPV C600 smartphone in the autumn, but in the meantime it has updated its C500 to take advantage of its music service in the shape of the C550 music smartphone. The first change that strikes you about the C550 is its...
Music buttons are large and effective; nice screen; small, neat handset
Short on internal memory for a music phone; flash memory cards live under battery; no flash for camera
The SPV C550 is small, neat and ideal if you want easy synchronisation of diary and contacts with a PC. Despite the dedicated buttons, it doesnt offer enough internal memory to double as a music phone -- although the included 128Mb miniSD card does h...
Excellent application suite, Good interface navigation
Excessive ‘boot up’ time, Slow user interface, Poor battery life, Poor volume and speakerphone capabilities
The SPV 550 has its faults, of that there is no question, but at the same time there are a lot of features that make up ground overall. The boot up time of the phone itself is dire; it’s just hard to comprehend why it takes so long to get to the poi...
