Screen size
equal specsM5002.8"
P300B2.8"
Quick verdict
M500 leads the measured specs 3-1.
Measured wins
M500
3
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
P300B
1
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
M500
GSM
P300B
GSM
2G bands
M500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
P300B
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
M500
Class 10
P300B
Class 10
EDGE
M500
No
P300B
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
equal specsCPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
No
Announced
M500
2004, Q4
P300B
2004, Q2
Status
M500
Discontinued
P300B
Discontinued
Dimensions
M500
111.7 x 60.7 x 22 mm (4.40 x 2.39 x 0.87 in)
P300B
117 x 67 x 23 mm (4.61 x 2.64 x 0.91 in)
Weight
M500
170 g (6.00 oz)
P300B
165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM
M500
Mini-SIM
P300B
Mini-SIM
Type
M500
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
P300B
STN resistive touchscreen, 4096 colors
Size
M500
2.8 inches, 42 x 57 mm, 24.3 cm2 (~35.8% screen-to-body ratio)
P300B
2.8 inches, 42 x 57 mm, 24.3 cm2 (~31.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
M500
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
P300B
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Other
M500
Handwriting recognition
P300B
-
OS
M500
Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
P300B
Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 PocketPC
CPU
M500
Samsung S3C 2440 400 MHz
P300B
Samsung 2410 200 MHz
Card slot
M500
SD/SDIO
P300B
SD/SDIO
Internal
M500
64MB RAM, 128MB ROM
P300B
64MB 64MB RAM
Single
M500
1.3 MP
P300B
-
Video
M500
Yes
P300B
-
Other
M500
No
P300B
-
Loudspeaker
M500
Yes
P300B
Yes
Alert types
M500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
P300B
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack
M500
No
P300B
No
WLAN
M500
No
P300B
No
Bluetooth
M500
1.1
P300B
1.1
Positioning
M500
No
P300B
No
Infrared port
M500
Yes
P300B
-
Radio
M500
No
P300B
No
USB
M500
Proprietary
P300B
Proprietary
Sensors
M500
P300B
Browser
M500
HTML (PocketIE)
P300B
HTML (PocketIE)
Other
M500
Pocket Office eBook Reader Windows MPlayer 10 Organizer Predictive text input Voice memo
P300B
Pocket Office eBook Reader Windows MPlayer 9 Organizer Predictive text input Voice memo
Type
M500
Removable Li-Ion 1440 mAh battery
P300B
Removable Li-Po 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by
M500
Up to 200 h
P300B
-
Talk time
M500
Up to 4 h
P300B
-
Colors
M500
P300B
Other
M500
-
P300B
No