Screen size
AspenWinner: 2.4"+17%
S5002.0"
Quick verdict
Aspen leads the measured specs 7-2.
Measured wins
Aspen
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
S500
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Aspen
GSM / HSPA
S500
GSM
2G bands
Aspen
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Aspen
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
S500
-
Speed
Aspen
HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
S500
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
GPRS
Aspen
-
S500
Class 10
EDGE
Aspen
-
S500
Class 10
Announced
Aspen
2010, February. Released 2010, July
S500
2007, May
Status
Aspen
Discontinued
S500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Aspen
117 x 60 x 12.5 mm (4.61 x 2.36 x 0.49 in)
S500
99 x 47 x 14 mm (3.90 x 1.85 x 0.55 in)
Weight
Aspen
130 g (4.59 oz)
S500
94 g (3.32 oz)
Keyboard
Aspen
QWERTY
S500
-
SIM
Aspen
Mini-SIM
S500
Mini-SIM
Type
Aspen
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
S500
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Aspen
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~25.4% screen-to-body ratio)
S500
2.0 inches, 12.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Aspen
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
S500
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Other
Aspen
XPERIA Panels
S500
Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Aspen
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional
S500
-
Chipset
Aspen
Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
S500
-
CPU
Aspen
600 MHz ARM 11
S500
-
GPU
Aspen
Adreno 200
S500
-
Card slot
Aspen
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
S500
Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 2 GB
Internal
Aspen
256MB RAM, 256MB ROM, 100MB
S500
12MB
Phonebook
Aspen
-
S500
1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records
Aspen
-
S500
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
Aspen
3.15 MP
S500
2 MP
Video
Aspen
480p@15fps
S500
Yes
Other
Aspen
No
S500
No
Loudspeaker
Aspen
Yes
S500
Yes
3.5mm jack
Aspen
Yes
S500
No
Alert types
Aspen
-
S500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones, composer
WLAN
Aspen
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
S500
No
Bluetooth
Aspen
2.1, A2DP
S500
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Aspen
GPS, A-GPS
S500
No
Radio
Aspen
Stereo FM radio, RDS
S500
No
USB
Aspen
microUSB 2.0
S500
Proprietary
Sensors
Aspen
S500
Browser
Aspen
WAP 2.0/HTML (IE), RSS feeds
S500
WAP 2.0/HTML(NetFront), RSS feeds
Other
Aspen
MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Pocket Office Organizer Eco friendly materials Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
S500
TrackID music recognition MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ player Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo
Messaging
Aspen
-
S500
SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Aspen
-
S500
Yes + downloadable
Java
Aspen
-
S500
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Aspen
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
S500
Removable Li-Po 930 mAh battery (BST-38)
Stand-by
Aspen
Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
S500
Up to 370 h
Talk time
Aspen
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
S500
Up to 9 h
Music play
Aspen
Up to 12 h
S500
-
Colors
Aspen
Iconic Black, White Silver
S500
Mysterious Green, Spring Yellow, Contrasted Copper, Ice Purple, Silver Steel
SAR EU
Aspen
1.05 W/kg (head)
S500
0.77 W/kg (head)
Price
Aspen
About 70 EUR
S500
About 90 EUR
SAR
Aspen
-
S500
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)