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Nokia 500 Packs 1GHz Processor, Symbian Anna

Aug 1, 2011, 7:38 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Aug 1, 2011, 7:46 AM

Nokia today announced the Nokia 500, a Symbian Anna smartphone that's the first to include a 1GHz processor. The 500 has a 3.2-inch capacitive touch display with 640 x 360 pixels and includes a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture. The 500 has quad-band GSM/EDGE and penta-band HSUPA 3G (14.4Mbps down, 5.8Mbps up), as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, and FM radios. It includes 2GB of built-in storage, and accepts microSD cards up to 32GB. The device will be sold with interchangeable battery covers and will ship during the third quarter for $216.

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Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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sapient2k7

Aug 1, 2011, 8:53 AM

What 1 GHz processor?

Is it a 1GHz Arm 11 or 1 GHz Cortex A8 from Ti (with SGX530)or 1Ghz cortex A8 from Samsung (with SGX540) or 1GHz Qualcomm snapdragon first gen (with Adreno 200)? 2nd gen with adreno 205?

What about main memory (DRAM)?

kingstu

I believe it is Arm11

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