In the Sony Ericsson's international range of products, the S500i is a totally stunning, appealing, user friendly mobile phone. Coming in two mysterious colour, green and spring yellow, it is endowed with many of the high-end features. Depending on the region of the release, which is currently indicated by a letter added to the end of the model number ('a' for North America, and 'c' for mainland China), the 'i' stands for international, the Sony Ericsson S500i is a truly an international phone. Being inspired by nature its internal patterns and materials does create a feeling of importance on its users.

When it is opened with a smooth slide it reveals the sleek keypad, and it comes to live when an incoming call comes in. The handset measuring 99mm x 47mm x 14mm and weighing a total of 94 grams it gives a feel-good feeling on its users with its shape and size. Displaying up to 262k colours on a 240 x 320 pixels resolution screen, the Sony Ericsson S500i mobile phone comes with a built in 2 megapixel camera complete with embedded menu 4 x digital zoom. The user can capture momentous moments either in still or video record it.

The users also has the option to video record and video stream in their mobile handset. Coming to the entertainment part of the mobile phone, it is accomplished with in-built music player which is compatible with the Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP). The user can use the phone as their personal MP3 player for listening music, songs and favourite tracks. They can download from anywhere, anytime and add in this mobile phone cum music player. The process of downloading music is very easy without any hassle with a just three clicks of a button. Its true international character comes to forefront with the EDGE & Bluetooth® technology embedded in it which provides the user fast speed data transfers of information.