Philip’s latest cell phone, the Xenium 500, follows the footsteps of its brethren by boasting a long battery life thanks to a 1720 mAh battery that supposedly offers a talk time of 16 hours as well as a standby time of 2 months(!). In addition, it is touted to last for 40 hours where continuous music playback is concerned – sounds amazing, no? Guess the long lasting battery is also due to the fact that you won’t find too many snazzy features on the Xenium X500 as detailed below :-
The Philips Xenium X500 will arrive in China first, followed by Russia and other Eastern European countries with no mention of the west. Pricing has yet to be determined either.