| Manufacture | Samsung | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | SGH-D500 | W518a |
| Form factor | Clamshell/fold | Clamshell/fold |
| Weight | 99 gram | 98.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 94 x 46 x 23 | 93.00 x 50.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900
| 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 850/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 1.3 megapixels | 3.2 megapixel, 3.2x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | Yes |
| Display size | 1.9 inches | 2.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262000 | 262144 |
| Display width | 176 | 240 |
| Display height | 220 | 320 |
| PPI | 148.28 | 181.82 |
| Second Display | NA | 128x36 pixels. 1.1 inch. Monochrome OLED |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 92MB | 100MB. Expandable up to 16GB with Memory Stick Micro (M2) card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic 64 voices | Polyphonic, MP3, AAC |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | 3D games |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 400 |
| Talktime (m) | 390 | 600 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | NA | |
| PC Synchronization | NA | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
