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Light touch, solid results

Get ahead and stay ahead with the smart and stylish Philips Xenium X518. You’re always connected, thanks to dual SIM cards and up to 12 hours of talk time. Plus, its brilliant 2.8” TFT touch screen ensures swift access to cool functions.

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Light touch, solid results

  • X518
  • Black

2 megapixel digital camera for crisp, vivid pictures

Use your 2 megapixel digital camera to enhance your photo experience with crisp, vivid pictures. The intuitive design and user interface allow you to easily take high-resolution photos of up to 1600 x 1200 pixels to use as wallpaper for your phone display; send from your phone via MMS, Bluetooth, or infrared; or print and share.

Up to 12 hours of talk time

The phone can support up to 12 hours conversation on a single charge.

Dual SIM for 2 groups of contacts

Organize your life better and keep your contacts separate by using 2 different phone numbers. With Dual SIM, you don't need to carry 2 phones around.

Up to 40 days standby time

Up to 40 days standby time

Better than ever battery life! The phone can be on and in standby mode continously for 40 days on a single charge.

Easy tuning with on-screen display on RDS FM radio stations

Easy tuning with on-screen display on RDS FM radio stations

Enjoy quick and easy tuning to your favorite stations with Radio Data System (RDS) display, which shows the name of the station instead of frequency numbers. RDS also allows stations to transmit text messages and information directly to your radio display, so you can keep updated with news updates and radio promotions.

Enjoy Bluetooth stereo music

Enjoy Bluetooth stereo music

Your Philips mobile phone supports A2DP Bluetooth Profile. It lets you enjoy your favorite tunes wirelessly and in high quality stereo music from your Bluetooth headphones.

MicroSD memory card slot for extra memory/ data storage

MicroSD memory card slot for extra memory/ data storage

You can now enjoy extra capacity and storage of multimedia files by inserting a MicroSD memory card into the built-in memory card slot of your phone.

7.1 cm (2.8") TFT touch screen

7.1 cm (2.8") TFT touch screen

Enjoy brilliant colors and vibrant images like never before with your phone's large 7.1 cm (2.8") TFT display. Revel in intuitive navigation and discover a world of mobile possibilities - with just a touch.

Customize home screen with default widgets

Customize home screen with default widgets

With widgets, you can customize your mobile phone's home screen and instantly access features, information and media content that's most important to you. With just a click, you can conveniently access your calendar, messages, photos and music - and more! Simply drag and drop to organize your widgets... and your life.
Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    2.8  inch

    Main Display Resolution

    240x320  pixels

    Main Display Technology

    TFT

    Main Display Colors

    262K

    Touch-sensitive screen

    Touch Screen

  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera

    Integrated

    Picture resolution

    • VGA (640x480)

    • QVGA (320x240)

    • SVGA (800x600)

    • 2M (1600x1200)

    • SXGA (1280x1024)

    Flash

    built-in

    Picture file format

    JPEG

    Picture Mode

    • Night mode

    • Self-timer mode

    • Multi-shot

    Picture quality

    • Normal

    • High

    • Low

    Special effects preview mode

    • Grey scale

    • Sepia

    • Blue effect

    • Green effect

    • Color invert

    • Normal

    Image sensor type

    CMOS

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Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    2.8  inch

    Main Display Resolution

    240x320  pixels

    Main Display Technology

    TFT

    Main Display Colors

    262K

    Touch-sensitive screen

    Touch Screen

  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera

    Integrated

    Picture resolution

    • VGA (640x480)

    • QVGA (320x240)

    • SVGA (800x600)

    • 2M (1600x1200)

    • SXGA (1280x1024)

    Flash

    built-in

    Picture file format

    JPEG

    Picture Mode

    • Night mode

    • Self-timer mode

    • Multi-shot

    Picture quality

    • Normal

    • High

    • Low

    Special effects preview mode

    • Grey scale

    • Sepia

    • Blue effect

    • Green effect

    • Color invert

    • Normal

    Image sensor type

    CMOS

  • Still Picture Playback

    Picture Compression Format

    • BMP

    • GIF

    • JPEG

    Rotation

    90 degree steps

    Slide show

    Yes

  • Storage Media

    Memory Card Types

    Micro SD

    Maximum memory card capacity

    16  GB

    Memory management

    • Memory status

    • Dynamic memory allocation

    User memory

    1  MB

  • Connectivity

    Bluetooth

    Bluetooth V2.0

    Bluetooth profiles

    • A2DP

    • Handsfree

    • Headset

    • File transfer profile

    Modem Capabilities

    GPRS

    Headset

    Via mini USB connector

    PC Link

    USB 2.0

    Serial connections

    USB-miniUSB data cable

  • Network Features

    GPRS (Rx+Tx)

    • Class 12, class B and C

    • Class 10 (4+2), Class B

    Messaging

    • Concatenated SMS (Long SMS)

    • MMS,Multimedia Message Service

    • Predefined messages (SMS,MMS)

    • SMS CB (Cell Broadcast)

    • SMS (Short Message Service)

    • SMS multi-target

    Services

    • OTA provisioning (WAP,MMS)

    • SIM Toolkit / Release 99

    • WAP 2.0

    Voice Codec

    FR/EFR/AMR/HR

    GSM band

    • 900  MHz

    • 1800  MHz

    • 1900  MHz

  • Power

    Battery Capacity

    1530mAh

    Battery Type

    Lithium-ion

    Standby time

    Dual SIM up to 1000hrs

    Talk time

    Up to 12 hours

    Battery saving manager

    Auto switch on/off

  • Convenience

    Language available: UI

    • English

    • Russian

    Ease of Use

    • Hands free mode

    • Hot Keys

    • In-flight mode

    • Keypad Lock

    • Softkeys

    • Vibra Alert

    Call Management

    • Call Forwarding

    • Call on Hold

    • Call Time

    • Call Waiting*

    • Caller ID*

    • Conference Call

    • Emergency Call

    • Microphone mute

    • Missed Calls

    • Multi-party call

    • Received Calls

    • Firewall

    Buttons and controls

    • Side keys

    • Soft keys

    Volume control

    Yes

    Clock/Version

    • Analogue

    • Digital

    • International clock

    Multimedia

    FM Radio

    Vibrator

    Yes

    Games and applications

    • Agenda

    • Alarm Clock

    • Calculator

    • Calendar

    • Java MIDP 2.0

    • Lunar Calendar

    • Stopwatch

    • Countdown timer

    • International converter

    • Currency converter

    Ease of Navigation

    Touch panel

    Text input

    T9

    Language available: T9 input

    • English

    • Russian

    Personal Info Management

    • Daylight saving

    • Time Zone

    • Smart Phonebook

    • Safeguard

    • International clock

    • SD card back-up

    Personalisation/Customization

    • Downloadable Animated GIF

    • Downloadable Java Applications

    • Downloadable Picture

    • Downloadable Ringtones

    • Wallpaper

    • Ringtones

  • Sound

    Ringers

    • MP3 ringer

    • Polyphonic (64 tones)

    • Voice memo ringer

    • AMR ringer

    Equalizer settings

    • Classical

    • Dance

    • Pop

    • Rock

    • Bass

    • Normal

    • Party

  • Audio Capturing

    Voice recording

    • Yes

    • AMR

    • AWB

    • WAV

  • Audio Playback

    Audio supported formats

    • AMR

    • Midi

    • MP3

    • AAC

    • WAV

    • AAC+

  • Audio Recording

    Record your own voice

    Yes

  • Video Capturing

    Video format

    MPEG4

    Video resolution

    CIF

    Digital zoom

    8x

    Frame rate

    15  fps

    Video mode

    • Auto

    • Night

  • Video Playback

    Resolution (pxl)

    176x144

    Compression formats

    • MPEG4

    • H.263

    • 3GP

  • Video Recording

    Resolution (pxl)

    176x144

    Compression formats

    • MPEG4

    • 3GP

    • H.263

  • Dimensions

    Form Factor

    Candy bar

    Antenna

    Integrated

    Handset color

    black

    Handset dimensions

    104*57*14.3 mm

    Handset weight

    108g

  • Green Specifications

    Lead-free soldered product

    Yes

    Packaging material

    Carton

  • Accessories

    Standard Package Includes

    • Battery

    • CD ROM (Mobile Phone Tools)

    • Charger

    • Handset

    • User Manual

    • USB data cable

  • Specification indicated based on initial full battery charge tested in laboratories with Bluetooth switched off. Actual performance is dependent on network service provider and usage.