Sony Ericsson W580i Review

The Sony Ericsson W580i could be a Walkman phone in a very slide design. It's available in a very choice of white, black, pink or gray.

Physically, the W580i looks cool. it is a nice slider, with a awfully usable 5-way navigation key. The keypad has sensibly-sized keys that light in use and are simple to press. Dedicated keys are used to control the Walkman functions, thus you'll play music when the slide is closed. The screen is of excellent quality and can be viewed outdoors without an excessive amount of bother. just like the S500i, the W580i options terribly cool lighting effects and could be a beautiful phone to look at and play with.

The W580i options a "shake control" - you flick your wrist when the music player is on and a random song is chosen to play. Gimmicky however cool. Another gimmick is the built-in pedometer. it is a helpful feature if you are doing plenty of walking, however pedometers are low cost and readily available - does one actually need one in your phone?

The main feature of the W580i (apart from creating phone calls, of course!) is the music player. We've written concerning the quality of the Walkman music range repeatedly on this site - take it from us, it's good. The W580i has the recreate two.0, and is additionally equipped with an FM radio. A stereo headset is included within the sales package, and there is conjointly support for an optional Bluetooth stereo headset. The available memory isn't generous - simply 12 Mbytes built-in (enough for 3-4 songs) however the memory is expandable to 1 Gbyte (Memory Stick Micro™) or four Gbytes (Memory Stick PRO).

The phone conjointly comes with a two megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, however this cannot compare with the autofocus-equipped cameras on the K800i or W610i.

However, the big drawback with the W580i is that the keys are susceptible to cracking. read the user reviews below to examine simply what number people have reported identical drawback. it had been exactly the same with the Sony Ericsson S500i. However, now that the worth has dropped to around £50, you will decide that it's worth the risk.

Features of the Sony Ericsson W580i
- W580i 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe, Middle East, Africa.
- W580c 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland
General : 2G
Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced : 2007, March. Released 2007, July
Status : Discontinued

Size
Dimensions : 99 x 47 x 14 mm
Weight : 94 g

Display
Type : TFT, 256K colors
Size : 240 x 320 pixels, 2.0 inches
- Wallpapers, screensavers

Sound
Alert types : Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones, composer
Loudspeaker : Yes
3.5mm jack : No

Memory
Phonebook : 1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records : 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal : 12 MB
Card slot : Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 4GB. 512MB card included

Data
GPRS : Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE : Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G : No
WLAN : No
Bluetooth : Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port : No
USB : Yes, v2.0

Camera
Primary : 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video : Yes, QCIF
Secondary : No

Features
Messaging : SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser : WAP 2.0/HTML(NetFront), RSS feeds
Radio : Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games : Yes + downloadable
Colors : Style White, Urban Grey, Boulevard Black, Metro Pink, Jungle Green, Velvet Red
GPS : No
Java : Yes, MIDP 2.0
- TrackID music recognition
- Walkman 2.0 music player
- Predictive text input
- Organizer
- Pedometer, calories counter
- Voice memo

Battery : Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38)
Stand-by : Up to 370 h
Talk time : Up to 9 h
Misc
SAR US : 1.26 W/kg (head) 0.57 W/kg (body)
SAR EU : 0.74 W/kg (head)