Sony Ericsson w580i Review

The Sony Ericsson w580i offers a lot of excellent features and a superior music player. There are some design flaws, in particular with the keyboard, but maybe you can live with it if you like what this phone has to offer. I awarded the Sony Ericsson w580i three and a half stars because it has more features than you can wish for and superior sound and picture quality.
Pros

* It is very visually appealing.
* The sound quality is above-average.

Cons

* The last outgoing call doesn't always appear in the call log
* The keypad felt cheap.
* The w580i's software is slow on pretty much everything it does
Description

* The Sony Ericsson w580i weighs 3.31 ounces and its dimensions are: 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.5 inches.
* It features a 240x320 TFT color display.
* It has a 2-megapixel camera.
* Streaming TV
* Form Factor: Slider
* Downloadable Applications: J2ME
* Memory: 12MB
* Bluetooth
* Memory Expansion: Memory Stick Micro

Guide Review - Sony Ericsson w580i Review

In the three weeks that I tested the Sony Ericsson w580i, everyone who laid eyes on its sleek design was left amazed. One of the things that make the w580i look cool and cute is this pair of LED lights on each side, which changes colors and flashes when the phone rings, powers up, etc. It gives the phone a unique and futuristic appearance.

However, there were some design flaws. The cover was tough to slide up with just one finger because there was no grip area and the keypad did not impress me. The keys did not make me feel as if I pressed them, they were too small and they felt cheap.

As far as the Sony Ericsson w580i software is concerned, my patience was stretched to its limit. The menus were excruciatingly slow to react, with an inexplicable one-second delay before your selection appears on the display. Even going out of the screen saver mode seemed to take an eternity. The absence of green (Talk) and red (End) buttons (a design common to most Sony Ericsson phones) got on my nerves because when the w580i asks some questions, you can't even ignore them by pressing an "End" key. You have to answer them! I found that quite annoying.

As you would expect from a phone designed mainly for music, the w580i possesses a superior sound quality. The speakers produce a surprisingly deep and rich musical environment, even if the phone is only half an inch thick. The Sony Ericsson w580i is a "Walkman" phone, so it comes with a dedicated Walkman button to launch the music player. It has a full set of equalizer options, including "Mega Bass" and "Widening stereo" effects, which really enhanced my musical experience.

The two-mega pixel camera was easy to use and took good pictures apart from in low-light conditions, where the image was slightly grainy, compared to other phones.

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