Sony Ericsson was one among the Mobile phone manufacturers who gave importance to the Music on the go. Sony Ericsson has introduced many Music focused handsets which the company calls as Walkman handsets. Sony Ericsson W580i is a phone which joins the list of Music phones from Sony and we would say it has done well when compared to other music handsets from Sony Ericsson. We would not say that Sony Ericsson W580i is the best Walkman phone introduced from Sony but rather we will say that it is one among the Top 5 walkman phones of Sony.

Sony Ericsson W580i

Design:

Sony Ericsson W580i is one of the slider phones which have been given a strong slider mechanism. It is not easy to lift it in one hand as the slider was little tough to do so. The phone looks bright and sleek in all the colors it is available as the upper coating is designed with care. This 3.3 ounces 3.9 inches phone has good set of navigation controls present below the screen.

The central big button present below the Sony logo is provided for Media control with four navigational buttons. A back and cancel buttons are given just below the call answer and call end buttons respectively. A dedicated walkman button is given which has a shortcut menu button right opposite to it. The keypad rests below the top slider and blinks when the slider is up. Power button and the memory card slot are present at the top of the phone. Volume adjustment is present in the right side while the charging pin in the left side. Camera is present at the back panel of the phone.

Features:

Sony Ericsson W580i has been provided with 12MB of internal memory. The phone features a 2 mega pixel camera but do not have a flash light. The phone features a strip of light which blinks when an incoming call arrives. The phone features a 1000 capacity contact book and other than this W580i has other features like alarm, FM radio, calendar, and timer. Sony has given various applications as well along with the features such as trivia game, fitness trainer and much more. Connectivity is taken care by Bluetooth and the USB.

Review:

W580i attracts its consumers with two main features, one is the shake control and the other is the Strip of light. Music in W580i is just like the other walkman phones and nothing great except the shake control. Shaky control is nothing but which helps you to switch to the next song with a single flip of your ankle. Just wipe your hand holding the dedicated walkman button and you will be navigated to the next song, as simple as that!! Sounds good isn’t t?

The next best feature is the lights present on the sides. It just glows awesome when you receive any call but it may be annoying to few as well. It all depends on the eyes. W580i has 9 hours of talk time and 2 weeks standby time. Call quality is not bad and there is not much evidences of call drop issue as well.

The Good:

Nice and sleek design with strong slider. Shaky control can be an advantage for music lovers.

The Bad:

Battery life is not that much good though it has 9 hours of talk time. Controls were also hard to use.

Techperk Oneliner:

“Sony Ericsson W580i is a stylish music phone with very little drawbacks”

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