Sony Ericsson W580i - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Sony Ericsson W580 is the Walkman branded version of the S500 slider. It features the second generation Walkman music application, a 2 megapixel digital camera, and a clean design with a fashionable edge to it. Read more about it in this full ...

Review summary: The latest Walkman phone offers clear sound and a sleek design for active users on a budget.

Pros: >• Great sound, • Attractive design

Cons: >• Small and awkward touch pad, Carrier: AT&T, Talk/Standby Time: 9 hours/15.4 days, Weight: 3.3 ounces, , , , , , , In addition to Shake Control, the Walkman packs some older features as well, including TrackID, which records small clips from the ...

Review summary: Sony Ericsson W580, being a Walkman variant of S500, disposes with the extra functions, typical of this series: an improved music player, FM radio, as well as the new Shake ......

Pros: Good talk time, Flash themes, Quad-band

Cons: The back lid and the SIM-card are difficult to remove, It is high time Sony Ericsson installed a 3.5 mm jack in the telephone itself, instead of having to use a transition jack.

Verdict: Sony Ericsson W580, being a Walkman variant of S500, disposes with the extra functions, typical of this series: an improved music player, FM radio, as well as the new Shake technology for changing tracks by a jerky movement. Like many of the new ...

Pros: Good reception, good video playback. Built-in pedometer. Provides basic Web and e-mail.

Cons: Call quality could be a bit better. No 3G.

Verdict: The Sony Ericsson W580i is a well-rounded midrange multimedia phone with a neat built-in pedometer.

Review summary: A solid phone with interesting fitness functions and Sony Ericsson's brilliant Walkman music software

Verdict: The menu is still well laid out and responsive, the screen small yet usable. When playing back videos, the display can be rotated to widescreen mode to make better use of the 240x320 display. If not streamed, those videos will be stored on M2 memory ...