Sony Ericsson W580i - Expert Reviews

Pros: The Sony Ericsson W580i has an attractive, easy-to-use design, a satisfying feature set, and admirable call quality.

Cons: The Sony Ericsson W580i's audio was harsh at the highest volume levels, and the keypad buttons are somewhat cramped. Also, the battery life wasn't reliable.

Verdict: The Sony Ericsson W580i is a stylish multimedia cell phone with good performance on all fronts.

Pros: The Sony Ericsson W580i has an attractive, easy-to-use design, a satisfying feature set, and admirable call quality.

Cons: The Sony Ericsson W580i's audio was harsh at the highest volume levels, and the keypad buttons are somewhat cramped. Also, the battery life wasn't reliable.

Verdict: The Sony Ericsson W580i is a stylish multimedia cell phone with good performance on all fronts.

Review summary: Finally, the Sony Ericsson W580 arrived at our test site â€" a music phone featuring a slim sliding construction, light effects and a pedometer to fulfill all your daily music and sports needs. The handset comes complete with a 2 megapixel camera, ...

Pros: Intriguing design at only 14 mm thickness ; Comfortable keypad ; 2" 262K color TFT display with a QVGA resolution ; Light effects ; 2 megapixel camera ; Memory Stick Micro card slot ; Walkman 2.0 music player ; FM radio with RDS ; Bluetooth with A2DP ...

Cons: Only 12MB of integrated memory ; Sliding mechanism little shaky ; No notification of missed events ; Camera lacks flash and autofocus ; Records video in the outdated QCIF (176 x 144 pixels) resolution only ; Phone won't operate without SIM

Verdict: The Swedish-Japanese maker has added another slider to its Walkman lineup. The Sony Ericsson W580 joins the more feature-rich but older Sony Ericsson W850 in the company's music slider portfolio. The flagship in this form factor will be the ...

Pros: Built-in pedometer and fitness application, "ShakeIt" Walkman shuffle, 2 megapixel camera, TrackID, strong features list, battery life

Cons: Controls, colour scheme, cramped keypad

Verdict: The W580i is another above average Walkman phone. Although the design isn't our cup of tea, the built-in pedometer is a nice touch, and should ensure this is another popular handset in the range.

Review summary: The Sony Ericsson W580i has - like all the other Sony Ericsson Walkman mobile phones - a good feature set. My W580i was the 'Style White' colour. It's not white - it's a light silver colour, but heck let's call it white.

Pros: Music player, Pretty colour effects, Looks good

Cons: No 3G, Memory card slot, Back cover, No camera flash, No camera auto focus, Keypad