The Sony Ericsson W580i is a part of the Walkman range of cheap mobile phones that offer extra support for music lovers, featuring a slide-up design in a choice of white, black, pink, or grey.
Visually, the phone looks nice, with the exterior (slid down) featuring a five-way navigation key that is easy to use. Dedicated keys are also present so that you can play music without having to open the phone. Slide the phone up, and the exposed keypad has nicely shaped keys that are easy to use.
Music-wise, the W580i features Walkman 2.0 and includes an FM radio. A stereo headset is included with the phone, however it also supports Bluetooth. Internal memory is small – only 12 MB – but the memory is expandable to up to 4 GB.
The Sony Ericsson W580i features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording, which is adequate for the occasional shot, but that is about it. Other features include personal organiser applications, a pedometer, flight mode, vibration alert, web browser, sound recorder, and speaker phone.
Battery life is purported to provide nine hours of talk time and 370 hours of standby. This is a quad-band phone.
We would be remiss if we didn’t mention that many users of the Sony Ericsson W580i have reported problems with the keys cracking. However, due to the incredibly low cost of this unit, you may consider it worth the risk.
