The Sony Ericsson W580i is a Walkman phone in a slide design. It's available in a choice of white, black, pink or grey. The new Walkman logo right beneath the screen alone is enough to make most mobile phone aficionados' hearts start pumping.
It looks stylishly clever with a minimalist flair. The orange accents give the W580i its youthful flair, especially with the Walkman logo at the center of the phone's width.
The keypad has sensibly-sized keys that light up in use and are easy to press. However, the big problem with the W580i is that the keys are prone to cracking. The orange accents give the W580i its youthful flair, especially with the Walkman logo at the center of the phone's width.
The Sony Ericsson W580i houses a 2 mega pixel camera with digital zoom capable of recording still images and videos. It may not be the best in the market, but what you are getting is certainly great for its price.
Photos are displayed well with the W580i's 240 x 320 pixel resolution screen. Additional shooting modes such as panorama and burst are also offered.
The main feature of the W580i is the music player.
The W580i's music player can play back not only MP3 files but AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA files as well, making it versatile. The W580i has the new version 2.0, and is also equipped with an FM radio.
The W580i fails though in the memory department; providing only 12 mega bytes of built in memory. As expected, the unit does have a memory slot for users who want to upgrade their storage with a Micro M2 memory card.