Another slider phone from the lineage of W-series of Sony Ericsson is flourishing in market of music phones. The W 580i white is a compact handset comprises of a large colour display that is visible in both slide open and slide closed positions. The small tilt at the bottom makes the sliding easier for the users.

The handset weighs 94grams which gives the Walkman music phone a slim and sleek feel and the handset is compact in size with measurements of 99 x 47 x 14 mm. The handset offers a vivid and energetic viewing experience as it comes with a 262,000 colour TFT screen with a high resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Giving importance to jolly moments or the beauty of nature, the phone supports a 2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom. With benefits like video streaming, video player and picture blogging in the video recording make the Sony Ericsson W580i even more thrilling and intuitive.

To highlight the Walkman series, the music player is enriched with an FM radio with RDS, and the handset is dedicated with solid sound effects like TrackID, PlayNow and Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP). Adding more onto the multimedia capabilities, the handset is preloaded with Java embedded games and downloadable games.

Users of the W580i enjoy seamless connectivity as the handset is enriched with a Quad Band technology and features multiple connectivity options like EDGE, USB, Bluetooth, Fast Port, GPRS, Modem and PC Synchronisation. The handset allows the users to surf the internet with high-powered connectivity features like Access NetFront Web browser and RSS Feeds. The phone is equipped with 12MB of internal memory plus it supports Memory Stick Micro M2 for memory expansion.

The stylish Walkman handset is also embedded with a mobile email service which allows the user to receive, send and store their emails on their phone. While charging the phone to full, users enjoy up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 370 hours of standby time.

By: Adam Caitlin