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Finally, Sony Ericsson W580i has arrived for us to test. It is a phone with music skills, with a fine slide building, lighting effects and a pedometer, to fill your every day music and sports needs. The phone is equipped with a photo / video 2 Megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio and a brilliant design. Read the following and this Sony Ericsson W580i is very likely to become your next phone.

Like most Walkman models, W580i has been developed from a non-musical phone, the Sony Ericsson S500. In terms of design, Sony Ericsson W580i follows the latest trends. It has 99 x 47 x 14 mm in dimensions and 94 grams in weight. The phone’s case is dominated by rounded edges and circular forms, with an aspect which makes this phone very appreciated by young people.

The case is available in three colors: white, black and gray. Being a slide phone, the numeric pad is hidden when you keep the phone closed. Because that, the W580i has an almost perfect rectangular form. A slight curve at the top, just below the display, gives a pleasant sensation to the touch. If you slide up the phone, you will be surprised to see that this cell phone, even if it is very slim, has a very responsive and easy to use numerical pad. The keys are large and even if are very flat, you will receive a great positive feedback when you press them.

On the front side, this mobile phone comes with a 2 inch TFT display, two soft keys and a 4-way button for menu navigation, a Back and a Clear key plus a dedicated Walkman key and a shortcut button. The phone’s sides contain some interesting details.

On the left side a volume rocker is placed. On the top side you will find a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot, which is an unusual location for this slot. On the right side you will spot the universal port which allows you to charge the phone, attach headphones or connect the phone to a PC.

The Sony Ericsson W580i comes with a 2 inch TFT display with a native resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The image quality is more than satisfactory, with a nice color saturation, which can be adjusted from the settings in the phone menu, depending on your preferences. Due to the reduced size of the display, the pixels are not visible, so you will receive a very clear picture on the screen.

Visibility, even in sunlight, is excellent. For taking photos or recording clips, this mobile phone comes with an integrated 2 Megapixel camera, which can take photos at a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels and record clips at a maximum resolution of 176 x 144 pixels. Even if this camera lacks a flash and autofocus, you will be able to take good pictures every time.

For connectivity, the Sony Ericsson W580i, being a tri-band device, comes equipped with GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB. Being part of Walkman series, this cell phone is not recognized as being a very powerful mobile phone with a lot of high-end technology features. The strongest point of this cell phone is the music feature. Like all Walkman models, the Sony Ericsson W580i has an excellent music player and a perfect sound quality.

The external speaker is very loud but if you want to listen to music with more bass, you need to attach the dedicated headphones. The standard Li-Pol 930 mAh battery is capable of keeping this mobile phone up for 9 hours of conversations and up to 370 hours in standby mode. Anyway, the Sony Ericsson W580i is not a very spectacular cell phone. It was made for enlarging the Walkman series and it is a mobile phone dedicated especially for young people. With a price of $185, this cell phone is another attractive and very affordable Walkman phone.