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You can choose to get your Sony Ericsson w580i either unlocked either with a contract with your service dealer. If you get it unlocked you pay more and with the contract the price lowers down dramatically. For example the unlocked version for this Sony Ericsson new is around $299 and if you find some special deals you can buy it for $259.99. If you think if it is worth it, well the answer is yes if you are interested in music based phone, as this one forms part of the Walkman series. It supports MP3 and has a music player and a video player. There are all sorts of settings for the players and with the card slot you can add more memory to the phone so you have even more space for your music files, videos and photos.

The unlocked mobile phone is compatible with GSM such as AT&T and T-Mobile but not with CDMA like Verizon Wireless, Sprint or Alltel. This phone has also a quad-band GSM compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and has GPRS. In addition it has a 2 megapixels camera, can expand the memory with up to 2GB, has Bluetooth and access to the internet is possible. In terms of design it is very nice, even if it is a slider phone it is sturdy built and you won’t feel it loose. It measures 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches and it weights 3.4 ounces. It is slim and light and you will barely feel it in your pocket.



A really cool features of the Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman is the “shake to shuffle” that shuffles through the playlists and chooses a song by random. It also has radio FM and EDGE data support. The unlocked version does not have a SIM card and you will have to choose the service provider. The screen has 2-inch LCD and a 240X320 pixel resolution and supports 26K colors. Below the screen are the navigation controls. The center toggle button can also be used to set four shortcuts. When you slide the phone the keypad appears. The buttons are a bit small and cramped but eventually you will get used to them.



Having Bluetooth you can transfer files from the computer to the phone and using the A2DP Bluetooth profile you can also set up dial-up networking and surf the web and access files from the server. The 2.0 megapixels camera takes clear and bright pictures and you can also record videos. You can select from different photo resolutions, add some effects to make them funnier and then send them to your friends using MMS. You can set the pictures taken as wallpapers and personalize your phone. other fun application include one you can use while you are working out, it calculate the steps, calories and monitors the speed, distance and time with the monitor sensor while you are running. You can store the results so you will know your each day level. In the address book you can add 1000 contacts. Bit supports Java to play even 3D games, has applications such as calendar, notes, alarm clock, calculator, stopwatch, timer and tasks.



The 930 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated to last 370 hours in stand by and 9 hours in talk time.