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| Brand: Sony Ericsson
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
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Model: W580i
EAN: 7311270151969
ASIN: B000UWGSWM
Release Date: August 24, 2007
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 Sony Ericsson W580i vs LG Shine CU720 August 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Background: Over the past two months, I have spent a great deal of time debating between whether to get the Sony Ericsson W580i or the LG Shine CU720. After making numerous threads at various forums regarding this question, reading countless reviews, watching many videos, looking at hundreds of pictures, and mapping out the pros and cons of each one multiple times, I have settled on the Sony Ericsson W580i. Since my family just got a family plan with ATT (3 lines/550 minutes shared) and one of my sisters got the Shine, I was able to do a comparison between the phones.
Battery Life: The claim that Sony Ericsson has poor battery life, in short, is complete bull ****. Those that say they had short battery life... you just got a lemon (or are trying to reason yourself out of the fact that buying a shine was actually a poor decision). My OTHER sister, who also got a Sony Ericsson, also gets great battery life with hers. Rather than the claimed "3-4 day charge" that many people on this forum and others are claiming, I have found that the phone will last over a week (11-13 days). The LG Shine, which is said to have poor battery life, disappoints: its battery life is indeed very short. The papers that the LG Shine comes with claims that battery life is around 3 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time, is standard marketing bull ****: through a test of 10 different charges with three different batteries, the phone has lasted no more than 3 days before it required a charging.
SE: 10/10 Shine: 3/10
Durability: People say the LG Shine has a stronger build than the Sony Ericsson, but if you actually compare the two, you find that you cannot actually compare the two... Why? The SE is a plastic phone; the LG shine is a plastic phone with metallic components. One thing that is not usually noted is that the Shine actually has VERY little metal in its body; it's only the battery cover and some of the front. The LG shine doesn't really feel that much more durable than the SE. If you drop the shine, you will certainly damage the screen, and/or scratch the body, and/or break the phone. With something plastic, eg. Sony Ericsson, a drop will do no more than give a few scratches. Regarding the slider mechanism, the LG Shine's "snaps" when you open and close it, whereas the SE's slider is not as snappy. Due to the difference in the way that the phones slide, it isn't really accurate to say that one feels more durable than the other. Since the durability was one of my biggest concern in getting the phone, I did a test of each phone upon cracking open the box: I opened and closed each phone 300 times. Results: The LG Shine's slider remained the same; the SE's slider got smoother after the test.
SE: 9/10 Shine: 6/10
Fingerprints/Scratchability: The claims that the Shine is a fingerprint magnet could not be more true. The Shine cannot stand to be touched at all. Walking around with the Shine put in my side jeans pocket for a day, the Shine went in looking stellar and came back looking pretty poor. The back plate had obviously been rubbed on, the front plate exhibited small, but noticeable scratches. I'm sure you could prevent the Shine from getting scratched by getting a screen protector and/or case, but the hassle of one is not something that I'd want to deal with (not to mention such protection would take away the "beauty" of the Shine). The Sony Ericsson, as one may predict, does not scratch easily. Same jeans, same walk, and the SE still looked great after. There was something that looked like a small scratch on the front screen on the SE, but nothing a wipe could clean off. Speaking of which, with the LG Shine, you cannot wipe the phone with any shirt; it will scratch if the fabric of the cloth/shirt is rough. A BIG reason people get the Shine is because it looks good. Well, if you don't take care of it like a newborn baby, it's going to look like **** and ipso facto, it was a poor decision to buy the phone for its looks.
SE: 9/10 Shine: 1/10
Keypad: People always complain about the keypads of the Sony Ericsson and the LG Shine and say how small they are and how difficult it is to text with them... Most of these complainers are complaining from hearsay (they repeat what they read/hear from others, not from their own experience). The problem of cracking keypads is also a huge concern for potential buyers of the SE. First, to address the keypad. The size of the keypad is very usable for texting and other usage. I have 6'2" and have large hands and I can still manage to comfortable use the phones' keypads. Texting with both is very easy (albeit not as easy as texting on a RAZR). The SE's keypad is not as responsive as the Shine's, meaning the click down are not as solid, and that the row of numbers are connected so that one press on a number slightly depresses the row, but nonetheless, it is very solid. The LG Shine's keypad is like a smaller version of the RAZR. Regarding the cracking keys on the SE, I performed a test to see if this rumor was true. Over a period of 2 days, I had the phone off and during my spare time (which is a lot since it's summer), I've been clicking away at the keys (with a good amount of pressure I might add), and the keys exhibit no sign of cracking. Clearly the cracking keys is an issue with older phones (which you could potentially still buy if the reseller of your phone has old stock).
SE: 9/10 Shine: 9/10
Navigation: Those that say navigation on the Shine is difficult are clearly retarded: physically or mentally. The joystick on the Shine takes no practice to nail. It is very easy to use, and is not too small. The SE, with no joystick, as imagined, is also very easy to use. My only caveat with the SE is that there's no dedicated end call button like my old Nokia. The numbered menus in the Shine are very easy to use.
SE: 9/10 Shine: 9/10
Reception/Sound Quality: I live in Northern California in a well populated city, and everywhere I go, I get 5 bars with the SE and from 3 to 4 bars with the Shine. I have found the number of signal bars that you get has a big impact on the call quality (as it should)... The Shine frequently echoes what the other person says, and a background static seems to be present in all calls. To ensure that I didn't receive a lemon shine, I tested a friend's shine and sure enough, it was the same. My friend told me they didn't notice the static (he probably got use to the poor call quality)... The SE's reception and sound quality it top notch. No complaints whatsoever here. Even with 3 bars (in a tunnel), the call was still strong.
SE:10/10 Shine: 5/10
Features: SE wins hands down. Read the features at each phone's respective website; I won't waste your time here. The LG Shine is the most basic of phones. The only thing its got over the SE is 3G. The Shine is all looks.
SE: 10/10 Shine: 2/10 (absolutely pitiful for a phone be so lackluster in features)
Other concerns and notes:
- The speaker on the SE kills that one which is on the Shine
- Both phones have ringtones are loud enough to be heard
- Both phones can [be modified to] receive games and , but with the SE, you have more options.
 Don't buy, multiple faults July 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
#1. "Open Phone" sensor woun't work
#2. Automatically, it will go off
#3. Sometimes it won't sense the SIM Card
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Overall worst phone you could imagine
Great little phone, packed with features July 21, 2008
This is a great, feature packed, phone! I was tired of my LG CU500v (which did have a lot of features but no style) and decided to get a Razr when I was due for an upgrade. However, when I went to the store and held the Razr's in my hand I didn't like them. This little white W580i slider caught my eye and I went home to research it online. The reviews were a little mixed but decent enough so I decided to give it a shot and planned to return it if I was disappointed.
No disappointment here! The call quality is loud and clear. This phone is extremely reliable about keeping in touch with the cell towers. I don't have cell service at my home and I drive through a lot of areas with no service. This phone seems to always be paying attention and, as soon as I know that I'm back in a cell zone, if I look at the phone it always shows bars. (Can't say the same for my old LG unfortunately!) I've been using the W580i for about 4 months now and I still love it! Here's why:
- The menu is extremely customizable so you can make your frequently used features just a single button press away.
- I love the Pedometer! I didn't even know the phone had this feature when I got it but it's my favorite feature now. I set it up so the step count is displayed on the main screen where I can check it easily and often. I love being able to know how long I hiked and, since your daily step count is stored for a month, I can easily compare to see if today's hike was longer or shorter than one last week.
- The screen is very bright and easy to see, even outdoors.
- Removable memory card. I bought a 2 gig memory stick so I could add music and have room for photos and videos. It was really easy to add music and I like the Walkman software that lets me create playlists.
- You can set a note to display on your main screen so you can have an action item displayed as a reminder or you can display an inspirational quote.
- With the included earbuds to act as an antenna, it has - surprise - an FM radio.
- Some of the many features it has are becoming standard on most phones but some of these features are only available on larger Blackberry type phones. For example, you can store lots of information about each contact, kind of like Outlook. And of course it has a Calendar, Alarms, Tasks, Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, and, a Calculator. And this isn't even all of the features!
- It's extremely easy to put in silent mode (hold down the pound key).
- You can change the clock to display as a larger font on the main screen. Also, when the phone is closed and locked, you can display the time by pressing the volume key.
- It's small and pretty. Yes, I know it's silly and superficial but I love the way it looks and feels in my hand.
It instantly recognized my handsfree headset and it was incredibly intuitive to set up voice dialing using the headset (Motorola H500 which I also recommend, just make sure you don't buy a fake, there are lots of them out there).
I'm surprised at how good the camera is for a phone and it takes decent video also. I have my shortcuts set up so I can record video in two button presses. I frequently use the video to record notes like something to buy at the grocery store or a website that I want to look up when I get home or even where I park in a large garage. The phone can also record sound only, which would work for my reminders but I have the camera set up on a shortcut key and I can get to it slightly faster. If I wanted, I could set up Record Sound on a shortcut key.
Overall, even though I originally planned to get a Motorola Razr, I liked this phone much better. The Razr actually seemed rather old and clunky compared to this little gem and I have no regrets. I highly recommend this phone.
AVOID ALL SONY ERRICSSON PHONES !!!! July 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am giving this phone and other SONY ERICSSON MODELS a BIG ZERO STAR not because it has any functional flaw in terms of lost signals, voice quality, wifi features etc. Even the phone with latest and greatest of features won't last for more than 6 months because of a very simple flaw in their design.
WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS YOU WONT BE ABLE TO CHARGE IT !! When you put the phone on a charger, the battery charges through a pin-point contact. (LOOK AT THEIR CHARGING INTERFACE CLOSELY AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TO READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW). Its literally a pin-point contact. After a couple of months the contact becomes dysfunctional as you would expect from such a contact. Compare it to the charging connector you get on other phones.
Me and my wife bought two SONY phones which has the same interface and the contact broke in 6 months on one of the phones. Luckily both the phones were same so we managed to swap the battery each night before we got a new phone. There is no way out of this dead end except throwing that phone because the battery is perfect but you CANNOT CHARGE it !!...
Imagine someone gave you a Macbook Air with 2 spare batteries but you cannot charge the battery. I don't know what the bozos at SONY were thinking when they designed this phone.
And if that is not enough, they have the same flaky interface for transferring data, or connecting their head phone.
If any sane person reads and understands this review he will NOT BUY SONY ERICCSSON phones which have this NOVEL and CRAPPY interface. I am a big fan of SONY and 90% of all electronic items in my house is SONY, but this is ridiculous. The problem is NOBODY will look at this flaw when buying a cell-phone because its so rare that you cannot charge your cell phone even though the battery is fine !!
Try a different slider July 16, 2008
I loved the idea of a slider and this one looks great, but this one has given me nothing but problems! The sliding action is great, but the design for the charger is the WORST EVER!!! I've returned it under warranty twice within the first 3 months of having it! I barely got to even use the FM radio because I couldn't get this stupid phone to hold a charge. It was very frustrating. First they sent me a replacement after less than a month(!!!) and then when it still wouldn't work, they said it was the battery since that's the part I kept. I told them it wasn't the battery but they insisted I try that first. I did and it made no difference. I'm so fed up I just want a new and different phone altogether! Great idea, but it just doesn't work. Like I said, very very poor design for the charger. Also, because of the connection design, the ear piece for the FM radio won't always connect properly either- can't charge it, can't use the ear piece! Try a different slider!
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