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| Sony Ericsson W580i Gray Phone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: Sony Ericsson
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $0.01
You Save: $399.98 (100%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 120
Color: Gray
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
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Model: W580i
EAN: 7311270151952
ASIN: B000UWBXPY
Release Date: August 24, 2007
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 Great phone.. a few cons. September 22, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
This phone is everything you'd want in a phone, nice looking, clear reception, not bad speakers. Although the speakers sort of sound like tin cans, the ring is loud enough. The battery life is mediocre, not bad but not fantastic either. The phone looks great with a lot of customization options, you can even get it to light up different colors depending on who is calling. Buttons work great and have a good feel to them.
CONS: the headphones were totally defective. I ordered two of these phones and they both were defective. Instead of spitting off like a Y, the part you plug in gets about 4 inches, and one headphones splits off and gives you another 4 inches... and then the other headphone gives you a few feet. basically if you use them you have to have your phone like 8 inches from your ear, which does not work.
ALSO: this phone does not come with the memory card as advertised on sonys website specs for this phone. it also does not have the cool blue walkman logo, it has the stupid looking at&t logo as seen in the picture on here. I had researched the phone on sonys website, and then got this one and didnt notice the difference, still a cool looking phone but i was a little dissapointed, as i cant stand having my carriers logos all over the phone.
also will not let you take pictures without a memory stick, rendering the camera useless unless you want to cough up money for sonys proprietary memory device.
******* GET FREE THEMES ********** instead of paying at&ts 5 dollar per theme rip off price at sonyericsson.com/fun just sign up with your email address and download tons of stuff to your phone for free.
overall a great phone, it would have gotten 5 stars if not for the defective headphones, replacing them is a pain in the rear and this defect has been known about for a while, why they have not corrected it by this time is beyond me.
 The best looking non-smartphone September 19, 2007
39 out of 42 found this review helpful
I'm very satisfied with this phone. I think it is the best looking non-smartphone available right now. I'll just add one point here because this information is very hard to get on Amazon:
The phone has a memory card slot, but it doesn't come with any memory stick. The phone has only 12 MB built-in memory with just 8.5 MB free. You'll have to purchase M2 (Memory Stick Micro) separately if you want to transfer music or other files from your computer to the phone. So the USB data cable is useless without a memory stick.
Extremely well done September 13, 2007
37 out of 40 found this review helpful
Just got my new Sony Ericsson W580i, and must I say, I am GLAD I bought it! Coming from the old 1st generation Razr, the w580i is a refreshing change. The only complaint I have (and the reluctance I had before ordering) is the 2-yr service agreement with att.
The good:
- The form factor: sleek and sturdy. Despite its thinness, it does not give any feeling of being flimsy.
- The display: I instantly fell in love with the default theme
- Excellent voice quality and stereo radio.
- I haven't checked out the video yet, but the 2MP camera is top of line for a cellphone.
- Intuitive and clean navigation. Much faster than most competitors.
The bad:
- Not really much, though the small keys can make it a bit harder to hold and dial with one hand - but thats the price you pay to have a slim device.
- The lack of locking ability for individual applications: If you don't need to access internet/ data services to keep you engaged with the device (its a cellphone after all) but keep hitting the upfront media buttons accidentally - or better still, you don't even realize you used data services for a simple looking game session on the phone - you may be surprised to see your data usage bill. I don't know if the device does not have individual locks or if AT&T disabled it. In any case, if you do not have unlimited data package and just want to avoid the pricey accidental usage, it may be a nuisance. The quick and dirty workaround I devised was to set up a new dummy data connection profile and set up the streaming and internet profiles to use the dummy data connection. The data applications are not locked as such, but they just fail to connect to internet upon launch. When needed, you just need to switch the internet profile to AT&T's mediaNet.
Overall, I couldn't have hoped to get a better phone.
Excellent slider. Great Value. Slick Design August 27, 2007
61 out of 64 found this review helpful
A long-time Motorola phone user now converted. Not only is this phone lightweight and amazing looking, it's feature packed.
Pros:
- Crystal-clear calling. No static and loud when needed.
- The screen is amazing. The resolution is awesome. By far the best I've ever seen on a phone this size.
- This phone is tiny; in a good way. Super-slim and tucks nicely in your pocket. Being that it's a slider, you'll never have to worry about pocket-dialing. :)
- The software is very easy to navigate. This is nicely improved over the Motorola interface of my older RAZR.
- The MP3 player rocks; no pun intended. The Walkman software lets you sort by Artists, Albums, Tracks, Playlists and more. This is light-years ahead of the my old RAZR's MP3 player. This one rivals any standalone MP3 device I've used.
- The stereo headphones that comes with it include a 3.5mm adapter. While the included headphones sound great, this adapter gives you the flexibility to use your Bose, Shure or other stereo headphones. A very nice option.
- Carbon grey and anodized blue color is slick; nothing else like it. The back side of the phone, when in the up position, is where the anodized blue metal is. Amazon doesn't show a photo of it. It is stunning.
- Unlike "some" other sliders, the camera is protected and kept under cover when the slide is closed. This works great in keeping dust off the lens.
- The 2.0MP camera is actually pretty good. It takes great outdoor photos.
- I LOVE the fitness/step counter. It measures distance in steps and calculated miles along with the calories you've burned. It also keeps a daily average and each days results.
Cons:
- No 3G
- Sony Proprietary Memory Stick Micro M2 versus easy to find and less expensive MicroSD
- No LED Flash or Photo Light
In conclusion, if you are looking for a super-slim phone with great call quality and superb music capability, look no further. This Sony wears the Walkman name with pride.
UPDATE 9/27/07: I bought a SanDisk SDMSM2-4096-A11M 4GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) and it works perfectly. 4GB of music!!!
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