Sony Ericsson W980
If the thought of a cell phone that also acts as a Walkman brings music to your ears then you will want to become closely acquainted with the Sony Ericsson W980. This piano black phone that premiered in February 2008 has an 8GB memory and a front clamshell interface. This amount of memory means that you can store in the area of 8000 tracks.
The Sony Ericsson W980 is being touted as the “must-have” cell phone for all music lovers. The music interface on the front of the phone is such that in order to use the MP3 player you do not have to open up the phone.
The focus of the Sony Ericsson W980 is on imaging and organization, and of course, the enjoyment of listening to your favorite tunes. This phone has sound quality that is unequalled by any other phone of its kind.
The W980 also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom. The phone measures 3.6 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches and weighs 3.5 ounces. The screen tends toward the smaller size at 240 x 320 pixels of resolution and 262k colors.
The W980 has an FM transmitter which means that the user can stream music to anything that has an FM receiver. This is a very convenient feature to have, although it will only work indoors.
Sony Ericsson has an over-the-air download service called PlayNow that can be accessed by the phone. You can use it to download music to your phone. It is quite simple and easy to do that.
The Sony Ericsson W980 comes with the Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-77 headset which will come in handy time and time again.
A number of networks can be used on the W980 including the GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, EDGE, UMTS 2100 and the HSDPA. The talk time for the majority of the networks is up to 9 hours and the standby time is up to 300 hours.
Pros
The Sony Ericsson W980 has some very appealing features:
- 8GB of memory
- Comes with Portable Handsfree HPM-77 headphones
- FM radio and a built-in FM transmitter
- HSPDA
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- Sony Ericsson software applications (such as the Blogger tool)
- Music interface on front means the phone does not have to be opened to listen to music
- Impressive sound quality (by way of the built-in stereo speaker and the headphones)
- Dedicated music button
Cons
There are some cons to this music-focused phone:
- Screen is small and flimsy
- Hard to find buttons (collection of rounded indents instead of buttons)
- Minimalist look that does not appeal to everyone
- Lack of a 3.5 mm socket
- Clear bar at the bottom lights up and then flashes when on, which can appear tacky
Overall
The Sony Ericsson W980 is one of the better Walkman phones currently on the market. It has a number of excellent features that allow it to stand out from other phones of its kind. It is money well spent if you would like to enjoy listening to your favorite tunes on your cell phone.
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