Highlighted by orange accents, the Sony Ericsson W580i is illuminated in the dark with light effects along the side that change as users navigate the Walkman music player. The slim form factor hides a Walkman 2.0 music player, making it simple to organize and play favorite tunes. The Disc2Phone music management software and USB cable included in the box allow for easy transfer of music to and from a PC. Listeners can also tune to their favorite radio programming as the W580i offers an RDS-FM radio. Additionally, the TrackID feature makes it easy to identify music tracks not recognized. For impromptu photos, the W580i integrates a 2.0-megapixel camera, also functioning as a portable photo album and pocket gaming device. Fast connectivity allows users to access picture blogging and instant messaging... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson W580i Review]
Sony Ericsson W580i Features
Walkman phones bring the ease of digital music players alongside all the usual advanced phone features, including downloading, streaming, storing and playing back music
Plug in headphones and activate the built-in FM radio with RDS to see which station tuned into, and sometimes, what song is playing
Record a few seconds of a song and use TrackID to send the music for recognition to name the song, artist and album
Transfer tracks straight from a music CD to the phone by dragging and dropping via Disc2Phone CD-ripping software
Extend the memory for up to 1 GB per card with Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Sony Ericsson W580i User Reviews
1. Posted by treeguy
Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:56 pm
i just got this phone and absolutely love it! it is very sleek and slim. the sliding function is smooth and easy to use. great features include a really nice quality camera and video recorder. the walkman function is a wonderful addition and FM radio has great reception. i recomend this phone!
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2. Posted by racerair91
Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:59 pm
I first got a Samsung a737 and it was alright i like it but it just wasn't enough.there were no skins or theme just one and only one.mp# player wasn't loud enough but ovrerall it was alright.But the Sony Ericsson w580i is simply amazing it had only 2 themes but you can go on Sonyericsson.com and download FREE ones. The screen and camera are crystal clear. The ringtones are amazing and the phone is just awesome looking. The lights on the side are awesome! The mp3 player is amazingly loud!and sounds really well. This phone rocks a i recomend it over the Samsung a737.I know from experience
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3. Posted by racerair91
Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:21 am
This is my third and most updated review on the Sony. As of now i am not even able to use this phone. The # key which is also the space key for txting does not work. This is my THIRD phone, i replaced it 3 times because of broken/non working keys. This phone is terribly built! It looks really nice and i WILL give it a 10 on music because the speaker is amazing. Great music player! But text messaging is not good at ALL. It is the best t9 ive used though, but the keys are not durable and break easily. at&t will not evn fix the phone becuase ive had it for over a year! now i have to buy a phone on ebay until i can upgrade in august. i do NOT recommend this phone for text messengers! But if your looking for a phone with a nice camera and music player than this is deff for you! Also call quality is very good but after you have the phone for a year the battery life is horrible. It doesnt matter to me anymore because the phone is useless to me now. But go for the new sonyericsson slider that is out.the red one? im not sure what the model name is but chooose that over this phone! i am not a happy sony ericsson customer and do not plan o buying sony ericsson AGAIN!
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4. Posted by Abhishek13
Tue May 19, 2009 8:06 am
hi all,
i have used this phone for 5 months now and its performance has detoriated to a grt extent. evryday some new problem comes up.recently i have felt the battery side of the phone get very hot if u use the phone continously.it has started to switch off by itself while its not even being used.then the most recent of all problems is tht the screen goes blank i.e. it shows that phone is ON but u cannot see nythng .as the screen becomes black.
I'm not happy with this phone nymore and i dont recommend this phone to nybody who wants a phone tht is "value for money"(which is wht evrybdy wants ).
I'll give it 4/10....an overall rating.
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5. Posted by daltonnnnn
Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:02 am
i had the w810i and it was great.amazing pictures good music and everything. it got stolen so the insurance paid for the new phone. well att stopped selling the w810i and started the w580i. for the first 2 months it was a very good phone. then it started to turn off at random times, the buttons were cracking and then eventually breaking and then the middle play button slid out. now the screen is sliding out of place. STAY AWAY FROM THIS MODEL.
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6. Posted by racerair91
Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:28 am
This phone is nice but iv'e had it 7 months and i had it replaced once.the two soft keys get really loose and the keypad keys crack even if you gentle with the phone its only a matter of time until they crack.the phone music player is really nice and it comes with headphones and a USB cord which is really nice. i doubt the phone will last till me contract is up but im hoping it does.it has to last me until august 2009 which i plan to get the new iPhone 3G which looks amazing. Oh and the phone battery is amazing at first but now its only lasting two days barely and is i use the music player than hardly one day.so the battery will most likely need replaces soon i really don't recommend this phone ven though its really nice looking but the physical quality is really poor.although the new colors < red pink and green> are really nice i wish i could get those in stead of my ugly black one
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evryday some new problem comes up.recently i have felt the battery side of the phone get very hot if u use the phone continously.it has started to switch off by itself while its not even being used.then the most recent of all problems is tht the screen goes blank i.e. it shows that phone is ON but u cannot see nythng 
and i dont recommend this phone to nybody who wants a phone tht is "value for money"(which is wht evrybdy wants 
i really don't recommend this phone ven though its really nice looking but the physical quality is really poor.although the new colors < red pink and green> are really nice i wish i could get those in stead of my ugly black one
