Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Sony Ericsson W580i - An Alternative to iPhone

The Sony Ericsson W580i has a brilliant sound quality, even without a headset. It has a built-in FM radio and pedometer, uses GSM protocol and is available in unlocked form, so it travels well abroad. The only trouble with this is that texting is a challenge--the tiny keyboard wasn't designed for even for my already small fingers.



The handset is modeled in urban style and comes in a choice of four colors - Style White, Boulevard Black, Metro Pink and Urban Grey

It isn't just a Walkman phone, it's practically a portable stereo, the speaker is so loud. When the volume is set to 3 out of 8, the ring is loud enough to embarrass you in a fairly quiet room. At 4 out of 8 the phone starts to display a warning that loud volumes can damage hearing and Sony Ericsson means it. At 4 out of 8 the ringer is loud enough to overcome everything. Phone calls are equally loud and clear. The phone is also equipped with a 2 mega pixel camera.

The W580i comes equipped with 12 Mb of memory, as well M2 512 Mb memory card. Of course you can slot in a bigger one, as long as they don’t exceed 2 Gb in size.

The W580i has the following to offer: two modes (Walking and Running), adjustable values of distance, time, upper and lower bounds of speed. While running or walking the screen reflects the elapsed time, covered distance, current speed, and you can also learn more on calories burnt, average lap time or just reset all acquired data and begin a new cycle. The most brilliant function is the ability to set up the measurements individually--if you know how long is the distance you are going to run, you can adjust the settings minutely after covering it, so all posterior evaluations and data will be even more precise.

Specifications:
  • Size: 99 x 47 x 14 mm
  • Screen: 240x320 pixel
  • Memory: 12 MB* memory, Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support (up to 2 GB)
  • Camera: 2 megapixel, 4x digital zoom, Picture Blogging and Video Recording
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, Infrared, USB
  • Battery: Standby time - 370 hours, Talk time - 9 hours
  • Entertainment: Java, Audio player, Video player

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