W580i - On Its Way to Perfection

Make Calls - Check
Send Text messages - Check
email - check
games and applications - check
camera - check
music player - check
memory stick capability - check

You pretty much get the point right? the Sony Ericsson W580i is a slick 14mm thick slider phone worth its price. With a loud blasting center speaker you can enjoy your music from anywhere in the room. Or if you prefer to use earphones, comfortable in ear silicone earphones are provided in the package along with a charger. This phone has a combination of past Sony Ericsson phones to make a great package. along side making calls sending texts and all that other standard stuff the W580 throws in some very original qualities.

The W580i has a shake feature witch is used in many ways. by holding the Walkman button while shaking the phone you can shuffle your music tracks, though this feature occasionally glitches. Built into the phone also is a step counter which i think is an awesome feature combined with music since I am a runner. As in past Sony Ericsson phones there is a file browser which is a flawless and useful feature. There is also Blue Tooth and flash game capability. The multi-color light function is an awesome feature to sweeten the deal.

Some buttons can get annoying like the shortcut button, the Walkman button and the C button. While playing a game with the navigation pad the Walkman player or the shortcut buttons tend to react with the right or left action which gets fairly annoying but is avoidable. The C button is used as a shortcut to delete things quickly and sometimes after pressing it you tend to press the ok key deleting the item accidentally. all these things just need some mastering.

A downside of the phone as well as in all sliders that i know of is that there is no flash on the camera. but in good lighting pictures come out nice and crisp. Also phones Branded by a phone company lack the any mp3 as a ring tone feature which sucks.Another thing about the camera is the sound can't be turned off or even turned down to prevent voyeurism, making it hard to take pictures during a quiet event. It also features slow internet and no WiFi function. The keypad also tends to crack on the keys with constant use but dropping the phone wont do much damage.