Sony Ericsson W980 Review

Sony Ericsson W980 is the latest Walkman branded handset from Sony Ericsson, featuring 8GB of built-in memory and unique touch-sensitive music buttons on the front panel. Sony Ericsson W980 is in clamshell design that offers a shiny mirrored finish on the top with a clear bar below and appears at first glance to be devoid of buttons, just a collection of rounded indents. The mobile phone comes bundled with Sony Ericsson’s Stereo Portable Hands free HPM-77 headphones and boasts FM radio and a built-in FM transmitter great for broadcasting to nearby stereos or for in-car listening. You can tailor the W980’s Walkman player to the music that you’re listening to. This latest Walkman mobile phone provides a choice of eight equalizer presets, each of which contains a distinct profile that is suitable to a range of music. So whether you’re listening to jazz, pop or heavy metal, you’ve can always choose the best sound for the song. We have also a Sony Ericsson W980 cheap buy offer from Amazon.

Sony Ericsson W980

Sony Ericsson W980 Exterior

The Sony Ericsson W980 is a fairly average-sized clamshell device, featuring an external display and touch-sensitive music controls on its front. It is available in Piano Black, Opera Brown and Violin Red colors. It has a display size of 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches and a smooth keypad. On the back it has a 3.15 mega pixel camera and another secondary video call camera on the front. Sony Ericsson W980 dimension is 92 x 46 x 16.9 mm and weights around 100 g.

Sony Ericsson W980 Key Specifications

Sony Ericsson W980 key specifications include a 3 mega pixel camera and secondary video call camera, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches display, 8 GB shared memory, Bluetooth, EDGE, HSCSD, USB, 3G, Walkman player, FM transmitter, FM radio with RDS, TrackID music recognition and Voice memo. Sony Ericsson W980 can provide you with the best battery time of 370 hours on standby and 9 hours of talk time.

Sony Ericsson W980 Technical Specifications

Sony Ericsson W980 General Specifications

Status: Available since July, 2008
Phone dimension: 92 x 46 x 16.9 mm
Phone weight: 100 g
Phone color: Piano Black, Opera Brown and Violin Red
Battery: Standby Up to 370 h
Talk time: Up to 9 h

Sony Ericsson W980 Network and Technology

2G network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G network: HSDPA 2100
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

Sony Ericsson W980 Multimedia Specifications

Display size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
- Second external TFT display, 256K colors (176 x 176 pixels)
Screen type: TFT, 256K colors
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, video; secondary video call camera
Card slot: No
- 8 GB shared memory
EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
HSCSD: Yes
USB: Yes, v2.0
3G: HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
WLAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
Ring tones: Polyphonic, MP3, AAC + Downloadable
- Stereo speakers
Vibration: Yes
Games: Yes + downloadable
Phone book: 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records: 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Java MIDP 2.0
Walkman player
FM transmitter
FM radio with RDS
TrackID music recognition
T9
Image viewer
Picture editor
Organizer
Built-in hands free
Voice memo
Up to 20 hours music playback
Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38)