Sony Ericsson W580
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- Posted: 27 Mar 2007 Announced: 26 Mar 2007
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: CellularOne / Dobson - Discontinued AT&T - Discontinued
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Sony Ericsson W580 is a quad-band GSM slider dedicated to music. It features 262k color QVGA TFT display, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth with A2DP support, FM Radio with RDS and Memory Stick Micro M2 slot for memory.
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Sony Ericsson W580 specifications
Pros
- Small dimensions (3.89 x 1.85 x 0.55 inches)
Cons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.89 x 1.85 x 0.55 (99 x 47 x 14 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.31 oz (94 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.31 oz (94 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.00 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 200 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 9.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 9.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 15.4 days (370 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 15.4 days (370 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 930 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 12 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 2 megapixels
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM, RDS
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0, EDR
- USB:
- Yes
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 26 Mar 2007
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