The Sony Ericsson W580i is a music oriented slider phone. The handset's external music and navigation controls allow users to access its main functions even in the device's slide closed position. The handset comes with 12 MB of built in memory. The user can also extend its memory by using a Micro M2 memory card if he or she needs more memory storage. The handset has support for EDGE connectivity and its Access NetFront web browser provides constant internet connectivity to the users. The device also features a 2 mega pixel camera with 4x digital zoom.
The device allows users to attend live conference calls with up to six users at a time. The handset's Personal Trainer feature is particularly useful for those who want to keep track of their daily physical activity. While jogging, walking or running, the device will display the total number of steps taken by the user, the distance covered and time taken. The phone allows users to send and receive MMS messages, complete with videos and sound.
The device comes with a number of music play back settings that make it an excellent companion of music lovers. The Mega Bass feature of the handset helps to enhance bass frequency of the music. Enhanced bass frequency improves the quality of music to a great extent. Its PlayNow feature allows one to quickly play and download music & video files. VideoDJ application of the device allows users to add their various video clips to generate a smooth video sequence.
The W580i's MusicDJ melody composer comes equipped with a Bluetooth stereo and bass equalizer that produces high quality sound. The handset's display acts as a viewfinder while the phone is in camera mode. The device features a number of music related applications like a Walkman Music Player, FM Radio with RDS and A2DP Bluetooth Stereo. Other useful applications of the device include Business Card Exchange, Calculator and Alarm Clock.
The TrackID feature of the device provides information about a music track, complete with the name of singer and composer. The user has to record a just few seconds of music of the track she or he wants to get information about. The device will return names of the track, the artist and the album. The device's MusicDJ feature allows one to create his customized polyphonic ring tones. The handset features many instrumental sounds and rhythms that will help one to create her or his own ring tone. The phone's FM radio has support for RDS feeds. The RDS feature allows user to see textual information about a particular song.
The W580i's' casing has a small tilt at the bottom that helps in its smooth opening and also adds to its overall design. The device comes in a grey casing with turquoise coloured keys. The phone weighs 94 gm and it is 99 mm long, 47 mm broad and 14 mm thick. There is one more model of the device that comes in white colour with bright orange coloured keys.
The Sony Ericsson W850i Grey is a 3G camera phone which is equipped with a Walkman 2.0 music player and a FM radio with RDS feeds. It is a slider phone with smooth slide opening mechanism. Its 2 inches TFT display shows brilliant images with a combination of 262K colours. The handset is also fitted with a 2 mega pixel camera with 4x digital zoom. The device also has a second video camera that allows one to have a face to face conversation with other users.
The W850i has support for flight mode. The flight mode allows user to access basic features of the handset in restricted areas like aeroplanes and hospitals. The total weight of W850i is 116 gm including battery. The device comes with many very interesting embedded games. One can also download more games into it as per one's choice. The phone comes with 64 MB of built in memory and measures 98 x 47 x 21 mm. The device has support for GSM tri band connectivity.
Both Sony Ericsson W580i and Sony Ericsson W850i are music oriented phones. Both of these Sony Ericssson Mobile phones are good for those users who want to listen music quite frequently on their phones.