| Sony Ericsson W580i Jungle Green Phone (AT&T) | 
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| List Price: $399.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4649
Category: Wireless
Publisher: AT&T
Studio: AT&T
Brand: Sony Ericsson
Label: AT&T
Color: Green
Media: Wireless Phone
Special Features: Bluetooth
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: W580i
EAN: 7311270220962
ASIN: B0019I7MBM
Release Date: May 12, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Walkman 2.0 Media Player with one-touch music shuffle and dedicated music control keys on the front; integrated FM radio | | • | Quad-band connectivity for global roaming and EDGE data network compatibility for AT&T Mobile Music streaming and downloads | | • | 2-megapixel camera with video capture; Memory Stick Micro expansion; Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with stereo music streaming | | • | Up to 9 hours of talk time, up to 370 hours (15.4 days) of standby time; up to 20 hours of music playback in Music Mode | | • | Includes: Battery, Charger, Corded Headset, USB Cable, User's Manual and Quick Start Guide |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Sony Ericsson shakes things up with its new quad-band W580i Walkman phone, introducing an innovative "shake to shuffle" feature that randomly chooses another song stored on your phone with just a flick of the wrist. This thin, slider-style phone also features a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, fast Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with music streaming, Memory Stick Micro expansion, Web browser for viewing full Internet sites, email access, an FM radio with RDS, and EDGE data support. 
With AT&T's Mobile Music service, you can access your Napster subscription service for music downloads to keep you booming out the tunes for up to 20 hours. |  | AT&T Service
The W580i operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"), with availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. This third-generation, high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. It also features AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to the Napster subscription music service in addition to Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.) Phone Features
The W580i Walkman phone offers a full-function digital audio player that's compatible with MP3 and AAC files. The front of this slider phone includes dedicated music control buttons, and it includes Sony Ericsson's innovative "shake to shuffle" feature. With Shake control activated, press and hold the Walkman key and flick your wrist. A vibration lets you know that the track has been changed--a new song from your current playlist is randomly selected and automatically played. With the TrackID service, you can identify any song that you can hear by just recording a snippet of sound using the microphone. After sending the file for recognition, you'll have the name, artist and album sent to your phone. Other Walkman features include MegaBass enhancement for added depth of sound, a flight mode that lets you keep listening to tunes with the phone's network connectivity turned off, and Disc2Phone software for easy transfer of song files between phone and PC. It also includes a built-in FM radio with RDS, which displays the name of the currently playing song (when tuned to compatible radio stations). This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. 
Slide the W580i up to reveal its 2-megapixel camera. | The built-in 2.0 megapixel camera captures stills and video--and playback of video or still pictures is only limited to the memory card size. Picture effects and custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be setup to fit your personality. It provides support for PictBridge technology so you can print your photos without the need of a PC (either using USB or Bluetooth). And the W580i makes it easy to send snapped photos directly to a blog or an online photo, complete with text. This phone is also compatible with RTSP/3GPP streaming video playback You can even take your favorite tracks to the track with the W580i, which will count your steps, your calories and monitor your running speed/distance/time with the integrated motion sensor. Your workout results are stored in your phone so you can monitor your progress. The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3 and IMAP4 protocols, while the included Access NetFront Web Browser allows you to surf full HTML web sites. It also supports RSS feeds, allowing you to use your phone to view up-to-the-minute news and other content from selected Web sites and blogs. Just subscribe to the feed and let it come to you. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages. The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard. This means the phone can be used with the included Sony Ericsson Sync Station software, which lets you synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, notes and tasks on your PC with the phone. Other features include: - 2-inch LCD with a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors
- Up to 1000 contact entries, each with five number fields
- Built-in pedometer and fitness applications
- Picture blogging with Google Blogger
- Mobile email and messaging via AOL/AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN
- Java support for online and offline 3D games (preloaded games include PacMan and Ms. PacMan)
- USB 2.0 wired connectivity with mass storage capability
- PIM functions including calendar, tasks, notes, alarm, calculator, stopwatch, and timer
- T9 text entry technology
- 72-chord polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones
- Digital audio file formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Vital Statistics
The W580i weighs 3.32 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.85 x 0.55 inches. Its 930 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated at up to 9 hours of talk time, and up to 370 hours of digital standby time; the phone will also play for up to 20 hours when in Music Mode. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Great phone AND iSync compatible!! November 12, 2008
I just got this phone, and it is wonderful. Out of the box, the phone comes with a USB cable, charger, and headphone adapter with microphone and button for calls, which allows you to use any headphone you like.
The phone has been so great. It easily beats my previous Moto Q for ease of use, and quality of software. The only feature my Moto had that this lacks is the QWERTY keyboard, but the benefits of this phone far surpass that one setback.
The number buttons are absolutely TINY, though. Keep that in mind.
The music player is the best cellular player around (short of the iPhone). It is a lot of fun to use, though the quality isn't great by default. After tweaking the EQ a bit, it sounds nearly as good as my iPod. However, if you plan to use the music player at all, GET A MEMORY CARD. The phone info says it's compatible up to 2GB Memory Stick Micro M2, but it works just fine in higher capacities (I'm using a 4GB).
Best of all, for me, this phone syncs contacts and calendar with my iMac flawlessly. You have to download a plugin (a free download) but it works so well.
The camera is decent (no flash or mirror, though), and the built in software for editing photos and making videos and music is fun to play with.
I love this phone, it's absolutely wonderful. The only drawbacks in my opinion are the tiny keys and no flash. Out of the box, it comes with everything you need.
 wouldn't get another one October 10, 2008
I'm on my fourth W580i in less than two months. The speaker went out on the original new phone in less than one month of use, ATT replaced it with a factory rebuild that could not be recharged. This was replaced with another factory rebuild that could not read the sim card and wouldn't start. Now I have a fourth factory rebuild with a screen so scratched up its distracting and poor speaker quality. I'm actually on Amazon to look to buy a new phone since I appear to be stuck with a two year contract and this lemon. Incidentally, my son has the black W580i and its his third one. The keypad went out on the first and the second would not read the sim card. Stay away from Sony-they should all be yellow for lemon.
Cheap Construction October 4, 2008
Everything is cheap plastic with this phone. You could make a sturdier phone from a PEZ dispenser. I'm an agile fingered pianist with a sensitive touch, but nevertheless all of my keys have split in half. Also, the sticker/emblem on back has popped off. All of this started just a few days after warranty (which is almost immediately).
Pretty happy so far October 4, 2008
So far been pretty happy. Went with this one over the other colors since it looked the coolest (note that it may not necessarily indicate it, but some of them are more two-tone). The music feature is pretty neat, I don't use it as a true Walkman but more as a backup to my ipod. Phone has been fine so far, no dropped calls. I bought this phone for the added features like the radio, the ability to add the 4MB chip (buy it online for like $20) so you have a music and phone player, and the pedometer/step counter. Overall, have been pretty happy.
Only down side is the proprietary power and headset, which is a major drag. While they include an adapter for you to attach a headset (note, NOT a microphone, but a walkman style headset, different size jack), who wants to have to carry that around. I was also a little dissappointed to have to carry around the headphone jack to serve as the radio antenna, but if that means less radio waves going into my head, I'm cool with that.
Overall, 4 stars, still a little too early to rate battery life. I also bought one of those accessory packs only for like $5 that provided a car charger and an extra regular charger and a phone protector. I'll try and update this review once I've had this longer to comment on durability and other factors, but so far, so good.
Great sound and design August 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had my new sony ericsson W580i phone for about a month now. At first I did find it difficult to fgure out how to use the different aspects of the phone, coming from using a Razor. The more I played around with it and acutally took a look at the book, the more I figured out. The phone has a great sound to it, and the radio aspects are also great. The radio sounds better through the headphones, than just playing it outloud. The camera works great, the pictures come out clear and crisp, I was surprised how nice they looked. Overall I'm happy with the phone and it's features. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a phone that can hold your music, play the radio and still function as a phone.
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