OH! My 100th review! Yay! xx thanks for the comments!!! xxx Been in Nottingham... and now smiling....
OH! My 100th review! Yay! xx thanks for the comments!!! xxx Been in Nottingham... and now smiling...back now!
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My mum (bless her) has once again decided to get another mobile phone. Why? I have not a single clue. But at least it gives me something to review! So here goes… my review (and my mothers opinion) on the Sony Ericsson W850i (Pink).
Firstly, the W580i is a very attractive looking mobile phone. Something you would be proud to own. At 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches it is a relatively large phone compared to many on the market these days but still not too much of a handful. Bear in mind it is also a slide style phone so the size does takes that into consideration. It feels very light to hold and weighs 94.0 gr. So yes, very light and very slim. Considering all it has inside!!!!
The phone itself is from the Walkman® player range at
Sony Ericsson, basically this means that it's easy to manage the music in your phone. One click starts the Walkman® music player. You can play, rewind, fast forward, equalize, shuffle tracks and create playlists - just like in any other digital music player. Walkman® player supports several file formats including MP3 and AAC. So great if you're a music person. The music element is what makes this phone different from others on the market; these are the main music features:
• Name that tune When you hear a song you like but you don't know what it's called, ask TrackID™. Record a few seconds of the song and use TrackID™ to send the music for recognition. In seconds, you'll have the name and artist of the phone. Don't ask me how but incredible!
• Flight mode In Flight mode the radio function is turned off so that it does not disturb sensitive equipment, for instance in an airplane or in a hospital. You cannot make or take calls, but you can still use some of the functions in your phone.
• FM radio There's music in the air, just plug in your headphones and activate the built-in FM radio. With RDS, you see which station you're tuned into, and sometimes, what song is playing. Ideal for when you want to let someone else decide what you listen to.
• MegaBass™ When bass frequencies are enhanced, you get a better overall music experience. Play your favourite tracks loud and clear through high quality headphones or external speakers. Mega Bass™ adds depth, and stereo widening for a bigger sound.
AND MY FAVOURITE FEATURE
• Shake control The easy way to change your tune: just shake your phone. 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. Just fantastic how the technology can work that out…. (although you might want to switch this feature on if your jogging or on a trampoline!!)
So that is why the mobile is famous. Not bad really!!
Other then this the phone does have some other great features…. The integrated camera and video recorder which is a brilliant quality, pre-installed games…. Which are bejewelled, lumines blocks, Sims 2, Tetris and the Sims bowling. HOWEVER….these are classed as demos and you can only play for a minute or two before you are asked to buy the game or quit. Also for the bloggers out there you can take pictures and post straight to your blog. Plus the usual text messaging, calendar, alarm etc. The talk time states 9 hours but i would say its a couple of hours less then this but obviously that depends on how much you talk!
The model my mum has is the light baby pink version which as you can imagine is quite feminine, and very shiny! This phone comes in a range of colours. Boulevard Black Urban Grey Metro Pink Jungle Green Velvet Red and Style white…….. so many that I have never known a mobile to have so many colours!!
My mum bought this from a catalogue as it's easier for her to pay off and she bought on the 02 pay as you go network for £79.00. But prices vary a great deal depending on where you buy it from.
All in all it is a very trendy phone and one that should last a while. It's perfect for the people who carry a pocket load of gadgets around. This can be your mobile phone, camera, radio and music player in one!
(Also published on Dooyoo under myself izzoh)
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Personally I like the green one! A good mobile review here, hitting just the right note between going over the top and boring us all with tecchie details, but at the same time giving us a good idea of what it offers in day to day use. Richard.
burtybookworm 08.10.2008 20:20
Spooky! I was looking at this phone today...the pink one n all. Ive had two ericssons now and I like it all except for the chunkiness so ungirly! So this pink one plus the shake thingy is perfect! great review x
This pink Sony Ericsson W580i mobile phone is on the Orange network. This W580i has a 2 more
megapixel camera and a 262,000 colour screen to view your pictures or play the 2 integrated games. This phone features a in-built FM radio and a Walkman music player to play your favourite music on and comes with a 512MB M2 card to store all your tunes. The Quadband Sony Ericsson boasts a 9 hour talktime and a 370 hour standby time as well as Bluetooth connectivity and accessibility to the internet using WAP.
This Sony Ericsson W580i comes in red and is on the Orange mobile phone network. Complete more
with a 2 megapixel camera with video allowing you to take pictures and record videos. This Quadband Sony Ericsson mobile also includes Bluetooth, a built-in FM radio and built-in Walkman music player for people who like to listen to music on the go. Other features include vibrate alert, handsfree speakerphone, quadband functionality and the ability to access Internet style pages via WAP. The W580i comes comple with a 512Mb M2 card to store all your favourite music, and features an impressive 9 hour talktime and 370 hour standby time.
Take your music wherever you go with the Sony Ericsson W580i and change the song with a more
simple flick of your wrist. Listen to your favourite tracks and stations through its built-in MP3 player and FM radio and identify the artist and track of any song with the Track ID?function. The Sony Ericsson W580i comes on the Virgin Mobile network and has a 2 megapixel camera. This white phone comes with a stereo headset and an additional 512MB M2 memory card to provide substantial storage space for your music, pictures, videos and data.
Oct 4th, 2008
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