Sony Ericsson K530i

Advantages: 3G, Longer Battery life, Camera, Audio quality,
Disadvantages: Video playback, no dedicated music keys (but this is K series not W series):-)

...is no firmware available for this phone. Nokia stopped it i suppose. Constant updates and support from Sony Ericsson. BASS effect is very good and headphone clarity is very good. 5310 sound clarity messes up when equalizer is set and at full volume. Well JAVA applications are well supported than 5310. For instance Opera JAVA edition installed with ease while it had troubles with my 5310. The Firmware of K530i is strongly built while 5310 hangs for me when listening to music and messaging at same time 8/10 times. Battery life of 5310 is really crap. Life time is only 30-40 minutes when hearing to songs thru. speakers after fully charging the phone. But after full charge, K530i music playback lasted for nearly 4.5 hours with still two bars of battery left. Also voice clarity in K530i is better than that of 5310 Xpress...

nishanthl21111987 01.11.2008 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson K530i

Advantages: Awesome outlook, picture and sound quality, a lot of useful features.
Disadvantages: Haven't find anything bad so far.

...Sony Ericsson K530i - my review INTRODUCTION: I have used Sony Ericsson W200i since 2005, and now, few months ago I bought Sony Ericsson K530i. I didn't need anything amazing, I just needed simple phone for working, mostly I call and send sms-s with that and this is pretty good phone for that. Why I chose Sony Ericsson? 1) One good thing about Sony Ericsson phones, is surely battery life. 2) Sound and picture quality is awesome. 3) Sony Ericsson phones are with excellent quality. As I already said, my old phone was Sony Ericsson W200i, it was walkman, but I didn't find anything wonderful about the walkman, so this time, I decided to buy Sony Ericsson phone, which don't have walkman music player. First time, I used it, I found out some music player, and in my opinion, it was exactly same as walkman music player...

ihate22 31.12.2008 · Read review
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K530i on Three UK

Advantages: A good phone and good for the money
Disadvantages: Buttons feel a bit weak, checking the balance is annoying, pointless Music Store button

...phones made me decide I wanted a phone by this manufacturer. However, in all the reviews of Sony Ericsson phones, one problem stood out: the joystick was very weak and was soon rendered useless. Needless to say, my initial budget of around ten pounds was pushed right up to sixty pounds and I bought the joystickless Sony Ericsson K530i with favourable reviews. This phone has many features so it would be best if one were to view them on Sony Ericsson's own website, but I will mention some of them here. Despite its many features, first and foremost this is a phone, so this is what I should be describing. I haven't made many phone calls with this as I'm not a great user of phones, be they mobile or otherwise, so my description may not be very accurate, but so far the sound has been of a good qaulity and the volume can be turned up loudly...

Kenaomi 09.12.2008 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson K530i- experienced user. On 3uk Contract

Advantages: Easy to Use, Hardwearing, never lets you down.
Disadvantages: only a 2.o megapixel camera but not a huge problem.

...In my opinion this is one of the most practical and trustworthy phones i have ever owned. I have had two years experience of using this phone and have never had any difficulties. It has an easy to use main menu, many features and an ability to chose from many themes for that ultimate customization. The camera is now slightly out of date as most new phones come with something like an 8megapixel camera, whereas this is only a 2megapixel, however the picture is still clear enough. This phone was speciafically for the 3 netowrk when i purchased it which gave it even more features such as planet3, for easy cheap internet surfing. I also found this a great and simple way to check your mins & txts. Overall a reliable and easy to use phone with the added exciting features....

Comz158 12.03.2009 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson Story...

Advantages: Good value for money, excellent sound, good quality camera
Disadvantages: Battery runs down quickly

...I have always had a Sony Ericsson phone eversince i brought my first phone when i was very young. I really like the make and have never had any problems with Sony Ericsson phones, however i brought the W580i sometime last year and have been a bit dissapointed with its performance. I brought the phone from the carphone warehouse as i could it on the network that i wanted and for the first 6 months everything was fine but all of a sudden i began to have problems with the screen. I took it back to the shop and was told that this was quite a common problem with this model of phone. It was sent off to be repaired twice and has been ok since *touch wood!* The walkman on the phone is brilliant, it holds lots of music and the sound is really clear, the camera quality is also very good. It is an ideal shape as it can fit in to your pocket easily...

dazzadcfc 03.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Ericsson W580i

Sony Erricson W580i

Advantages: free 515mb memory card, extra options, "Shuffle" control and music & picture quality very good
Disadvantages: buttons crack and stop working for no reason at all!

...I owned this phone for just over a year I was on 02 network and I paid £139.99 for it. The mobile phone software is very good but the phone itself is very disappointing!!!!! First of all the Sony Ericsson W580i comes with a 512MB memory card and a 2.0 mega pixel camera. This obviously means that there is alot of space for pictures, music and video files. The picture quality is also brilliant too. The menu's are easily accessable and is practically the same as other Sony Ericsson mobile phones. On the Sony Ericsson W580i you can listen to the local radio station, Play the Games (My phone came with two games), TrackID (This you put your phone next to a speaker and the song is ID'd but comes with a price), Video Player. A "Video dj" Which allows you to add your videos together, PhotoDJ which allows you to edit...

cwishay 27.11.2007 (21.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Sony Ericsson W580i

W580i sony ericsson walkman phone

Advantages: good for music and entertainment in general. Pedometer feature and shake feature v good
Disadvantages: pricey and buttons can be annoying at first

...I had never had a sony ericsson before and some how i got the impression that they would have been complicated to use. How wrong I was!! Being strictly a nokia buyer in the past i had felt a little aprehensive about this purchase. I got the phone for around 150 pounds in Argos which was a special deal on pay as you talk vodafone. I was surprised at the slim body of the phone as sony ericssons in the past have been chunky. It fits very nice in the hand and looks very smart . The phone came in a really smart little red box like a cube with software for the computer,a cable,instructions, headphones and charger. I couldn't wait to use my new purchase so i plugged it in for charge and turnt it on and it already had half a battery which was a very nice thing if you want your new phone straight away. You have to get used to...

shiv24 18.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sony Ericsson W580i

Classy Candybar

Advantages: Looks great, works well, lots of great features
Disadvantages: Small-ish memory

.... With voice dialling, loudspeaker and car kits available keeping in touch on the move has never been easier. And with the latest bluetooth software not only can you transfer files but also use the wide range of headserts and bluetooth accessories available. The talk time on average seems to be around 9 hours and a standby battery time of approx 395 hours this device's battery is more than capable of supporting the numerous applications available without draining the battery in a short time. The device also has the familiar RSS feeds to provide you with new updates and a weather application which can provide you with a 3-day forecast wherever you are. The phone also offers an FM radio, 3D games and video streaming to allow you to stay entertained. This device also offers the Sony Ericsson Track IT feature which allows you to record a few...

debbsfranklin 21.08.2007 · Read review
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The Sony Ericsson W580i

Advantages: Good MP3 player
Disadvantages: Camera

...can also be used. It does look good and the sliding motion is quite smooth. The tracker that records your walking and training session is also very good and is good to see your daily walking distances. The usual features such as WAP and texting are ok as you would expect, and once you get used to the layout, texting isnt that hard. It is a decent weight and seems quite robust. I have dropped it a few times and it seems ok. Many people have moaned about battery life but i havent had a problem, i guess it depends on how much you use it and what for. I have to charge about every 3-4 days. The bad points are the camera, it has no flash and is only 2 megapixel but with most people owning a digital camera is that really a problem? The ear piece isnt the clearest i have used and is hard to hear if it is noisy. The M2 memory is very small in...

lukecrossland 19.02.2008 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson W580i

Advantages: Great battery life, great features
Disadvantages: no flash for the camera.

...home, which is where you are taken to the mobile phone version of the internet, here you can download music, videos, or even go onto other websites. Battery life is excellent, from just average use, say like a few calls a day, a few text messages a day then it last around 4 or 5 days. but once you starting using the fancy features it soon starts to use up battery power. Over all this phone has been great, despite the dodgy simcard access and back cover, its been a great servant to me. I use mobile every day, at home and in work....

stephen1980 25.10.2007 · Read review
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