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Review: Sony Ericsson W980

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The W980 is the first Sony Ericsson Walkman® phone with a built-in FM transmitter that lets you listen to tracks through a car stereo or home music system – or anything with a built-in FM radio receiver.Although the Sony Ericsson W980 do have a sleeky and stylish look, but it does tend to look a bit girly when it comes to opening it.

Share your music with friends

Quality music is made for sharing with the W980.The built-in FM transmitter, which permits you to send whatever’s playing on your phone to other devices with a built-in FM radio receiver. This has a great impact to share your music with all those around you, whether through a friend’s hi-fi or your car stereo.
Unplug your headset, sit back and let the music flow through the integrated stereo speakers for all to enjoy. The W980 lets you store up to 8000 songs – or tune in to your favourite radio station and listen out loud. No need to plug in an FM Receiver, since this is on-board with the W980.

Control your music at your fingertips

Without even having to open your phone the Walkman® on Top feature on the W980 gives you the full functionality of a Walkman® player. Navigation through your music library is effortless as the entire Walkman® player that would normally be displayed on the inside of your clamshell is also replicated on the outside of the phone.

Build your collection every day

The W980’s TrackID™ feature, having the capablity to select any track that you just can’t put a name to, will be fully integrated into PlayNow™ arena. This makes the W980 a genuine gateway to great music, as you can download the track instantly once it has been identified.

Be true to the original recording

The W980 Walkman® phone is designed in a manner so as to allow you to listen to music as it should be heard. Clear stereo enables the music to sound like the original recording. Even at higher volumes clear bass delivers distortion free sound. These features combine with the premium headphones, the Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-77, to deliver an incredible clear audio experience and music that sounds as true as possible to the original recording.

Clear audio experience

Superior sound quality lets you enjoy your music as it was meant to be heard

Intuitive music access and control,

Storage solutions

8GB internal memory lets you store up to 8,000 songs

Specification

Music and Entertainment
• Walkman® player
• FM transmitter
• Shake control
• SensMe™
• PlayNow™
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• 3D games
• Java™
• Video streaming

Camera
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• 3.2x digital zoom
• Picture blogging
• Video blogging

Connectivity
• Bluetooth™ technology
• Modem
• Synchronization
• Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
• USB mass storage
• USB support

Facts and Figures
• Size: 92 x 46 x 16.9 mm
• Weight: 100 grams
• Colour: Piano Black
• Main screen: 262,144 colour TFT
• Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
• Size: 2.2 inches
• External screen: 262,144 colour TFT
• Resolution: 176 x 176 pixels
• Phone memory: Up to 8 GB
• Talk time GSM: 9h
• Standby time GSM: TBD300h
• Talk time UMTS: 3.5h
• Standby time UMTS: 300h
• Music listening time: 16h

Internet
• Access NetFront™ Web browser
• Web feeds
• Photo feeds

(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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