The Sony Ericsson W580i is a mid range slider style mobile phone in the Walkman series. The phone was announced on 26 March 2007 and was released in early August. It is a 2.5G Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) GSM phone with EDGE capabilities and has a 2 megapixel camera. It comes in "Style White", "Boulevard Black", "Metro Pink", "Urban Grey", "Jungle Green" and "Velvet Red".

Sony Ericsson W580i
ManufacturerSony Ericsson
Compatible networks
Availability by region
  • Hong Kong July, 2007
  • Canada August, 2007
  • Hungary October, 2007
  • United States October, 2007 (AT&T Wireless)
PredecessorSony Ericsson W830i
SuccessorSony Ericsson W595
Related
Form factorCompact Slider
Dimensions3.9 × 1.8 × 0.5 in
99 × 47 × 14 mm
Mass3.3 oz
94 g
Operating systemSony Ericsson proprietary OS
Memory12 MB internal
Removable storageMemory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 8 GB)
Battery900 mAh Li-Pol battery
Display2" 262,144 TFT LCD
240 × 320 pixels
Rear camera2.0 megapixel
Connectivity
  • Bluetooth (2.0)
  • USB (2.0 proprietary, and, for the memory stick, 2.0 mass storage device)
Data inputs

The phone made an appearance in Ciara and 50 Cent's music video, "Can't Leave 'Em Alone". It was also shown in the films You Don't Mess with the Zohan and Paul Blart: Mall Cop. The phone contains the ability to detect motion on a limited scale. For instance, the phone keeps track of how many steps the user has taken. The W580i has a special feature, Shake Control, which also makes use of motion sensing. When listening to music in the Walkman feature, depressing the Walkman button and subsequently shaking the phone will select a song at random.

The W580i is the predecessor to the Sony Ericsson W595, and related, non-Walkman equivalent is Sony Ericsson S500.

Specifications edit

Design edit

  • Colours: Style White, Metro Pink, Boulevard Black, Urban Grey, Jungle Green, Velvet Red, and Jazzy Purple
  • Navigation key
  • Picture wallpaper
  • Wallpaper animation
  • Size
    • 99 × 47 × 14 mm
    • 3.9 × 1.8 × 0.5 inches
  • Weight
  • Screen

Entertainment edit

  • 3D games
  • Java
  • FM radio with search function and RDS
  • Video streaming
  • Video play
  • Music
    • Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
    • Mega Bass
    • PlayNow
    • Shake control
    • Supports music file formats MP3, AAC
    • TrackID
  • Camera
    • 2.0 megapixel
    • Digital zoom 2.5× (Only available in VGA 640x480)
    • Digital zoom 4× (Only available in video recording)
    • Picture blogging
    • Video recording

Communication edit

Connectivity edit

Networks edit

Internet edit

Memory edit

Messaging edit

  • Email
  • Instant messaging (IM)
  • Picture messaging (MMS)
  • Predictive text input
  • Sound recorder
  • Text messaging (SMS)

Organizer edit

  • Alarm clock
  • Calculator
  • Calendar
  • Flight mode
  • Notes
  • Phone book
  • Stopwatch
  • Tasks
  • Timer

Special features edit

  • Pedometer
  • Shake control
  • Shortcut: enter any number from 1-999 and hold # to check SIM contacts
  • Shortcut: enter 0 and hold # to check call history

Battery edit

Included accessories edit

  • Li-Pol battery
  • Compact wall charger
  • User manual
  • USB cable DCU-60
  • Stereo headset HPM-70
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2) (capacity varies by wireless carrier)
  • Disc2Phone music management software
  • Charger CST-75
  • Multi-language warning

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