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Sony Ericsson W980i

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User ratings:
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
33 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.8 out of 5
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4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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Pros

  • Sleek
  • sophisticated
  • black gadget

Cons

  • W980 are towards a hefty price tag
  • W980 does not stint on its music playing functionality
  • W980 does not possess built-in GPS

Key specs

  • 3.2 Mpx
  • 2.2 in
  • 240, 320 px
  • 930 mAh
  • Single-core

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Sony Ericsson W980i - Pros & Cons

Sony Ericsson W980i

Pros

  • Sleek
  • sophisticated
  • black gadget
  • walkman is fantastic and has great sound
  • Sleek
  • compact and has been a reliable phone for
  • It makes for a decent mid tier package

Cons

  • W980 are towards a hefty price tag
  • W980 does not stint on its music playing functionality
  • W980 does not possess built-in GPS
  • it is totally unusable in sunlight
  • only the middle one is concave
  • all buttons are hard to press and the action is almost not felt
  • lack of space to tuck a finger in
  • there is no assisting mechanism and you will have to open all the way through
  • Very easily damaged
  • Expensive for the functions it holds
  • Writing is quite small on screen

Sony Ericsson W980i - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.2 in
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Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
930 mAh
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Battery capacity: 12000 mAh

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Sony Ericsson W980i - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemProprietary OS
CPU coresSingle-core
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution3.2 Mpx
Video recordingyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
USB version2.0
Type of USB connectorManufacturer specific
Video outputNo
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery capacity930.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
Talk time9.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size2.2 in
Touchscreenno
Number of colors262K
Panel typeLCD
Resolution240 x 320 px
Dual screen supportyes
Scratch resistant displayno
HDRno
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Storage
Internal storage8 GB
Memory card readerno
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Dimensions
Height3.62 in
Width1.81 in
Depth0.67 in
Weight3.53 oz
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Other features
FM Transmitteryes
FM radioyes
Built-in stereo speakersyes
IRyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEno

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Sony Ericsson W980i Sony Ericsson - Editorial Reviews (8)

3.8
Based on 8 reviews
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Sony Ericsson W980i
4.3

Touch-sensitive clamshell with 8GB memory

Sony Ericsson W980i Review : Sony Ericsson W980
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Review : Sony Ericsson W980

Shake it, flick it and listen to the music hardly seems like an appropriate introduction to a <b>mobile</b> phone but this is a Walkman phone

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Phone Arena
Published: 19.11.2008
Sony Ericsson W980 Review
3.0

'I want a phone which I can listen to music by without compromise!' - if this thought keeps running in your head, then look here before you go shopping for a new gain. W980 is one of the latest models in the Walkman series of Sony Ericsson and may be it will do the perfect job for you. It belongs to the high class and is this manufacturer’s first one with inbuilt FM transmitter, by which you can play music on radio-receivers near you. In addition, this is the second one after W960 offering 8 GB internal memory and is one of the few clamshells in this series...

Sony Ericsson W980i Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman review: 8 gigs of character
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GSMArena.com
Published: 23.05.2008
Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman review: 8 gigs of character

It's no news any more that we've been playing with one of the hotties of the season for some time now. Sony Ericsson W980 made a glorious entrance but...

Sony Ericsson W980i Home review
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whathifi
Published: 01.09.2008
Home review
4.0

A versatile, well-specified phone that will do a fine job for the majority of mobile users

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CNET
Published: 21.10.2010
Sony Ericsson W980i

Most of our complaints about the W980 are purely cosmetic. Looks aside, this latest Walkman works well as both a phone and a dedicated music player, with a substantial 8GB of storage being the icing on the cake.

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TechRadar
Published: 19.09.2008
Sony Ericsson W980 review
4.0

Sony has a new flagship Walkman phone, but is it any good?

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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 01.06.2012
Sony Ericsson W980 (2008)

Sony Ericsson W980 (2008) (Mobile Phone): 3.3 out of 5 stars from 3 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

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