9.0 out of 10

Sony Ericsson W980i

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Best Price: £249

  • User Score (94)
    8.4 8.4 from 94 reviewers
  • Expert Score (20)
    7.9 7.9 from 20 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • 3g with hsdpa, shake control, good battery life, comfortable keypad, rapid hsdpa download speeds
  • awkward context keys, inconvenient camera lens location, mirrored design still divides

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Manufacturer's Specs

  • Size
    92.0 x 46.0 x 17.0 mm
  • Size
    3.6 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Weight
    100.0 g
  • Weight
    3.5 oz
  • Available colours
    Piano Black
  • Screen
    262,144-colour TFT
  • Screen
    240x320 pixel
  • Memory
    Phone memory 8 GB
  • Networks
    GSM 850
  • Networks
    GSM 900

Review Summary

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Discover Music Reborn - Enjoy the music reproduction quality as demonstrated in tests conducted by TESTfactory’s renowned lab experts. *TESTfactory results, July 2008.

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  1. Sony Ericsson W980i review

    Reviewer: Dial a phone
    29 September 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    If you'd like to read an independent review of this phone, we recommend Mobile-Phones-UK for their Sony Ericsson W980i Review, or Recommended Buys for their Sony Ericsson W980i Review. Read more

  2. W980i

    Reviewer: EISA Awards
    28 September 2008

    Who could resist this piano-black Walkman-series phone? It’s a quad-band handset loaded with 8 GB of internal memory, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, an FM tuner, Bluetooth stereo, and a music player that operates even with the phone flip-lid closed. Opened out, the handset reveals its 2.2-inch QVGA display with 262k colors and stunning picture quality. One incredibly valuable innovation is the built-in FM radio transmitter. This broadcasts phone-based music playback to a... Read more

  3. Sony Ericsson Walkman W980 music phone

    Reviewer: Register Hardware
    25 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    It lacks some top-end functionality, such as Wi-Fi and GPS, and its camera is a reasonable but ordinary shooter. Expandable memory would also have been desirable. For a non-smartphone device, though, the W980 does have a pretty decent set of features and applications. But its appeal is based on its musical abilities and its neat design: its 8GB of storage, nifty Walkman controls and the FM transmitter. While it may not have everything you could want from a mobile, when... Read more

  4. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi?
    14 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

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

  5. Sony Ericsson W980

    Reviewer: 3G.co.uk
    02 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    If we were judging this handset solely on music, it would be right up there, but as an overall package the phone is somewhat lacking. Read more

  1. Sony Ericsson W980i

    Reviewer: Jax, Recommended Buys UK
    2 weeks ago
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I don't write reviews often but I felt compelled to.... I have had this phone since its release in the UK in the end of July and I have to say the thing is rubbish compared to its predecessor the W880i. I had the the phone all of a month and it broke.. died completely wouldn't turn on at all with full battery. I got it replaced and surprise surprise that one didn't work either... after putting a few songs on it the day I got it (which is what you are meant to do) it... Read more

  2. Reviewer: Jax, Recommended Buys UK
    23 October 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I don't write reviews often but I felt compelled to.... I have had this phone since its release in the UK in the end of July and I have to say the thing is rubbish compared to its predecessor the W880i. I had the the phone all of a month and it broke.. died completely wouldn't turn on at all with full battery. I got it replaced and surprise surprise that one didn't work either... after putting a few songs on it the day I got it (which is what you are meant to do) it... Read more

  3. Reviewer: whizzkid09, Review Centre
    04 October 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Value for money 8
    8.0
    Features 9
    9.0
     

    We got the Read more

  4. Quick review of Sony Ericsson W980i

    Reviewer: Fat-cat, Ciao
    07 September 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I tested this in Australia. It is astonishing. The wi-fi (via HSDPA) connection is phenominal making web browsing and email a pleasure. videos are great as is the whole audio set up. the headphones are really cool and relaying the sound through a bluetooth sub and satellites was awesome. Looks great, sounds great and works like a charm. Where can I buy one? Read more

  5. Sony Ericsson W980

    Reviewer: Nate Lanxon, CNET
    11 August 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    "Hotter than a heatwave" Read more

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