Posted by Plemix.com
Cool…I am addicted to Sony Ericsson W980i with its brilliant outlook. The design is totally different from the previous walkman phone. How flashy the phone looked when it arrived amazed the whole room. Let’s take a look at what is behind this beautiful creation.
Standard stuff: a battery, a charger, a USB cable, a handsfree, CD and Manual.
W980i reflects light like crystal. The glossiness makes the phone a showstopper. However, like all mirror-surfaced phones, it is very vulnerable to fingerprints and stains. It could be troublesome to keep it shiny and new.
The back, when put together with the front seems to be overshadowed by its front. Its plain black plastic case looks like a design two years ago. And there’s 3.2 megapixel camera at the top left hand side.
When you unfold the cover, its lower part overlaps with the phone body and makes the phone looks smaller. Its rotation axis seems to be very strong and durable to stand the frequent flipping of a busy chatter like me.
The keyboard has a retro look of circular shape and they are surrounded by white lights.
The screen of W980i is 2.2 inch TFT with 256K Colors. To be frank, although it is usually the standard size for SE phones, I do think the screen could be a little bit bigger, given that being a foldable phone gives it more space. There is also a camera for video call.
As a luxury Walkman phone, W980i does not let you down. It has inherited its ancestors’ senseMe and trackID functions. It is FM transmitter also enables you to share music with others through your car stereo. The new Clear Audio can project the penetration of the music very well and Clear Bass enhance the performance of the Bass to give music more strength. There are 8 equalizers to choose from to suit the mood of the music. With the stereo speakers on each side of the phone, music quality is a guarantee. The gimmicky Shake Control function is something interesting but it is not really useful when you have already WALKMAN ON TOP.
The upper part of the body is the circular control panel and orange lights will be on if music is playing. Circles and posh lighting seem to be the big idea of the design which is quite unique. And there's a nifty transparent part of the case that shows the "W" logo on the inside.
When the phone is folded, it’s time for WALKMAN ON TOP to shine. And the Hard-pressed Acrylic also gives the phone a special touch.
W980i is an eye-candy and will give you nice acoustic experience no doubt. However, the 3.2 megapixel camera without auto focus and flash would be the downside. If you are a lover of music and not so enthusiastic at snapping around, W980i might be the phone you are looking for.
Standard stuff: a battery, a charger, a USB cable, a handsfree, CD and Manual.
W980i reflects light like crystal. The glossiness makes the phone a showstopper. However, like all mirror-surfaced phones, it is very vulnerable to fingerprints and stains. It could be troublesome to keep it shiny and new.
The back, when put together with the front seems to be overshadowed by its front. Its plain black plastic case looks like a design two years ago. And there’s 3.2 megapixel camera at the top left hand side.
When you unfold the cover, its lower part overlaps with the phone body and makes the phone looks smaller. Its rotation axis seems to be very strong and durable to stand the frequent flipping of a busy chatter like me.
The keyboard has a retro look of circular shape and they are surrounded by white lights.
The screen of W980i is 2.2 inch TFT with 256K Colors. To be frank, although it is usually the standard size for SE phones, I do think the screen could be a little bit bigger, given that being a foldable phone gives it more space. There is also a camera for video call.
As a luxury Walkman phone, W980i does not let you down. It has inherited its ancestors’ senseMe and trackID functions. It is FM transmitter also enables you to share music with others through your car stereo. The new Clear Audio can project the penetration of the music very well and Clear Bass enhance the performance of the Bass to give music more strength. There are 8 equalizers to choose from to suit the mood of the music. With the stereo speakers on each side of the phone, music quality is a guarantee. The gimmicky Shake Control function is something interesting but it is not really useful when you have already WALKMAN ON TOP.
The upper part of the body is the circular control panel and orange lights will be on if music is playing. Circles and posh lighting seem to be the big idea of the design which is quite unique. And there's a nifty transparent part of the case that shows the "W" logo on the inside.
When the phone is folded, it’s time for WALKMAN ON TOP to shine. And the Hard-pressed Acrylic also gives the phone a special touch.
W980i is an eye-candy and will give you nice acoustic experience no doubt. However, the 3.2 megapixel camera without auto focus and flash would be the downside. If you are a lover of music and not so enthusiastic at snapping around, W980i might be the phone you are looking for.
Posted by [J]-DiE
i don't expect that it looks so wonderful when it's folded... the light looks so great...
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Wow that looks amazing! I bet there's a few members who will be interested in seeing this! Carkitter? You there?
Posted by PeterKay
Cheap proto here!!!!
Posted by goldenface
It does indeed look the part, thanks for those great pics - it certainly looks a unique device.
Are the speakers located at the sides of the lower part of the keypad and how are they for loudness?
Thanks.
Posted by naveedaziz83
ok im confused
w980 is nt released yet iz it .. or are these just prototypes we r looking at
Posted by PeterKay
mines a proto and a good one at that,
yes GF the speakers are at the sides and i must admit its bloody loud
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2008-07-28 22:31:37, nabhatti wrote:
ok im confused
w980 is nt released yet iz it .. or are these just prototypes we r looking at
It is released now. These are some of the first pictures of retail units.
Posted by djin
pk, are they louder than w960i???
Posted by PeterKay
i'd say the same, need some equipment to test for a 100% answer.
Posted by *Jojo*
I'm planning to GET me one of this . . . is it a GOOD-buy
or . . . GOOD-bye 
Posted by Rookwise
Considering the big drop in price i'd say its an extremely good buy. They can be bought for as little as £90 on pay and go in the uk and you get a sim free model with that as well. If you just want the phone its just £149 sim free in the uk.
If it wasn't for the fact that you have to reload your music everytime you update it (unlike the W960 where the 8gb memory was a seperate partition in the phone) the phone would be even more appealing to me. Imagine transferring 7gb of music from your pc to your phone in one go. Takes a while. Imagine doing it on a regular basis.