Cell Phones : Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman

Just purchased this phone and so far it's the best phone I have ever owned. I was looking for a phone that would have all the features of my mp3 player so I wouldn't have to take my phone and mp3 player into my workout facility. This is the perfect phone for that purpose plus I get the bonus of an FM radio. One cool feature is when you are listening to a track and you receive a phone call the music fads out so you can take the call and then once the call is finished the music comes back on right where it left off. The sound quality is superb for a cellphone. The only drawback so far is the small keypad. If you text message alot which I don't than I can see this being difficult to navigate around without looking down all the time. Overall I would highly recommend this phone. Hide Full Review

I picked up the black version at the AT&T store a few months back expecting a phone that will double as an mp3 player so I don't have to carry both around with me. What I got was so much more.

Not only is it really cool looking and slides with a satisfying fluidity, but it's become my on-the-go media player. It has a bright, crisp and large screen for watching movies or TV shows. Watching movies drains the battery in about four hours, I found- which I was both impressed with and disappointed by.

It accepts a memory card for expanded storage space (up to 2 gb per card) and you need it- the phone only has 12mb of its own and 10 of it is taken up by the bundled trial version software and full-version fitness software.

For music, it plays mp3, m4a, Real 8, AAC, WMA and WAV files. That's just about everything out there.

But is has a decidedly limited selection of supported files for video- MP4 and 3GP. It would have been nice to see AVI or Flash video support.

The camera is grainy in low-light (even when shooting in night mode) and when you're shooting close up. Digital zoom would be helpful as well. But it takes mid-range and distance pictures very well.

When you slide it open, the keypad feels very cheap. It almost feels as if pressing the ultra-small buttons will break them.

It also does not support many of the cool new games, as I was disappointed to find out. It still can play a fair number of good ones, though.

Over all, this is a very good phone for the price. You may buy it for a phone and mp3 player, but you'll soon find yourself watching videos or using it to count steps on the treadmill. It does have its limitations, but for just over $200 you can't complain. Hide Full Review

I went from a rzr to this phone and I love it!!!! The images are so crisp on the screen. The music is great. The radio works wonderfully. I just am disappointed in the texting. I wish I had predicatble texting again!!!! My hubby loved my new phone so much that he decided to get one for himself. He is a delivery driver/sales and has no radio in his truck, so now he will have radio/mp3 right at his touch. And he wont need to keep track of his mp3 player and phone all the time. I am quite impressed with the options on the phone. Hide Full Review

My daughter has had two of these phones within a month and a half, and the key pad on both phones have cracked. The first time u can return the phone if it is within the 1st 30 days, if something happens again then they replace your phone with a new "refurbished" phone and there is no guarantee. They will not give you your money back or back up their product. So if this has been a recent purchase of yours good luck! Hide Full Review

This phone is wonderful. I have the newest version out (in pink - it was just released through AT&T - & it's better quality than the 1st ones out). Here are some things I was wondering about before I got the phone:

You do not have to open the slider in order to answer the phone. In my case, some people could hear the phone rubbing against my cheek,so I do slide it open, but it's not a necessity. You can customize whether you want phone to answer when slid open, end call when slide closed, etc. Phone also automatically locks so you won't make calls accidentally.

The keypad is fine to me. I text a lot, and while it does seem thin, it does by any means seem fragile to me.

The earphones are wonderful. And when i use them to talk, people can still hear me great.

The walkman is awesome. 1 thing is that while it's open, yes, you can scroll left/right to go to the next/previous song, but you can also hit down, and it will bring up your entire playlist you have right there, if you just want to scroll down to 1 song in particular. Great!

Screen is beautiful, lighted colors on side are cool. Slider is very fluid yet sturdy - I can open/shut the phone 1-handed.

Step counter is cool. When I'm here at home I just put it in my pocket to count steps.

There is so much more, but you can't have a long review on here! I really think this is a great phone, and AT&T now has great deals on this phone - I got mine for $79!!! I completely recommend this phone! Hide Full Review