The Sony Ericsson W580i is a mid range slider style mobile phone in the
Walkman
Walkman, stylised as , is a brand of portable audio players manufactured and marketed by Japanese technology company Sony since 1979. The original Walkman was a portable cassette player and its popularity made "walkman" an unofficial term for ...
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
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In most digital display devices, pixels are the smal ...
camera. It comes in "Style White", "Boulevard Black", "Metro Pink", "Urban Grey", "Jungle Green" and "Velvet Red".
The phone made an appearance in
Ciara
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and
50 Cent
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's music video, "
Can't Leave 'Em Alone
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". 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
The Sony Ericsson W595 is a Walkman phone, and is the successor to the Sony Ericsson W580.Sony Ericsson S500
The Sony Ericsson S500i is a mobile phone manufactured by Sony Ericsson. The phone was announced in May 2007g
**3.3 oz
*Screen
**262,144 color TFT LCD
**240x320
pixel
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In most digital display devices, pixels are the smal ...
s
Entertainment
*3D games
*Java
*FM radio with search function and RDS
*Video streaming
*Video play
*Music
**
Bluetooth
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stereo (A2DP)
**Mega Bass
**PlayNow
**Shake control
**Supports music file formats MP3, AAC
** TrackID
*Camera
**2.0
megapixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest point in an all points addressable display device.
In most digital display devices, pixels are the smal ...
**Digital zoom 2.5× (Only available in
VGA
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640x480)
**Digital zoom 4× (Only available in video recording)
**Picture blogging
**Video recording
Communication
*
Polyphonic ringtones
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*Speakerphone
*Vibrating alert
*Mp3 ring tones
Connectivity
*
Bluetooth
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technology
*Modem
*PictBridge
*Synchronization PC
*
USB
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mass storage
*
Bluetooth 2.0
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support
Networks
*
Quad band
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GPRS
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Internet
*
RSS
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web browser
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Memory Stick Micro (M2)
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* 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
*930
mAh
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It is the name of the lunar deity in Zoroastrianism. The Iranian word is masculine. Although Mah is not a prominent deity in the Avestan script ...
Li-Pol battery
*Standby time: up to 570 hours
*Talk time: up to 15 hours
Memory Stick Micro (M2)
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(capacity varies by wireless carrier)
*Disc2Phone music management software
*Charger CST-75
*Multi-language warning
See also
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Samsung D900
The Samsung SGH-D900, also known as the ''Ultra Edition 12.9'' or ''Black Carbon'', is a slider-style mobile phone created by Samsung Electronics that was announced in Q3 2006 as part of the Samsung Ultra Edition line. It is marketed as ''the w ...