The Sony Ericsson W580i is a mid range slider style mobile phone in the Walkman

Walkman

Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...

 series. The phone was announced on the 26th of 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 camera.

It comes in "Style White", "Boulevard Black", "Metro Pink", "Urban Grey", "Jungle Green" and "Velvet Red". The phone made an appearance in Ciara

Ciara

Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha...

 and 50 Cent

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

's music video, "Can't Leave 'Em Alone

Can't Leave 'em Alone

"Can't Leave 'em Alone" is a R&B song recorded by American singer Ciara and rapper 50 Cent for Ciara's second album, Ciara: The Evolution . Written by Ciara, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, and 50 Cent, it is the fourth release and official third single from the album...

". It was also shown in the films You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

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 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 you have 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

Sony Ericsson W595

The Sony Ericsson W595 is a Walkman phone, and is the successor to the Sony Ericsson W580.-Camera:*3.2 megapixel CMOS *2.5x digital zoom*Video recording: QVGA @15fps-Audio:...

.

Design

• Colors: Style White, Metro Pink, Boulevard Black, Urban Grey, Jungle Green, Velvet Red, and Jazzy Purple
• Navigation key
• Picture wallpaper
• Wallpaper animation
  • Size
    • 99 x 47 x 14 mm
    • 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.5 inches
  • Weight
    • 94 gr
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    • 3.3 oz
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  • Screen
    • 262,144 Color TFT LCD
      TFT LCD
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    • 240x320 pixel
      Pixel
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      s

Entertainment

• 3D games
• Java
• FM radio with search function and RDS
  Radio Data System
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• Video streaming
• Video viewing
  • Music
    • Bluetooth
      Bluetooth
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       stereo (A2DP)
    • Mega Bass
    • PlayNow
    • Shake control
    • Supports music tones MP3, AAC
    • TrackID
  • Camera
    • 2.0 megapixel
    • Digital zoom 2.5x (Only available in VGA 640x480)
    • Digital zoom 4x (Only available in video recording)
    • Picture blogging
    • Video recording

Communication

• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert
• Mp3 Ring tones
• any song

Connectivity

• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth
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   technology
• Modem
• PictBridge
• Synchronization PC
• USB mass storage
• Bluetooth 2.0
  Bluetooth
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   support

Networks

• Quad band EDGE
  Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
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• GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
  Global System for Mobile Communications
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• GPRS
  General Packet Radio Service
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Memory

• 13 MB
  Megabyte
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   internal
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) support (up to 16 GB
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Messaging

• Email
• Instant messaging (IM)
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)

Organizer

• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Flight mode
• Notes
• Phone book
• Stopwatch
• Tasks
• Timer

Special Features

• Pedometer
  Pedometer
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• Shake Control
• shortcut: enter any number from 1-999 and hold # to check your SIM contacts
• shortcut: enter 0 and hold # to check call history

Battery

• 930 mAh
  Ampere-hour
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   Li-Pol battery
• Standby time: up to 570 hours
• Talktime: up to 15 hours

Included Accessories

• Li-Pol battery
• Compact wall charger
• User Manual
• USB Cable DCU-60
• Stereo Headset HPM-70
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) (capacity varies by wireless carrier)
• Disc2Phone Music Management Software
• Charger CST-75