Sony Ericsson W980 Reviews Analysis

Cellular phone with two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM - piano black More product details

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283 reviews

March, 2010

75 / 100

88 Experts

Product Age

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new

81 / 100

195 Users

What people think about the Sony Ericsson W980: (BETA!)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 281 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the design. The sound also impresses, but many are less positive about the camera.

Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 81/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Sony Ericsson W980 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

price

0.5

The music-phone market is more competitive than an American Little Miss beauty pageant

Pricey
Screen a little small
little innovation
Only if price could be brought down a little (around 150 AUD
too expensive

the price
Hoher Preis

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lcd

2.5

Another tick is the superbly bright hi-res screen and a music player that can be controlled without opening the phone
external display and music controls
2.2" 262K-color TFT LCD display of QVGA resolution
great screen
front screen

Screen is small and flimsy
Display kinda small for a high-end phone
too many button presses required to return to home screen
outer screen very easily scuffed/scratched
Small screen

interface

Music interface on front means the phone does not have to be opened to listen to music
Great user interface
nice interface

Camera interface not user-friendly

appearance

decent music format support
The look of this phone says everything...smart

Minimalist look that does not appeal to everyone
which can appear tacky
very prone to contamination by hand and face body oils
always needs wiping to look good

battery

And the battery seems to last forever
Good battery life
Gute Akkuleistung

Battery life
poor battery
Battery life average at best
Ocassionally the phone will just switch itself off even with plenty of battery power remaining
Akku könnte stärker sein

performance

4.5

The feature set is good and performance is satisfactory
Need For Speed Pro Street

The Sony Ericsson W980's menus are rather sluggish and it takes several seconds to start up

usability

Simple to use
external Walkman controls
Front Controls
Very easy to use
easy handling

Shell easy to dirty
clunky controls

design

The Sony Ericsson W980 has a sleek and attractive design with a nice-looking internal display and simple controls
Design
Looks
nice design
Good Looking

Not the best-looking Walkman phone around
ugly design

stylish
beautiful design
stylish appearance
stunning design
Design a very good
Good looks
kompaktes Design
innovatives Retro-Design

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video

0.5

Video call still useing VGA camera

connectivity

Bluetooth stereo
Sound quality too has been improved by the Clear Audio Experience technology - it's cleaner
Other 3.5mm headphones can be used
Bluetooth 2.0
3G with HSDPA

No 3.5mm headphone socket
still no onboard 3.5mm audio jack
Audio and video playback are bettered
while the lack of integrated 3.5mm headphone jack is annoying
no 3.5mm jack

Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP profile support
USB 2.0 connectivity
Good Audio
It has the best audio player in its class
3g and it has massive internal storage
Support 3G and HSDPA
good quality audio

and can they also include bluetooth headset alongwith the usual ones
No 3.5 mm jack
no wi-fi
No Wifi
proprietary headphone jack
The 3.2 mp camera didn't live up to expectations and the headphone/usb plug/charger cable plug is a bit weird on the side

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build quality

solid design and build
well-spaced keypad
FM radio and a built-in FM transmitter
Good Build
classy built

The built-in FM transmitter is a good idea

can be store very well
built - in the transmitter

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sound

Decent sound quality
Impressive sound quality (by way of the built-in stereo speaker and the headphones
Excellent sound quality when listening to music with earpieces
Great sound quality for music
great sound