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Sony Ericsson W880i
By: Aalaap Ghag   |   May 11, 2007
  • 3
Slim, great looking
High-res display
Fast user interface
Good battery life
Keys are too small
Display is small
No EDGE
No FM radio
Awkward port placement
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Keypad
The keypad of the W880i is a cause for concern. Each of the number and symbol keys are simply half-centimeter 'lines' that CANNOT be pressed individually by fingers – you need to use your thumbnails and you need to use them vertically, since the keys are horizontal lines. This is extremely odd, but the good news is that it won’t take you too long to get used to it. I’ve been using the phone for a few weeks and it’s become a very natural process for me. The soft keys, back, cancel keys etc. are a little bigger, being small arcs of a circle. The soft keys slope downwards, while the back and cancel keys slope upwards. These buttons are not too difficult to get used to, but the keys in the middle of these – the web and the shortcut keys – are too small and placed too close to the bigger keys, so you WILL end up starting the web browser or bringing up the shortcut menu accidentally while navigating through the phone.

The other buttons on the W880i are the tiniest of the lot. The orange Walkman key on the left of the phone, the camera/shutter key on the right of the phone and the volume rocker, also on the right of the phone. The keys are flush with the side of the phone, so not only are they easy to miss, they’re also difficult to press, even with your nails. The camera button is a bigger problem when used as a shutter button – because it’s so difficult to press, an effort to do so will move the phone, leading to a blurred or off-frame shot.

Display
The display on the W880i is high resolution (QVGA; 240x320), but it’s just 1.8 inches small, which is smaller than the cheap Samsung E250’s 2-inch display that’s less than half this resolution. The unnecessarily high resolution makes the screen look just as good as a 176x220 at the same size. It would have been a better idea to include a lower res screen to drive the cost down. Other than that, the display is great. The 256k screen shows vibrant color and sunlight doesn’t blind the display completely.


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w880i is this phone works in india?, plese reply
koiru @ Sep 27, 2007
NOOOOOOOO FMM
sdfedfs @ Jul 23, 2007
looks cool,but 2 MP camera is the drawback in this..i was wonderin what would be its price?..
pramod @ Jun 17, 2007
thank brother sonyericsson i looking
kalpat Behera @ May 23, 2007
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fsdffsd @ May 18, 2007
i own a w810i though its fat enough when compared to its competitors its got great looks but this phone lacks that killer instinct n also at 23000 its too expensive
niranjan @ May 17, 2007
This is realy a very good cell Phone Plz Tell me more adout this and its Cost
And which are the lastest phons of sony coming to market only walkman
Aryan @ May 17, 2007
thinner mobiles are good revolution but the competition must be fair this w880i is good but the key pad layout is very bad try to see for new innovative kind which is good looking and also user friendly
vikas.N @ May 16, 2007
Dont buy this phone, wait for the Non-3G version of the phone, W888i. which has got the same features, but no 3G.
I have to say one thing the review is not great at all. If you want a slim phone then you should sacrifice ceratin things. like macro mode, autofocus, these things are eliminated to make the phone slim right, and about the display, the display is great, just compare, w900i, k790i screen with w880i, w880i has got a better screen, only thing is the size is 1.8" but its not going to give the impression for 176 x 220 resolution screen, if you doubt compare it with the w810i screen and see it. but i would say the phone is high priced. w850i is the best music phone of all time.
Hemnath @ May 15, 2007
Is there a Bluetooth Stereo Headset available with this phone? If not, does anyone know of compatible Bluetooth Stereo Headset ...
Sagnik Basu @ May 15, 2007
No Edge, No LED Flash light :( which was important part of most SE mobile phones. No Joy stick :(
amit bravo @ May 11, 2007
I do not think why being high product quality why sony ericsson is not considering demand of users. no 3G in india and when it will come these old tech phone will be useless. either sony is giving EDGE or 3G but not both in a same set . i love sound quality a lot of sony a lot ( i have 750i and its the best mobile phone in this price of the world)but for sound only why should we waste 9000 rs more. w810i is full filing all requirements in 13k with 512mb Card and if you want more spend 1000 rs more and even same thing you can find in k550i too but you have to spend few on memory cards.
amit bravo @ May 11, 2007
A Price Tag of 23k?What was Sony Ericsson Thinking?I rather have a rather brilliant N series instead of this or one of their older walkman phones....no edge, cant listen to music from ur pocket, no fm, 2mp camera.....no thanks!!!!
Anish @ May 11, 2007
cool you have a new phrase "nothing to hold up placards about"
thats good
shaan @ May 11, 2007
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