Unboxing: Sony Ericsson W880i
Sony’s latest Walkman phone takes a different route from their past lineup with the W880i focusing mainly on size, without losing features. I really didn’t expect this phone to be so thin, it’s quite astonishing. The specs are unbelievable which include: 3G (2100 band only), a 2 mega-pixel camera with front-facing video calling camera, good speakers, expandable memory, and a boatload of good software. The camera isn’t the best but gets the job done, and the speakers are loud and put out decent sound. One problem is there isn’t too much low end even with the "Mega Bass" equalizer option turned on but, what can you expect from a device of this size. Now for the most important part, the buttons and keypad. After all, what good is a phone when you can’t dial a telephone number? That’s not really the case here. The buttons and keyboard are no doubt small, in fact the smallest i’ve seen, but they are actually pretty usable. You wouldn’t want to write long emails and messages here but it gets you by. Nice OS features include a built-in RSS reader, good web browser, a pretty good selection of themes, and of course Sony’s Walkman software. Call quality was good, and earpiece volume was good too. All in all, not bad a bad experience. Oh, I never want to see a 3G phone that’s more than double this size ever again. There is no excuse anymore to have such thick phones that countless manufacturers still spit out. HTC, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Siemens, LG, BenQ, TORQ, Pharos, you all listening? Click on for more unboxing and comparison shots!
i had the same problem just pull it out as far u can with fingers so its sticking out just a tiny bit then with a small pair of scissors gently pull out the sim card. do not worry this will not damage the sim it is quite a strong little thing
hi, ive had this phone sice summer but there is one major problem.
the camera wont work,every time i try to start it it says ” another application is running Close it, thrn start the camera”
ibe tried to reset it and upgrade it but it wont work, and i dont have any waranty for the phone, so is there anything i can do to fix it without going to a repair shop?,because i aint got the money to fix it.
odin
Yes, mine also switches itself off
Hi, guys. I just got this phone a week ago.
It’s a great phone and I’m happy with it.
I have one problem with it, though- but I’m not 100% sure its due to the phone itself.
My credit balance falls dramatically every other day. I don’t know if it’s because the phone connects to the internet automatically, or if it connects when I run the java game provided (have been playing it a lot), or if it’s a problem caused by the service provider.
Has anyone had simillar problems?
Thanks!
i have used and owned over 200 mobiles including the iphone bberry all nokia and lg, samsung motto and pana this is the best phone on the market…. but the carriers stuff up the firmwear and it doesnt perform to its original specs
I got that phone for a week now and it’s awesome!! audio is good, the screen (even a bit small) is good, menus/firmware rocks, design is really nice.
So far, my only concern is about the signal, I am with ATT in the US, and I already have more drop calls than with my RAZR I had for 2 years before … I tried to look in the settings, not very familiar with this, I tried to disable the 3G, not better … anyone could get this fixed? I have a 3G sim card (as mentionned as a solution hiher in the thread).
but when I have signal, the phone is just… great!!
thinking about purchasing this phone in the states. it certainly feels great and seems to work great at the sony style store.
anyone have any advice and/or info about how it performs on AT&T in the US?
maybe the new version will be debugged…cheers
Youb: what area are you using the phone?
hey guys…does this phone works for tmobile sim card? because i tried putting in one but it doesnt g et no signal at all. it reads my contacts and everything fine. but it keps sayin no network coverage. i’ve tried other people sim cards also..
I have had my W880i for 3 months now and im far from happy with it! in the past 3 months i have been in situations where i have needed to make emergancy calls to people and emergancy services and my phone just wont get a good enough signal to make a call. I have my phone on contract so im going to send it back!
rubbish phone!
steer clear!
Can anyone tell me how to synch my W880i with my Macbook?
i have the same problem and have not yet figured out what it is
Hi Paul,
What was the solution to the problem you had?
Trizenia
the guy at this site figured out a way around it. maybe he would be willing to share. i love mine, but i do wish it had an FM receiver feature. Oh well, i got a sandisk MP3 player before the phone and it does that , so im good.
http://www.davidforster.com/2007/02/26/w880_isync_plugin/
Just got mine back from the repairer. It turned off and would not turn back on again. The phone was fine before, but it has now got the bump problem that everyone above is describing.
Hello. I’m using a macbook and the same phone. I was just wondering how can I use my phone as the 3G modem on a mac? Is there any specific way to do it? Thanks. Looking forward for your positive and kind reply. Thanks again~