Sony Ericsson W380

Monday, September 8th 2008 - 20:15 CEST - Comments: 1

T he Sony Ericsson W380i is a clamshell model of the Walkman phone series, and focuses entirely on the needs of music enthusiasts. This device features a Walkman player, Radio and Track ID function. Moreover, on the front of the W380i, certain special music buttons are positioned, which save you the trouble of having to open the phone before selecting and listening to songs. The Sony Ericsson W380i comes in the following colours: Electric Purple, Magnetic Grey and Tangerine Black.

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Sony Ericsson W380 Walkman player
The Sony Ericsson W380i Walkman phone is all about music. An important component is the Walkman player, selectable through the menu. You can choose from a black, orange or white theme; all three different interfaces of the player are equally neat. Moreover, the structure of the setting menu is extremely intuitive. Select a song from your music library, press play or use the music buttons on the front of the phone to scroll through your music list. Or you can let yourself be pleasantly surprised if you select the shuffle function, or select a play list made by yourself containing all your favourite songs.

 

Sony Ericsson W380i with Mega Bass

At first I was not so impressed by the Walkman player, since the speaker of the Sony Ericsson W380i produces a shrill sound. Trying to alter that through adjusting the equalizer did not change much. However, if you connect the headset to the device, you will absolutely enjoy what you hear, also the integrated Mega Bass shows to better advantage when heard through the headset. Nowadays, newer Sony Ericsson earphones have been further developed and will support the Mega Bass even better.

 

 

Sony Ericsson W380 review

The Sony Ericsson W380i is highly praised because of its gesture control, a technique that enables refusing a call or setting the alarm on snooze by waving your hand over the phone. You are reading this correctly: you do not have to touch the device. There is a disadvantage to it; my experience with this function is that you really have to practice your wave techniques before getting it right. The function seemed to randomly work or not work at first. I soon found out that you really have to expose the phone to the light to ensure the sensor perceives the darkening of the light when waving over it. If it is fully dark, the lamp beside the camera lens will burn so the sensor will still notice the waving. Do you want to know more about this Walkman phone? Read our full Sony Ericsson W380i review.

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