Sony Ericsson W380i mobile phone

Sony Ericsson W380 menu structure

The menu of the Sony Ericsson W380i is not that innovative. The design of the interface depends on the theme that is selected, however, the menu structure is almost identical to that of the Sony Ericsson that has been out for a couple of years now, like the Z610i. Even when the Walkman theme is set, the icons in the main menu have remained untouched. This comes to your advantage if you have worked with a Sony Ericsson before, however, the eye has its claims too. The only way to have some variation in the menu interface is to adjust the theme. To give you a brief impression of the menu structure if you have never worked with a Sony Ericsson before: the centre navigation button or the right selection button give access to the main menu, where you have 12 different sub menus at your disposal, such as; messages, con-tacts, files, camera, organizer and settings. The main menu does not display the time with every theme whilst the sub menus do.

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W380i 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.

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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. They can be connected to the W380i without a problem. Even though the possibilities of the Walkman player are not that enhanced, and even if the quality of the speaker could have been better, the beautiful operation buttons on the cover of the device, the im-pressive Mega Bass and the neat Walkman interface have convinced me after all.

Sony Ericsson W380 mobile phone