Hands-on with the W980, Sony Ericsson's really slick flip
Next to the XPERIA X1, the W980 has to be our favorite set launched by Sony Ericsson at the show. Between the stellar external display, that cool transparent accent on the front of the flip, and the FM radio that works without having to attach a headset -- talk about a fantastic idea that was a long time coming -- it is a stylish thing. Though, those with greasy faces beware, the W980 loves fingerprints, a lot. Oh, and as an added bonus, there's a bit of extra tactile fun when hitting those external buttons by way of some vibration feedback. Job well done Sony Ericsson, this thing's the berries.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CB17 @ Feb 12th 2008 8:47AM
Yeah it was slick until you took her shirt off, I mean... flipped it open.
Nick @ Feb 12th 2008 12:24PM
SE lovefest going on? This phone has a clear smudgy plastic on the front with non-tactile buttons, and a really boring keypad under the bonnet. It's really nothing special, but only approaching the style of the fairly unpopular sony mp3 player from a few years back.
Kevin @ Feb 13th 2008 2:27AM
8GB internal memory in a thin flip is "nothing special" to you?
Nick @ Feb 13th 2008 4:41AM
8GB is great, yes, and we should be commending them for trying to keep up with apple, but not a reason in itself to by a phone, imo. thin flip just not my bag, nor is it in any way revolutionary...actually, their implementation is damn ugly:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/gallery/hands-on-with-the-w980-sony-ericssons-really-slick-flip/636434/
aoi tsuki @ Feb 13th 2008 8:11AM
Dear Sony,
Some of us live in the US.
Sincerley,
GSM 850 users
Sirius @ Feb 13th 2008 9:23AM
Not to be hostile or anything... I'm just curious... why is the US, world superpower and all, always trying to be different? Non-metric units, CDMA majority (from what I've heard), GSM850, etc..?
aoi tsuki @ Feb 13th 2008 10:21AM
@ Sirius
Someone else will have to weigh in on CDMA and different frequency usage, but keep in mind that several different countries use different technologies and/or frequencies. Japan, for instance doesn't even use GSM but W/CDMA. i'm sure each country has a committee like our FCC that determines what radio technologies can be used and how.
Regarding metric versus US measurement usage, i don't know. i prefer metric myself as it converts rather neatly, but it's just not used here outside of the scientific field where it's used religiously. They tried it here in the 60s on the road system, but it was a failure. You will find both systems used on product packaging to indicate weight or volume though.