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The Sony Ericsson W980 has a sleek and attractive design with a nice-looking internal display and... (cnet.com)

Decent sound quality; solid design and build; excellent screens; Microsoft Exchange support; push... (cnet.co.uk)

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We have collected and analysed 43 expert reviews and 43 user reviews from international sources. The alaScore™ for this product is 94/100 = Excellent. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users rate it 84/100. The average review date is July 1, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 278078 reviews from other Cell Phones. Last update: December 1, 2008.

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Cellular phone with two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM - piano black

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Expert Reviews (43)

Sony Ericsson W980 - black (unlocked)

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The Sony Ericsson W980 has a sleek and attractive design with a nice-looking internal display and simple controls. The feature set is good and performance is satisfactory.

The Sony Ericsson W980's menus are rather sluggish and it takes several seconds to start up. Also, the external display has a low resolution and the rear battery cover felt a bit flimsy.

The Sony Ericsson W980 isn't our top choice for a music phone, but it's an attractive and reliable model just the same.

Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman

By Nate Lanxon (cnet.co.uk)

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The latest clamshell Walkman phone is absolutely packed with features. Deep breath: HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, support for the most common music formats and a 3.2-megapixel camera. More exotically, the W980 boasts an FM transmitter, Microsoft Exchange suppo...

Decent sound quality; solid design and build; excellent screens; Microsoft Exchange support; push email; HSDPA data; decent music format support; FM transmitter integrated

No 3.5mm headphone socket; not exactly innovative or fresh; memory not expandable; no camera flash

Not an innovative phone, and it won't replace your dedicated MP3 player, but in most other ways it's terrific and feature-packed. It'll even push your office's corporate email to you

A clamshell phone is something of a rarity from Nokia, so it's interesting to...

Sony Ericsson W980i

By Mobile Fone Reviews (mobilefonereviews.co.uk)

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The Sony Ericsson W980i is a new addition to the Walkman® range which is due out in Q3 of 2008. The W980i is a tremendous looking mobile phone weighing in at 100 grams (3.5oz) and available in a stunning piano black colour. At 17mm thick it is not t

The Sony Ericsson W980i has a 3.2 megapixel camera with digital zoom up to 3.2x zoom. A photo fix function is installed which lets you optimize the image quality by automatically adjusting the contrast and colour balance once you have taken the photo. T...

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