Performance
The audio quality on the W880i's Walkman Player is great. Music sounds crisp and you can set the volume quite high without any significant distortions at the high or low end. We particularly like the MegaBass option in the equaliser that really pumps up the bass.
Listening to music over the loudspeaker should be avoided if you don't want to annoy people around you -- or yourself, as it's very tinny. You can listen to music with a pair of stereo Bluetooth headphones, which sounded fine but drained the battery much faster than using a wired pair.
Audio quality during calls was good and there was no distortion or muffling, but we would have liked it if you could turn up the speaker volume a little more. The speakerphone mode was acceptable, but we recommend you use the provided pair of headphones and in-line mic to make hands-free calls as it sounds much better.
The 2-megapixel camera didn't overly impress us due to the lack of auto-focus and flash or LED photo light. If you just want to take the odd photo as a memento or send a photo to a friend via MMS then it's okay. If, however, you want to print out larger pictures or look at them on a large screen then you might well be disappointed.
Pictures taken in low light weren't great, even with the night mode turned on. Pictures taken in good light looked okay on the W880i's small screen, but when we viewed them on a computer screen they were blurry, particularly if you don't hold your hand totally still when you take a picture.
Battery life lasted for about two days of moderate use before we had to recharge it. We found that turning off the 3G connectivity and setting it to GSM only saved a lot of battery, as did dimming the screen's brightness.
Edited by Jason Jenkins
Additional editing by Nick Hide
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Mark Smith 16 February 2011
Good: It's very friendly to use.
Bad: Some Features Missing Like Radio
Comment: Sony Ericsson W880i is a very slim and very attracting in look and it has very cool features.
SparkleHorse 8 February 2009
Good: I like how slim it is and how it looks and the 1G memory
Bad: The camera is bad in low light
Comment: The slim design meant that this phone was really easy to carry in my pocket and small handbag. I loved the way the phone looked (the silver and black version) and the rubber feel back was tactile and easy to hold onto.
The keys are like small grains of rice and at first felt annoyingly pointy to press. However I got used to them and never had a problem pressing the key I wanted, so the keys probably wouldn't be a problem for people with slim fingers.
I lost this phone in town last night =( and although I'd had it for nearly two years I was happy with it. I quite often droped it on the floor which it coped with fine.
Kish Tan 8 March 2008
Good: Nearly everything.......
Bad: small keys
Comment: outstanding phone.....at cheap price got myne for £99.99 and cool thing is u get 1GB memory stick included to top up the deal of storage which is cool....slim light perfect for everyone
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