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CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh
Sep 5, 2008

Very good

7

out of 10

The good: Solid hinge; well-spaced keypad; Bluetooth stereo; HSDPA; 8GB onboard storage; FM transmitter; decent sound quality.

The bad: Fingerprint magnet; still no onboard 3.5mm audio jack; lacks camera features.

The bottom line: It may not outperform a dedicated music player, but the W980 is a Walkman that's great as a secondary (and fashionable) music device when carrying two players is just not possible.

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Okae Okae

Jan 8, 2009

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Nice design
Cons: Battery life
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Hi does anyone have this problem for this hap. If your hp theme change to animated theme, the hp battery will not eat up very fast. anyway to resolve this problem?

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Interesting

Dec 13, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Handphone
Cons: Sony is good
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This handphone has good sound..... Besides that, it has unique model.....I really want this handphone....

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Truly dedicated walkman phone..but nothing more..

Oct 5, 2008

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: Great sound quality, large memory (at least it is for me), motion sensor (used in a variety of ways)
Cons: Lags at times..dislike how fingerprints are easily embedded onto the phone, terrible camera quality
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The Sony Ericsson w980 has superb music quality..and it should, considering it's a Walkman phone.. I like the funky light effects that show as the music is being played..though it disappears as soon as your phone goes on standby (with the music still playing). I also like the equalizer since I could really tell the difference as I adjust it according to my preference (there are presets ready, or you could manually adjust it to your personal liking). The FM transmitter managed to get my attention..but I noticed finding the "right spot" is always an issue (for me) when I use the transmitter (hence, I get a lot of crackles or whistling..white noise I think..so I don't really use the transmitter and stick to earphones). The speed is average..lags in some points (e.g. when you search for someone in your contacts by putting in the first and/or following letters). I don't know if it's just me, but my w980 often ... Read more

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