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8 April 2008 By: Cosmin Vasile, Communications News Editor
Sony Ericsson W380i Review
Funky music phone with Gesture control function
Sony Ericsson W380i is a low mid-level ranged clamshell, which introduces new features
into the handset market. Besides the external touch music controls that seem to take
advantage of the 'haptic feedback' technology, the clamshell also features gesture control. It
is surprising that the Japanese-Swedish joint-venture decided to test new technologies by
embedding
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internal keypad reveals itself the moment you unfold the phone. It is pretty big and features large spaces between keys, which makes typos impossible. Unfortunately, the buttons are a little bit illegible if not exposed to good light conditions, and a little bit hard to press. The layout of the keypad is the usual, embedded into all Sony Ericsson's handsets, with one exception: the power button that can be found right under the big D-pad. There are also 2 contextual keys, the Back key, the
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The interface of the camera is very basic and very poor in features: Effects, White balance, Self Timer and Night mode. Furthermore, sample pictures clearly show that, if you want a good camera phone, then you better pick another device as this one will not do. Menu and Software Sony Ericsson W380i runs the same firmware specific to all Walkman series handsets. The most attractive feature of the phone is, without doubt, the Gesture control, which requires you to keep the camera
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The handset is also Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP compatible; it features USB 2.0 connectivity and a RSS reader. Pity that Bluetooth data transfer speed didn't exceed more than 41 KB/s when sending files and 46 KB/s when receiving files, but at least it works and looks to be average. In terms of messaging, the clamshell is compatible with SMS, MMS, EMS, RSS feeds, Push email, POP3 and IMAP protocols, and can be used to send Instant Messages. The triband (GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900) net
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that features RDS. It can store up to 20 base stations and has the Autoscan feature. The sound is a little bit louder than that of the music player, but I had minor problems with the reception. There are also a Video player and the usual TrackID music recognition application. Overall, Sony Ericsson's W380i offers an exceptional multimedia experience for a phone in its category. Battery Sony Ericsson W380i uses a Li-Ion 920 mAh standard battery that has a standby time of 300 hour
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Sales package Sony Ericsson W380i handset 920 mAh Li-Ion Battery (BST-39) 512 MB M2 memory card Wired stereo headset (HPM-64) USB data cable Charger User Guide Sony Ericsson PC Suite CD Photo: Tudor Raiciu for Softpedia.com Page 6 Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Softpedia™ and Softpedia™ logo are registered trademarks of SoftNews NET SRL.
