Ultra-slim phones are a gimmick, right? Yes, they're mere millimetres from front to back, but in shaving off around half the thickness of a standard candybar, the phone makers must have compromised on the skinny handset's feature set, surely? Sony Ericsson's Walkman-branded W880 is now readily available - we look at how well it …
Nice phone, and yes, it does work perfectly with Apple's iSync. I use it wth an iSync Phone Plugin from: http://mobile.feisar.com/ - works great, and very simple to set-up.
I have lived with this phone now for about a month and it still makes me smile. Not experienced a single problem with it and very happy with the specs. It might not shine in a particular area like a dedicated camera or mp3 player, but the convenience of having it in my pocket at all times and ready for the quick picture, or music on the go, all to a good standard, is awesome. Yes I did just say awesome !!!
My w850i does not order the tracks within albums I ripped in iTunes correctly despite claming to support iTunes music. A terrible ommission considering Sony's reputation as a music player manufacturer.
You can easily connect to Linux box via phone USB cable.
I used that quite a lot (with phone in the 'disk mode'). Linux correctly identifies it as "usb storage" device and you can access the card without any hassle.
It works via bluetooth as well, but USB is useful sometimes
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Sony Ericsson W880i slim phone
Ultra-slim phones are a gimmick, right? Yes, they're mere millimetres from front to back, but in shaving off around half the thickness of a standard candybar, the phone makers must have compromised on the skinny handset's feature set, surely? Sony Ericsson's Walkman-branded W880 is now readily available - we look at how well it …
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Posted Tuesday 29th May 2007 14:43 GMT
Anonymous Coward
iSync Compatibility #
Nice phone, and yes, it does work perfectly with Apple's iSync. I use it wth an iSync Phone Plugin from: http://mobile.feisar.com/ - works great, and very simple to set-up.
Posted Tuesday 29th May 2007 14:43 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Quality #
I have lived with this phone now for about a month and it still makes me smile. Not experienced a single problem with it and very happy with the specs. It might not shine in a particular area like a dedicated camera or mp3 player, but the convenience of having it in my pocket at all times and ready for the quick picture, or music on the go, all to a good standard, is awesome. Yes I did just say awesome !!!
Posted Tuesday 29th May 2007 14:43 GMT
tebiru
buttons #
It's a shame about the buttons. I can't stand buttons that dig into your fingers, or where you have to use your finger nails to push them properly.
If they released the same phone with a similar keypad to the W800, I'd grab it in a flash.
Posted Tuesday 29th May 2007 15:55 GMT
oliver
m2 2gb #
You can get 2gb m2 memory cards - m2 has 32gb max size.
Posted Tuesday 29th May 2007 15:55 GMT
MaJoLo
Does it order iTunes ripped albums correctly ? #
My w850i does not order the tracks within albums I ripped in iTunes correctly despite claming to support iTunes music. A terrible ommission considering Sony's reputation as a music player manufacturer.
Does the w880i have the same issue ?
Posted Wednesday 30th May 2007 15:46 GMT
Greg Landecki
Linux and W880i #
You can easily connect to Linux box via phone USB cable.
I used that quite a lot (with phone in the 'disk mode'). Linux correctly identifies it as "usb storage" device and you can access the card without any hassle.
It works via bluetooth as well, but USB is useful sometimes
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