Sony Ericsson W380i manual

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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'[...]

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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&a[...]

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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 ser[...]

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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, [...]

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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 expe[...]

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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[...]