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Sony Ericsson W980
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Full Specifications September 3, 2026
Sony · 2008

Sony Ericsson W980

Sony Ericsson W980 phone. Announced Feb 2008. Features 2.2″ display, 3.15 MP primary camera, 930 mAh battery, 8 GB storage.

Display 2.2"
Storage 8GB storage, no card slot
Camera 3 MP
Battery 930 mAh
OS Feature phone
Build 100g, 16.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2008, February. Released 2008, July
Status Discontinued

Display

Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 15.0 cm 2 (~35.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
displayother Second external TFT display, 256K colors (176 x 176 pixels)

Memory

Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 8GB

Main Camera

Single 3.15 MP
Video Yes

Selfie camera

Single Videocall camera

Body

Dimensions 92 x 46 x 16.9 mm (3.62 x 1.81 x 0.67 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Po 930 mAh battery (BST-38)
Stand-by Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack No

Comms

WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS; FM transmitter
USB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
featuresother Walkman player TrackID music recognition Shake control Predictive text input Photo editor Organizer Voice memo

Our Tests

Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -86.0dB / Crosstalk -86.3dB

Misc

Colors Piano Black, Opera Brown, Violin Red
SAR EU 0.67 W/kg (head)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2008, February. Released 2008, July
Status Discontinued
Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 15.0 cm 2 (~35.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
displayother Second external TFT display, 256K colors (176 x 176 pixels)
Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 8GB
Single 3.15 MP
Video Yes
Single Videocall camera
Dimensions 92 x 46 x 16.9 mm (3.62 x 1.81 x 0.67 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Po 930 mAh battery (BST-38)
Stand-by Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack No
WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS; FM transmitter
USB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
featuresother Walkman player TrackID music recognition Shake control Predictive text input Photo editor Organizer Voice memo
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -86.0dB / Crosstalk -86.3dB
Colors Piano Black, Opera Brown, Violin Red
SAR EU 0.67 W/kg (head)
Price About 150 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
14.3/100
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Processor 7
Display 38
Camera 28.8
Battery 27.1
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