Part of Sony Ericsson's Walkman series, the phone has been popular due to its tiny dimensions and low weight.

Other features include photo/video editing, picture blogging, web gallery uploading, QCIF video recording, and 3G data transferring capabilities of up to 384 kbit/s.

This model shares all of the features the W850i has except the form factor and the lack of radio and camera light.

Supports a wide range of audio, video and image formats, next to software: Writing for Know Your Mobile, Mat Toor praised the fact that the W880i had 3G, a screen that was "easy on the eye [sic]" and its TrackID software which could identify music from a 10 second sample.

Toor, however, bemoaned the lack of autofocus and flash on the camera, stating that it was only really useful for outdoor use as well as the size of the keys, which he compared to "metallic grains of rice".