Sony Ericsson C905 Cybershot
• Price: $179.99 (with 2-year AT&T contract)• Official Site: www.SonyEricsson.com
• Specs: 3G/HSDPA; 8.1 MP; Xenon flash; 240 x 320 TFT screen; 160 MB onboard memory; Memory stick micro-compatible; Wi-Fi (international model only); FM tuner; video calling
• Company: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
The last few years have seen Sony Ericsson’s engineers churn out ever cooler gadgets, and though not all have been fab, the brand is generally headed in a sweet direction. With the C905, the company pushes the envelope in terms of camera performance. Americans can get in on the action through the able agents at AT&T, though the U.S.-market C905a doesn’t offer the Wi-Fi capability of the international model.
The Sony Ericsson C905’s most exciting feature is an 8.1-megapixel camera with a 16x digital zoom. For still photos you can choose from four resolutions and two different photo qualities. The cam offers all the usual suspects like smart contrast, a bazillion shoot modes, and face detection, plus a Xenon flash; the resulting pics are better than you’ll get from most of the camera phones out there. The video is fine for casual use, but budding Caleb Deschanels will be unimpressed.
On the phone side, the C905 offers the usual vibrating alert, caller ID and Bluetooth interface, plus liberal organizer and messaging features. The standard web, instant messaging and assisted GPS goodies are all here as well. Exactly what video features there are depends on whether or not you’re with AT&T.
On the phone side, the C905 offers the usual vibrating alert, caller ID and Bluetooth interface, plus liberal organizer and messaging features. The standard web, instant messaging and assisted GPS goodies are all here as well. Exactly what video features there are depends on whether or not you’re with AT&T.
The phone supports all the usual audio formats, though without the 3.5 mm headphone port that made the W995 so cool. This reduces your headphone choices somewhat, even though the phone offers Bluetooth stereo.
Physically, the slider phone is good looking and solid, with a good keypad and protective door over the camera lens. Button placement is well thought out, and everything works as it should. The battery life is rated at 9 hours of GSM talk time and almost 16 days of standby. UMTS is good for 4 hours of talk and 2.5 hours of video calling.
Physically, the slider phone is good looking and solid, with a good keypad and protective door over the camera lens. Button placement is well thought out, and everything works as it should. The battery life is rated at 9 hours of GSM talk time and almost 16 days of standby. UMTS is good for 4 hours of talk and 2.5 hours of video calling.
The audio player, FM tuner and basic phone functions all offer good sound. Ditto for the phone’s photo features, which makes the ho-hum video disappointing. As for the included A/V features, that really depends on where you are and what sort of streaming content is offered by your provider. In a world where all service plans are created equal, this phone is a good buy that will keep you happy for a few years. In the real world, check out the available plans.
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