The Sony Ericsson C905a

Overview: What has more megapixels than the
average digital camera, excellent call quality, and can play music? The Sony
Ericsson C905a.

The Rundown: Cell phone camera aficionados
rejoice as Sony has released another whopper of a hybrid in the Ericsson C905a. However, in a twist, they’ve honed in on a carrier and are offering this silver wunderkind
exclusively through AT&T. This means a lower price ($179.99) but a locked phone
that tethers you to a 2-year contract.

The phone itself is sleek looking though
rather mundane, especially since it only comes in silver. That being said, you
aren’t going to be buying this phone for its looks, for as mother always said,
it’s what’s inside that counts. With a powerful 8.1 megapixel camera,
auto-focus, stabilization and 16x digital zoom the C905a is leaps and bounds
ahead of your average cell phone camera and near the top of the pack when it
comes to pocket-sized picture quality. What’s more the 2.4-inch 320×240 screen does a
magnificent job of displaying your pictures.

But Sony’s also packed a slew of other
features including turn-by-turn voice guided GPS, FM tuner, MusicID (for track
recognition), as well as MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ support. And so it’s too
bad that Sony insists on making you use their proprietary headset by omitting
the 3.5mm jack.And on the theme of proprietary, the memory expansion is also relegated to Sony’s Memory Stick Micro line of cards. And while the built-in 93MB should provide ample amateur storage, you should also consider that increased picture quality means a proportionate decrease in storage capacity.

The Bottom Line: A feature-infused phone
that if it doesn’t have you sold on the 8.1 megapixel camera should have you
looking elsewhere

Specs:

Battery

Talk time: Up to 3.5 hours

Standby time: Up to 14.6 days

Dimensions

Weight: 4.8 ounces

Size (inches): 4.09 x 1.93 x 0.71 inches

Memory

Internal memory storage: 93 MB

Expandable memory storage: 8 GB

Memory format: Memory Stick Micro(TM)

Wireless Technology

GSM/GPRS850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G850/1900/2100 MHz

EDGE high speed data network

BLUETOOTH® technology2.0, A2DP

Display

Display size: 2.4 inches

Resolution (pixels): 320 x 240

Keyboard

Predictive text for fast typing

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Steve is a self-confessed gadget addict with a soft spot for all green gizmos. He has a BA in English Literature and is currently completing his MA in Communication and Rhetoric.