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Today we received the new Sony Ericsson C905. It comes in a pretty standard piano black box with “8.1 megapixel” printed on it. It’s pretty obvious that Sony Ericsson wants to compete against its competitors with what is technically speaking a false statement, but let’s not go into details about that now.
When you get the C905 in your hand for the very first time, you get a feel of quality. The rubberized backside feels exquisite, and the sliding mechanism really is top notch. Fortunately, some might add, as it would have been an utter disaster had it not been.
Our review unit is the black version of the C905. It looks classy, and there’s not really a lot to come for on a visual point of perspective. The handset is roughly the same size as most other Sony Ericsson phones, albeit it feels a bit thicker and a tad heavier as well. In our opinion though, the weight plays an unimportant factor as it adds to the quality feel of the handset. One gripe with the design of the phone however, would be the lanyard eyelet near the bottom of the phone. It protrudes a few millimetres from the rest of the body, and although it hardly sounds like an issue, I expect it to be an annoyance factor.
The 2.4-inch TFT display looks very nice. It is bright and vibrant, yet it manages to sport a better contrast than most others. It still isn’t quite up to levels with the contrast levels of the K850, which in our opinion features one of the undoubtedly best displays on the market.
The user interface is really quite fast and it’s incredibly easy to learn as well, as one might have expected. Icons are large and intuitive, and the tiny animations throughout the interface makes it that much more fun to use.
There’s no doubt the camera is the main selling point of this phone. The C905 features an entirely new camera sensor, that, along with new software algorithms, produces pictures of noticeably higher quality than what we’ve seen so far. The camera resolution is at eight megapixels, and the C905 features auto focus along with a variety of other camera-related features, including a xenon flash, SmartContrast and face-tracking.
Going through the menus in the Cyber-shot camera interface has been much improved compared to what previous members of this photographic family had to offer. It’s now a lot quicker and without the annoying lag that happened all too often.
When it comes to picture quality, colours, noise levels, etc., the C905 is rather impressive. Given the right circumstances, you can actually end up with pictures of very high quality and detail, as well as excellent colours. The xenon flash is quite powerful as well, and we’ve got to give Sony Ericsson props for improving the camera software so the flash can now also be used for macro shots without causing too much over-exposure. Night pictures and pictures in poor lighting conditions have also gotten a positive overhaul.
Here are a few camera samples for now, but expect a lot more in our full review that will be published early next month (that’s our target, anyway).
The C905 is Sony Ericsson’s first feature phone to sport built-in WLAN functionality, and our initial thoughts on it are positive. It’s a lot faster than anything else we’ve seen from Sony Ericsson, and it seems awfully easy to set up and use. We have yet to test out just how good it is at picking up signals, though.
A GPS unit is also built-in, but we haven’t had a chance to try this out yet. Media is excellent on the C905, and the built-in speaker is really loud. Definitely among the loudest from Sony Ericsson to date.
Based on our first impressions, we’re quite pleased with the C905. You can look forward to our upcoming gallery of the C905 as well as unboxing video and video preview. All of this will come relatively soon (partly depending on the weather). We also plan on doing an in-depth camera comparison between the C902, C905 and a middle class Nikon digital SLR camera. Watch out for that one!
Filed under: C series, Camera, Cyber-shot, PreviewTags: c905, Cyber-shot, Preview, we've tried
(6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Fantastic! Can’t wait to get one!
Very nice shots!
one question, can yo share the 3g internet via wifi? please say yes
superb ! nice article
Should I say bye-bye to my iPhone 3G …. ?
Realy nice phone.
good day michell, if you’re doing a full review of the C905 at the moment..pls do take a closer look with the keypads. cause this is really my concern if I decided to buy it. could you tell us more about it? like what materials where used? tactile feedback? ease of use? would the sliding leaves a mark on them?
but i’m really happy that C905 is really getting good reviews
Don’t think so, cliosguy. Sorry!
thotee,
I don’t think there’s anything special to note about the keypad. Its tactile feedback is really good, and it’s easy to use, although the upper row is a bit hard to reach due to the slider. The slider leaves no mark. It is practically impossible, as it’s several millimetres above the keypad. The keypad is made of high quality plastic that feels good.
@michell
whew! that’s a relief. thank you for that quick reply and we’re eagerly awaiting for your full review. more power!
Nice one Michell.
One question..
About the camera cover on my C905..
When i open it, the blue lights go on and after a second go off again.
It happens a lot of times and moving the lens cover a tiny little bit .. sometimes makes the camera work again.
Do you also have this with your model, is this a software fault (like, sensor to sensitive that it has to be perfectly on place to be recognizes as open) and can it be fixed with future firmware upgrades or do you think my model is defect?
Am also looking forward to your review
You have to slide the cover all the way down for the phone to recognize the lens cover as being down. If there’s any problem with yours, it’s a hardware issue.
@Michell:
I have used a C905 and couldn’t disagree with you more. It was brand new out of the box. The materials don’t feel that nice, just normal plastic like a phone that is half the price. And the slider wobbles too….. definately not impressed by this phone.
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Hi KJ,
Well… first and foremost, you haven’t got the slightest clue as to what ‘normal plastic’ is then. The C905 is made of plastic, but it is rubberised to get a nice feel. Wobbly slider? Perhaps once you’ve banged it to the floor about fifty times or so, but it’s rock solid out of the box.
hiya
can you tell me how many songs can be out on the phone?
am thinking about getting this phone, its not an importnat feature for me but i do like some music on my phone
Have had this phone for a few weeks now and love it. One issue though - apparently a few of the early ones had faulty earpieces, my first one was returned for this issue. Internal memory is only 128mb, but it takes up to an 8gb m2 memory card (Phone comes with a 2gb card)
Hello, good review!
How is the audio when doing the video recording?