Sony Ericsson C905 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

0.5

Outrageously expensive
very expensive
price
price , Dimensions
expensive

affordable price tag

a bit on the expensive side but it's a great phone and you will enjoy it untill a 10 megapixel phone comes out
Slightly Expensive
The current price
dont waste your money the worst sony ericcson phone i have ever owned
The phone comes at a price higher than other handphone

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LCD

3

and that 2.4-inch screen's a bit small
the 2.4-inch screen is on the wee side
And for such a substantial handset (it's a shade heavier than an iPhone), the 2.4-inch screen is on the wee side
Average screen size hampers comfortable TV and YouTube watching
screen should be larger

nice screen
8 megapixel with Xenon and all the toppings, GPS, nice screen, slider design, geotagging, HSDPA
large 2.4" screen
CLEAR screen
sunlight enable seeing screen

screen should be larger, a bit slimmer
small screen
2.4 screen
the phone doesnt lock when you slide the screen down
phone doesnt automatically lock if you have something open and you slide the screen down
prone to finger prints on the screen
screen potentially can stop working
fragile, screen potentially can stop working, sluggish, pay sat nav and crashs time2time

8 mps , clear screen , sunlight enable seeing screen
glorious screen
LCD display
Camera, LCD display, scratch resistant mineral glass panel, feature-rich, affordable price tag
Best screen resolution on a phone that's not only a screen and a shiny face/mirror
screen is nice even though small
big screen
8MP, big screen, organization, upgrade net surfing, wifi and its simpy beautiful

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battery

0.5

Fiddly battery cover
The phone also feels pretty chunky compared to the old K range of Cyber-shot phones and the battery life is pretty appalling
Battery life is average
Battery life is average, and that 2.4-inch screen's a bit small
Short Battery Life

Excellent battery life
Attractive design, Rubberised body, Zippy performance, Excellent battery life
battery life
great battery time
Good looking, good features, great battery time

Finally it started freezing up on me and I had to resort to taking the battery out and reverting to my old Nokia
Battery life is awful!!meant to have standby time of 15 days
bad battery..runs out quite easily as compared to what they say 9hrs!!!no way needs charging everynt
battery life in 3G mode
no google maps on orange version, battery life in 3G mode
a bit bulky, short battery life, prone to finger prints on the screen
Battery life, microhpone
The battery life isn't very long
Stanby short battery time
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interface

5

slightly sluggish interface

User-friendly camera interface
Finally an 8-megapixel phone with a real flash, User-friendly camera interface, Excellent web browser, Old-school, but good software
Cyber-shot interface
Enhanced user interface with basic multi-tasking
This gives the user the capability to choose how big format he wants

appearance

4.5

Appearance

face recognition
Solid interface design with a sleek look and convenient app switcher
sleek cool

sound

2

Dull appearance more boring than watching C-Span with the sound off
sound is not good enough
Sound not so sharp and quite soft

Great sound & loudspeaker
Sound Quality

keyboard

0.5

stiff keypad
Big device with a mediocre keypad
Virtually flat keypad makes blind texting a nightmare
keypad is hard to use
The number 2 key and the down button became stiff after 2 weeks' use

keypad is crazy n hard not a txt fndly
hard keypad
great body, hard keypad

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reception

5

Face and Smile detection
face detection
good call quality but not a good reception picker

portability

1.5

Weight / bulk / Proprietary headphone jack sans adapter
HEAVY BOTH IN WEIGHT& PRICING
heavy
This is not something negative since sony usually got wery compact
Too heavy,

xenon light
Compact
fits in pocket easily
Size and weight definitely make it unfit for the "compact" class

little bit on the heavy side
Slightly heavy

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size

0.5

Large
Large, side-staged charging port is awkward
Although this was a overall nice phone sony decided to keep some of their less interesting futures like the large
Although this was a overall nice phone sony decided to keep some of their less interesting futures like the large, bumpy headset input that the newest mp3 mobiles from sony has
when zooming in the picture soon pixelated quite badly and I expected better given the big sell on the function

The big draw here is an eight-meg
it captures big

headphone jack people is a big junk
very slightly on the large side

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connectivity

5

No 3.5mm headphone port on phone
Exposed connectivity port
no 3.5mm headphone jack or adapter
The Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905a doesn't have a 3.5-millimeter headset jack
3.5mm jack?

Wi-Fi
Bluetooth stereo
Wi-Fi b/g with DLNA and SIP VoIP support
Bluetooth (with A2DP)
USB v2.0

non-symbian, no optical zoom, 3.5mm jack?
wifi-difficulty in connecting
Phone jack
problems with the modem
No 3.5" Jack
wifi is not working
wifi is not working, dont get with vodafone firmware
No 3.5mm headphone jack

Wi-Fi b/g with DLNA and SIP VoIP support, Bluetooth (with A2DP), USB v2.0
2.0 Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and GPS with Wayfinder navigation software (trial only
The phone side of things is up to date too, thanks to full-speed HSDPA downloads, Wi-Fi and GPS with Wayfinder navigation software (trial only
8.1 mp,aGPS,HSDPA,DLNA,Wi-Fi ,3.5G
WIFI
8.1MP, WIFI
8.1mp, wi-fi, xenon light,
BLUETOOTH stero
8.1 cam,xenon flash,WI-FI ,hsdpa,CLEAR screen ,cam short button,A GPS, BLUETOOTH stero
8mp camera,xenon flash,nice design,wi-fi
8 megapix, wifi
wifi is good
Bluetooth
WLAN, 8 Megapixels, GPS, Bluetooth, and a lot more
Camera, Wi-Fi
Wi-fi, slider, nice design, good battery life
Wi - fi
GPS, Wi - fi, memory card, and so many other features
Wi - Fi and User friendly
1 Megapixel Cybershot Camera, Wi - Fi and User friendly
wifi and its simpy beautiful

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shutter

5

awkward shutter lense

Smile shutter joins an eight-megapixel arsenal including face detection
it's missing only a zoom lens and a bit of shutter responsiveness
Seamless Smile Shutter technology

image quality

5

The quality of the pictures made in daylight is not perfect
pictures quality seems inferior to INOV8
quality could've been better

image stabilizer
and it has good call quality
great picture quality
best picture result
image stabilizer and in

quality
High quality 8

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usability

4

Sony Ericsson handsets have always been pretty easy to use
Sony Ericsson handsets have always been pretty easy to use, but the old simplicity seems to be going with the growing spec list
Has been with the service more than being use
not easy to use keypad
Unreliable, not easy to use keypad, camera not too good when its dark, the phone doesnt lock when you slide the screen down

not too bulky and easy to use
Nice screen, good camera, not too bulky and easy to use
SE phone, easy to use
ease of use
easy access

Can't use your own
front of fone looks ordinary after 3 months use
Not very friendly use of file manager for memory card

Excellent camera - easy to use features
easy to use
Great camera, easy to use
easy to use features
camera quality, easy to use features
but so simple to master
ease to use
ease to use, best picture result
simple to use
Feature full, well made, simple to use, Great camera

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video

1

Mediocre video capabilities
Mediocre video capabilities, The quality of the pictures made in daylight is not perfect, No searching by second name in the phonebook
video recording limited to QVGA resolution
Video recording limited to QVGA resolution at 30fps
Video Resolution, No 3G video camera, Firmware issues, Expensive

Photo and video tweaking toys a-plenty
Supports video calling (with compatible phones)
video is not that bad as mostly told in reviews
video player
music player, video player

video rec
maybe a video call cam in front instead of rear?
quality could've been better, maybe a video call cam in front instead of rear?,
Video recording aint that flash considering the nice photos it can take
Video recording limited to QVGA resolution at 30fps AND Fiddly battery cover
Video recorder 30fps only
Can not video call

video music player web browser all in 1

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focus

5

auto-focus and - after a firmware upgrade - smile shutter
The big draw here is an eight-meg, Cyber-shot camera with features such as dedicated buttons galore, face recognition, auto-focus and - after a firmware upgrade - smile shutter, which only snaps off a shot if your subject is smiling, which isn't too useful in the current economic climate
auto focus
Some of the key features of the camera include face detection, auto focus, image stabilizer and in

memory

4.5

8-MP images + 160 MB of memory = non-negotiable memory-stick purchase
Expansion of the Memory Stick to 2GB

160 MB built-in memory
160 MB built-in memory, M2 card support, 2GB included
Supplied 8GB card boosts memory capacity
8gb memory
memory card

Each purchase will come with a 2GB M2 memory
2GB mircro memory
1 megapixe, 2GB mircro memory

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color

0.5

And for such a substantial handset (it's a shade heavier than an iPhone)
only have 256 thousand color screen
No HSCSD, only have 256 thousand color screen

design

5

Plasticky looks
The design is way too reminiscent of other SE phones to set it apart

Attractive design
impressive layout of keys and design
slider design
nice design
Stylish

Looks fantastic
Good design
Looks great
looks
If your thumbs are getting a little fat: SMS workout plan (buttons are a bit tough
If your thumbs are getting a little fat: SMS workout plan (buttons are a bit tough, but I'm sure they'll loosen up in a week or two
Design
Design, betters previous models, (C902 etc
nice design
STYLISH SLIDE
looks and feels good
Good looking
Design of the C905 looks quite beautifu

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flash

5

Finally an 8-megapixel phone with a real flash
xenon flash
equipped with both Xenon and LED flash lights
Xenon flash and image stabiliser
Smile shutter joins an eight-megapixel arsenal including face detection, Xenon flash and image stabiliser

bright xenon flash
amazing 8 mpix cam & great lens quality, beautifully designed and robust, glorious screen, bright xenon flash, great spec sheet
8mp,xenon flash,wifi,gps

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build quality

3

Really really bad build quality
BUILD QUALITY POOR
OVERATED, OVERPRICED, BUILD QUALITY POOR

good build quality

lens

2

Sliding lens cover of questionable durability
lens cover somewhat loose
No optical zoom, lens cover somewhat loose, no 3.5mm headphone jack or adapter, slightly sluggish interface
but no optical cigar
thanks to a camera lens that bulges out awkwardly

8.1 MP autofocus camera with Xenon flash and active lens cover
Compared with a ‘real’ camera, it's missing only a zoom lens and a bit of shutter responsiveness
amazing 8 mpix cam & great lens quality
1 MP autofocus camera with Xenon flash and active lens cover
lens camera 8 megapixels

This 18mm-thick slice of technology isn’t exactly fat but it’s certainly no supermodel, thanks to a camera lens that bulges out awkwardly
do not have the operating system
do not have the operating system, shortage is a minus C905 Infrared

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energy efficiency

0.5

phone will power itself off few times a day or during sms
Poor finish quality in silver, phone will power itself off few times a day or during sms

zoom

0.5

No optical zoom
16x digital zoom is close
16x digital zoom is close, but no optical cigar
lack of optical zoom
small screen ,lack of optical zoom

No optical zoom is a big miss
2.4 screen,lack of optical zoom
No optical zoom is a big miss

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viewfinder

0.5

mode satellite view siphon more data

glare

5

It feels brilliant
Brilliant range of features
Brilliant range of features, but so simple to master

product quality

0.5

Poor finish quality in silver

contrast

5

smart contrast
Face and Smile detection, smart contrast, image stabilizer, geotagging, red-eye reduction
The C905's snapping credentials include, among others, an eight-megapixel resolution, Xenon flash, face detection and smart contrast
smart contrast and smile shutter for rigorously enforced jollity
As a camera, it captures big, bright and bold 8MP images, tarted up with Sony’s latest digital tweakery, such as geo-tagging, smart contrast and smile shutter for rigorously enforced jollity

screen

4.5

Display is relatively small for a high-end device

Scratch resistant mineral glass 2.4" TFT 256K-color display
The Device features Windows 6.1-running
The Device features Windows 6.1-running, is 3G-ready and also a touchscreen smartphone

resolution

5

if you have a m2 8 gig card this will not be a problem as you here will have well enough room for high resolution pictures and still be able to enjoy the other features of the phone
High-resolution camera

performance

5

This works badly as this gets broken faster than the traditional mini- jack which is by the way one of the things nokia figured out much faster than sony

Zippy performance
thanks to full-speed HSDPA downloads
Good processor
Fast
Good processor

sensor

5

red-eye reduction
Accelerometer sensor
8 mp, gps , Accelerometer sensor , wifi ,

maps

4

Locating a GPS fix proved tricky and tiresome
Gps positioning requires some internet assistance that add to data charges
gps extra charge
no google maps on orange version
less indonesia map update

Built-in GPS with A-GPS function
Built-in GPS with A-GPS function, Wayfinder Navigator software
built-in GPS
GPS and photo tagging
You also get assisted GPS

mode satellite view siphon more data, less indonesia map update

You also get assisted GPS, which is basically satnav, but with data charges for using it, a very good music player, decent browser and all the usual gubbins
GPS
gps receiver
A GPS
Gps is very handy

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menu

0.5

The vibration when traversing the menu
The vibration when traversing the menu
the dpad needs adjusting as the down scroller gets stuck n needs hard pressing
However, I think it will go down quite quickly
looks like plastic is wearing down

It got the traditional Sony Ericsson menu which is very good and typical for the c- series

control panel

0.5

once slided open top panel will bend when down arrow is depressed
metal panel came off

scratch resistant mineral glass panel

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