Sony Ericsson C9. Review. Sony Ericsson C9. Megapixel camera, and the slider should be remembered even if only for that. Anyway, Sony Ericsson has fierce rivals such as Samsung and LG, who have also announced some 8 Megapixel camera phones, including Samsung INNOV8 and LG KC9. Unfortunately, C9. INNOV8, so its sales dropped a little bit than it was first expected. Nevertheless, time doesn't mean too much in the eyes of those that are looking for a good camera phone. If you are one of these people, then Sony Ericsson C9. The solution is added to the Cyber- shot series portfolio, as the new high standard for future camera phones. Announced in June 2. Sony Ericsson C9.
· Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905a review. Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905. Its all-day battery life makes it one of the longest-lasting phones you can buy.October, the same year. As a high- end device, C9. US dollars, free of contract. Users can choose one of the four available colors, namely Night Black, Ice Silver, Copper Gold, or Tender Rose. Design. At a first glance, Sony Ericsson looks much like LG's KC9. It features the same rounded top edge, just like Renoir's, but the resemblance stops here, as SE's slider doesn't have such a large touch screen display. Unfortunately, C9. Still, the unusual slider form factor makes C9. Cyber- shot series of handsets. The phone is all covered in plastic, but that doesn't give it the impression of cheap at all. Sony Ericsson C905 - user opinions and reviews. on but i did not face any problems in slowness of the software yet of my C905. Sony Ericsson C905. Both left and right sides are framed by a metallic stripe. The rather small 2. You'll notice that above the screen, on both sides of the in- call speaker, there are two weird keys that are functional when the camera is used. They can also be used when the camera interface is closed to open up the image gallery (right key) or simply open the last image (the left key). There's also an ambient light sensor in the middle of the left button and in- call speaker. Below the screen, there are six buttons, symmetrically arranged on both sides of the big D- pad. These are 2 soft keys, the Accept and the Reject call ones, the Shortcut and the C (Delete) keys. On the bottom, one can notice the speakerphone and a small lanyard eyelet. The left side of the phone features the proprietary Fast port and an M2 slot for the memory card, which is covered by a plastic stripe. The entire right side is full of camera- dedicated keys. Starting from the top, these are as follows: the Dual volume keys, which can also be used to zoom in/out, the Gallery one, the Camera Mode key (changes between camera and video modes), and the Shutter one. When slid up, a flat 4- row keypad is revealed, separated by thin metallic stripes. The buttons are responsive and generous in size. The backlighting is perfectly even and strong enough, so users can text even in darker areas. The back hood of the phone is also made of plastic, except for the active lens cover, which seems to be made from a light, brushed metal. Only provided you slide down the lens cover, will you be able to notice the 8 Megapixel camera, a self- portrait mirror, a Xenon flash, a video microphone and an LED flash. The battery cover seems to be a little bit flimsy, but at least is easy to pull out. Overall, Sony Ericsson C9. Cyber- shot series handset. This is a very welcome change from SE, which has never changed its camera phone series look, no matter how bad was the user feedback. Display and Camera. The 2. 4- inch display makes the phone seem under- equipped, especially when compared with other features of the device, which are mostly top- notch. Nevertheless, the display is coated in a mineral glass, which is resistant to scratches. It supports 2. 62. K colors and a 2. Contrast and brightness are exceptionally good, as in never before has Sony Ericsson come with such a good screen. Even outdoors, you'll be able to use it with no problems, a trait that has been usually missing in all other Cyber- shot phones. For more in- depth info regarding performance, check out the benchmarks below. The main attraction of the slider is definitely the incredibly powerful 8. Megapixel camera with auto- focus, video light (also available as an assist light for shooting in darker areas), Xenon flash and video recording capabilities. Other cool functions include geotagging (“the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as photographs and videos” – Wikipedia), Face detection, smart contrast, Red- eye reduction, Best. Pic, Image stabilizer and macro mode. The interface of the camera is pretty complex, but user- friendly. When the camera interface is active, certain functions of the camera can be quickly accessed from the D- pad: Focus, Exposure, Flash and Self- timer. Also, the two keys above the screen can be used to access Scene and Shoot modes. All these camera control keys are blue lighted when camera interface is active, which makes it easier to identify them. The maximum resolution of the pictures is of 3. MB. The quality of the pictures is outstanding, as you can see from the samples below. Even the time that it takes to save the pictures is quite short. The noise effect is kept within limits, the contrast is exceptional, the level of detail is excellent, the “purple effect” is missing. In terms of video recording, the device captures movies in the QVGA resolution at 3. MPEG4 file format. It records movies with stereo sound, thanks to the extra microphone placed near the camera. Overall, Sony Ericsson C9. The only thing that I have found missing and should've been embedded is the secondary camera for video- calls. Still, I believe that C9. Menu and Software. The specific Sony Ericsson user interface has been embedded into C9. The same Media center introduced together with the K8. C9. 05, including the auto- rotate feature. There's also support for Flash Lite 2. Flash- based entertainment utilities. They get to choose from four different themes, each with its own specific abilities. The main menu layout can be changed in accordance to the theme, or by choosing one of these options: grid, rotating and single icon. Wallpaper, startup screen and screen saver can also be personalized according to the user’s need. Also, there are seven profiles to choose from, more specifically Normal, Meeting, In car, Outdoors, Handsfree, Home, and Office. Besides these, C9. Flight mode, in case users don't want to use the GSM function of the handset. There are few productivity tools that can be employed, such as Alarms (limited to 5), Tasks, Notes, Calendar, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator, Light, Accu. Weather, Cam. Plus, Slideshow Wall, World Clock 3. D, Photo. Mate, Code memo and a basic File manager. The Internet icon, as the name suggests, gives users access to basic Web browsing. Sony Ericsson C9. Access Net. Front HTML browser 3. Webpage, no matter how much elaborated it is. The Radio only works when the wired earphones are inserted. Location Services is the place where users can find some useful applications: Google Maps and Wayfinder Navigator 7. The Entertainment sub- folder contains a few functions more or less specific to the Walkman series devices, namely Track. ID, Music. DJ, Photo. DJ, Video. DJ, Record sound, Remote control and Games (Kasparov Chess, Need for Speed Pro Street and Tennis Multiplay). The Gallery can be found through the File manager in the folder called Camera Album, or in the Media center, and can also be accessed through the camera interface menu or directly by clicking the small key on the right of the in- call speaker. The Java emulator works with just about any compatible application, like games or productivity software. Let's not forget the new service available from Sony Ericsson, Play Now, which offers maximum entertainment. Overall, SE's C9. Communication. Sony Ericsson C9. Cyber- shot is an all- connectivity tool, as it features the HSDPA 3. Mbps technology, which greatly improves data transfers, but also solutions such as GPRS and EDGE class 1. When benchmarked, the phone has attained outstanding speeds: 8. Kbit/s download and 2. Kbit/s upload in 3. G network. EDGE data transfers have been a little bit lower than expected, but have still reached speeds of 1. Kbit/s for download and 6. Kbit/s for upload services. Sony Ericsson W9. Review - Software and Features. Software and Features: The software is the same as the C9. W9. 80, or in other words, it is the newest version offered by SE. On the start screen, you can put animated wallpapers, but there are also two applications that can be visualized on it. The Standby World Clock 3. D shows the time in three cities with a background picture, showing which part of the day it is there, and the second application is called Walk Mate which counts the number of steps you make during the day. This is a very interesting idea, but unfortunately, it doesn’t work properly. Quite often it only reports 1/3 of the number of steps you have taken during the specific day. In this review we won’t discuss the boring stuff such as the organizer, the phone book, etc., because they are the same as the C9. However, the music is! All media options are gathered in groups in the flash menu we’ve seen before. The music player is Walkman 3. W9. 10 and later the W8. It allows you to sort your tunes by artist, album, song, genre and create your own playlists. Everyone has personal preference as per how the music should sound, so having an equalizer is a good idea. In the W9. 02 we found nine preloaded ones and the option to add your own ones and the stereo widening. OK, it looks like we have a good variety of settings, but what is the sound quality? As we expected, the quality is good. The HPM- 7. 7 earphones included in the package provide quality insulation from background noises, have good bass and clear highs, but still, your ears won’t bleed from a sound too loud. Let's not forget that music is something we are happy to share with our friends. For that purpose, the phone is equipped with only one loudspeaker, which although producing quality sound is not very loud. The phone plays H. H. 2. 63 encoded videos well. The resolution that brought us best results was the one of the display, and it is more than enough. At higher bitrate (5. We recommend converting your files by using the software included in the package or to compress them in one of the two formats at the bitrate indicated above. In addition there’s an integrated You. Tube player with a user- friendly interface, through which you’ll be able to go through the largest internet site for clips. We were about to forget that the phone has a built- in FM Radio. This is a quite handy function if you care about the news or just want to hear something different from your tunes. Its interface is not very beautiful but we can’t call it ugly; it’s simply functional. It shows the frequency of the station you have tuned in to and its name via RDS. On top of that there’s also an automatic search option, which will store up to 2. It’s the camera’s turn. It is the first Walkman phone to feature a 5- megapixel camera with autofocus. It also has the Photo Flash we know from the C9. The interface of the camera is the same as found on the C9. K8. 50; it’s equipped with a big variety of options and is quite easy to use. Still, this is not the most important thing for a camera. First of all, it has to provide quality pictures. The outdoor images are similar to the results of the K8. The detail level is not perfect and there’s heavy noise but at least the colors are saturated and real. Indoors, the situation is not much different with a lot of noise and lack of detail. The flash doesn’t contribute much for the better quality and is useful only at about 3 feet. If you try to shoot an object at 6 or 1. Overall, we are not impressed and the 5- megapixels do not bring much improvement in contrast to the W8. The video recording is the same as the C9. QVGA is the maximum resolution, which is good but far from enough. Nowadays, more and more phones can record videos in VGA and even DVD resolution and we think it’s time for Sony Ericsson to work on that. Web browsing on the go has become ever so popular and this requires better mobile browsers. Sony Ericsson has taken this under consideration and we are very happy. The pages visualize very well; the text shrinks so it can be read without the need for constant horizontal scrolling, and the # activates the panning mode. This is an excellent browser for a non- touchscreen phone. Everybody loves games no matter the age. The W9. In FMX III you have to complete various missions on a cross motorcycle, and in Jewel Quest II you score points by destroying three or more from the variety of precious stones (think: Bejewled.) The third game is the latest from EA’s long- running Need for Speed franchise. We like all three of them and we think you’ll be able to loose a few hours playing them easily.
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