Sony Ericsson C905
In this edition of 'The forgotten phone', we look back at the Sony Ericsson C905. The slider-phone was announced in mid-2008 and released a few months later. The 'C' indicated that the phone was part of the Cybershot range. This was a range where the camera was the main key-feature. The device was not the only one in the segment, it had competition from the Samsung Innov8, Samsung Pixon and LG Renoir.
On the front of the device was a 2.4-inch display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Below the screen was a navigation key, option keys and the call buttons. To the right of the Sony Ericsson C905 was a physical shutter button, zoom button for when shooting and filming, and a dedicated camera option button. To the left of the C905 was the proprietary connector for charging the device and the opening for the memory card.
The back, that's where it happened on the C905. Behind a slider was the 8.1 megapixel camera, along with the Xenon flash. There was no camera on the front, despite the device being placed in the high-end segment. There was 160MB of storage available and this could be expanded with a Memory Stick Micro M2 memory card of up to 8GB.
Despite the lack of a front-facing camera, the phone was up against a smartphone in terms of features. There was WiFi, GPS with Wayfinder navigation, an FM radio, TrackID of course and Bluetooth. The phone could handle HSDPA networks. On board the Sony Ericsson C905 was a 930 mAh battery.
Completely flawless, the C905 was not entirely flawless. Factory errors occurred with several users. These manifested themselves in reboots, a black screen and the speaker did not always do its job properly. Still, the C905 was an interesting device. In the Netherlands, the Ericsson came with a price tag of around €500.
Sony Ericsson C905 summarised in 5 points:
- Slider-phone
- 2.4-inch display
- 8.1 megapixel camera
- Xenon flash
- WiFi
