In a cut-throat competition of high megapixel count Sony Ericsson presents its 1st 8 Megapixel GSM cameraphone- C905. This new member of Sony Ericsson’s Cyber-Shot series is packed with some exclusive features. The major competition faced by this 8mp cameraphone is from LG and Samsung.

Instead of discussing the major competitor, let’s focus on the key features of Sony Ericsson C905. Some of the key features of Sony Ericsson C905 are listed below:

• 2.4″ TFT 256K-color display with scratch resistant mineral glass
• 8.1 MP autofocus camera with active lens cover and Xenon flash
• Face and Smile detection
• Image stabilizer and smart contrast
• Red-eye reduction and geotagging
• Enhanced user interface with basic multi-tasking
• FM radio with RDS and TrackID
• Dedicated camera mode switch, display with 2 camera/gaming keys
• Built-in GPS with A-GPS function
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA (3.6 Mb)
• Wayfinder Navigator software
• 160 MB built-in memory, 2GB included , M2 card support
• Media Center, Manage Messages, Smart search, extended TrackID

Let’s go through its long list of general specifications:

• Color: Copper Gold, Night Black, Ice Silver
• Dimensions: 104 x 49 x 18-19.5 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Display Screen Type: 2.4 inches, 240 x 320 pixels, TFT, 256K colors with accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Memory: 160 MB internal memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2), 2 GB card included
• Battery: Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh with standby up to 380 hours and talk time up to 9 hours
• Phone Book: 1000 x 20 fields with Photo call
• Call Records: 30 received, dialed and missed calls
• Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
• USB: Yes, v2.0
• 3G: HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
• Edge: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• Browser: WAP 2.0/HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
• Camera: 8 MP, autofocus, 3264×2448 pixels, xenon flash, face detection, smart contrast, video(QVGA 30fps)
• Other Features: Camera images geo-tagging, Picture editor/blogging, Wayfinder Navigator 7, MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player, FM radio with RDS, Built-in GPS receiver, Google maps, TrackID music recognition, TV out, Built-in handsfree

After that long list of uniques features and general specifications, now let’s have a look at the major disadvantages of Sony Ericsson C905:

• Small display screen for a high-end device
• Sliding lens cover with poor durability
• Video recording limited to QVGA resolution at 30fps
• Fussy battery cover
• Exposed connectivity port
• No office document viewer
• Rigid D-pad with dodgy press feedback

Its camera-centric styling and solid user interface makes it worth purchasing. The impressive design and excellent image related ergonomics, one can ignore its massive thickness. Even performance wise C905 makes it worth to ignore minor built quality issues.

As usual here’s a request to all those who have already grabbed this very first 8MP cameraphone by Sony Ericsson to use comment section and leave their valuable views and review about the phone.