Mobile Phone News and Reviews

The newest Sony Ericsson mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson C903, does two things really well – takes pictures and has a superb GPS. The question is, are those important enough for a user to adopt it as their new handset?
Closed, and from the back, the C903 actually looks like

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The newest Sony Ericsson mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson C903, does two things really well – takes pictures and has a superb GPS. The question is, are those important enough for a user to adopt it as their new handset?

Closed, and from the back, the C903 actually looks like a compact digital camera rather than a phone. Whilst that might seem good, it will be a little too small for large hands. But once a user starts, it’s a pleasure to handle, taking very clear pictures, and having some photo editing capability right on board, as well as Best Pic, which is already hard at work saving images before you even click the button. Using video – and even being able to zoom while shooting – is just as easy.

One of the joys of mobile phone pictures is uploading them to the web, and the Sony Ericsson C903 handles that well via 3.5G. Sadly, however, there’s no Wi-Fi

The other joy is the GPS, which is powered by the ever-excellent Google Maps, but also features Near Me, letting users see nearby businesses – handy if you’re somewhere unfamiliar and in need of food, shelter or entertainment. That function will eat into the data allowance though, so beware of overuse.

The keypad looks good, but isn’t all it seems, as it’s all too easy to misdial and type out bad texts due to the positioning and response of the keys themselves – an area in need of great improvement.

What it does, it does very well. But the big question is how many people will be convinced?

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