Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot Unveiled

Today Sony Ericsson released the first ever Cyber-shot cameraphone to make use of the slider form factor. The new C905 Cyber-shot sports a high-end 8.1 megapixel camera with all of the goodies. Not only does it have autofocus, naturally, it also comes complete with face detection, image stabilization, red-eye reduction, a flash, and Sony Ericsson's BestPic and Smart Contrast support. It even has a separate Xenon flash for photos and an LED assist light for videos.

Of course, what high-end cell phone today would be complete without both GPS and aGPS built-in, with which to geo-tag the phone's photos? The C905 has that as well as software to handle picture and video blogging directly from the phone. The C905 supports an optional TV-out cable and can also broadcast over WiFi to a DLNA compatible television set.

Other features of note on the C905 include Microsoft Exchange Activesync support, video calling with its secondary camera, and full music support - including A2DP Bluetooth stereo, an FM radio, and the ability to play MP3 and AAC music files. The C905's 2.4", QVGA resolution display can show up to 262k colors and has an auto-rotate feature, and the phone ships with a 2GB M2 memory card to fit into its expansion slot.

The Sony Ericsson C905 measures up at 104mm x 49mm x 18mm (4.1" x 1.9" x .7") in size and weighs 136g (4.8oz). Sony Ericsson expects the C905 to be capable of 9 hours of GSM talk time or 4 hours of UMTS 3G talk time, and up to 15 days of standby time. It will be available in 3 configurations, all of them supporting at least quad-band GSM. The regular C905 will also support 2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA, the C905a will support 850/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA for the Americas, and the C905c will be just quad-band GSM for China. It is expected to reach retail shelves in Q4 of this year.

Specifications for the Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot
Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS 2100MHz (C905) or UMTS 850/1900/2100Mhz (C905a)
Data GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/WiFi
Size 104mm x 49mm x 18mm (4.1" x 1.9" x 0.7")
Weight 136g (4.8oz)
Battery Life Estimated 15.8 days standby time
Estimated 9 hours talk time
Main Display 2.4" 262k color QVGA TFT, 240x320 pixel resolution
Camera 8.1 megapixel with autofocus and Xenon flash
Video Record/Playback
Messaging SMS/MMS/IM
Email POP3/IMAP/SMTP
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
Memory 160MB internal with Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot
Availability Q4, 2008 (manufacturer's estimate)
Other Speakerphone, FM radio, Built-in GPS receiver