Sony Ericsson C902 review: Cyber-touch
Full steam into the megapixel chase, Sony Ericsson C902 is trying to show off its best before the 8 megapixel monsters start stealing the show.The Cyber-shot pedigree, touch-controlled camera and metal outfit...
- Mo
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Difficult to handle the battery closure, very bad design for the battery door. Dumb buttons, the shifting of options key to the left is a head ache...could have been better...
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- 2009-07-02 11:34
- vwwr
- Anonymous
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I beg to differ, i have had endless problems with my c902 over the 3 months i have it. it has gone in for repairs on two occasions and will have to go in once again as i am having problems once AGAIN!! i really like the phone and it has great features but i cannot deal with a phone that has to go in for repairs this much.
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- 2009-05-20 10:56
- NaD}
- Jer
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The interface, softrware and camera is cool. Been using like 6months and i havent had any hanging issue.
The only thing I hate abt is slanted button. Frequent smsing can really hurt your finger and joints. And for s a sleek and slim phone like this, it is way too heavy!
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- 2009-04-11 17:46
- Ui$d
- delorah
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> In reply to NewsBay.org @ 2008-10-14 21:28 from pu4bpicture taken from digicam meant to b viewed on pc so i beg to differ
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- 2009-03-01 04:09
- PS6s
- mot my.
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at 1st i was convinced 2 buy the c902 but now that i kno more bout phone, i hav doubts.
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- 2008-10-29 08:17
- NhH6
- Anonymous
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hey, i just got the c902 and am not entirely sure on how to update my phone. i'm in canada, and neither the canada or the us websites have the update for this phone. The UK website seems to have it, but would i be able to use it? and is there a way to check on the phone itself to see what the current firmware in use is?
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- 2008-10-23 02:13
- kWNg
- Muhammad-Oli
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This review is a bit disappointing to be honest. Two of GSMArena's main gripes with the phone are poorly judged in my opinion. I have owned this phone for about 2 months now and am very very happy with it.
Firstly, this review makes it extremely obvious that the reviewer didn't use the phone for very long. Most phone keyboards take a short while to get used to, and the C902's is no exception. GSMArena says "What really stands in the way of comfortable typing though is the awkward reverse terracing." - Well yes that is true, FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS! Then you get used to it, and the keyboard truly is great for typing on once you're used to the new feel. Reviewers really need to put in more effort and use the phone daily for a good week or two, otherwise they can't give a good judgment.
Then GSMArena says that the photos problems with excessive sharpening and purple fringing, a problem I've never experienced with mine, despite viewing the shots at 100% size quite often. Sure, they aren't true digital camera quality, but no phone can claim that yet. The C902's shots are really great and the colour reproduction is excellent. I would like to know what firmware GSMArena's C902 example used, because it surely wasn't one of the later firmwares on which they SHOULD HAVE based their review.
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- 2008-10-21 04:16
- TSBq
- XGlite015
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The camera samples taken by gsmarena are better than the ones from mobile-review and smape. They're oversharpened but they don't look washed out like the ones from smape and m-r. Maybe it's the firmware, the reviews by the other sites were done months earlier than this one.
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- 2008-10-20 16:58
- vj1S
- apt.pupil
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this sounds like a great budget camera phone honestly, but i am waiting for the X1, or i"d get the C905 on contract, whenever that one comes out
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- 2008-10-18 04:18
- 2GL7
- Vageles
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i've used this phone for the past 3months and think its a great handset. One thing that i've always enjoyed with SE phones is there attention to battery life (which this has) the downside to this phone is that the screen is smallish yes, but also there is no need for those touch buttons, they were on a good thing with the k800/k810 and with the shortcut buttons on the top of the phone they should have continued it on to this model.
all in all, i use the phone for a phone and a few happy snaps and happy with the result, especially the size of it
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- 2008-10-17 05:35
- i2Xg
- bummy
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> In reply to butch @ 2008-10-15 14:41 from PZugThis isn't a touchscreen phone.
Its got 8 touch keys, surrounding the screen. The rest of the screen isn't touch sensitive.
And @ previous posts, n96 is expensive because its got alot of features that nobody can use.
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- 2008-10-16 06:43
- jDvD
- butch
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I think this is a nice phone considering that it is 5 mp and the touch screen but I also think they shoudl have made the screen bigger or at least 2.4" but I still think that this phone rocks!!! I will definitely get this phone.
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- 2008-10-15 14:41
- PZug
- Anonymous
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The camera quality of this phone is just not that good for what is meant to be a high end phone. The K800i takes better pictures!
The screen size is extremely small also. What SE should have done would be to make the screen cover the entire area and only show the icons on the camera view (making the left and right of the screen touch sensitive). Yes you would get some fingerprints on the left/right of the screen, but that's expected.
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- 2008-10-15 12:53
- mc3t
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