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Sony Ericsson C905 review: Cyber shot, cyber hot

29 October 2008 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson C905 review: Cyber shot, cyber hot - read the full textHigh megapixel count is the rage these days and Sony Ericsson C905 is adding fuel to the fire. The first 8 megapixel GSM cameraphone to make headlines is shipping as we speak. On top of geotagging...

 

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does anyone knows how can i get the uptade to get smile detection, i've tried in sonyericsson site, but not work 'cose my c905 has the last software! the best telephone in the world!

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  • 2009-10-15 18:41
  • L3aY

> In reply to Prasanna @ 2009-07-11 10:34 from 2Z4FI have always sworn by Sony Ericsson phones but i bought the c905a brand new and within 5 weeks the internal speaker stopped working. Apparently this is a common problem with this model. So I pay to ship it to Sony and they keep it a month and then send it back unrepaired stating that "unit has been tampered with, warranty voided, customer attempted repair". I am furious. I never tampered with that phone. I am still trying to get them to fix it. I spent 400 bucks on that phone and it basically last me a month

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  • 2009-09-12 10:59
  • QKmE

any 1 with a c905 plz tell me if ou can put a swf file as wallpaper

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  • 2009-08-04 09:02
  • upeQ

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-29 22:02 from Rx4hSeriously! There are so many issues on this bloody phone! And I spent a good part of my money on this. This has to be amongst the *worst* phones every on reliability. And if you read the reviews you'd think this is a great phone!

Even for Sony's track record in reliability, this is a *really* crappy one.

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  • 2009-07-11 10:34
  • 2Z4F

No offence, but why doesnt gsm arena edit the reviews about the software and hardware problems after getting the retail version???? i mean i just went ahead and bought this phone blindly trusting the review written by gsmarena(which was great)and now im on my 3rd c905 in 2 monts due to multiple issues with each of them. i just hope this one lasts.

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  • 2009-06-29 22:02
  • Rx4h

This is the worse SE phone I've ever owned. This is my 5th SE phone before and they are much better than this. The C905 attracted me with the sleek design and solid feel. but quality is really lousy. The phone hangs very often after composing sms before the phone book. It switches off by itself sometimes and you've to remove the battery to restart again. I've replaced the 2nd ear speaker in few months. The lens cover for the camera bulges out and no longer flush against the main body.
this phone is a disaster in my opinion. If you are willing to pay a premium for good looks then you buy it, else stay far far away from this phone.

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  • 2009-06-05 12:08
  • PEx2

One of the main issues of this phone here in the Philippines is the problem with its internal speaker. Some people have experienced not being able to hear the caller when they answer the call. They have to use headset or the loud-speaker system just so they could hear the one calling or if they are calling someone (vise-versa) It think this is one of the main reasons why SE dropped its prices for the C905. sure it has a snappy 8.1 megapixel camera but what's the point of having a cellphone if you cant use it as it is? SE should recall all its faulty c905 handset and give it's purchasers refund from the distributor down to the end user. They are projecting a dubious service image whenever a c905 makes a follow-up status of the repair, they only get a message that the parts haven't arrived yet or still un-available. does that mean prducing a phone is much quicker than producing parts which this phone actually uses? I wont be suprised if SE will post losses higher than last year at the end of 2009. So sorry for SE They try to keep up with top brand like nokia but all they do is dissapoint people.

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  • 2009-06-01 06:28
  • wYDi

c905 is not at all a good phone, main voice clarity break up,
reception network coverage is very poor, you want get network bars are poor, n finally battery doesnt last for long time like other phones do, i am personally using this phone have all this problems , inspite of getting it exchanged with a new c905 its all the same.
i would never reccomend c905.

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  • 2009-05-19 20:19
  • mqNj

I just bought this phone not even 24 hours ago and I'm already having issues with it. I am unable to scroll down at all times and the trying to scroll is starting to crap out on me. I was hoping to get a great phone for this price, but I'm having so many problems already.

Does anyone know if a master reset will work or a firmware update would? If not, I think this will be my first and last SE phone. I think I might have to go back to Nokia N-Series once more. Ugh.

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  • 2009-05-03 03:44
  • YHSB

I bought a c905 from Uk.
But i haven't checked this mobile yet. is c905 good ???

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  • 2009-05-01 09:16
  • vNxj

Just a little user opinion at my end. I bought a Black C905 just 2 days back and tried it out at the store where I got the phone. Everything seemed to work fine, I was able to detect the Wifi signals and all and all seemed well. 3 hours later, the wifi stopped working. I was unable to detect any signals, and took it to a different SE store where they showed me an exactly similar phone that was able to detect 8 wifi signals when my phone was not able to detect a single signal. I performed all the resets on the phone, including a master reset, and the wifi still wasn't working. With my day completely ruined, I was quite upset about the phone and was prepared to take it to the service center the next day.

I shut the phone down and switched back to my old phone but decided to give it a second try the next morning and the wifi worked. It is now the 4th day and it seems like it is working fine but that's after the master reset that has deleted all the pre-installed pictures, themes and games on my phone that I wasn't able to recover.

Also. While the wifi works fine, it feels really slow. Much slower compared to the other symbian phones I've had, like the Nokia e66 and Samsung i550w. So just beware there. The webpage doesn't render as well in the C905, so it is definitely not the kind of phone you will want to be using to surf the internet on. Mainly pictures only. So I will probably be keeping to my e66 for documents and internet.

hungrymonster@hotmail.com

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  • 2009-04-12 10:14
  • Ui$d

> In reply to GQJP @ 2009-04-03 00:11 from YcXsObviously!!

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  • 2009-04-07 05:22
  • 4B74

is there headphones for this?

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  • 2009-04-03 00:11
  • YcXs

my C905 cracked out on me. I had it for a 2 months already and it just keep on dying on me. It feezes up and dies. I'm totally going to send it back to the manufacture :/ i has to get fixed

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  • 2009-03-12 03:33
  • 4dFX

Disappointed in SE phones not being able view internet videos or flash in WIFI mode!

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  • 2009-02-13 18:49
  • N$sw

my name is AHMED RASHEED (RESTAY) from MALDIVES. I have my C905. It was indeed nice n great phone compare to other sony ericsson. Camera works great ! But wat i notice is its life is very short. i face the speaker fault problem. I have been to service centre TWICE. first they said may be speaker problem or cable problem. finally they said software problem. i dont know. its not working yet. Does anyone have similiar experience ?! Or it only me ? I send many mails to even sonyericsson site. respond rate is 0 %. Does anyone share similiar scenario ? please help me anyone..... my email is velloxia@gmail.com Am now thinking of swapping over to G1 now ...

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  • 2009-02-11 18:47
  • tSkv

Please post the audio quality for this mobile.... as it is necessary to know before buying any phone.. waiting..

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  • 2009-02-06 14:39
  • tR3{

> In reply to Disappointed SE user @ 2009-01-19 11:15 from R7$5wats ur prob with ur c905?

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  • 2009-01-30 14:04
  • TIE7

> In reply to Disappointed SE user @ 2009-01-19 11:15 from R7$5me too. i am from sg also and its lcd was spoilt in dec 28.

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  • 2009-01-30 13:59
  • TIE7

> In reply to cici @ 2009-01-14 11:23 from MmT5Dont think its possible as c905 is running on the SE A300 platform and is not a smartphone running the symbian OS. I have been trying to find this solution myself, and ended up with this answer. The c905 can also not pre-install the Wayfinder navigator maps, but only supports online maps. To bad for for an otherwise excellent phone...

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  • 2009-01-24 00:12
  • n}x0
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