Derrick
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This phone scores well in a number of ways: it is compact and light, yet sturdy. It boasts an excellent feature set, and one of the best integrated cameras currently on the market. All of this is presented in a slick, elegant package.
Although I am very much a fan of another cellular brand, which will remain nameless here, I was tempted to commit felonies in order to hang onto this particular model! All right, so these days a phone is a phone is a phone, right?
Therefore, I shall not go into call quality and the like: all those bits work, just as with any other mobile phone these days (any phone that doesn’t hack it in this department ever makes it into contention in the first place). But a phone is a phone is not necessarily a phone – these days there are various other considerations.
Firstly, we have aesthetics, and in this regard, the C902 is sheer, slick sexiness. While it is roughly the same size as my regular handset (by the company that will remain nameless here), in terms of height and width, it is less than half the thickness. This really appealed to me, despite the risk of putting it in a pair of jeans’ back pocket and sitting on it (I learned long ago not to put phones there, so little danger of that).
It is quite light, but not so much as to appear insubstantial. Now, in the past, Sony Ericsson has delivered a variety of keypad designs, some more successful than others. Most of them have proven comfortable to use, and relatively not susceptible to keying errors, but in terms of appearance, some were good and others rather less so. The C902, however, boasts a keypad that looks and feels great.
The only negative, in terms of aesthetics, is the screen, which could have been a bit larger: it doesn’t fill the upper section of the handset’s body. This is to accommodate indicators around its edge, which are mostly used in camera mode, but personally, I would have preferred more screen acreage.
Speaking of the camera, this is where this baby truly shines. The Sony Ericsson Cybershot cameras have always been of top-notch quality and performance, and this one is no exception. This beast boasts a 5-megapixel camera in the smallest housing I have ever seen.
It performs amazingly in all light conditions. In fact, using the flash indoors is, generally, optional, as the sensor picks up light admirably. Furthermore, the camera and screen perform admirably, with no lag or image tearing as the camera is panned around. Incidentally, the screen (despite my complaint about its size) is easily the sharpest, most vibrant and responsive I have seen on a mobile phone.
In addition, this cellphone has a variety of media-playback options, including bundled software for manipulating images, videos and music. The background is animated, which is a cute touch.
Sadly, where this model fails is in terms of its battery life. I only managed to get up to about three days of standby before the battery died, and this was without making calls or using any other features. With infrequent calls, any sort of Web browsing or online activity and/or SMS usage, you will find yourself charging it pretty much every day.
Although I am very much a fan of another cellular brand, which will remain nameless here, I was tempted to commit felonies in order to hang onto this particular model! All right, so these days a phone is a phone is a phone, right?
Therefore, I shall not go into call quality and the like: all those bits work, just as with any other mobile phone these days (any phone that doesn’t hack it in this department ever makes it into contention in the first place). But a phone is a phone is not necessarily a phone – these days there are various other considerations.
Firstly, we have aesthetics, and in this regard, the C902 is sheer, slick sexiness. While it is roughly the same size as my regular handset (by the company that will remain nameless here), in terms of height and width, it is less than half the thickness. This really appealed to me, despite the risk of putting it in a pair of jeans’ back pocket and sitting on it (I learned long ago not to put phones there, so little danger of that).
It is quite light, but not so much as to appear insubstantial. Now, in the past, Sony Ericsson has delivered a variety of keypad designs, some more successful than others. Most of them have proven comfortable to use, and relatively not susceptible to keying errors, but in terms of appearance, some were good and others rather less so. The C902, however, boasts a keypad that looks and feels great.
The only negative, in terms of aesthetics, is the screen, which could have been a bit larger: it doesn’t fill the upper section of the handset’s body. This is to accommodate indicators around its edge, which are mostly used in camera mode, but personally, I would have preferred more screen acreage.
Speaking of the camera, this is where this baby truly shines. The Sony Ericsson Cybershot cameras have always been of top-notch quality and performance, and this one is no exception. This beast boasts a 5-megapixel camera in the smallest housing I have ever seen.
It performs amazingly in all light conditions. In fact, using the flash indoors is, generally, optional, as the sensor picks up light admirably. Furthermore, the camera and screen perform admirably, with no lag or image tearing as the camera is panned around. Incidentally, the screen (despite my complaint about its size) is easily the sharpest, most vibrant and responsive I have seen on a mobile phone.
In addition, this cellphone has a variety of media-playback options, including bundled software for manipulating images, videos and music. The background is animated, which is a cute touch.
Sadly, where this model fails is in terms of its battery life. I only managed to get up to about three days of standby before the battery died, and this was without making calls or using any other features. With infrequent calls, any sort of Web browsing or online activity and/or SMS usage, you will find yourself charging it pretty much every day.