Sony Ericsson C903

Editor's Review of the C903

Joining Sony Ericsson's C-Range of camera handsets, the C903 is a stylish mobile phone that works on slide mechanism. It measures a slim 97 x 49 x 16 millimetres and is light to carry at 96 grams. It is offered in dazzling casings in techno white, glamourous red and lacquer black colours that all come with a hint of silver.

Picture and animated wallpapers burst in 262,000 colours on 240 x 320 pixels on the 60.96-millimetre TFT display screen of this mobile phone. To give it a personalised twist, users can set call or text message alarms on this handset using its array of pre-installed ringtones in polyphonic format.

Frequent travelers will find this handset useful with its quad band network reach that supports GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900, as well as HSDPA 2100. This mobile phone also comes with a Flight Mode option.

The Sony Ericsson C903 also allows users view their favourite Web sites on the pre-installed Access NetFront WAP Internet browser. Moreover, it offers connectivity options through its support USB and Bluetooth A2DP technologies, through which file transfers with compatible devices such as printers, personal computers and laptops are made possible.

This handset offers SMS or text messaging that works on Predictive Text, as well as MMS or multimedia messaging. Users can also access their e-mails on this handset which supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Chatting with contacts does not anymore require the bulky computer, as this handset comes with Instant Messaging

The Sony Ericsson C903 is an efficient organiser with its phone book, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, calculator, calendar and tasks features. This handset's vibration option is useful in keeping users alerted without having to set audio alarms, while its speakerphone makes calls hassle-free.

This mobile phone also works as a direction guide in certain applicable locations with its A-GPS navigation technology that supports Google Maps and Wayfinder Navigator.

The Sony Ericsson C903 has an integrated Cybershot camera similar to those that Sony Ericsson C902i and the Sony Ericsson C905 boast of. This high-caliber built-in 5-Megapixel imaging gizmo is equipped with 16x digital zoom, auto focus and flash to keep subjects well-lit and well-focused during photo shoots. Its imaging tools face detection and smile shutter to capture images more precisely. To get rid of those blurs in photo outputs, this camera has an image stabiliser feature. Enhancing final photos is also possible with its Photo Fix feature.

This mobile phone's powerful camera also instantly turns into a video recorder complete with video stabiliser. Because this camera supports video playing and streaming, users can enjoy watching their footages on this handset's TFT screen. As it is 3G-enabled, this handset also supports video calling.

Keeping music lovers glued to this handset is its built-in music player that supports AAC and MP3 audio formats. Listening to music is made even more fun with this handset's support for album art and TrackID that enable users to identify the tracks. This handset also allows users to adjust sound quality to their heart's content with its adjustable MegaBass feature. Users may also opt to listen to their favourite tracks over the FM radio with RDS that this mobile phone supports. This way, users are entertained by music while gaining pertinent information relating to news, weather or sports right from the radio stations.

This mobile phone also ensures all-day fun with its set of motion games that users can play in Java and 3D formats.

The Sony Ericsson C903 comes with 130 Megabytes of memory, which can be expanded through a Micro memory stick. It offers users 10 hours of talk time, and an equivalent of 400 hours of standby time when used over a fully charged standard battery.

Some users have complained of the tiny internal storage capacity that this handset offers. In addition, as this handset is made of glossy plastic, some users are unhappy with its tendency to attract fingerprints and appear messy as a result.

Meanwhile, satisfied users of the Sony Ericsson C903 approve of this handset?s generally responsive and tactile buttons. They also contend that this mobile phone is both practical and fun with its impressive set of advanced features.