Nokia 3120 classic review: Mid-range fighter

Even if every little Nokia wants to be an N95 when it grows up, most of them end up a decent looking gadget with a neat little perk here and there to top the good old calling and texting. Nokia 3120 classic is just another one of them mixed by the time-tested recipe - do the bare minimum but do it right. Now, the notion of bare necessities in mobile phones is stretching as we speak, so no wonder yet another 3G-enabled junior gets thrown in the midrange skirmish.

Key features:
2" 16M-color QVGA display
2 megapixel camera with LED flash
S40 user interface
Compact and lightweight
Quad-band GSM support
3G network support, video-call
Bluetooth and USB connectivity
Stereo FM radio
microSD card slot, microSDHC support
Very good battery
2.5mm standard audio jack
Rich preinstalled content

Main disadvantages:
Slow camera and unimpressive image quality
Uncomfortable battery cover latch
Weak backlighting
Memory card slot under the battery cover

Nokia 3120 classic is going for a piece of the midrange action and it's getting a run for its money both inside the Nokia family and from competing manufacturers.

Sony Ericsson C905 - 8 Megapixel

Sony Ericsson has finally done it and unveiled a new Cyber-shot phone that integrates a photo camera with no less than 8.1 Megapixels. Yes, the very first handset from the famous and popular Cyber-shot series with a camera of more than 5 Megapixels will soon be released on the market.
The name of the new phone is Sony Ericsson C905, and it was previously known under the unofficial name of Sony Ericsson Shiho. But its name doesn't matter that much after all – what we're interested in is what the phone can do for users. Well, in terms of photography-related features, the new C905 can do about everything. Its camera, besides having 8.1 Megapixels and allowing you to take photos at a high resolution, also brings the following: auto focus, image stabilizer, xenon and LED flash, geotagging, face recognition, red-eye reduction, plus a new feature named by Sony Ericsson "Smart Contrast". Moreover, the camera can also record video and thanks to a video stabilizer feature it probably does it well too. Aside from the great camera, Sony Ericsson C905 comes with a 2.4 inch display (240 x 320 pixels) made out of scratch-resistant glass, GPS as well as A-GPS, Wi-Fi, both GSM and3G connectivity, Bluetooth, USB, TV out, Exchange ActiveSync support, 2GB of internal memory (it can be extended with a Memory Stick Micro card), and a battery capable of providing up to 9 hours of talk-time and 380 hours of stand-by time on GSM networks, or up to 4 hours of talk-time and 360 hours of stand-by time on 3G networks. The C905 is a slider that looks simple and nice, weighing 136 grams and measuring 104 x 49 x 18 millimeters (when closed).