As we bowl headlong into the second half of 2008, Sony Ericsson have some ground to make up against their competition. So, what super-powered mobile phones can we expect to see from the big Swedish/Japanese joint venture? Sony Ericsson C905 - Winning the camera phone battle
One area that's always closely fought between different mobile phones is the battle to be the best camera phone out there. And Sony Ericsson look all set to win that battle, this year, with their not-so-secret weapon. You can keep your Nokia N82s and your LG Secrets, the new king of camera-equipped mobile phones is the Sony Ericsson C905, the first mobile phone to be announced in the UK with an 8 megapixel camera. Having seen some photos taken with this, I can categorically state that even in its prototype form, the Sony Ericsson C905 basically beats all other camera-equipped mobile phones in the country! Not only is it a great camera phone, though, but you also get a superb media player built in, super fast internet access, WiFi and GPS. As what might be called 'non-smart' mobile phones go, the Sony Ericsson C905 will take some beating!
It's not a smartphone, though, and it's to that area we now turn, with the Sony Ericsson X1 the first in their new Xperia range of mobile phones. Sony Ericsson X1 - Experience Xperia
Standing proud as Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile phone is the X1, a high end smartphone with a raft of high-end features. Design-wise, it's mostly-metal body gives it the looks advantage over other mobile phones, and with its unique 'arc-slider' design, using the QWERTY keyboard on the Sony Ericsson X1 is more ergonomically friendly than any other mobile phones. It's packed with features, too, starting with its unique panel interface, that lets you have several home screens open at once. And because the Sony Ericsson X1 is powered by Windows Mobile, you get access to the vast range of extra software that brings, from instant messengers to games, from Office software to Outlook. It really is awesome, and those features are back up by a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA internet access and GPS.
In other words, the Sony Ericsson X1 is one of those mobile phones destined for greatness. But what if it's not the most powerful mobile phone Sony Ericsson have planned for this year? Will that title go to the so-called 'Hikaro'? Sony Ericsson Hikaro - is this the super-phone to end all super phones?
Rumoured details of this alleged super-phone are slowly coming to light, and, if those rumours are true, Sony Ericsson could be about to announce the single most powerful mobile phone ever made, something that really will show mobile phones how it's done. The alleged specs list reads like a list of what is the absolute cream of mobile phones: 8Gb memory, 8 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, HSDPA and HSUPA. Combine that with a full touchscreen interface (on a screen most likely measuring over 3 inches), and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and there's strong reason to believe this may be the killer mobile phone we've been waiting for. Even if not, with the combination of this, the Sony Ericsson C905 and the X1, Sony Ericsson seem to have things pretty much in the bag this year!
