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During 2008, one manufacturer is intent on moulding the game of camera-enabled mobile phones. That phone-maker is Sony Ericsson, and they plan to dominate not just the market in top-end camera phones, but bottom-end handsets, as well!

Camera phones evolve - the Sony Ericsson legacy

It's fitting, when you think about it, that Sony Ericsson should be the ones leading the way in the coming paradigm shift amongst camera-equipped mobile phones. Come on, it was they who kicked it all off, way back in 2002. Let's not forget that they were the first company to unleash a mobile phone that had a camera in it, within the UK. That handset was the Sony Ericsson P800, but it didn't really hit the mass market in the way that Sony Ericsson would've liked, since it was an amazingly (compared to other mobile phones at the time) top-end smartphone. However, their most iconic phone ever was about to hit the market, and that one WOULD have huge mass market appeal. It was the Sony Ericsson T610, and it changed the playing field. Here you had a handset that stood proudly over the other mobile phones it was up against. It was small, it was slim, and customers went MENTAL for it. The key thing was... the Sony Ericsson T610 also had a built-in camera, and that it was actually the first handset to hit that mass audience, and make people think, 'Hang on, we really do want our mobile phones to have cameras in 'em!'

Today, the camera phone world has split, into low-end devices, and high-end camera-equipped mobile phones; well, it's fair to say that Sony Ericsson really badly want to rule both!

Sony Ericsson S302 - snazzy and snappy

Say you want a Sony Ericsson camera phone, but not a mega-massive smartphone. If so, then the Sony Ericsson S302, the first phone to come from their whole new Snapshot line, is absolutely perfect for you. It's a great little device, with a compact, sexy shell, a gorgeous screen, and a groovy little multimedia browser. As well as that, despite this being classed in the 'budget phone' category, the Sony Ericsson S302 has got a great little 2 megapixel camera. Ok, you don't get autofocus, but considering that it's a budget snapper, it's brilliant!

However, that's an entry-level mobile phone... how about if you need something that's got real clout? how about if you want one of Sony Ericsson's Cyber-Shot line...?

Sony Ericsson C905 - the ultimate camera phone?

There's no denying power, and something is very clear: the Sony Ericsson C905 has much more raw power than any other mobile phones you can buy in the UK. How come? Simple, this is the first camera phone to be unleashed upon the UK with an 8 megapixel camera. Yes, you read that right. EIGHT. That's a ridiculously high pixel resolution, and it means that the Sony Ericsson C905 gives you the power to take the absolute sharpest photos you've ever witnessed, from any camera-equipped mobile phone, in the world. Oh, and of course, remember that Sony Ericsson have powered it up with Cyber-Shot technology, and that will make the photos it produces so much more sumptuous. Add in a stunning multimedia player, WiFi, HSDPA and built-in GPS, and you have to come to the conclusion that the Sony Ericsson C905 is, without doubt, the top of the heap!