Every manufacturer is scrabbling to have the biggest mobile phones this Christmas. Coming from the second biggest maker in the UK we have the Sony Ericsson C905, the 8 megapixel contender for best camera-phone ever, and the Sony Ericsson X1, one of the greatest smartphones ever made.

Sony Ericsson C905 - Cyber-Shot comes of age

In the world of camera phones, then the Cyber-Shot range of mobile phones from Sony Ericsson have always been near the top of the pile. From the K800i, they've produced top-end mobile phones, with beautiful cameras built-in, and those cameras have featured some of the cleverest technology, all designed for one purpose: to let you take better photos. The tradition carries on with their latest mobile phone, but THIS one takes the Cyber-Shot to dizzying new heights: coming in at a stupendously big 8 megapixels, it's the fabulous Sony Ericsson C905.

It's fitting that since the first Cyber-Shot mobile phone was a world leader, the newest one, the Sony Ericsson C905 follows in a similar vein, being one of the first mobile phones in the UK to feature an 8 megapixel camera. With the extra Cyber-Shot bits crammed into the Sony Ericsson C905, that's going to make for some frighteningly sharp photos, filled with vibrant colour, and bursting with life. Also, the Sony Ericsson C905 is the first of the Cyber-Shot mobile phones to feature WiFi, a brilliant addition to the HSDPA it also has, letting you get on the internet at breakneck speeds. Include GPS to always know where you, and to geo-tag your photos, and it's very easy to come to the conclusion that the Sony Ericsson C905 is one of the best camera phones to appear on the market.

Sony Ericsson X1 - smartphones go stratospheric

One thing the Sony Ericsson C905 isn't, though, is a smartphone. If that particular breed of mobile phones is what you're after, you need to look elsewhere; you need to look at the Sony Ericsson X1. This is the first in the new Xperia range of mobile phones, and the first Sony Ericsson to use Windows Mobile... and make no mistake, the Sony Ericsson X1 is designed to sit right up amongst the top-end mobile phones. Premium metal case, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA and WiFi internet access, GPS... all of it goes towards making the Sony Ericsson X1 one of the most powerful mobile phones on the market this Christmas, and one that no true smartphone lover should miss!

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