Sony Ericsson C905 vs Samsung INNOV8 - The Clash of Cameras

Mobile-review have posted an article comapring the Sony Ericsson C905 and Samsung INNOV8. Here is their final conclusion.

Round up on Sony Ericsson C905 vs Samsung INNOV8

After reviewing all images we took with the C905 and INNOV8 I suppose everyone will be able to decide for himself which phone suits your needs best. All in all, they are in the same league both quality- and price-wise, so you will have a tough decision making the right choice. The C905 boasts two types of flash and ensures pretty decent picture quality when shooting in low light. However, if you tend to take snaps in really dark places, then the INNOV8 is the way to go. In normal light neither phone holds the upper hand, although the Samsung i8510 manages to output a tad more images with natural colors (for the most part of skies and water), but this edge is really miniscule. To my great surprise, the INNOV8 turned out to have a better tuned macro mode, so chalk up another one for Samsung. If it was all about pros and cons alone, the INNOV8 would come out on top hands down, however it's not all that clear-cut and here is why.

People who take most of their snaps indoors won't be able to do without a decent flash module, which is exactly the place where the INNOV8 falls flat. On the other hand, if you spend most of the time outdoors and therefore get more opportunities to shoot sceneries or portraits, the Samsung i8510 will be a slightly better choice (based on the quality of resulting images). As far as I'm concerned, these are the only criteria you should keep in mind when choosing a new cameraphone. Apparently, there is much more to these phones apart from their cameras, so at the end of the day it all comes down more to personal preferences in design and functionality. In this write-up we tried to find out what are these phones' fortes and weaknesses in the way of picture quality; however there is another important thing we are ought to factor in - ergonomics.

The C905's sliding lens cover is a huge advantage as far usability goes - you don't need to punch its camera key or unlock the keypad to start shooting. Basically, it'll take you mere seconds to fire up the camera application and take a snap. Other than that, these phones aren't much different in terms of settings pool and user-friendliness, bar ISO settings - obviously, many won't appreciate this omission in the C905. But in my opinion, the lens cover puts the Sony Ericsson C905 slightly ahead - what can you say, it's a much more effective and intuitive design for an imaging-savvy phone.

And if you aren't really after a decent camera, or simply need that 8 Mpix tag to show off among your friends, it won't really matter which one of these phones you'll choose.