During 2008, one company is set on moulding the world of camera-equipped mobile phones. That manufacturer is Sony Ericsson, and they are determined to dominate not just the planet with top-end camera phones, but low-end handsets, too!

Camera phones through the ages – the world created by Sony Ericsson

It’s quite apt, when you think about it, that Sony Ericsson should be the ones leading the way in the coming paradigm shift in camera-equipped mobile phones. Come on, it was them who began it all, long ago, in 2002. Lest we forget, they were the first manufacturer to unleash a mobile phone that’d got a camera built in, within the British marketplace. That mobile was the Sony Ericsson P800, but it didn’t get the mass market penetration Sony Ericsson would’ve liked, because an incredibly (for the time) high-end smartphone. But, their most iconic phone ever was about to hit the market, and that one WOULD have great market penetration. That was the Sony Ericsson T610, and it entirely altered the mobile landscape. There was a phone that stood head and shoulders over the other mobile phones it was up against. It was compact, it was sexy, and customers went MENTAL for it. Plus, let’s not forget that the Sony Ericsson T610 also featured a built-in camera, and that it was actually the first mobile to go to the wider audience, and make them think, ‘Hang on, we actually do want mobile phones with cameras in!’

Now, the camera phone world has split, into low-end handsets, and top-end camera-equipped mobile phones; well, it’s fair to say that Sony Ericsson really badly want to rule both!

Sony Ericsson S302 – the entry level happy snapper

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 range, is absolutely perfect for you. It’s a brilliant little mobile, with a compact, sleek body, a gorgeous screen, and a groovy little multimedia player. In addition to that, despite this being classed amongst the ranks of entry-level mobile phones, the Sony Ericsson S302 is equipped with a superb little 2 megapixel camera. Ok, it doesn’t come with autofocus, but since it’s a budget camera phone, it’s brilliant!

However, the S302 is a low-end mobile phone… how about if you need a phone with some real power? What if you want one of Sony Ericsson’s Cyber-Shot line…?

Sony Ericsson C905 – the ultimate camera phone?

You just can’t deny power, and one thing is for definite: the Sony Ericsson C905 has loads and loads more sheer power than all other mobile phones you’ll come across in the UK. Why is it so special? Well, this is the first camera phone to be announced in the UK that’s got an 8 megapixel camera. Yup. EIGHT. That’s a ridiculously massive pixel count, and it means that the Sony Ericsson C905 gives you the power to take the absolute sharpest images you’ve ever experienced, from any camera-equipped mobile phone, in the history of everything ever. Oh, and on top of that, remember that Sony Ericsson have infused it with Cyber-Shot technology, and that will make the photos it produces even more vibrant. Add in a stunning multimedia player, WiFi, HSDPA and built-in GPS, and the end result is that the Sony Ericsson C905 is, basically, the number one!