The Sharp 903 is easily the camera phone of 2005 (and continues to be the best until now). With a 3.2 megapixel camera with optical zoom and other features, it is more than qualified to replace the digital camera at home for most outdoor functions. It has other useful features like Bluetooth, 3G, video calling, full messaging support, a music player and Java applications, making it an all-round useful handset that I can recommend to anyone looking to have an all-in-one device, but not the sophistication of a smart-phone (like me).

Sharp hasn’t got the perfect device though – if they can fix the problems listed in the previous section then they will really have a great phone to sell. Vodafone Australia also needs to lower its price. At $1199 it’s a very expensive phone indeed, and Vodafone’s 24 month contract offer dropping it to $939 isn’t very cheap either.