Sony Ericsson Satio Review

Sony Ericsson Satio (a.k.a. Idou) is perched at the top of the touchscreen food chain with an ominous grin. The 12.1 megapixel camera is certainly one of the most interesting things going on here - it has autofocus, a Xenon flash, face detection, image stabilisation, red-eye reduction and geotagging. The Sony Ericsson Satio comes with Advanced GPS plus Google Maps and turn-by-turn navigation. The large 3.5" touchscreen will be ideal for this type of application, and because the Satio runs Symbian then it should be possible to load a different mapping application if you need it.



The operating system is Symbian S60 5th Edition, similar in capabilities to that found on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It supports handwriting recognition, it automatically adjusts to screen orientation and it will support a wide variety of applications. Some of the bundled apps include a WebKit based web browser, built-in applications for Facebook and YouTube, email integration (including Exchange ActiveSync) and a multimedia player.

Sony Ericsson Satio On the subject of multimedia, the Sony Ericsson Satio also includes an FM radio, and there's also an 8GB microSD card included in the standard sales package which should provide room for plenty of media clips.

Underneath, the Satio is a quad-band GSM phone with UMTS 2100 and HSDPA support plus WiFi. In the US, a slightly different version called the Sony Ericsson Satio(a) adds tri-band UMTS support.

The Satio measures 112 x 55 x 13mm and weighs 126 grams. Sony Ericsson have not stated how large the battery is, nor how long the Satio will last on a full charge.

Other features include a TV out, plus of course USB and Bluetooth connectivity. The standard sales package has a stereo wired headset, USB cable, an 8GB memory card
plus all the usual components. Sony Ericsson can also supply an IM920 viewing stand as an option, allowing the Satio to be used for video playback or on a desk.




Sony Ericsson Satio at a glance:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 10, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 3.6 Mbps
• Form factor: Touchscreen bar
• Dimensions: 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm
• Display: 3.5" 16M-color TFT resistive touchscreen, 640 x 360 pixels
• Memory: 100MB integrated memory, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB), 256 MB RAM
• OS: Symbian OS
• Camera: 12 megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash and video LED flash, geotagging, face and smile detection, Smile Shot, Smart contrast and VGA video recording at 30 fps
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, USB v2.0, GPS receiver with A-GPS
• Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate, FM radio with RDS
• Battery: 1000 mAh battery

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