Sony Ericsson Satio Review By Tech-Digit

Aug 18, 2009 by Tech-Digit

Sony Ericsson claims that they created the first ever 12 Mp camera phone; the Sony Ericsson Satio (a.k.a. Idou). It is perfected to deliver top caliber mobile performance and incredible multimedia processing.

Sony Ericsson Satio comes armed with 12 megapixel auto-focus camera with Xenon and LED flash, which gives excellent lighting both for bright lights and low lights. This camera is equipped with the popular Sony digital camera features like; geotagging, face and smile detection, Smile Shot and Smart contrast. The primary camera can also record high quality 30fps videos. It also has a secondary phone for video calling.

Sony Ericsson Satio only measures 112 x 55 x 13 mm and weights 126gms, which makes with perfectly comfortable to the hands grip. It has a 3.5 inch, 16M-color touch sensitive screen that displays 16:9 color ratio, which produces sharp and vibrant images. There are three narrow keys just below the screen; the two keys on the side are used for call and end call, and the menu key in the middle. This mobile runs with the Symbian S60 5th Edition touch UI, which is a much better version of the previous Symbian OS. Sony customized the Symbian OS for Satio so you will see the much familiar Sony Ericsson home screen display.

Just like the previous Sony Ericsson high end phones, Satio have the familiar Media Center for your photos, music, games and videos. The image gallery displays a timeline view of your photos which allows the photos to slide from left to right for a more great viewing experience. The Walkman Music Player displays the “Now Playing” screen with thumbable control keys. Although there is a limitation in the Satio Video player, it still delivers high quality video viewing. And for the gamers out there, Sony has embedded Java games on the phone, plus you can download more if you want. What’s great about this is that Satio has a 3d Graphic Accelerator for you to enjoy playing those games more.

Of course your multimedia wouldn’t be complete without web browsing. Satio boasts fast WiFi connection and is 3g capable. Plus for you to enjoy your internet surfing more, Satio web browser comes with a full Flash and Flash video support. It also has Bluetooth and WAP connectivity, FM radio with RDS and USB 2.0 port.

Another great Sony Ericsson Satio feature is its huge external memory expansion. Although Satio only has 128 Mb of internal memory, it has a microSD card slot that supports up to 32Gb of memory. Enough space to store all your photos, music and files.

Although Sony Ericsson Satio (a.k.a . Idou) took a lot of time before it was released, the promises were fulfilled and the expectations were met. Sony Ericsson is definitely one of the toughest contenders when it comes to mobile technology. And Sony Ericsson Satio is definitely something worth waiting for.