The Sony Ericsson Satio is here and is it looks like it could be a real leading light in the movement of next generation mobile phones. Robot in disguise? No, but the Satio is certainly a prime example of a top class transformer, mobile phone by day, 12-mega-pixel camera by night! Now I’m sure that grabs the attention, but the question is does the Satio’s design and technological capabilities carry the same kind of impact?

Not content with being leaders in cameraphone and multimedia technology, Sony Ericsson has decided to put the two Walkman and Cybershot brands together in the new Satio. This means an industry-leading camera, a full range of multimedia playback options and it’s based on Symbian S60 5th edition to boot.

The Sony Ericsson Satio – formally the Idou – is set to be the first handset on the market to incorporate a 12 megapixel camera and has been creating a real buzz on the mobile scene not just for its groundbreaking camera, but also the inclusion of the latest Symbian Series 60 OS.

The highly impressive 3.5 inch touch screen enables you to view and enjoy any shots taken in exquisite high resolution and vivid colours (16 million) and is the perfect platform to view videos and support the Sony Ericsson Satio’s dazzling user interface which provides new levels of speed and simplicity when navigating the multitude of multimedia options.

Sides Of Sony Ericsson Satio

Facts and Figures

• Size: 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm
• Weight: 126 grams
• Colours: Black, Silver and Bordeaux
• Main screen: 16,777,216 colour nHD TFT
• 16:9 widescreen
• Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels
• Size: 3.5 inches
• Phone memory: 128 MB
• Memory Card Support: SanDisk microSDâ„¢

The Sony Ericsson Satio Camera Stats

• 12.1-mega-pixel
• Xenon flash
• Up to 12x digital zoom
• Auto focus
• Face detection
• Geo tagging of photos
• Image stabilizer
• Photo feeds
• Photo fix
• Send to web
• Red-eye reduction
• Smile detection
• Touch focus
• Video light
• Video recording
• BestPic capabilities

That really is an exhausting list of functions and they ensure that the Satio’s 12-mega-pixel camera is as good as anything else out there on the mobile market. It’s a real crowd-pleasing feature and no doubt plenty of people will buy it purely on that basis. The burning question is does it deliver on other fronts that will encourage consumers who want that little bit more from a mobile phone to buy it?

Music

• Album art
• Bluetoothâ„¢ stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• PlayNowâ„¢
• TrackIDâ„¢

Web

• WebKit web browser
• Bookmarks
• Web feeds

Communication

• Call list
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert
• Video calling

Messaging

• Conversations
• Email
• Exchange ActiveSyncâ„¢
• Handwriting recognition
• Instant messaging
• On-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)

Messaging is easier… and prettier

While it might not have the intuitive word recognition that the iPhone sports for the ham-fisted among us, the Satio has a nice keypad in both QWERTY and alphanumeric modes, with the retro 80s stylings just adding to the mix. The iPhone can’t even text in landscape mode yet, with the much-vaunted 3.0 update still waiting to hit our pockets.

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