Sony Ericsson Satio (a.k.a. Idou) is perched at the top of the touchscreen food chain with an ominous grin. Currently rivaled only by the Samsung Omnia HD and in a way by the non-smart Samsung Pixon12, the 12 megapixel predator readily bares its teeth of incredible multimedia, powerful processing and of course perfect connectivity. There isn't much more to look for in a smartphone except how its potential translates to real-life performance.
The Satio sure is an exciting package but at this point it still needs to live up to its very own spec sheet. This quick preview tries to give you an idea about how the Satio behaves under pressure and warn of glitches (if any) that remain hidden on paper.
Now we are pretty certain you all know them by heart but before we continue let's have a look at the main features of the Sony Ericsson Satio.
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
The looks of the Nokia 6303 classic are quite reminiscent of the 6600 slide and fold duo. Nonetheless, it stands on its own two feet as a phone and the metallic body is a joy to hold.
Before you go on reading, just remember who this phone is aimed at and learn to live with the fact that it doesn't even have 3G
Key features:
•Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
•2.2" 16M-color QVGA display with excellent sunlight legibility
•3 megapixel camera, autofocus and LED flash
•VGA video recording at 15fps
•S40 user interface, 6th edition
•Stereo FM radio with RDS
•Bluetooth (with A2DP) and microUSB port
•microSD card slot (4 GB supported, 1GB included)
•Standard 3.5mm audio jack
•Rich preinstalled application package
•Ovi Maps and Ovi Share
•Solid metal casing, sweet oval shapes
•Respectable BL-5CT battery (Li-Ion 1050 mAh)
Main disadvantages:
•No 3G
•Memory card slot under the back cover
•No dedicated shutter key
•Below par image quality
•No smart dialing
•No multi-tasking
•No office document viewer