Why Buy
This is Sony Ericssons new flagship phone. They have gone the whole nine yards with the camera of the Sony Ericsson Satio, they've given it a 12-megapixel camera with xenon flash and touch focus. The camera is hidden under a sliding cover.
The Satio feels pleasingly solid, though not especially heavy, with build quality reminiscent of Sony Ericsson more robust metal based feature phones. It is finished with metallic materials that re-inforce the feeling of solidity. The camera slide is smooth and similar to other high-end Cybershot devices. The camera hump is less noticeable in person that it is the pictures. Indeed the whole device, subjectively, feels smaller that the pictures suggest. Unlike the Xperia X1 the device is not significantly larger than Sony Ericsson's other high-end phones.
No phone can truly call be a 'multimedia' device without the screen being awesome and it is the case with Satio. The touch screen is generous with its 3.5 inches and 16 million colours. It has a 16:9 aspect ratio (360 x 640 pixels) to emphasize that the phone is aimed at multimedia. 3G and Wi-Fi are on board so streaming content from the Internet won't be a problem.
The OS that the Sony Ericsson Satio runs on, is a new user interface of the well-known Symbian OS based on the S60. That's the first implementation of the spanking new opens-source Symbian user interface developed by the Symbian Foundation.
The Sony Ericsson Satio also has integrated GPS receiver and with that big screen, it will make an excellent navigation device provided they give it proper software.
You would be rather surprised however that the Sony Ericsson Satio has a microSD memory card slot.
Features:
Whats in the Box:
Specification:
| System: | Quad-Band: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900, EDGE, UMTS (3G) and HSDPA |
| Size: | 111 x 54 x 15 mm |
| Weight: | TBC |
| Standby time: | TBC |
| Talk Time: | TBC |
| Display: | 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches TFT touchscreen, 16M colours |
| This handset is covered by a full 24 month manufacturer's warranty. |
This SIM free handset is unlocked and compatible with any 2G/GSM or 3G SIM card. Some network & 3G specific services may be unavailable with this handset. Product images are for illustrative purposes only, specific colour variants cannot be guaranteed unless otherwise specifically stated on the page. |