Review of Sony Ericsson Satio 12.1 megapixel Camera Phone
OCWorkbench 30 Nov 2009

Formerly known as 'Idou', this Sony Ericsson Satio finally reaches the mass market a couple of weeks ago. Being on of the first 12.1 mega pixel camera phone in the market, it does have the upper hand in this high end market. To date the nearest competitor is the Samsung Pixon12 which we have reviewed on OCWORKBENCH before.

As it is an entertainment phone, the Sony Ericsson features some of the best multimedia features on this Symbian powered device. The most noticeable is the large 3.5" 16:9 true widescreen display. You can now view your encoded videos in full wide screen format. This touch screen surface also serves as the launch pad for your other entertainment applications e.g PlayNow, TrackID.  You can also download the DRM free tracks and TrackID charts from around the world.

For the photo geeks, it is easy to snap beautiful pictures with the Satio. With the Xenon Flash, no matter how dark the environment is, the flash is able to give you a clear picture of the object. The camera also comes with these capabilities : 12x digital zoom, Auto focus, BestPic™, Face detection, Geo tagging of photos, Image stabilizer, Photo feeds, Photo fix.

Specifications

General
Phone type
Candy bar

Operating system
Symbian OS

Dimensions (H x W x D)
112 x 55 x 13.3 mm

Weight
126g

Expansion slot(s)
microSD

Built-in memory
128 MB

Available colours
Black, silver and bordeaux
Connectivity
GSM frequency bands
Quadband

Connectivity options
3G, A-GPS, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA, Bluetooth, A2DP, WLAN, TV-out
Display and Text Input
Display size
3.5-inch screen

Display resolution
640 x 360 pixels

Touchscreen
Yes

Keypad
None
Multimedia
Maximum camera resolution
12.1 megapixels

Imaging features
Onboard flash, Autofocus, Xenon, LED

Sound features
MP3 playback, FM radio, Built-in speakers

Audio jack type
Others

Additional multimedia features
Touch focus on camera