At the end of 2009, Sony Ericsson Satio was released in UK and US. This is the Smartphone model from Sony Ericsson that uses Symbian OS 9.4 S60 fifth edition. The phone is renowned for its 12 megapixels camera and its slider at the back. Below are the detailed specifications of this device.
Design
The Sony Ericsson Satio is a touch-screen smartphone with the dimension of 112 mm in height, 55 mm in width, 13 mm in depth and 126 grams in weight. It has the curved body design that meets ergonomic criteria. It is also comfortable to grip and it does not easily slip. The phone is equipped with 3.5-inch TFT resistive touch-screen with 16 million colors, aspect ratio 16:9 and the resolution of 360x640 pixels. There are also accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and proximity sensor for auto turn-off features.
Camera
The Sony Ericsson Satio is equipped with an amazing 12.1 megapixels camera that can capture images with the maximum resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels. The camera features digital zoom up to 16 times, auto-focus, xenon flash, intuitive touch focus, touch capture, face detection, smile detection, geo-tagging, BestPic, image stabilizer, photo fix, picture blogging, and red-eye reduction. It is also capable of video recording with 640x480 pixels at 30 frames per second and it features video LED flash and video blogging.
Performance
The ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz processor with PowerVR SGX graphics has been added to this device. The phone also has 256 MB RAM of memory and internal storage of 128 MB and 8 GB included. To get an additional space, the phone supports for removable storage of micro SD card up to 32 GB. In term of standby time, the battery of Li-Po 1000 mAh can last for up to 360 hours (2G) / up to 340 hours (3G). In term of talk time, it can last for up to 11 hours (2G) / up to 4 hours and 50 minutes (3G).
Connectivity
In term of connectivity, the Sony Ericsson Satio is compatible with 2G GSM (850/900/1800/1900), 3G HSDPA (900/2100) and HSDPA (850/1900/2100) networks. The data speed of HSDPA is up to 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA is up to 3.6 Mbps. The Wi-Fi capability is available for wireless connection. To connect to other device, the phone is equipped with Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP) and cable data port.
Conclusion
Besides functioning as a communication tool, the Sony Ericsson Satio can also be functioned as a reliable tool for capturing image with its high resolution camera. Multimedia and gaming capability owned by the phone is also very adequate. Unfortunately, the on-board memory of this phone is inappropriate for a smartphone and the user interface of S60 fifth edition requires some improvements. [IS]
