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The Sony Ericsson Satio figures ad one of the key models for its 2009 product line and is expected to land in European markets by the last quarter of the year. Formerly codenamed Idou during its development stages, the Satio kicks off at a price point similar to Xperia launch price of slightly less than €1000. Symbian touch style As a first for Sony Ericsson, the Satio’s use of the current Symbian s60 5th edition OS touchscreen User Interface may have been motivated by the rush to have the Satio in the market at the soonest time. Sony Ericsson has not be known for getting there as promised for many of its new flagship phones. So the decision could be more motivated by expediency over anything else. If you are into expensive smartphones, there’s a good chance you’ve seen how the Symbian S60 5th edition OS touch style works. The screen response can be seen on the quite popular Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Sony Ericsson has customized the user interface using a pioneering tabbed home screen that Satio. Design Excellence The Satio is big. Bigger than the XPERIA models. But it sports a slim 112mm x 55mm x 13mm touchscreen form factor that at 129 grams is still very pocket-friendly for a flagship touchscreen smartphone. It may not be a standout, but once you start to get a feel of the phone in your hand, the solid feel and compact form lets you know you have a robust well crafted smartphone. Imaging and Multimedia Experience at its Best The Satio’s 3.5†display dominates the façade and is simply without parallel for a Symbian smartphone. Or from any mobile hone with large screens. Its 24-bit 16million color depth makes it the largest screen of this kind, brilliant enough to display the fantastic high resolution images from its 12-megapixel Cybershot-based camera â€" another first for a mobile handset. Assisted with auto-focus, Xenon flash, face and smile detection, automatic red eye reduction and geo-tagging, its camera is simply above the competition. It may not have new HD video recording of Samsung’s Omnia Pro, but the phone's VGA video recording at 30 fps is just ahead of the crowd. Needless to say, its Walkman media players couldn’t be more satisfying. Sporting a stereo FM radio and equalizers to enhance your listening pleasures, and generous memory storage from its 32GB microSD slot support, the Satio delivers one of the best multimedia experiences you can find. You get what you pay for Indeed you do. At its price point and innovative features to match, nothing comes close. This could very well be the finest mobile phone in Sony Ericsson’s stable.
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