Sony Ericsson Satio

“The Sony Ericsson Satio blew us away with its photo quality, but the rest of the phone doesn't live up to its lofty goals. The irritating resistive touchscreen and confusing keyboards take the pleasure out of poking this handset, and its lack of a standard headphone jack means that, despite its excellent music quality, it can't be one of our favourite music phones.If you're looking for the best camera phone out there, we're happy to recommend the Satio. But, for a fun-to-use touchscreen phone, seek out an iPhone or HTC Hero. For a music phone, we think you're better off with Sony Ericsson's own W995 Walkman.”

“Having told you what Sony Ericsson’s first 12-megapixel, all-in-one, Symbian S60 5th Edition based handset is all about, it’s time we passed our verdict. The only advantages of the Satio over its rivals are the almost impeccable in-call quality and splendid night shots. As a whole, the handset takes on the job of being a decent camera phone pretty well, but its arch-rival, the Samsung Pixon12 performs better.The Satio is not a bad multimedia device, but the Samsung OMNIA HD is head and shoulders above, thanks to the integrated support for DivX files and larger display that delivers more saturated and appealing colors.We need to point out that the overly steep price tag (contract free) of the manufacturer’s first Symbian S60 device influenced our opinion and overall rating of the handset. The difference to its rivals is significant and this is a cardinal sin, because it´s actually unjustified. If you need to know what we would advise you to go for, here is our answer:1. In case you need a capable camera phone with 12-megapixel sensor, you will be better off opting for the Samsung Pixon12 – it’s better on the overall and is available at a far lower price.2. If you are intent on getting an all-in-one Symbian S60 5th Edition multimedia smartphone, the Samsung OMNIA HD is the perfect choice. Aside from its pretty good multimedia functionality, the device will allow you to take good pictures in proper lighting conditions. Similarly to the Pixon12, the OMNIA HD is inexpensive alongside of the Satio.If the Satio had rolled out earlier, say at the end of the summer, it would have had a better chance of becoming a popular device. However, it took Sony Ericsson about 9 months to release it on the market since the cell phone got officially announced at MWC 2009 - this is quite a long time these days, even more so because the competition, Samsung in this case, has managed to come up with a proper answer.”

“In conclusion, if your primary concern is to have a phone with a great camera and a good music player, then look no further. However, if you want a really slick user experience, a tactile web browser, and a built-in app download service, then look elsewhere, because many other smartphones offer a richer all-round experience than the Satio. All things considered, we at MobileBurn.com give the Sony Ericsson Satio a Highly Recommended rating, because although the user experience is slightly lacking, all the functions of the phone are still mightily impressive, and there was little else to fault. You'll find a gallery of photos shot with the Sony Ericsson Satio's 12.1 megapixel camera on the following page.”