The Sony Ericsson Satio (U1) is a smartphone, announced by Sony Ericsson at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on 15 February 2009 as the Idou (pronounced "I do").[1] It was released on 7 October 2009 in the UK in 3 colour schemes: Black, Silver and Bordeaux (Red).[2]
 Sony Ericsson Satio | |
| Manufacturer | Sony Ericsson |
|---|---|
| Availability by region | 7 October 2009 (UK), Late 2009 (USA) |
| Predecessor | Sony Ericsson C905 |
| Compatible networks | GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSDPA 900/2100 (Satio), GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 (Satio(a)) |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions | 112 x 55 x 13 mm |
| Weight | 126 grams |
| Operating system | Symbian OS 9.4 running S60 5th edition |
| Memory | 256 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM (Internal storage) |
| Removable storage | MicroSD up to 32 GB, 8 GB included |
| Battery | Li-Po 1000 mAh |
| Rear camera | 12.1 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels, auto-focus, xenon flash, video LED flash |
| Display | TFT touchscreen, 16M colours 3.5 in (89 mm), 360 x 640 pixels |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g, DLNA), A-GPS, Bluetooth (v2.0 with A2DP) |
| Data inputs | Touchscreen and 3 buttons below screen |
| Codename | Kokoro |
The focus of the phone is the high quality playback of music and video, as well as photography. The camera is located on the back of the phone, behind a slider and features a xenon flash. On the side of the phone, there is a shutter button, and a button which allows you to switch between still and video modes. Next to this is a rocker switch for zooming in and out. Also on this side is a button for playback of photos or video. The other side of the phone has a sliding lock button and a covered slot for a MicroSD card.
The front of the phone is dominated by a 3.5-inch (89 mm), 16:9 ratio 360x640 TFT resistive touchscreen.[3] There is also a front-facing camera for video calling. At the bottom of the touchscreen are three small buttons: green (left), white (centre), and red (right).
In terms of software, Satio uses the Symbian OS 9.4 operating system, which is created collaboratively under the stewardship of the Symbian Foundation as "Symbian^1".[4] It is Sony Ericsson's first non-UIQ Symbian device, after UIQ's development closed down earlier that year. It uses the PlayNow service, Sony Ericsson's mobile content platform, and is part of the company's new Entertainment Unlimited service.[5] In terms of connectivity, it is Wi-Fi-enabled and has a GPS chip for navigation and location-based services. It also supports full Flash for video playback.
The phone was withdrawn from sale in November 2009 by two major British retailers due to complaints from customers.[6] However, the problem was found only in UK editions of the phone and was probably caused by carrier-specific customizations. The following software update released by Sony Ericsson provided a fix and the phone was back for sale at those two retailers.[7]
Sony Ericsson Satio, then Sony Ericsson Vivaz and finally Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro are the latest additions by Sony Ericsson to the Symbian OS family of phones. Afterwards, they were succeeded by the Sony Xperia line of Android Smartphones.
Features
edit- 16:9, 3.5 inch widescreen
- 12.1-megapixel camera, intuitive touch focus, Xenon flash and face and smile detection
- Symbian S60 5th Edition Operating System
- Touch navigation
Dimensions
edit- 112 x 55 x 13 mm
Display
edit- nHD TFT resistive touchscreen[8]
- 16 million colours
- 360 x 640 pixels
- 3.5"
Memory
edit- Internal storage: 73 MB
- RAM: 256 MB
- Micro SD memory card support
Connectivity
edit- aGPS
- Bluetooth technology
- Modem
- PC Synchronization
- USB support
- USB mass storage
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
- Google Maps
- PictBridge
- TV Out
- Data Transfer
- Sync
Camera
edit- 12.1 MP (can use 2 MP, 5 MP, 9 MP, 10 MP and 12 MP modes)
- Digital zoom - up to 16x
- 4000 × 3000 pixels
- Auto-focus
- Video recording (640x480 @ 30 frame/s, WVGA 864x480 @ 24 frame/s via software update)
- Video light
- Xenon flash
- Video blogging
- Geo-Tagging
- BestPic
- Face detection
- Image stabilizer
- Photo fix
- Picture blogging
- Red-eye reduction
- Smile detection
Internet
edit- Web browser - WebKit
- Web feeds
- Opera Mobile 12 for Symbian OS
- Opera Mini 7 for Symbian OS
- SkyFire
- Skype
Entertainment
edit- 3D games
- Java
- Media
- Radio - FM radio
- Video Clip
- Video streaming
- YouTube
Messaging
edit- Exchange ActiveSync
- Instant messaging
- Picture messaging (MMS)
- Predictive text input
- Sound recorder
- Text messaging (SMS)
Communication
edit- Polyphonic ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Vibrating Alert
- Video calling
Design
edit- Auto rotate
- Navigation key
- Picture wallpaper
Organiser
edit- Alarm clock
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Document editors
- Document readers
- Flight mode
- Handwriting recognition
- Notes
- Phone book
- Touchscreen
CPU
edit- Texas Instruments OMAP3430 Cortex-A8 @ 600 MHz
- 3D Accelerator PowerVR SGX530
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Infosync World: Sony Ericsson Satio, Aino and Yari Unveiled
- ^ "Pocket Picks - We all say "I Do" to Sony Ericsson's beautiful Idou". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "The Sony Ericsson Satio | geeks.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ All About Symbian - MWC: Sony Ericsson announce the Idou
- ^ Eddy, Nathan (2009-02-16). "MWC: Sony Ericsson Unveils Idou, Entertainment Unlimited Strategy". eWeek. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ Neate, Rupert (2009-11-23). "Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U suspend sales of Sony Ericsson's Satio after customer complaints". UK: The Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ Wiles, Andy (2009-12-10). "Sony Ericsson solves Satio, Aino glitches with software update". IBTimes UK. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ "The Sony Ericsson Satio | geeks.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2009-10-18.