Sony Ericsson Satio
Introduced as a concept phone at Mobile World Congress, the Sony Ericsson Satio is now available directly from SonyStyle for $649 unlocked. The Symbian-based phone is big on entertainment offers a 12.1-megapixel camera and a Walkman music player.
Touch screen
The Satio features a 3.5-inch resistive touch screen. It's not quite as sensitive as a capacitive display, so you'll need to apply a bit more pressure on the screen or use the included stylus.
Mission control
Though you'll use the touch screen for most things, you do get some physical controls, including Talk and End keys and a menu button, below the display.
Right side
On the right side, you will find a number of buttons, including a volume rocker that doubles as zoom controls for the camera, a media gallery shortcut, a button to switch between camera and video mode, and a capture key.
Left side
Meanwhile, on the left, you'll find a lock switch, the microSD expansion slot, and Sony Ericsson's proprietary USB/headset port. The latter is quite annoying since it restricts you to using Sony Ericsson's own accessories or requires that you get adapters.
Camera
The Satio's highlight is its 12.1-megapixel camera. It offers a number of advanced options, such as red-eye reduction, a Xenon and LED flash, and smile detection, and can also record VGA video at 30 frames per second.
Picture quality
For a 12.1-megapixel camera, we were a little disappointed by the picture quality. It did well in some aspects but faltered in others. In this photo, the flash proved to be a little too much.
Outdoor shots
The Satio's camera did pretty well with outdoor shots.
Nighttime shots
Obviously, it didn't fare so well with nighttime shots, but the camera and flash delivered when we took photos in darker rooms.
Macro shots
We were impressed with macro shots and the amount of detail that was captured in the image.
True colors
Colors were vibrant in some photos, such as this one, and a bit faded in others.
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