Sony Ericsson has taken another leap forward in conquering the mobile market. This time, it is about creating a new line of the company's brand called Entertainment Unlimited. The first representative of this line was a device called Sony Ericsson Satio U1i.
This device is positioned as an advanced gadget in all respects. In which the ample opportunities of the entertainment center and all the functions of the telephone set available today are competently considered.
According to the marketers of the Swedish-Japanese concern, modern mobile devices must be equipped with all the multimedia applications and capabilities that exist today. This is both a music player and a camera with a video recording function, and all this must be convenient and perfect for users so that they can easily immerse themselves in the magical world of multimedia entertainment.
The Sony Ericsson Satio mobile phone can be safely called a successful music phone and an original camera phone. By becoming the owner of this multimedia entertainment center, you will have at your disposal a 12 megapixel camera with intuitive touch focus and xenon flash, this arsenal of possibilities will allow the user to create wonders for video and photography, and the music player will allow you to enjoy high-quality sound of any music composition.
Sony Ericsson Satio can be called the flagship of Sony Ericsson, the device will keep the top positions in the list of high-budget mobile devices for a long time. 3.5-inch touch screen, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi module, GPS module with A-GPS, USB v2.0, TV input, the ability to view office documents and much more, which will be attractive for both beginners and for advanced users.
Sony Ericsson Satio's competitors are Nokia N900 and Samsung I8910 HD devices. However, let everyone choose what they like. The Sony Ericsson Satio celebrates the quality, spirit and style of modern times.
Housing
The body type of the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone is made in the form of a classic candy bar. The essential difference between this model and others is that it has a protective shutter on the rear panel that covers the camera's peephole. If necessary, the shutter can be opened when closed from the back, the phone resembles a digital camera.
In general, the phone has a slightly puffy shape, which clearly distinguishes the device against the background of standard candy bars and gives it a certain charm.
The Sony Ericsson Satio is available in three color options - Sony Ericsson Satio Silver, Red (Sony Ericsson Satio Bordeaux) and Black (Sony Ericsson Satio Black).
The body material of the device is made of high-quality and expensive semi-matt plastic, on which fingerprints are almost invisible. And this is a completely balanced decision, since the smartphone weighs only 126 grams, this would have been impossible to achieve if using metal as a material for the case.
The dimensions of Sony Erickson Satio are not very large: 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm. True, it cannot be called completely compact, but today there is a growth trend just for solid phones that look decent in the hand. Our device can be easily put in a handbag, in a jacket pocket or in a briefcase with documents.
In the upper end part of the device there is a button to turn on the phone, which, in addition, is responsible for changing the speaker and profiles, and in the lower end part there is a lanyard fastener. A pen is attached to the strap itself, which in our case plays the role of a stylus, for which there was no place in the body of the device. But it is considered fashionable J. The feather is made of aluminum and looks pretty.
The right side model is simply stuffed with various kinds of buttons, most of these buttons are connected with the camera. It is no coincidence that the camera is the basis of the entire entertainment center, so the controls and capabilities should be accessible and simple. This is a key for selecting a shooting mode, a key for shutting the camera shutter, a gallery launch key and a volume rocker, which is also used to perform the Zoom function in the camera.
On the left side panel of the Sony Erickson Satio there is a display lock slider, a microSD memory card slot and a Fast Port connector, covered with a plastic flap that protects it from dust. It's a pity, but our device does not have a 3.5mm mini-jack, but various adapters and tripods from Sony Ericsson will help us to solve this problem.
The build quality of Sony Erickson Satio can be safely called ideal: creaks and backlashes are excluded. The shutter covering the shutter of the camera peephole slides gently, while making a soft click. The back cover that covers the battery is very easy to remove.
As for the SIM card slot, the creators used a rather unexpected solution: the SIM card is inserted into a plastic tray, which slide out from under the objective cover. Of course, this solution saves a lot of space, but if the user has to frequently change SIM cards, then this should be done carefully so as not to damage the fragile plastic tray.
Almost the entire front of the smartphone is occupied by a touch screen. The display has a diagonal of 3.5 inches, it is made using resistive technology, the aspect ratio of the display is 16: 9. The TFT matrix supports up to 16.7 million displayable colors.
With such characteristics, you can view photos, clips and films no worse than on a monitor screen.
When working in the sun, the screen, of course, dims. But at a certain turn, you will still be able to read the required text. But this is a problem for all phones with this type of matrix.
Sony Erickson Satio has a built-in motion sensor, in another way it is called an accelerometer, this sensor automatically rotates its screen when the phone is turned, for example, to a horizontal position. It is very convenient because in a horizontal position it is comfortable to watch photos and films.
A little above the display is a camera for video calls, as well as an earpiece, a proximity sensor that blocks the screen if you put the phone to your ear.
Below, under the screen, there are 3 hardware keys - navigation, hang up and call. If you hold down the center button for a few seconds, the task manager appears on the display. These keys are slim but comfortable. The buttons match the design of the smartphone and fit perfectly into its overall style.
The built-in memory in the phone is 100 megabytes. However, this is not a disadvantage. Sony Ericsson has deliberately made this decision, since it is not practical to store data in the smartphone's memory. Moreover, since this model is a center of multimedia entertainment, then files of considerable size will be played on it.
To compensate for this inconvenience, Sony Ericsson decided to include an 8 GB memory card in the kit. If this amount of memory is not enough, then you can always purchase a card with a larger capacity. As stated by the developers, the device supports memory cards up to 16 gigabytes.
The QWERTY keyboard is also very convenient, it is also available in a mini version. It's a shame that when you turn the smartphone, the QWERTY keyboard does not unfold automatically, you have to do it manually using the corresponding menu items.
The phone also has the ability to enter text using T9, this solution allows you to write sentences quickly and accurately. This device also includes the ability to handwritten text.
The Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone is powered by a BST-33 casting battery with a capacity of 1000 mAh.According to the developers, this battery should provide operation of the device in standby mode up to 340 hours, and in talk mode up to 4.9 hours. That's a good thing, since the entertainment multimedia features and the large screen are very power-hungry.
It takes about two hours to fully charge the battery. In the conditions of Kiev cellular networks, the device works with Bluetooth enabled and without additional charging for a little more than two days.
Multimedia
Twelve megapixel camera Sony Ericsson Satio module with autofocus and two flashes: LED and xenon. Sony Ericsson Satio is the first device from Sony Ericsson to use such an advanced camera.
This moment will be key for many when choosing this device. There are two small holes around the camera lens, which are LED sensors and play a significant role in the quality of the resulting image.
The maximum photo resolution that can be obtained with the Sony Ericsson Satio camera is 4000 x 3000 pixels. The camera provides the following shooting options, located to the right of the viewfinder: Auto, Exposure, Scene Selection, Flash Adjustment, and Shooting Mode Selection.
Opening the settings menu, you can use additional options: self-timer, focus, image stabilization, white balance and effects.
In addition to the standard settings, the Sony Erickson Satio camera has many additional parameters with which you can get truly high-quality and professional photos.
These include the Geo Tagging mode, with its help you can set using the map a specific place where the picture was taken, smile and face recognition functions, BestPic mode, with it you can take a series of 7 frames and save the best option.
Also worth mentioning separately is the Touch Focus function. With its help, you can get a picture of the desired object simply by tapping on the display, in the place on the viewfinder where the object is displayed.
The quality of video shooting on Sony Ericsson Satio is 30 frames per second, the admissible maximum resolution is 640x480 pixels, video is recorded in VGA format.
As already proved above, this device is a professional camera phone. Let's now see what the creators offer us in terms of the multimedia capabilities of the phone.
The media player is a member of the Walkman line. Accordingly, it has all the standard features supported by a Walkman player. The media player plays all known audio formats.
Music compositions can be listened to through external speakers, as well as through a headset, although the headphones can be connected only through FastPort, since the standard 3.5 mm jack is absent in this phone model.
The music player in the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone allows you to use a variety of filtering options for music tracks. In addition, the Track ID service designed to recognize the name of music is of considerable interest.
Working with Sony Ericsson Satio
The presented smartphone runs on the Symbian OS 9.4 platform with the S60 5 version of the Touch UI, this platform is used in almost all Nokia smartphones. The device is also equipped with a powerful ARM Cortex A8 processor with a frequency of 600 MHz.
The developers have made a lot of effort to make someone else's platform more pleasant to read.
And they succeeded, for example, the presence of 5 virtual desktops, which are available in standby mode, is very impressive. Each desktop has its own specialization. So, for example, on the first table you need to place contacts on the second - bookmarks, but there should be no more than eight bookmarks, since the scrolling mode is not implemented here.
The third desktop is designed to control the music player, control is carried out using the "Walkman" button.The fourth desktop is designed to manage the gallery, namely all pictures and photos are arranged in the form of a vertical ribbon that can be scrolled with one movement of your fingers.
The fifth desktop is intended for placing shortcuts to frequently used applications; no more than eight shortcuts can be placed on the desktop. This is how it will be convenient and pleasant to work with the phone.
The Satio phone can operate in the GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and 3G networks.
On the phone instead of the usual Google maps we will see a brand new app called Wisepilot it works with maps NAVTEQ... The application is very simple and convenient, the application provides almost everything that a demanding user needs here and instant search, and building routes and even information about the weather and much more.
The only inconvenience in working with this application is that the software is not Russified. But today, the majority of domestic users are fluent in the basics of the English language, so this moment should not be the key when choosing a smartphone.
Also, the phone has a number of standard applications, such as YouTube, search on the Internet or in the smartphone's memory, Quiсkoffice, etc. All other users will be able to install themselves on their smartphone, depending on their needs.
Output
The Sony Ericsson Satio device is suitable for those users who believe that the phone should be designed not only for conversations, but also for entertainment, that is, to replace a camera, video camera, music player. But this does not mean that the smartphone will be in demand only by amateur photographers, music lovers and young people.
Thanks to its design and functionality, the phone can appeal to users of any age category.
Sony Ericsson Satio can deservedly be called an ideal smartphone, as well as a leader among devices in its price category.
You can buy the Sony Ericsson Satio phone in our online store at a special price.
