Still remember Sony Ericsson Iduo that first appeared at MWC 2009? If you can’t remember that than you might have heard about the Sony Ericsson 12MP cameraphone that has been rumored around on the internet. Yes, the phone is now on the market, but marked as a new name as Sony Ericsson Satio. Despite being the first 12MP camera phone, the Sony Ericsson Satio was also awaited by many people because it is also a touchscreen smartphone that Sony Ericsson rarely produce. However it is worth to wait? Let’s check it out.
Design

For a fully touchscreen device that measures at 112 x 55 x 13 mm and 126 g, the Sony Ericsson Satio is obviously not a slim or small handset. However, the robust and solid built make it feel compact and won’t have causing too much of a bulge in a pocket. The front was dominated by a 3.5-inch resistive, touch sensitive screen with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. Although it is not AMOLED technology, but the display quality pretty good in brightness and contrast as well as the sunlight legibility. There are only three buttons on the front side – send, end and menu that located under the screen. There’s a screen lock and microSD slot, plus proprietary headphone jack/AV output to one side and camera shutter, camera/video switch, play button and zoom/volume buttons to the other side. Overall, the design of Sony Ericsson Satio is pretty stylish, though we prefer metal casing rather than this plastic one.