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The Sony Ericsson Satio is an aesthetically appealing mobile phone. With a large screen encompassing the front face of the handset and its colorful screen oozing panache. The handset utilizes the ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz processor as its main processing capability whilst the always reliable Symbian Series 60 operating system is the mainstay of the unit.

The display screen is an impressive unit which is a 3.5 inch TFT touch screen that operates at 360 x 640 pixels. Its colorful demeanor is due to the fact that the screen is able to display 16 million colors. The addition of an accelerometer sensor is an ideal addition which automates the task of amending the aspect of images to their optimum aspect.

One of the phones special elements and one that it will become renowned for is the 12 mega pixel camera. The quality of image produced by the camera is excellent and in some respects is better than what is achievable with a stand alone digital camera. The phone also comes with a suite of image taking aids, which include auto focus, touch focus, smile and face detection and geo-tagging. For the purposes of illumination, the camera has a built in xenon flash. For an alternative to images, video recording and playback are available and the handset is able to record at VGA quality and at a 30 frames per second.

The HSDPA and Wi-Fi connections offer the user the ability to access the internet at speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps or the option to use the available Wi-Fi hot spots, located around the country. Additional connections include Blue tooth, USB, GPRS and EDGE, whilst the GPS with A-GPS support feature covers the aspect of satellite navigation.

Entertainment is provided by the MP3 player and stereo FM radio. Whether downloaded music or local and national radio stations, the choice is left to the user. With available memory storage of 8 Gb, there is plenty of capacity for media to be stored.

The Sony Ericsson Satio is a slim line handset, which measures 112 mm x 55 mm wide and 13 mm thick. It comes in at 126 grams in weight. It is an accomplished handset with a big future. It offers something for everyone and delivers results when it matters.