Video Diary: Whatley & the Sony Ericsson Satio in Soho

by Ben Smith on 12th October 2009

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In the week that the Sony Ericsson Satio became available from Vodafone in the UK, was promised by Orange UK as ‘coming soon’ and was reported as delayed by Carphone Warehouse, James recorded a video-diary in a noisy Soho back-street giving his first - mostly positive - impressions of the device. Utilising the same Symbian S60 5th edition software are the Nokia N97 and 5800XM, the camera, build quality and capacitive touch-screen impress as does the customised interface. Battery-life is noted as a weakness though…

The Satio is typically free on 24-moth contracts from £35 per month or available SIM-free at around £500 (from the end of October).

Tagged as: Satio, Soho, Sony Ericsson, video diary

  • http://www.intomobile.com/ Constantine

    So which camera is better, your N86 or this thing?

    I must admit, that vertical photo gallery is brilliant. Much more intuitive than anything else I’ve seen.

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    IT’S NOT LIVE! HOW MANY F!@KING TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?!?! ;)

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    It was live when we recorded it ;-)

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    Don’t encourage him!

  • http://twitter.com/GJCAG ????? ???? ?' ?????

    So which camera is better, your N86 or this thing?I must admit, that vertical photo gallery is brilliant. Much more intuitive than anything else I've seen.

  • http://twitter.com/GJCAG ????? ???? ?' ?????

    So which camera is better, your N86 or this thing?

    I must admit, that vertical photo gallery is brilliant. Much more intuitive than anything else I've seen.

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    The camera on the Satio beats everything else hands down.

    By miles.

    But.. Battery, sharing and just the damn size of the thing put me off.

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    IT'S NOT LIVE! HOW MANY F!@KING TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?!?! ;)

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    IT'S NOT LIVE! HOW MANY F!@KING TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?!?! ;)

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    It was live when we recorded it ;-)

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    It was live when we recorded it ;-)

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    Don't encourage him!

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    Don't encourage him!

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    The camera on the Satio beats everything else hands down. By miles.But.. Battery, sharing and just the damn size of the thing put me off.

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    The camera on the Satio beats everything else hands down.

    By miles.

    But.. Battery, sharing and just the damn size of the thing put me off.

  • Anonymous

    picked up my Satio today sim free for a price so cheap it felt like i was stealing it

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    Awww. C’mon… you have to say how much… :-)

  • Anonymous

    Sim Free, Unbranded stock in Black…. £179.99

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    Wow. That’s an amazing deal… I could forgive it much at that price.

  • Anonymous

    Whacked in my Vodafone SIM where I get for £20 a month 600 Mins, Unlimited Texts, Passport and Family over 12 months until I get my free staff contract from T-Mobile next month again. I am so lucky when it comes to phones and networks :p

  • worldofnokia

    picked up my Satio today sim free for a price so cheap it felt like i was stealing it

  • worldofnokia

    picked up my Satio today sim free for a price so cheap it felt like i was stealing it

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    Awww. C'mon… you have to say how much… :-)

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    Awww. C'mon… you have to say how much… :-)

  • worldofnokia

    Sim Free, Unbranded stock in Black…. £179.99

  • worldofnokia

    Sim Free, Unbranded stock in Black…. £179.99

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    Wow. That's an amazing deal… I could forgive it much at that price.

  • http://benjam.in Ben Smith

    Wow. That's an amazing deal… I could forgive it much at that price.

  • worldofnokia

    Whacked in my Vodafone SIM where I get for £20 a month 600 Mins, Unlimited Texts, Passport and Family over 12 months until I get my free staff contract from T-Mobile next month again. I am so lucky when it comes to phones and networks :p

  • worldofnokia

    Whacked in my Vodafone SIM where I get for £20 a month 600 Mins, Unlimited Texts, Passport and Family over 12 months until I get my free staff contract from T-Mobile next month again. I am so lucky when it comes to phones and networks :p

  • Anonymous

    Do I want to buy this phone to replace my P800? I think I am getting ready to jump and for some reason Whatley’s standoffish review made it seem appealing.

    Update: Don’t bother answering - nothing currently out there justifies upgrading my P800. It’s an icon and they are difficult to come by.

  • juliancooling

    Do I want to buy this phone to replace by P800? I think I am getting ready to jump and for some reason Whatley's standoffish review made it seem appealing.

  • juliancooling

    Do I want to buy this phone to replace by P800? I think I am getting ready to jump and for some reason Whatley's standoffish review made it seem appealing.

  • http://www.sonyericssonsatio.nl/ Satio

    Overall reaction on the Satio is somewhat two hearted. At the one side you have this brilliant camera which makes great pictures even under low light conditions at the other hand you have the laggy operating system and a touch screen that doesn’t function in all menus. For me the size wouldn’t be a problem even though it is somewhat thicker than the Iphone it is supposed to battle.

  • http://www.sonyericssonsatio.nl/ Satio

    Overall reaction on the Satio is somewhat two hearted. At the one side you have this brilliant camera which makes great pictures even under low light conditions at the other hand you have the laggy operating system and a touch screen that doesn't function in all menus. For me the size wouldn't be a problem even though it is somewhat thicker than the Iphone it is supposed to battle.

  • http://www.sonyericssonsatio.nl/ Satio

    Overall reaction on the Satio is somewhat two hearted. At the one side you have this brilliant camera which makes great pictures even under low light conditions at the other hand you have the laggy operating system and a touch screen that doesn't function in all menus. For me the size wouldn't be a problem even though it is somewhat thicker than the Iphone it is supposed to battle.

  • http://thereallymobileproject.com/2009/11/sony-ericsson-x10-android-smartphone-marketing-buzzwords-make-me-suspicious/ Sony Ericsson X10 Android Smartphone - Marketing buzzwords make me suspicious « The Really Mobile Project

    [...] we commented at the release of the Symbian-powered Satio, Sony Ericsson can produce some attractive hardware, but we’ve also previously criticised [...]

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