Today, at an event in London, Sony Ericsson launched the Satio aka the Idou. In February, at the Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson announced a concept called Idou which has been officially launched today as the Satio. It runs on S60 5th Edition, features a superb 12.1 megapixel camera with Xenon Flash, 3.5” touch-screen, WiFi and much more. We can expect it in shops in Q4 of this year.

Specifications:

• True 16:9, 3.5 inch widescreen – feast your eyes on movies
• Express yourself through images – 12.1 megapixel camera, intuitive touch focus, Xenon flash and face and smile detection
• Web albums with messages – talk through pictures and share your experiences
• Intuitive full touch media menu – tap directly into your favourites, from web pages to pictures and media files
• Symbian Foundation operating system – thousands of applications available online
• Music player – play your tunes loud and proud

• 12.1 megapixel camera, BestPic™, Face detection, Photo fix, Red eye reduction, Smile detection, Touch focus, Video light, Video recording, Xenon flash

• PlayNow™ music player, Track ID
• Conversations app

• Email, Exchange ActiveSync™, Handwriting recognition, Instant messaging
• Gesture control

• S60 5th edition Symbian™ OS
• HD and 3D games

• Facebook™ application
• YouTube™
• TV out

• WiFi™
• Document editors

• Google Maps™

• Turn-by-turn navigation
• 8GB Memory card included

• Size: 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm

• Weight: 126 grams

• Colours: Black, Silver and Bordeaux

• Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels
• Size: 3.5 inches

• Phone memory: 128 MB
• Memory Card Support: SanDisk microSD™

Availability and versions
Networks:

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• UMTS HSDPA 2100

or (Satio(a))

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100

• Available in selected markets from early Q4 2009.

Source: AAS