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  1. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    18 Nov 09 10:41 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by gforce View Post
    I fully concur with your argument against this phone. I think it's pretty evident that Symbian is slowly being relegated to the mass market tier of the cell phone hierarchy with Maemo and Android leading the charge on most fronts. Sure Symbian has such a large market share that it won't disappear overnight but with Nokia, HTC, SE and the likes coming out with more devices on alternative platforms, the future isn't looking too bright.
    The problem with S60v5 (or SF^1 in its current avatar) is that a future upgrade path is a definite dead end. On the other hand, I'm sure that the Android 1.6 toting SE X10 could be easily upgraded to Eclair 2.0. The same goes for WinMo 6.1 and 6.5. ROM dumps from retail versions of the SE X2 are being analyzed to port to the SE X1.

    Actually, I'd advise you to skip the N900 (most reviews aren't unabashedly praising it) and either get the HTC Hero or the upcoming SE X10. IMO, Android is where the future is. Maemo is a single handed effort from Nokia and it would need extraordinary luck to go (and win) against the likes of Google, Motorola, SE, HTC etc.
    Thanks for your words mate. I will keep them in mind when my time comes to finally pick up my next phone. I am waiting for the N900 to saturate the market before I make my decision between Maemo, Android and Symbian. Also a good camera would be my top priority. In short I will have some tough decisions to make, and maybe some compromises to gain some features at the cost of others.

    Congratulations once again. Do post some pictures and videos taken with the phone. Also some shots in low light settings to highlight the Xenon flash. I would really appreciate that.
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  2. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    18 Nov 09 09:01 PM #17
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    Some more problems I've witnessed over the past couple of hours:

    1. Photos clicked in low light conditions appear a tad too dark. The flash seems bright enough, so there's definitely a problem with the FW.
    2. The video player lacks any control over brightness & contrast.
    3. The volume through the loudspeaker is even lower than I thought. And it's not like I'm playing some crappy encoded files.
    4. There doesn't seem to be an app for Facebook? Perhaps I've inadvertently deleted something but I can't seem to find it.
    5. There's no bloody equalizer in the music player! WTF were the devs thinking?
    6. The messaging app doesn't display conversations.
    7. The miniscule number of menus where kinetic scrolling works is laughable.
    and finally,
    8. It's wayyy too easy to scratch this thing. I don't know what paint they used but it seems awfully thin and under-equipped to deal with long term usage.

    Thankfully, a FW update is scheduled for release in the coming weeks. I just hope SE manage to polish this device, otherwise there will be a Satio in the market section before Christmas.
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  3. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    18 Nov 09 09:47 PM #18
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    congrats man...awesome purchase...but not worth the moolah...
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  4. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    20 Nov 09 10:49 AM #19
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    Correct me if I am wrong, SE X10 is Rachel ? I have my eyes set on Rachel, it launches 2010 Feb imo. Before that I think they are also coming out with X2sa or something ( a Winmo Xperia)..
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  5. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    20 Nov 09 11:28 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by akki_89
    congrats man...awesome purchase...but not worth the moolah...
    Well, what phone is? The iPhone 3GS is obnoxiously overpriced when unlocked and is smacked in the face by some cheaper phones. Most other phones in the Rs 35K+ category make no sense. That's a factor you have to take into consideration when purchasing expensive phones.

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    Correct me if I am wrong, SE X10 is Rachel ? I have my eyes set on Rachel, it launches 2010 Feb imo. Before that I think they are also coming out with X2sa or something ( a Winmo Xperia)..
    The Android 1.6 powered SE X10 was codenamed "RachAel" and is scheduled to be released on Feb 10, 2010 for roughly $800.

    The WinMo 6.5 based SE X2 (no suffix for world editions, "a" suffix for NAM editions) is already available in a few markets around the world. If I can't get my hands on a perfect WinMo 6.5 ROM for my X1, this is what I'll buy next month.

    P.S.: This thread is about the Satio and not the Xperia series, in case you were wondering.
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  6. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    24 Nov 09 10:10 AM #21
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    Since I'm getting a N900 next weekend, this one's going up for sale.
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  7. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    24 Nov 09 08:12 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Engadget
    Sony Ericsson Satio sales suspended after bugs discovered

    READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE

    There seems to be some sort of a recall for it. You should look into returning it.
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  8. Re: Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest!

    24 Nov 09 08:21 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Satan View Post
    READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE

    There seems to be some sort of a recall for it. You should look into returning it.
    Old news. It was first posted a week back on the SE NSE blog. Interestingly, only the black version of the Satio seems to have been pulled off the shelves while the silver one continues to be sold through channels. Plus, I haven't experienced any drastic show stoppers that might cause me to return the phone.
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