Sony Ericsson needs a touchscreen device to counter all the doom and gloom about the future of the handset manufacturer, and Satio is designed as its flagship phone for the year. Featuring a 16×9 3.5” touch screen with 12.1 megapixel camera with Xenon flash, the hardware is powered by Symbian S60 (5th edition) OS. This quad-band device won’t feature internal storage, but you could add up to 8GB with microSD cards. Set to launch in October for an unannounced price, I really hope another touchscreen device from, let’s say Apple, won’t overshadow Satio even before its launch.
As Rogers becomes the first carrier in North America to sell Nokia’s flagship N95, it is time to look at what has already been said about this super device. Nokia insists it is a computer, but we’ll settle for a pretty-smart phone.
CNET (7 out of 10): they like the fact that it is a feature packed phone, but dings it for poor standby battery life, sluggish performance and flimsy sliding mechanism.
Gizmodo: GPS and great quality 5 megapixel camera make this device stand out from the competition, but once again battery life and laggy performance are major turn-offs.
GSM Arena: they call N95 "crown of the entire Nokia portfolio" however they recommend you turn off 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS unless you want to charge the device twice a day.
Mobile Burn: this powerhouse smartphone is recommended for its amazing feature set, but they characterized the stand-by batter life as "horrible"
My-Symbian: N95 is a "great looking phone and a great performer" and suggests you go and get it.
If you want a feature-packed phone, there is no other device like it on Rogers lineup. With internal memory of 8GB, 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 3G HSDPA network access, Bluetooth, 802.11g, and even built-in GPS will ensure your phone will have something for everyone.
Priced at $399.99 (after mail-in rebate), it is also the priciest phone available at Rogers. Only recommended for hard-core users that need everything (and more) in their phones.
