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As Sony Ericsson has said that it plans to offer "all that it can" in a range of new phone, Satio is one of the model under the entertainment unlimited series to show the ability of Sony Ericsson. Actually, Satio isn’t new as it is the renaming of the previously called Idou, the one announced for a period of time but didn’t bring to the ground. With 12MP camera featuring 12x digital zoom, intuitive touch focus, Xenon flash, face detection and photo geo-tagging, runs on S60 5th Edition Symbian OS and features a 3.5-inch display. It is such a powerhouse. Let’s go into details.

What’s inside? The Satio Phone, a Battery, a Charger, a Data Cable, a Stylus, Handsfree and User's Guide.

It’s about what you would expect of a 3.5-inch touchscreen handset. It is made of plastic which is quite handy. Below the display, there are three control, the call and end keys, and the menu keys is in-between them.

The on/off key is on the bottom of the phone just next to the speaker.

Turn to the left, you may find the screen lock slider, the connectivity port and the microSD card slot. Opps~ no 3.5mm jack on board as we were certainly hoping.

The right side hosts the shutter key, the shifting key for camera or video key, the gallery key and the volume rocker it also can be also used for zoom in and out of the image.

Turn to the back of the phone, it just remind me of C905 with is with the similar camera len cover. Satio is slide to left to reveal the camera whereas C905 is slide down.

Of course, it is totally different inside. Satio is powered with 12MP and C905 is only got 8MP. It is accompanied by both xenon and a LED flash so that it can perfectly covered in low-light for both still camera and camcorder mode.

Turn on the camera. You may see there are five shortcut on the right of the viewfinder. Those include Scenes, Shoot mode, Flash settings, Exposure compensation and Auto mode. We are on the shoot mode, which includes normal, smile shoot, tap to focus etc.

The picture can be sizable to 4:3 aspect ratio photo resolution (12 MP) or shooting in 16:9 aspect ratios (9MP).

It is the menu. As we mentioned, Satio is runs on the the Symbian Foundation upcoming mobile OS that's already used on Nokia Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia N97. We already know quite much about the Symbian S60 5th edition. I won’t talk too much here.

The tabs of the homescreen match different parts of the UI (you may see the switching bar is at the top of screen), including favorite apps, gallery, favorite contacts, network services etc. We are on the shortcuts to a number of programs of your choice just like with the Bookmarks.

The QWERTY keyboard on board. I think everyone is familiar with.

HTC Diamond2 have Zoom Bar, Apple iPhone have Multi-touch. But Satio only got touch to zoom. That’s fine. Satio got another features to battle with them.

With the powerful camera on board. Of course we can’t miss the chance to try on it. Actual photo shot by the phone in an indoor office lighting environment. ( In 9MP camera only with 16:9 aspect ratios). Satio is come up to our expectation. Good!

The photo is taken with Xenon flash on. Feel soft compared to other camera phone. I can sure that you won’t need to bring your digital cam with you now because Satio can totally replace it.

One thing I would like to mention is the web browser here which is a really cool part of the Sony Ericsson Satio. It is an improved version of what we found on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic , the browser has excellent page rendering and pretty good speed, plus decently user-friendly UI. And it comes with full Flash and Flash video support. If you're eager to live vicariously through a well-connected individual by the best pictures or video, I can say Satio is your only solution.

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Canon’s G Series has always been a guarantee of quality DC photography. After the all-hailed G10, Canon tries to continue the success by G11, literally. G11 has no ground-breaking, revolutionary leaps taken. (It has even made a retreat on its pixels from 14.7MP to 10.0MP) Some renovations have been made on its LCD and flash range. Is G11 sufficient enough to stand alone as one powerful shot?

The package includes the G11 camera body, a battery, a charger, a USB cable, an AV cable, a strap, a user’s guide and a CD ROM.

The build of G11 is as hefty and solid as ever. With a weight of 355g, it’s definitely not the portable DC you carry around day in and day out for snaps. The SLR-inclined quality is what you will look for in this juggernaut body.

You can find the three distinct dials for compensation, ISO and mode selection. With the enhanced DIGIC 4 image processor and the new Dual Anti-noise system, G11 has improved noise performance by up to 2 stops when compared to G10. Picture quality is still the trump card here.

There is room for improvement for the viewfinder’s accuracy which is at 77%. Nobody will complain indeed when you have one more option, but it has become more redundant when you have a flip-out LCD that is viewable from a plethora of angles.

G11 has also inherited from G10 its rear controls except that the continuous shots function has been removed from the four-way controller default.

The highlight of G11 is definitely the atavistic comeback of the swivel and tilt LCD. (which can be found in G6!) Although the size has dropped to 2.8 inches, it provides a more flexible way of photo framing.

Here at the bottom you can find the batter compartment.

Canon G11 still performs excellently in terms of its picture quality, the DIGIC 4 image processor is powerful. The Contrast Technology is an amazing light gatherer ensuring bright and sharp images in difficult lighting situations. The flash range has increased to 50cm to 7.0m for wide-angle and 50cm to 4.0m for telephoto. The Japan made body is solid and durable. It is a pity that it still does not come with HD video recording.

The budget-friendly Android device from HTC has finally been announced under the name of HTC Tattoo! Well~ it is very happy to find that HTC decided to cover the mid-budget smartphone market. Just like its name, you can customize you phone inside and outside. Decide how your phone looks with its switchable cover, and then decide what you want to look at with the Sense user interface which we loved on the incredible HTC Hero. What’s more? Read on.

What’s inside? The Phone, a Battery, a Charger, a Data Cable and User's Guide.

Tattoo is compact and features rounded edges, which makes it feel great in hand. As it is a small-sized device, thus it includes a smaller, 2.8-inch display. Under the touchscreen, there are some external keys which became the standard for Android phone: Home, Menu, Back, Search, Accept and Reject calls. But this time, it doesn’t feature the usual trackball, instead you have a big, four-way navigation with the Enter button.

At the top of the phone, you may find a 3.5mm jack.

Turn to the bottom, you will notice the usual miniUSB port.

I find it a little bit annoying to be forced to remove the cover every time I want to insert a microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible).

The 3.2MP camera is located at the back of the phone which is surrounded by a small, metallic plate. And the speaker grid is just next to it. The new features offered by HTC this time is the changeable back cover that personalizes your device. If you don’t like the robot there, you can easily pick the other one or just make the look, by designing your own personal skin for the phone.

The standard homescreen here. After pressing the menu button, you will notice six shortcuts: All programs, Scenes, Add to home, Wallpaper, Notifications and Settings.

The grid interface here. Just like the one in Hero, but only shown 3 rows here whereas 4 rows in previous one.

Tattoo is the 4th Android phone under HTC, comes closer after Hero. Of course the new model would have some differences: smaller of display, the Andriod trackball is replaced by a four-way navigation pad and a bit down grade of the camera. However, it is running on 528 MHz processor just the same as the Hero, with 512MB RAM and 256MB and a FM radio added, together with the attractive price tag. After a simple calculation, Tattoo has a better price of value. It has all the ingredients to become a well-sold smartphone.

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