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Sony Ericsson IDOU

First seen: 6 january 2009

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  • User Score (42)
    6.6 6.6 from 42 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Design (28)
    6.7 6.7 from 28 reviewers
  • Features (30)
    6.7 6.7 from 30 reviewers
  • Ease of use (30)
    5.9 5.9 from 30 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • gorgeous screen and colours, good touch screen symbian, xeon flash, fast wi fi
  • inconsistent responses

Sony Ericsson IDOU

The IDOU has a 3.5 inch 16:9 ratio widescreen display and support 16 million colours, PlayNowTM, Turbo or Wi-FiTM and a 12.1 megapixel camera, with intuitive touch focus and Xenon flash. It also comes with a media player. Sony Ericsson notes on its IDOU website that the name for this handset may be subject to change when it is officially launched. Showcased at the Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson’s IDOU is far from complete, the phone has VGA-resolution resistive touchscreen, …

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Sony Ericsson IDOU

The IDOU has a 3.5 inch 16:9 ratio widescreen display and support 16 million colours, PlayNowTM, Turbo or Wi-FiTM and a 12.1 megapixel camera, with intuitive touch focus and Xenon flash. It also comes with a media player. Sony Ericsson notes on its IDOU website that the name for this handset may be subject to change when it is officially launched. Showcased at the Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson’s IDOU is far from complete, the phone has VGA-resolution resistive touchscreen, instead of a capative one, Symbian Foundation OS, a sliding lens cover, and an onboard suite of photo-editing applications that allow users to tweak shots on-device. The touchscreen is used for spot-focus selection and Sony Ericsson’s Walkman-style media application with support for the Bluetooth A2DP wireless stereo profile.

Features

The IDOU features a UI touch interface on the 640 x 360 screen, with the ability to move between applications registering almost no lag at all. It has features that allow users to set different panels at the top of the home screen, and swiping left and right navigates to pictures and contacts. The contacts can be customised to allow users to quickly view favourites. The home screen will also always keep a part of the media player open as well, enabling music or video playback while answering a call on the phone. The phone will use an M2 Memory card to offer expansion. The IDOU will also feature PlayNow TM and the MediaGoTM software which will allow users to sync between devices on a home server.

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  • Reviews of Sony Ericsson IDOU

  1. Sony Ericsson Idou

    Reviewer: Top Mobile Phone Reviews
    26 October 2009

    The Sony Ericsson Idou (pronounced ‘I do’) is a top-end phone that is sure to be a favourite. The 12.1 mega pixel camera produces extremely high quality pictures, and the music player even has some Walkman features. Not forgetting the 3G and Wifi as well as advanced applications. Get this as soon as it comes out. Read more

  2. Sony Ericsson Satio review: Shooter by vocation

    Reviewer: GSM Arena
    27 October 2009

    Sony Ericsson need a winner right now and the Satio is the phone carrying the torch. It's equipped with a 12-megapixel camera, which puts it in an elite club. It failed to become the founding member of the club - that title goes to the Samsung Pixon12 - but the Satio offers a level of extra versatility available only on smartphones. Let's look away from the camera for a moment though - we paid it plenty of attention in our 12-megapixel shootout. The smartphone... Read more

  3. Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou)

    Reviewer: Your Mobilephone Review
    19 November 2009

    The Sony Ericsson Idou comes with a WAP Internet browser & the user can enjoy RRS feeds & a HTML Internet experience on their new 3G Smartphone. The user can surf the Internet for pleasure or business needs & enjoy viewing their selections on the large screen. The user connect their Idou to other devices using a cabled USB connection between the two USB compatible devices or use a Bluetooth® wireless connection between the Idou & the other chosen Bluetooth® compatible... Read more

  4. Sony Ericsson Idou

    Reviewer: Tecnoka
    27 November 2009

    Además de todo esto, este Sony Ericsson Idou podría funcionar con la nueva plataforma de Symbian Foundatio y entre sus funciones destaca su formato panorámico de 16:9, compatibilidad con vídeos de YouTube , mensajería integrada… y además no falta la función de walkman, también característica de móviles Sony Ericsson. Por supuesto, no faltan otras prestaciones como chip GPS o conectividad 3G o WiFi. Lástima que aún tengamos que esperar, probablemente, hasta... Read more

  5. Sony Ericsson Satio

    Reviewer: CNET
    1 October 2009
    Overall 8
    8.1
     

    There are a few trade-offs, but overall we're very impressed. The Satio sports a sharp, responsive touchscreen and is possibly the year's best camera phone. Read more

  1. Almost Perfect!!!

    Reviewer: mystery, HandCellPhone
    23 May 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    im just browsing d net bowt d lat8st phones but it so nice to know this syt.. it was a coincidence... i wanna comment on the features of the phone.. it was almost perfect but for me it will not be convenient if you would use it outside because it uses a finger-input method.. it lacks d feature of a keypad which now is more convenient and easy to use.. if d company will put this into consideration i will be glad to buy it without any hesitation..^_^.. i will take any of... Read more

  2. Reviewer: Nathan - Wigan, UK, Your Mobilephone Review
    24 June 2009
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Design 9
    9.0
    Features 10
    9.5
    Ease of use 9
    8.5
     

    Right simple review. You can't complain about the size when there's a 12MP camera installed, but it looks fine any way (was between this & HTC hero but I decided that looked like a calculator! ) the features are great! Wi-Fi, the camera SUPERB! Good media management & web browsing good. If there was one fault I'd give it would just be the touch screen Sony Ericsson could have put a little more effort into it, but around 80% of the time is does what you want. The phone is... Read more

  3. "paying more and getting less isn't fun"

    Reviewer: CNET
    13 January 2010
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Satio Is Not worth its money. may be its camera is at its best because no one can beat sony in picture quality. satio misses most of the things. take example of htc phones which have kinetic scrolling at same price.satio is not a mobile pc SE just copied nokia's 5800 and satio is double to its media features example : 5800 has 128mb ram and satio has 256mb 5800 has 16gb card support and satio has 32 gb card support bla bla bla bla just a complex copy of 5800 with complex... Read more

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