Sony Ericsson has a secret weapon waiting in the wings. Our favorite Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker has been working hard on their upcoming Sony Ericsson Satio 12-megapixel touchscreen smartphone, and it’s looking almost ready for primetime. The Sony Ericsson Satio has just been given the greenlight to connect with wireless networks in the US – possibly en route to US soil in the near future!
The Sony Ericsson Satio was initially unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, where we had a brief chance to ogle the handset. At the time, the high-end mobile phone was known as the Sony Ericsson “Idou.” The “Satio” moniker has proven much more appealing. The Idou was announced as a new all-touchscreen smartphone powered by the Symbian Foundation OS. As Sony Ericsson’s “next big thing,” the Idou/Satio was packed to the brim with goodies – 12-megapixel camera (no CyberShot) with Xenon flash, 3.5-inch widescreen touchscreen display, and DLNA-compatible WiFi and GPS receivers.
Unfortunately, we have no idea if the FCC has cleared the Sony Ericsson Satio for US frequencies. But, with a little luck, we’ll see the Satio coming Stateside with some sort of US 3G frequency support. We’re going to keep our fingers crossed!
Want to get hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Satio? The below videos and photo gallery were taken at Mobile World Congress 2009, and should give you a pretty good idea for what the Sony Ericsson Satio/Idou will look like at launch.
[Via: Engadget]