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Sony Ericsson fixes its Satio and Aino phones
MOBILE PHONE VENDOR Sony Ericsson has announced that it has released a fix for its Satio and Aino phones and confirmed that at least one retailer is restocking the handsets.
In a statement released earlier today, the firm said that a firmware update will fix issues and help users to update their handsets with ease. As well as resolving freezing and touchscreen issues, the new software should offer performance and stability improvements, it added.
Although a previous and unpublicised update had already been released, this one has been approved by UK mobile operators, according to the firm, and should therefore fix even branded handsets, which previously had not been covered.
One retailer, Phones4u, has announced that despite previously withdrawing units from sale, it is glad to be re-stocking them. Scott Hooton, Phones 4u trading director, said, "Phones 4u [is] pleased to confirm that all Sony Ericsson Satio stock has been flashed with new software and recommenced trading on Saturday 4th December. Sales of the Satio were strong over the weekend and we're confident that the device will continue to perform strongly throughout the Christmas trading period."
We have asked whether Carphone Warehouse will also restart selling the phones, and were told that it would be "imminently". A check on its web site shows that tariffs are currently available for the Aino, but not the Satio. µ
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I agree with Derek, i got this phone for my wife as an upgrade from her Nokia 5800. Same OS but SE has crippled it with its UI. As well we have a very hard time using the wifi. it seems likes it always drops, not even sure if it works. The FW fix did nothing. I had considered a N97 for her but saw this was the same OS with better camera and faster processor with more ram. Now I regret it, the N97 for all its flaws was at least a smart phone. This is just a camera phone, not worth the heavy price we paid in Qatar
I updated the firmware this week and the phone is still really slow to start up. The response of the touch screen is still very sluggish. It still arbitrarliy fails to playback video taken with its own camera. When it does the audio goes out of sync. The radio fails and causes the phone to freeze. It still drops its WiFi connection. I am struggling to see what Sony have fixed.
Even it there weren't any bugs, the user interface is really poorly laid out. It's all over the place and counter intuitive. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone.