Sound and vision set free with the Sony Ericsson Aino

Posted by goldenface
Full On gonna get one. I'm well impressed.

Posted by 10123
Idou or Aino, no idea

Posted by roanmy

On 2009-05-29 14:38:23, se_love wrote:
So wait let me get this straight. I am the only one who thinks it is a smart move by SE to seperate touch control to media(taking and viewing photos, watching and recording videos, games and such) and the alphanumeric pad to regular phone mode?

No, I fully agree.

Posted by mustafabay
If it were just the edges that were touch I'd be ok as it wouldn't be a touch screen. But if it is a touch screen I'd like the option to use the menu with it and a qwerty for typing. The touchscreen is supposed to give you more options. Plus the option to use it slider closed. People will do what they are most comfortable with either way. Not giving them the option is what's dissapointing. I hope they change their mind though.

Posted by bodeh6
Just saw in the White papers that the browser has been updated to Access Netfront 3.5 compared with 3.4 that was the standard in A2 phones.

This is going to be a great phone. SE just needs to market it correctly and it should do great as long as there is no software/hardware issues.

Posted by roanmy
@Mustafabay:

I think the whole idea is that this ISN'T a touch phone. It's a phone with touchfeatures! ^^

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 16:29:25, roanmy wrote:
@Mustafabay:

I think the whole idea is that this ISN'T a touch phone. It's a phone with touchfeatures! ^^

Itsa actually a phone with a touchscreen media mode. Big difference.

Posted by roanmy

On 2009-05-29 16:40:27, se_love wrote:

On 2009-05-29 16:29:25, roanmy wrote:
@Mustafabay:

I think the whole idea is that this ISN'T a touch phone. It's a phone with touchfeatures! ^^

Itsa actually a phone with a touchscreen media mode. Big difference.

That's what I said in other words, so yes.

Posted by 10123
Aino galley (bottom of page) http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-pictures-2810.php

Edit:

Does anyone else think its a really bad idea that the fastport sticks out, could quite easily get damaged http://www.gsmarena.com/showp[....]o-preview/gal/gsmarena_005.jpg

[ This Message was edited by: 10123 on 2009-05-29 15:49 ]

Posted by korbindallis
not much in the white paper will have to wait a few months for a good demo review to appear on the net

I like this phone

[ This Message was edited by: korbindallis on 2009-05-29 15:54 ]

Posted by pt020

On 2009-05-29 16:48:25, 10123 wrote:
Aino galley (bottom of page) http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-pictures-2810.php

Edit:

Does anyone else think its a really bad idea that the fastport sticks out, could quite easily get damaged http://www.gsmarena.com/showp[....]o-preview/gal/gsmarena_005.jpg

[ This Message was edited by: 10123 on 2009-05-29 15:49 ]

i think it has more to do with the docking station

Posted by hihihans
Most se's are solid build, and if you dont use it as a hammer it will be fine. (I think/hope)

Posted by se_love
Oh those SE guys are pushing it now.
http://mobiwoo.com/2009/close-up-sony-ericsson-aino
Its an excellent phone but if you only want people to connect aino to PS3 why in the name of god put the damn game button on the phone? I mean it would have been excellent to use this as a controller but just for videos and music is a bit of a gimpy idiotic move by SE. You could have slapped on the PS3 interface for the media make a PS style interface for the phone mode and call it the PS-Phone and watch the money come in. Oh well. At least we got a pseudo psphone.

Posted by drgiorgio
I wonder witch has the best cam, AINO or C905 in daylight??
Maybe it�s the same cam module?
Or does AINO have Sonys new Exmor CMOS 8.11 image sensor?
Notice that on C905 the cam is 8 Mp but on AINO it�s 8.1 !! does it mean it�s the new Exmor?

And by the way witch video quality has AINO? plz don�t say less than VGA ..

Somebody knows? Mizz??

Posted by cia3194
It record video at VGA@30fps

Posted by se_dude
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-review-355.php

Records in VGA.

Posted by jbpudz
OMG, i like this phone.. i love sonyericsson

Posted by mode

On 2009-05-29 14:49:06, mediar wrote:
@se_love - yes, you are. This was said directly in one of the previous pages.

@mode - do you remember Z558? http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_z558-1723.php

Oh yes, how can I not remember Z558i. The only thing you can use the tc for is in messaging, and even then it was unreponsive and complicated. Total and utter rubbish, miles away from what Aino has to offer obviously

Posted by drgiorgio
CMOS Image sensor �IMX060PQ�
Sl�pps i mars 2009, pris 2,500 yen
Typ: 1/2.5, 12.25 megapixel

CMOS Image sensor �IMX046PQ�
Sl�pps nu i november 2008, pris 1,500 yen
Typ: 1/3.2 8.11 megapixel

CMOS Image sensor �IMX045PQ�
Sl�pps mars 2009, pris 1,000 yen
Typ: 1/4, 5.15 megapixel

Lens module �IU060F�
Sl�pps september 2009, pris 9,000 yen
Typ: 1/2.5, 12.25 megapixel

Lens module �IU046F�
Sl�pps februari 2009, pris 5,000 yen
Typ: 1/3.2, 8.11 megapixel

Posted by mediar
@mode - that's why this model wasn't popular. But the idea was good. However one thing which surprizes me was that Aino has two Media Menus.

Posted by se_dude
^^the whole idea is to applease both youch and non-touch users.

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 18:03:11, se_dude wrote:
^^the whole idea is to applease both youch and non-touch users.

While true and while I accept the phone as one of the phones of the year it is a bit well stupid. What would have worked better is to make media and such a full touch based experience. Then it could have been a bit better not mention a more important matter of having media through touchscreen. SE made a great desicion splitting media for touch phone for buttons but should have left them split.

Posted by se_dude
Am sure there are more phones coming.lets just wait.

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 18:11:21, se_dude wrote:
Am sure there are more phones coming.lets just wait.

Yeah we will. I think at least a lot of phones coming. Besides EU. Anyway people see this as big. Its not that big but its not small. From the pictures I can tell it looks sturdy enough.

Posted by hihihans
Sure there is more to come, though se should announce them after this trio is on the market. Otherwise some people will wait for the next one and wait for the next one. And dont buy anything.

Posted by jjjajjj
finally VGA@30fps video recording in it.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-review-355.php

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 18:26:40, jjjajjj wrote:
finally VGA@30fps video recording in it.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-review-355.php

Now I am interested. If they can do this for Aino they better damn well make things right for satio. Sure I won't buy it but I just want the best interest for SE!

Posted by drgiorgio
Guys, video from Sweden

http://tv.mediaprovider.se/so[....]o_och_satio_1243551303801.html

injoy!

Posted by se_love

Well, the Sony Ericsson Aino surely did surprise it. The very concept of it is so un-Sony-Ericsson-like. You've got a huge touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, plus all of the other the well-known goodies. We've gotta say that the microSD card support is more than welcome as well.

No longer do you have to choose between a Cyber-shot and a Walkman, and no longer should you go for other mobile phones when decent video recording is a must. It seems that Sony Ericsson are changing their game plan and thus they may be even changing the game itself.

As GSM arena said this is a whole different ballpark. A fresh new SE is heading our way and we should be happy.

Posted by bodeh6
VGA Video Recording Nice. Next year I will replace my K850i with this bad boy. It has everything. The look is very Japanese.

Posted by goldenface

On 2009-05-29 18:38:44, drgiorgio wrote:
Guys, video from Sweden

http://tv.mediaprovider.se/so[....]o_och_satio_1243551303801.html

injoy!

Are we sure this is A300? The UI is simply amazing.

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 20:06:38, goldenface wrote:

On 2009-05-29 18:38:44, drgiorgio wrote:
Guys, video from Sweden

http://tv.mediaprovider.se/so[....]o_och_satio_1243551303801.html

injoy!

Are we sure this is A300? The UI is simply amazing.

Well it is updated and is more visually appealing and it has V4 of the walkman so yeah.

Posted by jjjajjj

On 2009-05-29 18:27:56, se_love wrote:

On 2009-05-29 18:26:40, jjjajjj wrote:
finally VGA@30fps video recording in it.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-review-355.php

Now I am interested. If they can do this for Aino they better damn well make things right for satio. Sure I won't buy it but I just want the best interest for SE!

satio already have a VGA@30fps video recording

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 20:15:41, jjjajjj wrote:

On 2009-05-29 18:27:56, se_love wrote:

On 2009-05-29 18:26:40, jjjajjj wrote:
finally VGA@30fps video recording in it.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-review-355.php

Now I am interested. If they can do this for Aino they better damn well make things right for satio. Sure I won't buy it but I just want the best interest for SE!

satio already have a VGA@30fps video recording

Ah. Too bad yari doesn't have it.

Posted by mediar
Really? Yari is an EU phone and it doesn't have even VGA recording? Desapointing...

I am starting to think that the Entertainment Unlimited is the successor of the K-series and Idou is the W960 successor.

And if someone calls you, you have to open the phone and than to press the button to answer the call?

[ This Message was edited by: mediar on 2009-05-29 20:14 ]

Posted by goldenface
Looks like it might also have the nice Facebook app from the C510.

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-29 20:46:35, mediar wrote:
Really? Yari is an EU phone and it doesn't have even VGA recording? Desapointing...

[ This Message was edited by: mediar on 2009-05-29 20:14 ]

Yeah it has qvga@30fps. Damn! Anyway...
EU is not a successor to anything. They are on their own the new face of SE and their future. Idou if anything is the successor to the C905 as it is to the K850 as that is to the K800/810.
On the calling thing I think all it is you slide open and it answers. At least if you have the options set to that.

[ This Message was edited by: se_love on 2009-05-29 20:18 ]

Posted by mediar
The K-series was stopped, but in this series all phones had good camera and music player ( all in one ). Now the EU series is doing the same thing.

Does W960 have any successor - touchscreen, symbian, good camera, walkman player? It's Idou.

However for me Aino is better phone. It's sweeter and there isn't any symbian rubbish.

[ This Message was edited by: mediar on 2009-05-29 20:57 ]

Posted by hihihans
Hey guys guess what?

I'm afraid i'll start a new stream of nagging but. . . No xenon.

well. . . I dont mind.

Posted by Coquito
Nice one here

I love the Media Touch thing.

Posted by goldenface

On 2009-05-29 22:01:50, hihihans wrote:
Hey guys guess what?

I'm afraid i'll start a new stream of nagging but. . . No xenon.

well. . . I dont mind.

I think that might have made it too thick - like 16 - 18mm. Small price to play considering what else thats on offer.

Posted by obakesan
Just watching the press release videos and I am wondering about the WiFi. In the presentation, it mentions that you can sync your media over WiFi by putting the phone in the dock.

Now, if the phone itself has WiFi, why would you need a dock, except for convenience? It makes me think that perhaps the phone itself does not have WiFi but rather the dock does. So by using the dock, you can sync with WiFi as that is how the dock connects to the PC (rather than say USB for example).

I recall discussions a while back about a possible WiFi adaptor for phones, but don't recall one coming out, perhaps this is that product or where the research went into.

I wonder if thd dock would be sold separately or something similar.

EDIT. Hmm, ok, maybe the phone does have WiFi afterall as they mention streaming the Playstation stuff. Bit confused with the dock I guess.

Cheers,

[ This Message was edited by: obakesan on 2009-05-29 22:21 ]

Posted by se_love
Actually both the aino and the Yari have docks. I wonder if all Eu phones will...

Posted by hihihans
Its a ; Design matched charger. Looking good.

Posted by se_love

On 2009-05-30 00:45:01, hihihans wrote:
Its a ; Design matched charger. Looking good.

Thought so. I like how that the EU phones now have stands and bulky things fro chargers instead of a stupid plug. You treat them less like garbage and they are fancy stuff. Overall SE is keeping them for a reasonable price with a little bonus as the charger.

Posted by 10123
Preview up at GSM Arena, after reading it and looking at the screenshots ive gone off the Aino and want idou

Posted by hihihans
Ok its not all sunshine, but I refuse to let me get into the negative blah blah.

Posted by mode

On 2009-05-29 20:15:41, jjjajjj wrote:

On 2009-05-29 18:27:56, se_love wrote:

On 2009-05-29 18:26:40, jjjajjj wrote:
finally VGA@30fps video recording in it.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-review-355.php

Now I am interested. If they can do this for Aino they better damn well make things right for satio. Sure I won't buy it but I just want the best interest for SE!

satio already have a VGA@30fps video recording

VGA 30fps is so 3 years ago. That's about the equivalent of 15 IT years ago. I expected Satio to be a leader, not follower. I knew it wouldn't live up to its hype, that's why the Idou thread seems pretty much dead, no fan dares to hope anymore

[ This Message was edited by: mode on 2009-05-30 02:10 ]

Posted by AK
I hate to be so negative (no I really do!) but I'm just incredibly dissapointed. I was hoping Sony Ericsson would give us the Western version of KDDI AU S001 with the 3'3" inch AMOLED screen and brilliant design (a classic and cool beauty compared to the Aino), instead we get this confused halfbreed. Not quite a touchscreen phone, not quite a classic slider. Im not sure what it would feel like typing an SMS on the Aino, but it looks like it would be a bit top-heavy.
Not my cup of tea, design wise or feature wise. And I really wanted to get an SE this year, I'll continue to wait for my S001 though. (delusional as I am, haha)

[ This Message was edited by: AK on 2009-05-30 10:37 ]