Sony Ericsson Aino
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Posted: 29 May 2009 Announced: 29 May 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 09 Oct 2009
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Sony Ericsson Aino is the manufacturer's first touchscreen feature phone and its key points are Remote Play with PLAYSTATION 3 and the PlayTV service support. It also sports an 8-megapixel camera, 3" touchscreen with 16 mln colors and a resolution of 240x432 pixels. In addition, Sony Ericsson Aino has Wi-Fi, A-GPS, 3G support and Stereo Bluetooth.

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Sony Ericsson Aino specifications

also known as Sony Ericsson U10i

Pros

High-resolution camera (8 megapixels)

Cons

Low-resolution video capture
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable for computer connection instead of a standard microUSB
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.09 x 1.97 x 0.61 (104 x 50 x 15.5 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.73 oz (134 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.00 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 432 pixels
Pixel density:
- 165 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 13.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 15.8 days (380 hours)
  the average is 16 days (389 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 4.50 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 15.3 days (367 hours)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 950 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 55 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 8 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Image stabilizer, Video stabilizer, Face detection, White balance, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Scenes
Camcorder:
- - 640x480 (VGA) (25 fps)
- Features:
  - Video calling

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM, RDS

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Access NetFront Browser

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA, EDGE
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - Proprietary
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device
- DLNA, Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
- Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 29 May 2009

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