Sony Ericsson Satio vs. Samsung Pixon12: 12MP shootout

21 October 2009
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  • Ac3
  • 21 Oct 2009

dara, 21 Oct 2009i agree. i mean, it turns out the pixon wins just because o... moreyes the editor also chose to compare time which has no influence on picture quality.

i wud say pixon takes better pictures and satio takes better video and leave it at that. (its a tie)

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    • Anonymous
    • Ac3
    • 21 Oct 2009

    lol so many SE fanboys.
    gsmarena said satio lost (deal with it)
    even if the result was a tie, pixon 12 came out a long time ago whereas satio is/was taking ages. it has come out later and for wat reason. it clearly didnt produce better images, so y shud the consumer w8?
    im pretty sure the pixon is much cheaper than the satio
    pixon 12 has 1.7x the resolution of satio on its screen. a greater dpi means clearer and more crisp images displayed on its screen which was not compared in this review.

    as far as i can see there is no advantage the satio has eventho it has taken longer to release.

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      • dara
      • 3Z5
      • 21 Oct 2009

      ahsan, 21 Oct 2009who is the editor of this topic? is he blind or cant see cl... morei agree. i mean, it turns out the pixon wins just because of the more powerful flash. either than that, they are both so close, with satio maybe even slightly better, for my eyes.

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        • ahsan
        • u1t
        • 21 Oct 2009

        who is the editor of this topic? is he blind or cant see clearly? the samples they provide of both of the phones show's clearly that SONY ERICSSON SATIO images are far better then pixon 12 and i watched their samples very closely and i found that the images from SATIO is captured at full zoom and the images from pixon are'nt...and thats how they show SATIO'S images more blur and pixelate..pls pls dont give false comments...and i m totally dis agree with gsmarena's review and pixon12 is not the winner..the true winner is SATIO.

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          • Zzzz
          • pyM
          • 21 Oct 2009

          Sound of video recording for Pixon is AMR format at only 8 Khz, when Satio is AAC at 48 Khz far superior.
          But Pixon has auto focus for video which is amazing !

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            • some one
            • TuF
            • 21 Oct 2009

            ONLY satio

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              • bummy
              • 9xE
              • 21 Oct 2009

              Excellent indepth review; and easy to understand!

              Lens cover, image gallery experience, 35mm lens wins the vote for me. Also I think Satio hardware looks much better. :)

              My vote: Satio

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                • Anonymous
                • uC4
                • 21 Oct 2009

                Pixon's design looks so old and dated. Ugly.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • TkQ
                  • 21 Oct 2009

                  The Samsung has an exposed camera lens. Good luck in taking quality photos when that is scratched! SE wins it for me here, because FW updates will improve the camera software (compare the N86 before and after it's updates for comparison) and that the OS MORE than makes up for any shortfalls the camera has.

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                    • ara
                    • uCa
                    • 21 Oct 2009

                    great review guys!! :)

                    i've been using SE for quite some time now, but recently moved to LG because SE's Cybershots are not up to expectations these days. :(
                    but satio might win my loyalty back to SE. now let see if the price drop in a few months, i might (able to) buy it. :p

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nbu
                      • 21 Oct 2009

                      yugam11, 21 Oct 2009.samsung slightly overtook satio but yet is nowhere near th... moreSatio is more popular because of the whole package (including OS, CPU etc.) Even the 5MP-equipped N900 has gained attention solely due to the new OS.

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                        • NightBlade
                        • nEM
                        • 21 Oct 2009

                        That was a very nice comparison. Bravo!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • nsB
                          • 21 Oct 2009

                          in this test , satio F/W is not final version!!

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                            • Aaron Martin-Colby
                            • 4Im
                            • 21 Oct 2009

                            SOME edge softness? Try a lot! The lens in the Samsung is surprisingly superior.

                            I guess this is a positive situation. It means that the sensors in camera-phones are getting good enough to actually compare lenses. I don't think we've every been really able to do that.

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                              • mkb
                              • 21 Oct 2009

                              Great!

                              Satio!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4b6
                                • 21 Oct 2009

                                thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
                                satio rules
                                i guess if you change the name to .........#2 more people will see it because i thought it is the same
                                thanks
                                waiting for satio final review

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                                  • SESamsungUtd
                                  • vpa
                                  • 21 Oct 2009

                                  4:4... nice review... but i think satio has the edge over pixon... Consider it is a smartphone and also compare the other features of the 2 phones... satio is clearly the winner... but for the price samsung is cheaper... well it depends on other people... as we said there's no end to technologies... MWC2010 is near and lots lots of Phone Companies will also release their aces...

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                                    • yugam11
                                    • PWY
                                    • 21 Oct 2009

                                    yugam11, 21 Oct 2009.samsung slightly overtook satio but yet is nowhere near th... more4;4 resulted. i m worried why satio is buggy and ya samsung is on role but se owned my heart but to be honest i dnt buy any new se phone because they r struggling with there form........i just have 2 of them z550 and w910 and fortunately both worked out well but i also know nokia is king! and samsung is doing something wat se use 2 do earlier say till 2007!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 3y8
                                      • 21 Oct 2009

                                      of course satio!....WoW....ok camera is same but what abot hardware and OS?....satio is bast symbian smartfone ...

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                                        • Aviezer
                                        • 3rR
                                        • 21 Oct 2009

                                        Think you, GSMA, for all your efforts to keep us updated.