Sony Ericsson Satio vs. Samsung Pixon12: 12MP shootout

21 October 2009
A year's truce must've been enough and some heavyweight sharpshooters are called to arms again. In fact, there's never been a ceasefire in the battle for profit. But we're about to look at the future of cameraphones and the battle to take place is more for glory than anything else.

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  • Anonymous
  • v0q
  • 02 Nov 2009

Everybody recognized Sony as the only one brand that makes life in this world happier. Sony gave us the Walkman, Diskman, Playstation, Betamax, Cybershot, handycam, Bravia, Wega,Vaio,Trinitron, etc, etc.

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    • Anonymous
    • v0q
    • 02 Nov 2009

    Sam, 02 Nov 2009Mind u,what do u know about samsung?it built taipei 101,pet... morePity diehard samsung fan..Is that all that u got??

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      • Anonymous
      • v0q
      • 02 Nov 2009

      WOw..Is that all samsung got?

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        • Sam
        • upY
        • 02 Nov 2009

        Anonymous, 02 Nov 2009Nokia "Connecting People" LG "Life's Good" Sony Ericsson ... moreMind u,what do u know about samsung?it built taipei 101,petronas towers,made first projector phone,first hd recording phone,first slimmest phone,first solar phone,first phone with much inbuilt memory,3gb in 2005,first affordable water proof phone,supplies processors to i phone,made fastest ssd,made first umpc q1 to have ssd in 2004.
        Samsung is pioneer,if u again say it copies then u must go to mental hospital.

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          • Sam
          • upY
          • 02 Nov 2009

          Anonymous, 02 Nov 2009Nokia "Connecting People" LG "Life's Good" Sony Ericsson ... moreMind u,what do u know about samsung?it built taipei 101,petronas towers,made projector phone,first hd recording phone,first slimmest phone,first solar phone,first phone with much inbuilt memory,3gb in 2005,first affordable water proof phone,supplies processors to i phone,made fastest ssd,made first umpc q1 to have ssd in 2004.
          Samsung is pioneer,if u again say it copies then u must go to mental hospital.

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            • Anonymous
            • v0q
            • 02 Nov 2009

            Just imagine how pixon12 will look like after few months of usage..Faded housing, full of scratches external glass lens cover..Fade fade fade..Samsung should concentrate on their products durability and build quality..

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              • Anonymous
              • v0q
              • 02 Nov 2009

              Nokia "Connecting People"
              LG "Life's Good"
              Sony Ericsson "Make Believe"

              Samsung "Copy Them All" haha

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                • Sam
                • up1
                • 02 Nov 2009

                Pixon outperformed satio,yet they say satio wins,biassss review?

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                  • Ameyy
                  • sUU
                  • 02 Nov 2009

                  Which one of these phones ( Pixon12/ Satio ) have good integrated GPS receivers ? I dont wanna use the GPRS to tell me my position and the GPS functionality is one of my integral requirements wen i make my choice........btw i have a N82 and it has a good Navteq integrated GPS receiver.

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                    • Kal
                    • vwd
                    • 30 Oct 2009

                    wiseman, 29 Oct 2009Whatever said, everybody recognized Sony as the only one br... moreYeh! Just that these days they are not being able to live up to it's expectations. They had 9 months still you need to rely on updates and firmwares to get the 'best' out of it!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 2Iq
                      • 30 Oct 2009

                      Sony Ericsson phones=modify
                      People will modify the satio drivers and it will greatly improve the image. See the orginal driver of C905 and the modified DM 3.5 driver's image. C905 can become the best 8mp phone after modifying.

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                        • wiseman
                        • TtF
                        • 29 Oct 2009

                        Whatever said, everybody recognized Sony as the only one brand that makes life in this world happier. Sony gave us the Walkman, Diskman, Playstation, Betamax, Cybershot, handycam, Bravia, Wega,vaio,Trinitron, etc, etc.

                        BTW, SE IDOU's miniature IMX060PQ, a 1/2.5 CMOS image sensor from the Exmor series that, apparently, has the industry’s highest Megapixel count: 12.25 MP... is yet another wonder from Sony.

                        Sony will also commercialize "IU060F" lens module with 12.25 effective megapixel resolution equipped with lens and auto focus functions, this module is the industry's smallest and thinnest in their class.

                        And with the launch of "IU060F" lens module, Sony will seek to enhance the enjoyment of taking high quality images using camera enabled mobile phones.

                        You see, Sony do not always rely on others to manufacture their lenses. After all, Sony is an innovator, and with Ericsson as a partner, this duo is an envy of the competition.

                        Whatever said, everybody recognized Sony as the only one brand that makes life in this world happier. Sony gave us the Walkman, Diskman, Playstation, Betamax, Cybershot, handycam, Bravia, Wega,vaio,Trinitron, etc, etc.

                        BTW, SE IDOU's miniature IMX060PQ, a 1/2.5 CMOS image sensor from the Exmor series that, apparently, has the industry’s highest Megapixel count: 12.25 MP... is yet another wonder from Sony.

                        Sony will also commercialize "IU060F" lens module with 12.25 effective megapixel resolution equipped with lens and auto focus functions, this module is the industry's smallest and thinnest in their class.

                        And with the launch of "IU060F" lens module, Sony will seek to enhance the enjoyment of taking high quality images using camera enabled mobile phones.

                        You see, Sony do not always rely on others to manufacture their lenses. After all, Sony is an innovator, and with Ericsson as a partner, this duo is an envy of the competition.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pVM
                          • 28 Oct 2009

                          omniafan, 27 Oct 2009WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!Why would you buy any of these ... moreso true ... if you want quality go to dSLR not to mobile phone XD

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                            • Rafaelinux
                            • LEp
                            • 28 Oct 2009

                            Bad review. Look at the photos once again, please.
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                            Alright, now. Acceptable, tolerable noise?. There are spots and dots larger than my thumb everywhere!. The Satio is like a damn rainbow!

                            Nicely Exposed... What? The photos are totally dark and lifeless!, boring colors, no light, no contrast.

                            "Excellent focusing"... :\.. look again at the closeup of the toys, the gum, and the clips... You can't find even ONE crisp-looking edge.. they're all blurred out.. like.. 20 pixels to change from one color to the next.. pathetic, even my old W610 could do better than that!
                            "There was no sign of chromatic aberrations, even in extreme conditions."
                            Were you looking at the photos you shot at all? Look at the edges of the first photos, for example.. the ones with the building and the street with the cars... Any of the 4 corners.. let's say the lower left one... Look at the posts.. the cars.. whatever.. the colors all bleed out, the focus is totally lost, and it looks like a Blurred Vignette effect was applied..

                            We're back to the 320x240 age!.
                            Oh, and the Xenon flash there is really crappy. N82 anybody?.


                            rafaelinux@hotmail.com

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                              • Anonymous
                              • ijB
                              • 28 Oct 2009

                              miki, 28 Oct 2009Satio is an excellent phone, the difference is negligible w... morewell miki, that is your personal view, for your taste, samsung products do not inspire much confidence but for us who think ideally, I look sony products are always my second choice because i do not see them as exciting and sophisticated as samsung products in this decade.

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                                • m1T
                                • 28 Oct 2009

                                Anonymous, 27 Oct 2009seriously guys,u r talkin b**Llshit!how can u state that a ... moreSeriously, we are not speaking about bull's excrement as you say....
                                I have personally tested the K810 i and N82 cameras.....and I can assure you that the result was in favor of the K810i...

                                As far as I am concerned....for mobile phone camera....I will opt to trust the SATIO....even the result of the comparison test here on GSM Arena more on the side of the PIXON 12.

                                Speaking about thge other functions of the SATIO....I HAVE NO COMMENTS....

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                                  • Leo
                                  • t5H
                                  • 28 Oct 2009

                                  Hmm...looks like it is a tie between the cameras. Either way, I would go for Sony Ericsson as I want to keep using the camera. Imagine how the Samsung lens will look like after a few months of usage...who wants a 12mp camera with scratches on the lens?

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                                    • miki
                                    • Tg5
                                    • 28 Oct 2009

                                    Satio is an excellent phone, the difference is negligible with the first update that image quality will be the best ever.

                                    Samsumg does things, but their products do not inspire much confidence, no doubt I would decline by Satio.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0xc
                                      • 27 Oct 2009

                                      seriously guys,u r talkin b**Llshit!how can u state that a 3mpx se phone beats a 5mpx nokia one??and samsung doesnt make good cameraphones??the prove is this review.live with it.!

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                                        • Kal
                                        • vwd
                                        • 27 Oct 2009

                                        omniafan, 27 Oct 2009WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!Why would you buy any of these ... moreAre you suggesting that Samsung or SE forgot to produce phones that makes just calls? SE has some in their portfolio. But Samsung? Are you crazy!! There are so many of them with 3.2mp, 5mp, 8mp or even without any cam. Didn't get your point!