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Sony Ericsson Aino Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
WiFi™ Technology
3 Inch TFT 16 Million Colour Touch Screen (432 x 240 Pixels)
A GPS Navigation with Google Maps™
3G HSDPA Technology
Email with Exchange
ActiveSync®
367 Hours 3G Standby
Music Player with Stereo Speakers
Walk Mate Fitness Feature
8.1 Megapixel Camera with 16 x Digital Zoom & Touch Focus
Video Record with Video Stabiliser


The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

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Our Sony Ericsson Aino Review

The Sony Ericsson Aino is a glamorous 3G handset which comes in an obsidian black coloured casing or a luminous white coloured casing complete with a high gloss finish. The Aino is a touch screen phone which has a smooth slide action opening system allowing the user to input their selections using the touch screen controls & to input text using the slide out keypad. Its touch screen is a large three Inches in size & displays up sixteen million colours on the TFT screen. This screen has a 432 pixel by 240 pixel screen resolution which provides a beautifully clear viewing experience. The Sony Ericsson Aino is a stylish touch screen phone which is from the same family as the Sony Ericsson Yari, both these phone have differing features & individual style & design. The Aino has a solid design phone which weighs one hundred & thirty four grams including the battery & this handset has a compact shaped casing which measures 10.4cm tall, 5cm wide & 1.55cm deep. This 3G touch screen phone has fifty five megabytes of internal memory & this beautiful phone supports expandable memory in the form of a MicroSD™ type memory card.

The Aino comes with a high quality camera feature allowing its user to enjoy capturing high quality pictures & video footage on this phone. This camera has an 8.1 megapixel camera lens complete with a sixteen times digital zoom feature & an automatic focus feature. The user can enjoy a touch focus feature allowing the user to control their focus feature on their touch screen for truly great results. This 8.1 megapixel camera supports many imaging feature which allow the user to capture the best quality photo. It's features include including a red eye reduction feature, image stabiliser to steady those small movements made by the user when taking a shot & a face detection feature which will focus on the subjects face when the user has a person in their shot. The user can take a picture using the BestPic™ picture capture feature which allows the user to press the capture key once, but the BestPic™ feature will take a sequence of pictures allowing the user to choose the best picture to be kept & the other can then be discarded. A built in flash feature will add light to darker & duller pictures to ensure a brightly lit picture is captured. The Sony Ericsson Aino supports 3G video calling which means the user can have a face to face call on their touch screen with other compatible 3G video calling contacts. The user can enjoy up to 1.7 hours video calling time form a fully charged battery. The 8.1 megapixel camera supports video recording capabilities complete with a built in video stabiliser feature which allows the user to record video footage with a smooth recording finish. The Aino can play video in many popular video formats & the user can also enjoy video streaming & blogging.


This phone supports WiFi™ technology which means the user can connect to the Internet without using wires or cables by connecting their phone to a closely situated wireless LAN or a hotspot which the user can find nearby to their location. The Aino is a 3G HSDPA phone which supports high speed connectivity & the user can enjoy high speed transfer rates due to the built in EDGE technology. When the user needs to connect to other devices this handset supports two connectivity options which include a Bluetooth® wireless connection & a USB cabled connection. The user can connect to devices including the user's computer, printer & other mobile phones. The user can use the Bluetooth® connection which is a wireless connection when connecting to compatible Bluetooth® devices which are up to ten metres away from the Sony Ericsson Aino. A USB connection allows the user to insert one end of the USB cable into the phone & the other end of the USB cable into a compatible device to gain a cabled connection ready for transferring data. The Sony Ericsson Aino has a rechargeable battery which allows the user to gain up to thirteen hours of GSM talk time or four & a half hours of 3G talk time when the battery is fully charged. The user can experience worldwide roaming with their new handset but the overall network coverage depends on the service network provider. This phone covers a GSM quad band network as well as supporting a UMTS 900 & 2100 network. The Aino has an integrated A GPS navigation system which supports a Google Maps™ feature allowing the user to view maps on their new handset. A WAP browser allows the user to access the Internet on mobile phone to find out information & search for online services. The Sony Ericsson Aino supports a 3D gaming experience with motion game support for fast moving game playing on the handset.

A built in FM radio has a RDS radio feature which means the user can listen to a radio station whilst reading text on the large touch screen. This handset support MP3 sound ringing tones for a high quality music ringing tone experience. An integrated music player complete with an album art cover display feature comes with stereo speakers for a high quality sound experience. This music player supports both a clear bass & a clear stereo feature. The user can use a shake control to control their music feature & a SensMe music feature allows the user to store their music which is stored to suit the user mood whether the mood is happy or sad. A TrackID™ music recognition feature allows the user to find out the name of a song the user likes the sound of by the user just recording a few second of the song & the music recognition feature will provide the user with all the relevant information within seconds, including the full name of the song, the name of the album the song is from & the name of the group or single artist performing the song. The Sony Ericsson Aino also supports a MegaBass™ music feature & a PlayNow™ music download feature for the user to enjoy on their new phone. The user can share messages with compatible contacts which allow the user to communicate using various messaging methods. An instant message allows the user to communicate using text with others that are online for an online text chat type messaging service. An email allows the user to create an email on their phone using text which can be sent to compatible email contacts. The Sony Ericsson Aino also supports MMS messages which allow the user to use text & sound in a message with either a picture or video record for a wonderful picture messaging service. A SMS message is a text service which allows the user to share a long or short message containing text which can be shared with compatible contacts.

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Sony Ericsson Aino Specifications & Features