The Sony Ericsson Satio is a phone with a perfect combination of basic as well as exciting features. Today, Sony Ericsson are introducing new models to market even more often. The days when mobiles were used merely as a tool of communication are gone.

Nowadays these phones are used as multipurpose tools serving the functions of camera, music player, video recorder, gaming console and others. Let's check out a few features of the Sony Satio in anticipation of the release of the third colour variant: The Sony Ericsson Satio Red Edition.

This latest handset by Sony is good to look at and has physical dimensions of 112 X 55 X 13 mm with weight of 126g. It has wide display TFT screen of 3.5 inches with resolution of 360 X 640 pixels. 16 million colors of the razor sharp screen make the viewing of the images very bright and clear. The network and connectivity features of the phone are also good. It supports quad band GSM network along with EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA, HSUPA and Wi-Fi technology.

There is also Bluetooth and USB facility in the phone. This model has Symbian Series 60, 50th edition operating system and CPU of ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX Graphics. The internal memory of the phone is 128 MB which can be extended up to 32 GB using the microSD card. An 8 GB card is also provided with the handset.

There is no dearth of exciting features in this latest model from Sony. The multimedia features of the phone are amazing. It has 12.1 MP camera with an optical zoom of 16x. The list of additional camera features is very long and includes smile detection technology, geo tagging, video light, xenon flash, red eye detection, video and picture blogging, auto focus, face detection, image stabilizer, bestpic and many others.

The PictBridge feature of the phone helps you to send your images directly to a printer from your phone. Its A-GPS function along with Google Maps helps you to find your destinations and keep track of your locations. This handset allows you to watch your video clips on its screen and it also facilitates video streaming. The YouTube application in the phone allows you to view or upload your favorite video.

The full internet browser of the phone supports the standard protocols along with video and images which gives you exciting experience of internet. You can also get the news as it happens in your phone using its web feeds. In order to stay connected to your friends the handset supports instant messaging where you can chat online even when you are not at office or at home. The phone offers magic touch where all your favorite stuff can be accessed with just a touch. You can directly tap into mobile videos, TV Series, music and podcasts using the full touch media menu of this handset.

Thus it can be concluded that if entertainment and excitement is your demand then the Sony Ericsson Satio is an excellent choice for you. It will never let you get bored.