The Sony Ericsson AINO - Everything great on a media phone by:Simon Drew

The new Sony Ericsson Aino seems a bit tricky to categorize

. It doesn't easily fall into stereotypes as easily as many mobile phones do. It's remarkable 8 megapixel camera with face and smile detection, 3" screen with 16 million colors, and video recording at 30fps might qualify it as a camera/video phone. When you consider its high speed network support for Wi-Fi, HSDPA, and HSUPA for fast Internet access, assisted GPS and Google maps, it seems more like a full-featured business smartphone.

Well, the Aino is all of these at once. It combines the best of Sony Errcsson's media and Cybershot phones with the best features you can have for a smartphone. - all in one beautifully designed and constructed body that can just as easily fit in the fashion phone category.

A Media focus

But Aino's focus on entertainment media is quite clear. Access to your PS3 and PCs from anywhere on earth is a feature landmark as a first of its kind. Your Aino becomes a remote client for viewing streaming videos and listening to music over high speed Internet connection. It doesn't end with PS3 integration. Its DLNA support and MediaGo features allow the Aino to synchronize the media content of your handset with your PC or vice-versa while being charged. Once done, you can have access to your PC'S media content from anywhere on earth.

The sheer sonic quality from its media player and earphone borders on high fidelity and is just up there among flagship media players from other brands. Needless to say, its 3" display supporting 16 million colors is just the kind you need for exquisite image and video displays.

A design that stands out

As a masterpiece in mobile phone design, the Aino is among the best out there. Its form factor is basically a touchscreen slider phone that can be considered a fashion statement for Sony Ericsson. It may not be a revolutionary design, but certainly it's above anything coming from the Sony Ericsson stable in recent years.

What's the catch or trade-off?

Almost a perfect full-featured and innovative mobile phone for the purpose it was designed, the Aino is understandably expensive. But it suffers a couple of flaws that could have been addressed at the design stage.

- For a functionally media-rich phone, it should have supported the industry standard 3.mm phone jacks that can make your use your high fidelity headphones, and

- The touchscreen facility should have gone all the way, and not just during media mode.

But no matter, this is a landmark Sony Ericsson phone that will be cherished for years to come - a real jewel in it stable.

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