In a nutshell: The Sony Ericsson Aino is a touchscreen phone
with a slide-out alphanumeric keypad. It has an excellent 8 megapixel
camera, WiFi and GPS, and is the first phone to feature Remote Play
support. This lets you control and access media content on your
PS3 from your Aino using an HSDPA or Wi-Fi connection. It's a powerful
multimedia phone with a compact design and good looks. But it's
expensive and we're not big fans of the keypad.
Review:
October 2009.
The Aino is clearly a phone that Sony Ericsson expects
to do well. They've put a lot of trouble into the design of the
phone, and even more effort into the advertising. So why give it
such a stupid name? We have trouble saying the name of this phone
without sniggering. But that probably just reflects the level of
maturity in our office.
The Aino combines a touchscreen user interface with
a slide-out alphanumeric keypad - rather like the Samsung
Tocco Ultra. Cleverly, the navigation buttons have been placed
on the lower slide, which means that there's space for a big 3 inch
touchscreen on the top half of the phone. It does make the phone
rather long when extended, but that adds to the sleek looks. And
it certainly does look good. The Aino is tactile, with a weighty
feel and a lovely smooth finish, and looks every bit the high-end
phone that it is. However, the keypad is not the most responsive
and is frankly the kind of keypad that you'd find on a budget phone.
It's a "couldn't be bothered" keypad that is very much
at odds with the high quality look and feel of the rest of the phone.
The Aino uses a combination of a conventional alphanumeric
keypad and a touchscreen. This is a good design form, but in this
case the keypad does let it down somewhat. But the touchscreen is
good. It's a nice bright display with 16 million colours and a larger
than average resolution of 432 x 240 pixels, due to its lengthened
aspect ratio. At 3 inches across, this is a good size screen for
a compact phone. The touchscreen user interface is limited in functionality,
with some functionality available only through the keypad, but what
it does, it does well.
The Aino is the first phone to feature Remote Play
support. This lets you control and access media content on your
PS3 from your Aino using the HSPA or Wi-Fi connection. So, from
anywhere in the world you can now turn your PS3 on and off and control
and access the HD Drive’s media content.
Camera-wise, the Aino is equipped with an excellent
8.1 megapixel camera with flash, 16x digital zoom and face detection.
We love the touch focus feature that lets you tap the image in the
viewfinder to focus the image. It works well and takes great pictures.
The camera can also be used for recording video at VGA resolution
and 25 frames per second. Although the Aino is configured for making
video calls, the camera is rear mounted, so your caller can see
you, or you can see your caller, but not both at the same time!
Duh!
Music-wise, again the Aino delivers the goods pretty
well. It's packed with every technology that Sony can throw at it:
stereo speakers, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo
and MegaBass. But the lack of a 3.5mm jack in the device is a shame.
You'll have to use the headset supplied by Sony instead of your
own, or use an adapter. Apart from that, the music player is excellent,
with full touchscreen controls and excellent sound quality.
As you'd expect from a modern high end phone, you
can do a lot more media stuff than just take pictures and listen
to music. Easy access to Facebook and YouTube is included, as well
as a built-in web browser that can download at high speeds using
the 3G HSPA network connection. The Aino also supports DNLA, which
lets you share media between DNLA certified devices in your home,
e.g. you can view video files stored on your Aino on your DNLA-compatible
TV. The Aino is also equipped with assisted GPS and Google Maps.
You can use the GPS to geo-tag your photos too.
When you buy an Aino, you don't just get a phone.
The box contains a specially designed charging stand and a Bluetooth
wireless headset. When the Aino is inserted into the charging stand,
the built-in Media Home software automatically pulls new content
from your PC via WiFi. The content is organised on your PC using
the Media Go software, which automatically formats all content on
the computer to be compatible with the Aino.
With all of this multimedia functionality available,
the built-in memory of 55MB is pitifully small. However, the Aino
does come with an 8GB microSD card, so we're not too concerned by
that. Battery life is average.
We like the Aino, but it's not perfect. Gripes
include the keypad, the lack of a 3.5mm audio jack, and the general
feeling of the phone being overpriced. Looking at the positives,
you get a great looking phone with powerful multimedia features,
remote Play support for your PS3, and plenty of extra accessories
for your money.
Features of the Sony Ericsson C510 include:
8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash, face detection
autofocus, 16x digital zoom and geo-tagging
Video camera / 3G video calling
Display: TFT, 16 million colours, 432 x 240
pixels (3 inches) with auto rotation
Media player with album art, Clear Bass, Clear
Stereo, MegaBass, PlayNow and TrackID
FM radio with RDS
MP3/AAC ringtones
Speakerphone
Voice recorder
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
aGPS with Google Maps
3D Java games with motion gaming
Animated wallpaper
Web browser, RSS feeds, blogging
HSPA (3.6 Mbps download)
Personal organiser functions
Flight mode
Vibration alert
Memory: 55 Mbytes plus 8GB support for microSD
memory cards
Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, USB mass storage,
modem, DLNA certified
Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G (UMTS
900/2100)
Size: 104 x 50 x 15.5 mm
Weight: 134g
Talktime: 4.5 hours (3G) - 8.5 hours (2G)
Battery standby: 300 hours
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Reviewed by Tim from Malaysia on
23rd Aug 2010
It seems that i can't connect to opera mini or googlemaps using
the wifi. It keeps on saying there isn't any local connection. Only
can use 3G for this.. ain't it a little dumb. Does anyone has any
solution for this? pls share.. thanks a bunch Rating:
Reviewed by Adnan Akhtar from India
on 18th Aug 2010
bought it a week ago.......for me it is a perfect handset with lots
of multimedia features. Shake control simply rocks and battery life
is awesome where the samsung wave miserably fails. camera quality
is superb 2. So between the wave & aino, aino is far more better
and recommended since its a sony product.... Rating:
Reviewed by tatianna from australia
on 27th Jul 2010
had this 6 months, rarely loads pics to facebook (although it surfs
it somewhat slowly compared with my iphone too) and has never sent
or recieved emails even with loads of time on the phone with customer
support. they had no clue. if those workd be awesome phone Rating:
Reviewed by The Wizard from UK on
14th Jul 2010
This is the worst SE phone i've ever owned. At first I thought it
was a superb looking piece of kit but that's all it is. Eye candy
and nothing more. Right where do I start. Well for a start when
you open it up you notice it's extremely top heavy and if your texting
for any length of time make sure you use 2 hands cos it will make
your arm ache. The texting buttons have been swapped around from
other SE phones and even after 6 months of owing it I still can't
get used to it and despite having saved words in MY Words list like
place names it insists on puttting everythign in lower case and
you have to change it manually. The annoyong pop up words list which
on previous phones was an option, is now a permanent feature and
the keys are ridiculously too close together. Some numpty thought
it would also be a great idea to put the clear (Backspace) key next
to the Back (power off) key. The ammount of times i've been texting
or writing something on Facebook and accidently hit the back button
and lost my entire message and had to start again. The dictionary
is worse then previous SE phones which I think you'll agree is pretty
bad anyway. It hardly recognises any words and the learn function
doesn't work. No matter how many times I type and retype the word
it still keeps putting other less common words before the one I
actually want. The touchscreen doesn't display half the photos in
your photos folder. No idea why, still not worked that one out but
it only seems to display some of the photos so you end up going
in via the old folder route to view the rest. The camera is good
but slow and the touchscreen buttons are fiddley and pretty unresponsive
and it takes ages to change settings which is not something you
want when your waiting to capture that all important moment. The
GPS tagging is useless cos it only works via the built in Geotags
application and doesn't display the location info in the file information
so once it's transfered to your pc it's pointless. I'm pretty disappointed
they bothered to include a docking station but failed to alter the
pin configuration to allow it to play the radio when in the dock.
This is a simple case of adding the extra missing pins on the powerport
but instead they didn't bother so really the docking station is
just a fiddley charger and nothing more. I used to love being woken
up by the radio or listen to radio in bed but not anymore. Previous
SE docking stations had this function but not the Aino. It's difficult
to clip in and out and won't locate easily. Usually it takes me
3 or 4 attempts to find and locate the position before it clips
into place. I have a docking station with speakers from my previous
SE phones that this works with but unfortunately since they decided
to move the powerport from the bottom of the handsets to the annoying
side position it won't fit anymore. Text messages don't pop up anymore.
When alerted you have to go in and physically open the message up
to see who it's from which is miles more inconvenient. I always
keep my phone on vibrate and I have to say the vibrate function
is the weakest on any of the phones i've owned and I've missed countless
number of calls by not being able to feel it going off in my pocket.
I have to say on the plus side, the camera is good and alot better
than the Cybershot range but the really annoying feature is that
if you accidentally touch the screen it will take a picture and
trust me it's pretty easy to do especially if your trying to take
a portrait shot with one hand. They have also removed some pretty
good apps like the remote control feature and replaced it with the
remote play function which only works with the Playstation (if you
happen to own one). I found the remote control handy when doing
presentations at work on my laptop or even when i'm at home listening
to my music on my pc and didn't want to get up to change tracks.
It no longer comes with the converter app which I also used loads
and for some weird reason they decided to rename 'Light' to 'Torch'
(eh??) Also some of the menus have been shuffled about unecessarily.
I've also found that GPS doesn't function when Wi-Fi is turned on
so if you lose your Wi-Fi signal or it stops working which mine
does from time to time, you have to switch off wi-fi in order for
the GPS to connect. For some reason it won't swap over automatically
mid internet session. Many times i've been on Facebook or writing
an email and been connected with my wi-fi then half way through
writing someting i've lost the connection and it it won't go on
to GPS to send the message. So I have to minimise the window, go
to turn Wi-Fi off then go back in before it will connect using GPS.
Occasionally i've known this phone to switch itself off when someone
calls me. Although in the 6 months of having it I think it's only
done it 3 times but it's still annoying when you've been waiting
for that all important phonecall. Overall this is a good looking
phone but badly designed and has too many small niggley faults for
my liking. Good camera, excellent loud speaker for music but should
have left everything else as it was on previous SE handsets. Someone
has been allowed to do too much tinkering and has ruined what could
have been an excellent handset. Instead it's the worst SE i've ever
owned and i'm even seriously thinking of sticking it in the drawer
and going back to my old C702. Rating:
Reviewed by Jonny from England on
4th Jul 2010
i have one, swapping it for a jet. keeps dying and glitches, stupidly
rushed phone and extremely overpriced Rating:
Reviewed by adam from Australia on
30th Jun 2010
personally i dont not recommend this phone. I do not own this phone,
but a close friend of mine does. Comparing it to my Samsung S8300,
i find that the SE Aino has a clean and user-friendly interface,
but when the keypad is up, the touchscreen becomes meaningless.
The size of the phone when extended is enormous, even compared to
my Samsung. I would say the only feature on that phone which would
surpass mine, would be the 8.1 megapixel camera, however, this is
only 0.1 megapixel more than the better phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Eloise from UK on
29th Jun 2010
Absolute rubbish Constantly turns itself off and on again internet
hardly ever loads starts vibrating constantly for at least a minute
for absolutely no reason, no incoming calls or texts pointless touchscreen
as well Rating:
Reviewed by Rossiunleashed from India
on 19th Jun 2010
What a poor phone by SE!!!Please don't buy this.Constantly keeps
crashing the only thing good about this phone is it's camera apart
from that it's absolutely rubbish. Rating:
Reviewed by Thea Kakouli from Cyprus
on 17th Jun 2010
Great mobile and all, One thing bothers me, I got this one so I
can listen to, and watch my favourite pod-casts and it is prefect
for that.But when the blue-tooth is not charged it is useless. It
works as any cheap $50 phone used only for calls. Not to mention
that 3 days after I bought it the blue-tooth wouldn't charge or
turn on Finding out that it wasn't included in the guarantee of
the shop I got it from since it excludes everything except the actual
phone device wasn't pleasant. My suggestion to the Sony Ericsson
team, the phone is great and the fancy blue-tooth that can do a
million and one things is too, but give us a choice, a jack output
on the device would solve a lot of problems Rating:
Reviewed by ^^ from somewhere on
2nd Jun 2010
Aino? I don't know lol too expensive for a semi-touch screen phone
but the camera is nice Rating:
Reviewed by DAMO from AUSTRALIA on
2nd Jun 2010
I have had this phone for 2 months and I must say I am a little
disappointed with so I give it 3 stars. Rating:
Reviewed by Loobyloo from UK on
1st May 2010
I purchased the Aino as I have previously loved sony ericsson phones
and like the loud volume for music. I have to say seriously disappointed
with this model, the battery being the primary cause, maximum life
is between 6-7hrs, seems then pointless having all the multimedia
functions when you cannot use them whilst out and about for fear
of losing battery life. The overall volume on this model is also
poor in comparison to other sony phones. The camera is average in
daylight but again poor quality pics after dark. Facebook and You
tube are wasted on this phone as it takes so long to load, refresh,
and I haven't yet been able to load a video on you tube, end up
giving up with frustration! The phone has now started turning itself
off for no apparent reason. Not happy with the overall performance
especially as it cost me £300, Sony should really do a recall and
sort out all the basics! Rating:
Reviewed by Adiel Dalwai from South
Africa on 29th Apr 2010
I purchased a Sony Ericsson Aino a few days ago but i have to charge
my battery every single day. Is there perhaps a setting i need to
change to improve my battery life? Rating:
Reviewed by nofeeling from malaysia
on 24th Apr 2010
marvelousssssssssss Rating:
Reviewed by Michael Salib from Egypt
on 13th Apr 2010
i got my hand on the Aino week ago after the k750 & k810...i have
read allll the comments worte down here which honestly made really
not sure at all about but i got it and I DoN'T REGRET IT at all
& i was shocked by the ppl who wrote these things about it why i'll
tell u(this is just 4 clearing things up 4 the ppl who wanna buy
it .. 1st thing: the touch screen senstivity: i put ma hand on the
omnia HD & nokia(iphone killer :S)...comparing 2 these phones it's
much much better almost it's like the iphone...if the Aino was 3.5
inch it would just like the iphone & it's not tempting like ppl
commented 2nd thing: the touch screen limitation: answering & ending
calls + media + browsing full screen touch(after installing Opera
5) are all by touch...only the messaging and menu navigating are
by keypads...seriously is that an annoying limitation?! it fits
perfect for persons wanna type a msg while driving for example.
3rd: the hardware....yest...i sync it & moved 5GB media while i
was browsing the net and modifying the settings and it didn't freeze
4 a sec. & that also btw after updating its software which means
it works perfectly.[4th]: the acessories....the aino simply come
with AMAZING ACESSORIES....for ppl who said the Aino just missing
3.5mm output!! the aino come with a wirless stereo streaming BT
headset WITH 3.5MM OUTPUT jack.. last thing honestly don't expect
much from da camera...it's a media phone. The Aino is simply one
of the best phones in market right now Rating:
Reviewed by hiralgangar@yahoo.com from
india on 12th Mar 2010
it is a good phone,but its battery is very poor and does not last
even a single day .it is a very serious problem.it even hang sometime,when
we use slider.i have been using this mobile since a month.the worst
thing about this phone is the touch is not at all good.it should
be smooth but it isnt.when we lock this phone,it automatically gets
unlocked because of very soft button of lock which shouldnt be.this
disturbs me when i m out in the college.the music automatically
starts because of soft lock button.it all happens when i keep my
phone inside my jeans pocket.this is a serious concern .i hope this
problem gets quickly dealt off. Rating:
Reviewed by Dean Brown from England
on 22nd Feb 2010
Well there seem to be good aino's and bad aino's and mine is definitely
of the latter. I originally purchased the phone primarily for its
advanced media applications. The touch screen is temperamental and
requires more than just a 'touch' and now the volume control on
the headphones has packed up, and with no jack point has rendered
this phone nearly useless. To date customer support has simply been
non-existent. My advice to all is be very wary of purchasing this
phone Rating:
Reviewed by Dontbuyaino from Norway
on 18th Feb 2010
I bought the aino, I shouldnt. The touchscreen had problems, and
after getting the sowftwareupdate in January the touchscreen stopped
working entirely. Contacted SonyEricsson, they told me the hadnt
heard of the problem. Well, was this true? SonyEricssons primary
service center told me that the entire first shipment of Ainos was
frought with touchscreen problems, and that they were swamped with
Ainos. SWAMPED.. And SonyEricsson doesnt know about this issue?
My phone has been in to the service center for about a Month now.
Aino would have been a good phone for me, if it had WORKED. But
when you get problems on the SonyEricsson products your absolutely
lost. They dont admit the problems, they give poor customer care.
Look at the problem here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnhVmRkzAg Buy
something else ;).. Rating:
Reviewed by emmanuel from india on
15th Feb 2010
ya ainos feature is better than samsung tocco ultra,its touch is
great feelings like i-phone Rating:
Reviewed by oleg from russia on
15th Feb 2010
The device good combinations of the price and functions. Rating:
Reviewed by Abhinav from India on
8th Feb 2010
After reading about software troubles in UK market i waited for
Aino with update and as having excellent experience with W810i and
w550i i always prefer sony ericssson n found out aino excellent
n fun i've been using since 2 months n stretched to every limit
a lot of media both audio, video n movies actually m having so much
load that looking for 16gb card purchase complete touch screen opera
mini browsing qwerty works good here unlimited video browsing on
youtube onscreen facebook update 8.1 MP good but lacks xenon flash
video recording is superb n it has got sleek n glossy look n deskstand
charger n MH100 are enough to rate it aces Rating:
Reviewed by Danny from England on
5th Feb 2010
This phone looks good and the screen is big but that's about all
that is good about the aino, with everything else there is problems.
It's ultra slow alot of the time, it crashes and shuts down it's
self. The touchscreen is an absolute joke. Sometimes it works sometimes
it doesn't. It plays music an videos on it's own whilst in your
pocket even if you put it on lock. The camera is terrible it only
works in broad daylight. Even though it has a flash you cannot see
anything when taking pictures in the dark unless you stand about
half a metre away from the lense otherwise the picture comes out
pitch black. I would say this phone is terrible and definitely not
worth the money. You can get better woking phones than this for
100 quid when this is like 400 quid. I have this on contract and
paying alot for this phone but cannot wait to get rid of it for
a better model. Stay away from the aino bad choice go for the w995
or any other phone really. Poor excuse of a phone sony i'd be ashamed.
There's always someting wrong with it. Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from UK on 2nd
Feb 2010
Got this phone a week ago. Like all mobiles it has it's niggles,
the touchscreen isn't the most accurate, but I'm hoping a future
software update will fix that, and the keypad does feel a bit cheap,
but it's by no means unusable. However as a media phone I am very
chuffed with it, it syncs and streams media over my network via
Windows Media Player 11 (no need to bother with the Media Go software),
plays all audio media I can chuck at it (inc WMA DRM) and the sound
quality is excellent. If you want to touchscreen surf the web, just
install Opera Mini and you can do it that way. A particularly nice
touch is that if you sync a WMP playlist onto the phone, the playlist
itself is copied over too and listed in the phone's playlist menu.
An IPhone it certainly is not, but if you're after a good walkman
phone and you fancy having a bit of fun with a touchscreen with
a keypad as a backup, this is the phone for you. Rating:
Reviewed by matt corns from holland
on 2nd Feb 2010
i've had my phone 1 month and i love it. it does all it clames too.
the headset is cool the earphones fit super tight, which keeps out
other sounds, super for watching films on, and you get a load of
free films to download. i had a glofiish x650 before, and the aino
is a breath of fresh air. setting up the phones internet was simple
unlike other phones. sony ericsson can be proud of this little baby. Rating:
Reviewed by ben from usa on 1st
Feb 2010
great but key pad is useless Rating:
Reviewed by xlainiex from scotland on
1st Feb 2010
i love sony ericsson phones and thought this phone was going to
be amazing......wrong. worst phone i have ever used. it really shouldnt
be called a touchscreen phone because the only time you used the
touchscreen is to take photos look at photos or music etc - the
media side of things basically. i obviously didnt read about the
phone properly before ordering it but it was never clear where i
read - it went back the day after i received it. i agree with all
the negative reviews below. no point in repeating everything. Rating:
Reviewed by Kelli from UK on
23rd Jan 2010
When I first got this phone I was quite impressed as it looks lovely
and I had never owned a touch screen before. I bought it to replace
my old sony ericsson which i loved so much, but I have been very
disapointed with the aino, so much so that I am looking into replacing
it with a more basic handset. The internet is slow and doesnt even
connect half the time, the facebook app takes aaaages to update
to the point where I gave up on it completely. I dont see why it
has youtube loaded onto it, as no matter how many times I try, I
cant get it to play a video :S so this seems totally pointless and
a complete letdown. Texting is impossible and so frustrating, I
am quite fast at texting normally, but now it takes me three times
longer, the buttons are too close to the bottom edge of the phone
so my finger keeps slipping off the edge. To add to all of this
it keeps randomly turning itself off (even after updating the software)
and it takes forever to send messages. The touchscreen can only
be used for multimedia, which is disapointing as I would like to
have the option to use the touchscreen for other features. The only
thing that I really liked about this phone is the way that text
conversations are displayed in bubbles so that you can see what
has previously been said (as I often forget). I have actually been
using my old sony ericsson instead because I was on the verge of
smashing this phone, I wouldnt recommend that anyone buy this! Save
your money! Rating:
Reviewed by eric from england on
12th Jan 2010
my 5th se in a row and best by far everythung it does it does well.great
headset and docking station.only let down is fiddly keypad Rating:
Reviewed by Hazelnuts from england on
7th Jan 2010
plus points clear screen great camera and video easy to use fast
access to facebook easy access to internet negatives really really
awful keypad - so much so i'm swapping it for a different phone
as i can't get on with it hangs on the facebook app and doesn't
update your friends statuses after about 6pm unless you turn it
off and on doesn't tell you who has texted you - just get an envelope
to say you have a text couldn't find any free games - seem to have
to buy them for £5 Rating:
Reviewed by ananthu from india on
7th Jan 2010
its simply super....................... Rating:
Reviewed by Mandy from UK on
14th Dec 2009
No way is this worth the £370+ I paid for it. I did lots of research
and bought it mainly for the camera as I loved my old Sony Ericsson
Cybershot, but all my photos come out blurred, too dark or odd hues.
It's top heavy and I have to text with my thumb nail and need other
hand to balance it. The touch screen is temperamental and I often
fight to turn the alarm to snooze by tapping the red bar on the
touchscreen. Also difficult to end calls or flip photos to/from
landscape using the touch screen. Agreed the predictive text is
often irritating nonsense. Too many more gripes to list right now,
but not recommended. I love the weight and look (mine is white),
but that's where it ends. Hoping to get my money back or sell it. Rating:
Reviewed by Niiru from Malaysia... on
9th Dec 2009
Well...i would say itz an awesome phone with a poor camera... i
was expecting the camera to be 8.1 mega pixels as it is...but it
worse than my 3.2 mega pixels sony cybershot old camera... great
DISAPOINTMENT.... Rating:
Reviewed by toby from wales on
5th Dec 2009
lovely fone no probs with it apart from wont load youtube got it
on o2 any one help me on this cheers Rating:
Reviewed by aino don't trust from uk
on 5th Dec 2009
i bought this like 1 week ago and within 2 days the keypad broke
then got it fixed but the screen broke. GOING BACK TO GET IT REPLACED
GOING TO GET N97 Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from UK on
25th Nov 2009
I have had this phone for over a month now - when I initially got
it I was expecting it to be more like the samsung tocco ultra with
full touchscreen and an optional slide... so was slightly disappointed
that you barely use the touchscreen. (I guess I didn't read the
description thoroughly enough) To be perfectly honest I am considering
selling it and buying something else - I am finding it incredibly
slow at loading up everything from messages to contacts. It freezes
too which is annoying. It also takes so long to save a photo it's
ridiculous! ... plus that if you or the subject moves even slightly
it comes out blurry... for an 8MP camera it's not terribly impressive
(I've seen better cameras on phones that are only 5MP) oh and if
you use the flash the colour comes out totally weird. I also think
that due to the lack of any buttons on the front the slide is quite
big, making the phone a bit difficult to text on - I find I need
both hands (which when you have a kid isn't always possible) I do
like the fact that it stores messages in a type of conversation
form so that they are displayed as speech bubbles and you can reply
to someone whilst still having their message up (excellent if like
me you forget what they had asked) and it's good for calls - took
me a while to work out that I could answer them without actually
sliding the phone open. It's a nice looking phone, but I'm guessing
I was expecting more from it and have been disappointed. I bought
it mainly for the camera and it is definitely lacking features that
other brands have - considering it's new to the market you think
you would be able to at least rotate your photos after, or use features
such as smile recognition. I think if you want a phone to use for
calls and texts then it's fine but for other things I think there
are better options on the market. Rating:
Reviewed by Phoner Today from UK on
22nd Nov 2009
I recently brought this phone and as soon as i felt it i thought
it felt a bit odd and peculiar it is similar to the lg kf700 with
a 3 inch screen and seperate keypad plus i wish it would support
up to 32gb memory because i enjoy my music but this phone is a mediocre
but i must admit i have owned worse still a dissapointment to me
though Rating:
Reviewed by ????????? from ??????? on
15th Nov 2009
love it Rating:
Reviewed by Ant from Balloch, Scotland
on 12th Nov 2009
Got the Aino on Monday and I'm really pleased with it. Had thought
about the Satio, but having experienced a full touch screen phone
in the past (Samsung Pixon) and detested everything about it, I
thought I would go for the partial touch screen option. I've been
a big Sony Ericsson fan since the K800i and I think the Aino is
one of the best of the breed so far. Brilliant functionality, quality
camera, and a very polished user interface as you'd expect from
a Sony Ericsson. I use Opera Mini to surf the web on my phone and
it works with the touch screen which is pretty good. On the downside,
the 3 inch screen when slid upwards to reveal the key pad does make
the phone feel a little top heavy in your hand, but I soon got used
to it. Overall, a great phone (and I'm loving the Remote Play feature
for my PS3 too). Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from Bury , UK on
3rd Nov 2009
And to think i nearly swapped my iphone 3gs for this rubbish.....this
phone is clearly designed by an idiot , the text keys are too close
together and the lip of the screen make pressing the upper keys
so difficult , anything over 2gb stored and the phone slows dramatically
, the touchscreen is abysmal , predictive text has been revamped
and the words it comes up with are never even heard of , cool applications
like Voice Transform have been deleted and you can no longer have
text messages just pop up its now part of the activity menu/shortcut
menu that cannot be turned off so when you get a text you also get
about 30 other options too its a Sony Ericsson mistake thats recognised
by themselves but not been dealt with. Videos are played back in
small sizing and its not actually a loud phone..........pants really. Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from England on
1st Nov 2009
I had a play on this in phones 4 u but then decided to buy the tocco
ultra Its just better for the money i have had it 6 months and it
is still brilliant Buy the tocco ultra you wont regret it Rating:
Reviewed by Arak from Cyprus on
20th Oct 2009
its great phone with rich features, and the slide mechanism is just
fantastic with great look , the camera is just fine and the functions
are just standard se . overall great phone to pourchase Rating:
Reviewed by Vladimir from Uzbekistan
on 20th Oct 2009
Good phone, but can't help snigger at the name. 'Aino' sounds like
something else. hehe. Rating:
Reviewed by venkat from india on
19th Oct 2009
i just got this amazing phone..awesome sound quality..i love this
phone.... Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from Germany on
19th Oct 2009
Aino has all the features that you find in W995, additionally it
has touch screen, screen size is bigger with better resolution compared
to W995. It has really cool bluetooth headset which is much easier
for listening to music. its 8 MP camera can do more than what W995
can do.. so just go for it.. Rating:
Reviewed by vivek from india on
12th Oct 2009
i actually thought that the sony ericsson aino would be a super
hit in the mobile world but my hopes were put into fire when i saw
the reviw videos etc about the phone.the phone has a limited touch
screen function in the sense the touch screen works only for media
player only again we have to use keypad for normal use and the touch
screen is poor in functioning it is not fast.lastly i got to say
that i s not worth buying this phone instead of this u can opt for
nokia n97 mini Rating:
Reviewed by Sunrise from Romania on
10th Oct 2009
I love it! For me, it is perfect. Rating:
Reviewed by fabrizio from united kingdom
on 6th Oct 2009
The Aino is just out on the market, its look is defenetly good,
not too heavy and the slide-out keypad it's small but the bottons
are clearly separate and seems nice on touch.It defenetly a good
option for people who text a lot.The screen is 3" so quite big for
this kind of mobil phone and it looks clear on vision.At a first
impresion Sony Ericson seems it finally is back with a top mobil....and
its big brother Satio will be soon available! Rating:
