Aino -1 for not having Clear Bass, I was planning to get it before I found out it only has Megabass. That's a deal breaker for an audiophile like me :-( Absolutely in love with the Japanese design though

The cool charging dock for both the phone and the bluetooth headset

@doomx
You might wanna detach it from the dock and just bring the charger cable if you want to travel light

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 5 2009, 11:04 AM

Don't think it's gonna be above 2k according to similarly quoted prices within the APAC countries so far. Price indication is around 1.8k-1.9k. And for all the bundled accessories, that's a bargain though I wonder SE did it at what cost since it's quite unlike them

AFAIK the default browser isn't touch-enabled but OperaMini 5 browser is on Aino which is excellent news

http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/?prod...385&tid=4258732

Maybe even the default browser would be touch-enabled with a couple of firmware releases hopefuly.

Now the only thing that bothers me with Aino is no Clear Bass or I would've been sold completely

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 12 2009, 11:21 AM

Wah, you read my mind! That was my plan earlier until I found out...it only has Megabass. Not a biggie to many but a deal breaker to me I'm not too worried about the cam, it has to be better than W995 (I'm a sucker for hope) and as I have posted countless times before in the W995 thread, the cam is great, even better oso than Innov8 in some conditions, so Aino should be able to perform just as good if not better

You sure you're not saying this to eliminate your competition?

It's not a limited touch smartphone, that would be a wrong move for SE since it already has Satio. It's a high end feature phone with media touch capabilities. There a million other full touch and full keypad interface out there, why must
SE produce just another similar phone? They might suit you if Aino doesn't tickle your fancy For me Aino is a good choice because I can't stand a touchscreen phone. To me an entry level keypad phone is more of a real phone that the highest end touch phone which seems more like a gadget. But I do like to browse the internet with touch and view picture galleries, flip through my my music with a flicker of a finger, you know, the light stuff so Aino seems to be a slick solution with its simplicity and without the baggage of a smartphone that are mostly complicated and slow

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Added on October 23, 2009, 9:27 amIt's resistive.

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Actually it's CAPACITIVE, sorry for the confusion

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 24 2009, 12:51 AM

The better features compared to C905:
-Better Processor
-Bigger RAM
-Much bigger screen with superb resolution and 16m colours
-Brand new media interface
-Touch enabled media
-7.6mbps HSDPA
-2.0mbps HSUPA
-Walkman 4.0
-Touch focus camera
-VGA 30fps video recording
-Superb audio with Clear Bass technology
-Better GPS receiver
-Charging dock
-Bluetooth handsfree headset
-8gb memory card bundled
-PS3 compatible media sharing
-touch web browsing
The list goes on if we look even closer bro, and I personally won't be attracted if it was a touchscreen phone (which it isn't, so you should probably just look elsewhere) just like so many other touchscreen mobiles out there. And to cap it all off, I remember sellers charging 2k+ for C905 during its release and it has build quality issues while the Aino has more solid construction. So seriously, do you still think Aino has little over C905? Apparently not

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 24 2009, 12:47 AM

Can anyone here confirm whether it has Clear Bass or Megabass? TIA

Assisted GPS simply means you get Cell ID assistance from your network provider which may lock down your position within 10 seconds as opposed to normal triangulation which may take 30 secs to a few minutes. AFAIK all SE phones with GPS reciever allow you to switch off Assisted-GPS when you don't need it. If you have unlimited data plan, you won't have to pay for the Cell ID data charges your network sends to your phone. But the problem is if you're overseas, and if you have pre-loaded maps for navigation then the only thing you need is sattelite signal for GPS, but with A-GPS, some data charges will incur from the local network that's tied to your network meaning you'll have to pay for it in that foreign currency. That's the only time you'll be paying for A-GPS and it may cost a bomb. No biggie, hope this answers your long standing question

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 25 2009, 11:04 PM

Correction: W995 does have secondary video call camera

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 26 2009, 07:45 AM

Heard there's no WB and EV control which is really puzzling making it hard for it to claim its 8mp king throne aside from lack of Xenon. I guess the bewilderment of the Aino continues. Though I've seen some really impressive samples elsewhere

This post has been edited by mode893: Oct 26 2009, 01:45 PM

For a second there it read like buy a Satio and get 1 t-shirt + salesgirl free I wouldn't mind a free salesgirl though

Aikkss? Free salesgirl oso dun wan izzit. What are you thinking? Nowadays very hard to get maid wan you know, free maid oso tak mau ka

I heard it's actually more responsive that the actual PS3 controls

SE is currently the top company for Green initiatives, they supposedly save trees by lessening the use of paper. For the actual manuals we can download the pdf file from their site. Smart if you ask me, save cost and gain mileage

Pros: 16m colour 3" capacitive touch screen, bundled bluetooth headset and 8GB sd micro, PS3-compatible for media content, 8MP camera with touch-focus, best Walkman audio for a phone in the market, minimalist Japanese design with docking station for charging , pretty user interface, WiFi, GPS, radio without antenna with bundled headset

Cons: Capacitive touch screen limited to Media interface (I personally don't have a problem with this though) , no Xenon flash, no 3.5mm jack, no proper document viewer/editor, no privacy for media (no easy way to hide private content)

I didn't mention anything about build quality because it varies from one owner to another