Sony Ericsson Aino and Satio hitting the UK on October 7

It's not like we didn't know this already, but Sony Ericsson has now officially confirmed an October UK release for its latest pair of handsets. The half-Swedish, half-Welsh mobile empire has set the seventh day of the tenth month of whatever year this is as the date for a nice little corporate get-together and unveiling of whatever little details haven't been seen or pored over by now. The Aino slider hopes to capture fans with its slender looks and PS3 Remote Play skills, while the Satio (formerly known as the Idou, pictured) works the multimedia phone crowd with a 12.1 megapixel cam and a 3.5-inch 16:9 display. The latter was recently handled by Engadget Spanish, who found it underwhelming and somewhat sluggish -- but rest assured, we'll be getting a lot more fingerprints on these touchscreen devices in the coming weeks.

With the headphone adapter/charger mounted on the side like old Sony Ericsson models, rather than a 3.5mm jack at the base or top, these devices are massively flawed. Why are SE shooting themselves in the foot just as HTC join Nokia, Samsung and Apple in including sensibly placed I/O ports, including 3.5mm jacks?

And what if people want to mount one of these phones in a windscreen mount in their car or a handlebar mount on a bicycle? It won't fit with the cable plugged in.

Those who like convenience will be saying no to Aino.

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