Comments on: Sony Ericsson Aino withdrawn from sale! [Updated]

By: alexandros

alexandros — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:04:07 +0000

Hello ,
i just bought sony ericsson aino . After two days the touch screen doesn’t work .
The problem is exactly that the touch screen fuctionality doesn’t work . Do you know if there is a way to fix that or i should go to the shop te replace ?
Best Regards
Alexandros

By: Nikkii

Nikkii — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:53:11 +0000

I’m now on my 2nd Aino having upgraded in December. The first one worked ok for a week or so and then the touchscreen completely stopped working meaning i can’t zoom or change to video’s when taking pictures. It also means i can’t turn my alarm on snooze in the morning, very annoying for me! Anyway, o2 sent me a replacement on new years eve and the new one worked really well, much quicker and i was really pleased but today the touchscreen has given up the ghost again, hence me looking on the net for reported faults and found this! At least i know it’s a design fault. I’ve called o2 again and they said they could replace it again as im having the same problem but their systems are down so nothing can be done till Monday! The thing is im now in a 24 month contract (very silly of me) and if this is a design fault im going to be stuck with a broken phone for 2 years – can i ask for a different model even though im out of the 28 days return policy?

By: James Holland

James Holland — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:58:21 +0000

If it’s faulty then you should be able to get a replacement under the standard warranty

By: zik

zik — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:37:20 +0000

my telephone does not have wifi and 3G.i went to my service provider and was told that my phone is faulty.i just bought last week . what should i do

By: Nicola lewis

Nicola lewis — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:19:11 +0000

Have recentle upgraded my phone to the Aino and have discovered that I am unable to take videos. When putting it in record mode the phone makes a beep and goes straight back to the touch screen main menu. Has anyone else had any problems with this as I would like to know if it is something I am doing wrong before I send it back to carphone warehouse. Thanks

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:54:21 +0000

Yeah, I can imagine it being awkward when it starts sounding like your trousers are telling a customer that they’ve been keeping an eye on her movement!

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:05:54 +0000

I have an Aino and i think it’s great (easily the best phone on the market with a proper keypad), except for one major design flaw…. it’s very easy to accidently unlock the touchscreen by the button getting knocked in your pocket, and then the music or video player starts playing something!
Can be quite embarrassing when i’m with a customer at work and Dizzee Rascal/Jay-z/50 Cent starts blaring out!
All they had to do was include an option for the button to only lock the screen, and to unlock it have to slide the phone open!
Really hope that happens in the next (first) software update!

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:13:06 +0000

Whatever it is isn’t an entirely universal problem – the touchscreen on the model I tested worked fine. The baffling thing is Sony E’s software: weirdly, yhe touchscreen mode only works in lock mode (By intent, not a bug). Why they didn’t just apply it to their normal menu UI as well is beyond me.

By: James Holland

James Holland — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:15:19 +0000

It’s not a stupid question Viper, in fact I’ve gone back to Sony Ericsson and asked it. I’ll keep you posted when they respond.

By: Paul Lamkin

Paul Lamkin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:10:21 +0000

Even with the announcement that the Aino hasn’t actually been withdrawn, you’re still unlikely to fork out for an admittedly buggy phone. Bad times for SE.