The primary feature you may notice about the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is the supple curved design which allows the handset to sit comfortably in your palm and the Vivaz comes in Moon Silver, Black, Ruby and Blue for a broad market appeal. Dedicated applications have been given to social network feeds and the phone possesses a digital camera with a mammoth 8.1 mega pixel lens. A bright 3.2 inch n-HD TFT touch screen displays over 16 million colours; it delivers an applaudable performance when playing video files and shows off the vibrant home screens with real bluster.
The Vivaz weighs in at 97g and its dimensions measure at 107 x 52 x 12.5mm, so the device has good pocket-ability and its lightweight chassis is very comfortable to handle. The phones sharp design almost gives it a cosmic feel and the touch screen is very receptive, navigating through the Vivaz’s various applications is effortless. This particular model was purpose built to take over where the Satio left off, the Vivaz is prettier and far more user friendly with its lighter sleeker chassis. Oddly Sony Ericsson has given the Vivaz an 8.1 mega pixel camera where the Satio had 12.1, but this can be forgiven as the Vivaz does display its images and videos in 16:9 HD qualities.
The 3.2 inch screen is resistive apposed to capacitive but rarely lets you down when issuing commands via the TUI, the Vivaz Smartphone runs a Symbian operating system and boasts many useful applications that it supports. One of the key features is the YouTube compatibility, after recording a live action video you can instantly upload it to YouTube via the phones enhanced web services, this can be beneficial if you manage to capture a rare occurrence or funny moment that you wish to share with the world.
The phones connectivity is pretty good at gaining internet access via Wi Fi; connections are possible in a variety of hotspots like your own home, airports and coffee shops. The WebKit browser interface is easy to use with its pan and zoom function and Google Search integration. Social networks have been given some attention too with applications devoted to both Twitter and Facebook to keep you up to date with the latest happenings and status updates from your friends and family. This Smartphone has Bluetooth connectivity as you would expect for file transfers to and from other compatible devices, PC synchronization, various USB connections are possible and the Vivaz also has good location services with built in aGPS, Wise Pilot and Google Maps.
Entertainment has been focused on for sure with this particular model, the 8.1 mega pixel camera supports both Touch Focus and Auto Focus for premium image clarity, a 4x digital zoom and image stabilizer offer perfect image capture and the Face and Smile Detection features have been thrown to make your life easier to be honest. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz boasts a brilliant Multi Media player which is capable of playing a range of different music and video files in supreme audio and visual quality, Album Art and TrackID are in place to help you recognise and organise your songs and there are various equaliser settings to help give you the sound you are looking for.
The summarise, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz has excellent entertainment features and social networking options, the monstrous camera is more than capable of capturing those special moments and the phones general appearance will give it plenty of potential buyers in today’s Smartphone market!
