The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Excels in the Entertainment Field With a Great Digital Camera and HD Video!
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is an entertainment based Smartphone with a LCD display and HD video recorder; the phone boasts an awesome digital camera, a FM radio receiver and Bluetooth technology, you also get an 8GB memory card included in the package, the phone is very palmable with its smooth yet edgy design and its slim design makes it very pocketable. Sony Ericsson has produced a phone which will give the Nokia X6 some direct competition.
The 3.2inch touch display is very responsive, bright and the image clarity is top draw with nHD 360 x 640 resolution. The ergonomic design of the handset and the Vivaz's performance are a true reflection of what Sony Ericsson are trying to achieve with there devices. The Symbian S60 operating system which is typically found on Nokia handsets works remarkably well on the Vivaz; the interface is both colourful and functional on the TFT touch screen.
The Vivaz is really good for message hungry users; the messaging hub boasts loads of options, you can access various e-mail inboxes, view SMS messages in conversation form and use IM providers to chat with friends, Sony Ericsson have hit the mark with this section of the Vivaz as you can utilise the phones communication skills to manage accounts from a variety of providers including the popular G-mail and Hotmail services. Making the most of the phones built-in accelerometer works to your advantage; it switches the phone to messaging mode which open an on-screen QWERTY keyboard perfect for message forming and writing e-mails.
Sony Ericsson has enabled the Vivaz to connect to the internet via 3G and Wi Fi; both provide high speed connections and are quite reliable for signal, you and set up bookmarks so your favourite website is within tapping distance and the zoom and scrolling controls are receptive and simple. You're Facebook, Twitter and Bebo accounts can all be accessed and maintained from the Vivaz as you would when operating from a desktop. You can access both YouTube and the BBC iPlayer from the handset as they both have integrated shortcuts in the phones software.
A gorgeous 8.1 mega pixel camera sits comfortably on the back of the phones chassis, it develops very nice images, the colour contrast ratio is very good and the clarity of images is very, very good, it records 720p HD videos which can be uploaded to your favourite sharing sites including YouTube and Facebook. The cameras user interface is nothing less than brilliant; you can see current shot settings on screen and there are tons of cool features to make your photos look that much better, the controls are easy to use and there are separate buttons for still and video modes.
It is business as usual from Sony Ericsson where the multimedia player is concerned, the interface is modern and usable and the Vivaz can comfortably handle over a dozen different audio and video file formats. The player supports all the basic controls and options you would expect and will playback audio recordings, podcasts and audio books also. All of your tunes are listed in alphabetical according to the artist's name, the Vivaz has the album art feature which brings a splash of colour and there are plenty of equaliser options for you to play with and perfect the sound you want. The 3.5m jack is a handy feature in the Vivaz as it lets you plug in you own pair of headphones.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz excels in the entertainments field with a fantastic digital camera, an HD video recorder and superb music player. The Vivaz has plenty of potential storage space with the microSD slot taking cards up to 32GB and with enough online and messaging support to keep in touch with friends Sony Ericsson have a very good competitor in the mid-range Smartphone market.