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- GSM, UMTS
- 360 x 640 display
- Symbian
- World Phone
- Touchscreen
- 8+ MP camera
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- Email client
- Speakerphone
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Sony Ericsson adds a splash of panache along with a host of powerful features to its Vivaz smartphone. For example, the three dedicated buttons running along the bottom of the large 3.2 inch screen are curved slightly, and designated green white and red, creating a soft, concave boarder that sets it apart esthetically from so many of the boxy smartphones on the market. The top of the phone is curved slightly downward to compliment the bottom, creating soft edges where striking angles are usually found.
The 3.2 inch, 360 x 640 display presents a crisp screen and a huge palate of well-rendered colors. This GSM candybar smartphone offers a touchscreen display, A-GPS (including turn-by-turn navigation capability), an impressive 8.1MP camera including LED flash and the ability to record video in true 720p HD (1280 x 720 pixel resolution), along with an MP3 player, FM radio, dedicated YouTube player and much more.
And yes, keeping up with its competitors, the Vivaz uses an accelerometer, allowing users to present text, photos and more in either landscape or portrait mode.
If you want a smartphone that can REALLY surf the web, the Vivaz is hardwired for the task. It is capable of rendering genuine web pages via HTML, Flash Lite, RSS, CSS and JavaScript. So have at it! It also offers built-in, online support for Facebook, Picasa, Twitter and the aforementioned YouTube.
But the Vivaz also offers Bluetooth 2.0, a 3.5mm jack (so you can pick from a huge selection of headsets), features expandable memory via microSD and microSDHC, and offers tethering capabilities, so you can take that cool laptop and connect to the internet at will.
The Vivaz is what a smartphone is supposed to be, at least according the evolving definition. It’s fun when you want video, music and a powerful camera, but serious when you need work to be done.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz accomplishes all this and more through its 720MHz, Symbian, S60 5th Edition processor. Offering 5.33 hours of talk time and up to 440 hours standby time, the Vivaz is capable, classy and did I mention curvy?
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Latest Reviews
This is not a phone for messaging, for email, for social networking or for anything else that requires users to type
Eric M. Zeman from Phone Scoop (about 1 year ago)
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Battery life and phone calls were good, and the speakerphone was excellent. The music player is decent. The camera performs well, has a good user interface and takes good pictures. The video camera performs similarly well. The gallery application and editing tools give the Vivaz at least one solid... More
It has to be one of the better S60 5th Edition handset released stateside by a national carrier
PhoneArena Team from PhoneArena (about 1 year ago)
8/10
Following a similar release schedule like the Xperia X10 we've recently checked out, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz manages to retain that same level of luster we found when it was launched a while back – which is mainly due to its on-contract price. Come to think of it, this has to be one of the better... More
Great video and photo capture along with a user-friendly media playback interface
Richard Lai from Engadget (over 2 years ago)
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Sony Ericsson's no stranger to phones with decent cameras, and the Vivaz with European 3G frequencies aims to be one of them; after all these months we've finally got hold of this S60 device, which is the first phone capable of continuous autofocus on 720p video recording courtesy of its speedy... More
Latest Questions
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Does the Sony Ericsson Vivaz have GPS?sheryl (11 months ago) • 1 answer
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Is it possible to create the loud speaker icon on the screen?
Roy Naicker (11 months ago) • 1 answer
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How do you activate the loud speaker during a call on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5?
Roy Naicker (11 months ago) • 1 answer
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How to reset memory card password?
Lou_11079 (about 1 year ago) • 2 answers
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How is the Sony Ericsson Vivaz rated?
Anonymous (over 2 years ago) • 1 answer