Sony Ericsson has managed to emerge from anonymity with the launch of Vivaz. Even though it's been a while since they started selling this phone, I can say that Vivaz still is a good smartphone and rich in features. Symbian has its limitations, but it's not bad at all, actually is the most efficient OS, resource wise.
Vivaz can take eight megapixel still images and 720p video with continuous auto focus, from this point of view he have a predator of point-and-shoot cameras. Yet, this is not just a camera phone though, it’s a smartphone as well – a tricked out Symbian running on a 720MHz CPU with a 3.2” nHD display to show it all off.
Key features
· 3.2" 16M-color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution
· 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, face and smile detection, geotagging and touch focus
· HD 720p video recording @ 24fps with continuous auto focus
· Symbian OS 9.4 S60 5th, topped with a custom-brewed homescreen and media menu
· 720 MHz CPU, PowerVR SGX dedicated graphics accelerator
· Quad-band GSM support
· 3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps support
· Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS
· microSD card slot (up to 16GB, 8GB card in the box)
· Built-in accelerometer
· Turn-to-mute
· TV out
· Stereo FM Radio
· microUSB and stereo Bluetooth v2.0
· Web browser has full Flash support
· Preinstalled Wisepilot navigation software
· Office document viewer
· Decent audio quality
For full specs, you can visit Sony official website here.
The phone comes in a small box, nothing fancy about this, with strictly necessary accessories, that includes the charger, a stylus, data cable, hands free headset and many leaflets and manuals.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a model with a special design that is thinner on the top and bottom. Looks good and is very easy to hold. It has the usual dimensions for a smartphone with a length of 107 mm, a width of 51.7 mm and a thickness of 12.5 mm. Its weight is one of the smallest that I have seen on a smartphone, it weighs only 97 grams. The phone is available in many colors, namely pink, blue, black and silver. For its impressive list of features, it’s a very compact phone.
On the left side of the phone we find the micro USB port; It is protected against ingress of dust with a soft plastic cover. Here we can also find the 3.5 mm audio jack.
The rear camera has 8 megapixels with LED flash. Lenses are not protected against scratches. Under the back cover lies a 1200 mAh battery, which should provide a range of approximately 430 hours in 2G and 440 hours in 3G. Autonomy during calls is also very good, about 13 hours in 2G and 5 hours and 20 minutes in 3G. During testing the battery lasted for 3 days with pretty heavy use.
The body of the Vivaz is almost entirely made of plastic but this phone is among the rare few that don’t make us miss metal so badly.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz uses the Symbian S60 5th Edition. The user interface is the one we know from Nokia touchscreen phones. It is an operating system slightly dated but useable.
Most of the front of the Vivaz is taken up by the 3.2" touchscreen with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. The resistive unit supports up to 16M colors and is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the device. It has nice picture quality with excellent contrast for a TFT unit. Unlike other resistive touchscreens, the Vivaz screen response is excellent. The resistive technology is certainly not a drawback here.
In terms of telephony, I didn't experience any problems with the in-call performance of Sony Ericsson Vivaz. Reception levels are good on both ends of a call, the earpiece is loud enough and there was no interference whatsoever.
The phone has task manager, meaning that you can switch between applications. To do this, you must hold down the menu button and then choose the application you want to open.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz runs the Symbian OS 5th edition but you'd never tell by just looking at the home screen.
Vivaz’s 720 MHz processor is excellent in all applications; the OS is running smoothly all menus and all applications.
The phone has only 75 MB of internal memory for storing files, but you can expand it with a micro SD card up to 32 GB. The good news is that Vivaz comes with an 8 GB card included.
The Walkman music player is adapted for Symbian. The user interface is easy to use and has many functions. It can create playlists with your favorite songs and is able to run in the background. It is also easy to find a song name, artist or genre. It can recognize many of the most used audio formats, including MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC.
Audio quality is also very good when using headphones, but the external speaker is not very loud. The stock cans in the package are decent, but you can upgrade for an enhanced audio experience, thanks to the 3.5 mm audio jack.
The camera has 8 megapixels, autofocus and LED flash. It is able to take pictures at a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels and record 720p HD format. Camera application is rich in features and shooting modes. You also have access at plenty of settings such as white balance, ISO and others. Sony Ericsson Vivaz produces splendid photos. The colors are vibrant and rich, the amount of resolved detail is very good and the noise levels are low.
The video recording is in HD resolution (1280 x 720) with 24 fps. Probably the best new feature of the Vivaz is the continuous auto focus during video recording.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz offers a complete and high-speed connectivity, there's quad-band GSM and EDGE support, as well as 3G network compatibility. The Vivaz has dual-band 900/2100 MHz support for worldwide coverage, as well as an American version at 850/1900/2100 MHz. Data speeds reach up to 10.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA.
Local connectivity offers the obligatory Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Vivaz also comes with Wi-Fi, which includes DLNA support. The wired connectivity relies on the microUSB port.
The Web browser for Symbian S60 is standard. It displays pages correctly and loads them quickly enough. The high resolution is also welcome here, as it allows more content to fit on the screen.
For business users, Vivaz has QuickOffice preinstalled; it can open Word, Excel, and PDF or PowerPoint files. Documents load quickly.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz has a GPS receiver. The phone uses the Wisepilot navigation application. Maps have enough detail, and the application supports voice guidance.
If you like Symbian, Vivaz is one of the best phones you can lay your hands on. The display is sensitive, the CPU is speedy and the camera is excellent - and hard to beat really.
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