Sony Ericsson Vivaz PRO

sony ericsson vivaz pro review

Release Date:  Q3 2010
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• QWERTY with Touch screen
• 3G, Wi Fi
• 5 MP camera

• Slow
• Keypress could have been a bit better

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is the new mobile phone launched by the company for the users that focus mainly on the messaging part. It combines the touch screen display and the QWERTY keyboard like Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini PRO and Samsung Ch@t B3410W. This new version of the mobile phone is touted as the successor of Sony Ericsson Vivaz. The new Vivaz pro is thicker than the original version by 2mm, and it includes the same HD-totting features. The mobile phone is expected to release in the second quarter of 2010, only after the original Vivaz hits the market, which is scheduled on the first quarter. The new Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro looks stylish and elegant and its QWERTY seems to be quite comfortable. The keys are placed properly and the shapes are also good. Therefore, it makes easy typing. However, the keypress could have been a bit better. Hope that the mobile phone company will surely fix this issue before the handset arrives in the market. Some of the prominent features of the mobile phone include 3.2 inches TFT touch screen display, 5 mega pixel camera, HD video recording, A GPS support, Google Maps, Wi Fi, etc. More on these features are given in the detailed description.

SE Vivaz pro – network and connectivity

Every mobile phone must be well equipped with good network and connectivity features. Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro combines the power of the tri band HSDPA and the quad band GPRS. The 2G network users of Vivaz pro will get the support of the GSM quad band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 while the users of 3G network will get HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100. SE Vivaz pro also handles the data accessibility features with the Class GPRS and Class 10 EDGE. Class 10 GPRS have got the speed of 32 - 48 kbps and the Class 10 EDGE has the speed of 236.8 kbps. With the combination of 3G and Wi Fi, the possibility of speedy browsing experience is ensured by the mobile phone company. In addition to that, the connectivity options of the mobile phone are further enhanced by the utility of Bluetooth® and USB. By using Bluetooth, the users can transfer data without any wire connectivity to the other compatible devices. On the other hand, the USB port ensures wire-based data transferring facilities of the mobile phone.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro – The memory

The smart phones are known for their high end features and applications. To support the wide range of applications, good storage space of the mobile phone is required, which comes from a solid memory back up. If a smart phone is enabled to feature several high-end applications but the memory capacity is not up to the mark, then it makes no sense at all. If the mobile phone fails to store enough data, it is very difficult to meet up the increasing requirements of the mobile phone users. Keeping this aspect in mind, it can be said that SE Vivaz pro has quite a decent memory support. Though the internal memory of the phone is very low- just 75 MB, it can still store practically unlimited entries and fields of the phone book and also the call records. The users have the option to enhance the memory up to 16 GB by using the microSD™ TransFlash card slot. 8 GB of memory card will be included in the package at the time of purchase.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Review – the display

The mobile phone looks small and cute. It is available in the black and white shades and this one is a side-sliding QWERTY handset. In fact, it looks almost similar to the original version of Vivaz and the only major difference seems to be the inclusion of QWERTY keyboard in the Vivaz pro. Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is a sleek and thin mobile phone unlike many other mobile phones with QWERTY keyboard. The dimension of the Vivaz pro includes 109 x 52 x 15 mm, and it weighs just 117 grams. Therefore, the handset is quite comfy to carry in the pockets. The users need to view the screen on a landscape mode. The curve at the top and the bottom of the screen makes it look very attractive. The entire frontal part of the mobile phone is covered by the 3.2 inches TFT touch screen display, which provides the resolution of 360 x 640 pixels and 16 million colours. When the display screen is slid towards the right, the QWERY keyboard becomes visible. Some of the main features of the display include accelerometer sensor for auto rotate and scratch a resistant surface.

SE Vivaz pro Review – the battery

Good battery back up is very essential for the smooth functioning of any mobile phone. Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is powered by the Li-Po standard battery. The battery provides talk time up to 12 hours and 30 minutes for the users of 2G network and up to 5 hours and 10 minutes for the 3G users. If the phone is in stand by mode, then the 2G users can avail the battery back up to 430 hours, while the 3G users can get battery back up to 440 hours.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro – the camera, music, and videos

The camera always plays an important role in a smart phone. Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro brings in a reasonably good camera that has 5 mega pixels and resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixels. The other prominent features of the camera include LED flash, auto focus, geo tagging, touch focus, and smile and face detection. The camera is also able to shoot video at HD 720p, which is a big plus point. Therefore, the users can take good snaps and videos and can share them with friends by uploading on the social networks. Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro supports Facebook™ and Twitter applications.

The music lovers can enjoy stereo FM with RDS along with MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player. Video playback of the mobile phone can play WMV/RV/MP4/3GP files.