Faced with Google Phones, Blackberry professionals or fashion iPhone 3G, Sony Ericsson aims to back off with products enriching multimedia experience. Since the Swedish manufacturer Nippon had abandoned its stake in Symbian consortium, we did not expensive platform, since 100% owned by Nokia. Now become open source, the venerable mobile OS that made the heyday of Nokia (with N and E series) finds the strength in this touchscreen smartphone, with an accelerometer.
While the widescreen Sony Ericsson Vivaz is smaller (3.2 inches) and resistive technology, but its resolution (360×640 pixels) and its millions of shades balance these defects.
This mobile thinner and compact as an iPhone forgotten in a pocket of jeans. The interface of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz remains less ergonomic than on Google Android and Apple iPhone OS.
It is sometimes necessary to click several times to the four corners of the screen to achieve his ends. Still, this version of Symbian S60 5 catching up to Windows Mobile 6.5 and Android 1.5 / 2.
Social networks are particularly honored on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. With a few clicks you publish photos and videos on Facebook, Blogger, PicasaWeb and YouTube by default, but other sites are usable. Sony Ericsson also has preinstalled client for Twitter plus an SMS application, QuickOffice suite, synchronization software RoadSync and two 3D games (snowboarding and racing cars).
With PowerVR SGX Graphics processor clocked at 720 MHz, it suffers no latency.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz: a multimedia smartphone
Getting back to multimedia features, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz embeds a super sensor of 8.1 megapixels (4x zoom), capable of great photos and HD video (1280×720 pixels) in MP4 format.
With or without the LED flash, shooting in low light are very good. This camera phone has the same refinements that ordinary camera. In addition to its image stabilizer, Sony Ericsson has indeed Vivaz detector faces and smiles make beautiful shots and you can retouch photos.
These will be visible on TV via a cable (optional). In addition to its music player, music lovers can listen to FM radio RDS, plugging the headphones. These plug into a mini jack, but wireless headphones are also usable, thanks to Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP profile.
If the internal memory of 75 MB of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is limited, the manufacturer has had the foresight to provide a microSD memory card 8 GB
Even self-satisfied of this smartphone, it exceeds three days without problem. With its USB cable, charging is facilitated. Of course, surfing at full speed 3G or WiFi internet quickly reduce the electrical independence.
Go easy not the media server to access and share your audio video picture with other DLNA compliant devices. The use of the navigation system A-GPS with Google Maps or Wisepilot friendly shows, even if multicast is not implemented.
Noted that a version with horizontal sliding alphanumeric keypad, called Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro was introduced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and will be marketed in the second quarter of 2010.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is certainly a little less maneuverable than the latest mobile touch, but the quality of its sensor and advanced features outweigh them.
More : Sensor resolution high quality pictures and videos, HD videos, publishing on social networks, wireless multimedia opportunities.
Less : Tile resistive antiquated ergonomics, button off / flush mode at the top.
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