The QWERTY keyboard slides out with a slightly rough motion - it's not as slick as other devices we've played with, although the slide mechanism opens with a nice clunk if you use it in both hands. The phone feels a little plasticky in the hand as the chassis is devoid of any metallic casing, instead relying on a curved plastic exterior.
It makes sense that Sony Ericsson has taken this route, as it's likely quite hard to get metal to follow the 'curvature' of the human hand, as this handset is designed to do. The screen is a 3. However, as you can see in our pictures, the terminate key has snapped in half, and not even through any misuse such as dropping it - it was just day-to-day pocket dwelling that caused the damage.
On the right-hand side of the phone there are two buttons for the camera, one for the snapper and one to open the camcorder. The other side of the phone is pretty sparse, save for a rubberised micro USB slot and the 3.
The Vivaz weighs 3. Below the display are the Vivaz's few physical navigation controls: the Talk and End buttons and a Home key. Other navigation options, like a soft key and a back button, are built into the display as touch controls. On the right spine, you'll find the volume rocker and shortcuts for the still camera and camcorder.
The rocker is easily accessible when you're on a call, but it's also easy to press the camera shutter accidentally when holding the Vivaz in your left hand. Lastly, the power control is located all by itself on the top of the phone. We're grateful that Sony Ericsson chose standard ports and connection for the Vivaz. Though we're not thrilled that we have to dig around for a memory card, we're ecstatic that we're not stuck with Sony Ericsson's proprietary Memory Stick Micro format.
Display Dominating the Vivaz's front is the 3. We'll start with the good points first. Though it's not huge, it's large enough, and the vivid resolution On the downside, the TFT display is resistive, which means you must apply pressure to register a command a capacitive display, in comparison, merely senses the conductive properties of your finger.
You can use your finger on the Vivaz, though you'll need a heavy and accurate touch, particularly when scrolling through menu pages. Fortunately, the included stylus makes for an easier experience, but in all seriousness, who really wants to use a stylus in the age of the iPhone and the Evo? What's more, since the Vivaz doesn't have a stylus slot, that's one more thing you'll have to carry around. The phone dialer interface features touch controls with large numbers and letters.
You also get one-touch access to your phonebook. For texting and e-mails, the Vivaz has a virtual keyboard and a handwriting-recognition feature. Though the latter is mostly accurate and responsive, the former is faster and easier to use. The individual buttons are large, and you'll need to switch to separate pages for numbers and symbols.
We used the stylus for the best results, but you can use your fingers if you like. On the other hand, if you'd prefer a physical keyboard, the unlocked Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro has a slider design.
The main menu features icons in a grid or a list design. It's simple and easy to use, and you can drill into submenus for deeper access. You can personalize the Vivaz with color themes and wallpaper, and you can choose from different designs for the home screen. The handset also has an accelerometer.
You can turn it off, though we're not sure what you'd want to do so. Operating system It's been a long time since we've Symbian on a smartphone from a major U. And as we said above, it hasn't aged well. To begin with, the home screen doesn't have the deep customization options that its newer rivals offer.
You don't get multiple home screen pages and you can't populate the home screen with widgets or add new shortcuts beyond those that come on the phone. Granted, one-touch access to your most important features is there already, but we'd like even more freedom.
We're not partial to Symbian's multitasking either. Unless you back out a feature completely, it continues to run in the background until you use a long press in the pop-up task manager. For one, there are compact video recording DSLRs pushing down with competitive price tags, and then cameraphones are eating into compact camera territory with comparable still image resolution and video capture.
Eight megapixel still images and p video with continuous auto focus make the Sony Ericsson Vivaz a predator of point-and-shoot cameras. High-end smartphones have a long history of trading compact size for cramming in one feature more than the competition.
The feature list leaves very little to complain about, so is it time retire your old compact camera and make the jump the Vivaz? As for its performance as a smartphone the list of key features suggests smooth sailing most of the way. Post your opinion. Pages: 1 2 3 … ». Sort by: Newest first Oldest first Best rating.
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