The Sony Ericsson Vivaz (U5i) is a

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, announced by Sony Ericsson on 21 January 2010. It was released on 5 March 2010 in the color schemes Moon Silver, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue and Venus Ruby. The phone is compact and has its focus spread to multiple functions, photography, HD video recording, music playback and internet connectivity. The camera is located on the back, together with the LED flashlight. It is not covered by any special slider. The side of the phone features four buttons on one side: one for activating the camera functionality and starting/stopping video recording, one for taking pictures once the camera is enabled, and the remaining two in the form of a rocker for volume control / camera zoom depending on the active mode. The other side has a covered Micro-B USB slot for charging and connecting to a computer. The front of the phone is dominated by the resistive touchscreen, with a 360x640 resolution. Below the touchscreen are three buttons, green (left), white (center) and red (right). Software-wise, the Vivaz uses the

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operating system (S60 series 5th Edition). It also uses the PlayNow service, Sony Ericsson's mobile content platform. In addition to the usual GPRS/UMTS/EDGE connectivity, the Vivaz also has Wi-Fi (b and g standards) and Bluetooth. Since June 2010 the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) is also available which is a similar phone to Vivaz, but sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 5-megapixel camera. The Vivaz and the Sony Ericsson Satio are the last Sony Ericsson phones to run Symbian. After that, all Sony Ericsson

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under the Xperia brand.

Features

* 16:9, 3.2 inch widescreen * 8-megapixel camera U8 Vivaz 5.1-megapixel in U8i Vivaz Pro version. * U8i Vivaz Pro build in - Fully Function QWERTY keyboard, - * Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Scratch-resistant surface, Turn-to-mute and snoozing alarms. * Handwriting recognition * Symbian S60 5th Edition Operating System * Touch navigation

Dimensions

* Dimensions 107 x 52 x 12.5 mm * Weight 97 gm

Display

* HD TFT resistive touchscreen * 16 million colors * 360x 640 pixels * 3.2 inches

CPU

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OMAP3630

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@ 720

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* 3D Accelerator

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SGX530 graphics

Memory

* RAM: 256 MB * Storage: 75 MB * Memory card support: up to 32 GB microSD (8 GB card included)

Connectivity

* aGPS:Get The Best Performance Vivaz Support
/ref> First time location detection might take longer than usual * Bluetooth technology * Modem * PC Synchronization * USB support * USB mass storage * Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA * PictBridge * Google Maps * TV Out(AV)

Camera

* 8.1 MegaPixel HD * Digital Zoom - up to 4x * LED Flash * Video recording (640x480 @ 30 frame/s, 1280x720 @ 24 frame/s) 720p * Geo-Tagging * Face detection (Smiling Face Detected) * Image stabilisation (Still Image) * Video Player MP4/H.264/H.263 player * Video Call (Using rear camera)

NetWork

* Network 2G : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, * Network 3G : HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Internet

* Web Google (Google Talks, Gmail, Google Map, GPS Maps) * Web Yahoo (Messenger Chat latest version) * Web MSN - Hotmail (Msn messenger Chat) * Web browser - WebKit * Web feeds

Location

* Google maps 3.0 * Wisepilot (30 days Trial) * Location

Log

* Dialed (30 Days) * Received (30 Days) * Missed ( 30 Days)

Applications

* TrackID * Media Server * Neo Reader * SMS Preview * YouTube * Record Sound * Web Publish * Facebook Application * Twitter Application

Entertainment

* 3D games * Java * Media * Radio - FM radio with RDS (Radio Data System) * YouTube * HD Games

Messaging

* Email * Exchange ActiveSync * Instant messaging * Picture messaging (MMS) * Predictive text input * Sound recorder * Text messaging (SMS) * Conversations

Communication

* Polyphonic ringtones * Speakerphone * Vibrating Alert * Video calling(Main 8.1 Mega Pixel Camera)

Design

* Auto rotate * Picture wallpaper

Organiser

* Alarm clock * Calculator * Calendar * Document editors * Document readers * Flight mode * Handwriting recognition * Notes * Phone book * Touchscreen

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro has a few differences from the Vivaz, such as a downsized 5-megapixel camera with HD video recording, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a larger-size device (109 x 52 x 15 mm, 117g). Other than those differences, both devices are very similar.

References

External links

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Review @ EngadgetSony Ericsson Vivaz stress test
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