| With new Smartphone models being released | | | | |
| seemingly daily, it can be a daunting task choosing the | | | | One of the main hardware differences between the |
| right handset for you. Sony Ericsson has come up | | | | Vivaz Pro and the original Vivaz, besides the keyboard, |
| trumps with the new Vivaz Pro. Offering the kind of | | | | is the five mega pixel camera. Although the original |
| versatility which is sure to appeal to all kinds of users, | | | | model features and eight mega pixel camera, the |
| this handset boasts key features including touch | | | | Vivaz Pro incorporates an impressive five mega pixel |
| screen navigation, a full QWERTY keyboard, and a | | | | camera which operates at a pixel resolution of 2560x |
| five mega pixel digital camera. | | | | 1920 pixels resulting in high quality still images and |
| | | | | video. In fact, video is recorded in 720p (HD) at a |
| Superb quality display of on screen imagery is | | | | rate of 24 frames per second. In order to simplify |
| provided thanks to a 3.2 inch TFT resistive touch | | | | the task of taking great quality still images, a number of |
| screen which offers the ability to display up to 16M | | | | features are included as standard ranging from |
| colours within a pixel layout of 360x 640. This makes | | | | Autofocus, touch focus, face & smile detection, |
| it perfect for viewing photos and video files, especially | | | | image stabilisation and an LED flash. Geo-tagging |
| when combined with a built in accelerometer sensor | | | | operates thanks to GPS and automatically records the |
| which automatically rotates the contents of the screen | | | | location at which a photo was taken. |
| so it can be viewed in portrait and landscape forms. | | | | |
| The screen itself is manufactured from | | | | For storage and documents, music files and other data |
| scratch-resistant materials which protects it from | | | | are, 75 MB of internal storage is provided as standard |
| everyday wear and tear. | | | | within the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro. Alongside this, a |
| | | | | micro SD card slot comes with a pre-installed 8 GB |
| Measuring 109x 52x 15 mm, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz | | | | memory card. Although this can be upgraded by |
| Pro is a surprisingly compact handset given the list of | | | | inserting a larger card, of up to 16 GB being |
| specifications. It weighs in at 117 g making it pocket | | | | accommodated. The vast internal phonebook can |
| friendly phone which is a comfort to hold and use. | | | | store seemingly endless number contacts and utilises |
| | | | | the Photocall function. |
| Whilst on the go, users are presented with a number | | | | |
| of options for staying connected to cellular networks | | | | Given its high levels of everyday functionality and |
| and the Internet. Class 10 versions of both GPRS | | | | aesthetic appeal, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro |
| & EDGE provide the handset with its primary | | | | appears to ticks all the boxes and offers everything |
| methods of connecting to cellular networks. Access | | | | you would look for in a modern Smartphone. The |
| to the Internet is provided via both 3G coverage | | | | combination of touchscreen navigation and the |
| (courtesy of an HSDPA at speeds of up to 10.2 mega | | | | efficiency of a full QWERTY keyboard illustrates just |
| bytes per second along with HSUPA at 2 MB per | | | | how versatile handset is. |
| second). | | | | |