Monday, March 21, 2011

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Disadvantages

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro review: HD gets a Pro flavor

Introduction

Modern always-on web-connected generation need so much equipment to get through the day it’s a small wonder they don’t have to lug tool bags around – the small wonder in this case is the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro. It’s a full-featured smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard for great messaging and 720p video recording, all in an impressively compact body


Key features

  • 3.2" 16M-color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution
  • 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, face and smile detection, geotagging and touch focus
  • HD 720p video recording @ 24fps with continuous auto focus
  • Symbian OS 9.4 S60 5th, topped with a custom-brewed homescreen and media menu
  • 720 MHz CPU, PowerVR SGX dedicated graphics accelerator
  • Quad-band GSM support
  • 3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps support
  • Wi-Fi b/g; DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS support
  • microSD card slot (up to 16GB, 8GB card in the box)
  • Built-in accelerometer; Turn-to-mute
  • TV out
  • Wisepilot navigation software preinstalled (30 day trial)
  • Four-row QWERTY keyboard
  • Office document viewer
  • Stereo FM Radio with RDS; TrackID
  • microUSB and stereo Bluetooth v2.0
  • Web browser with full Flash support
  • Decent audio quality

Main disadvantages

  • Camera downgraded from 8MP on the regular Vivaz
  • No camera lens protection
  • The S60 5th edition UI isn't the best in usability
  • No auto locking of the screen during a call
  • No DivX or XviD support out-of-the-box
  • No smart or voice dialing
  • No secondary videocalling camera

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