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Sony Ericsson Vivaz

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  • Ryan
  • nx8
  • 04 Apr 2010

I do really like this phone but I hope SONY ERICSSON plan to release a MAJOR FIRMWARE UPGRADE soon or I will not be keeping.

Here are my issues and MAJOR ones in my opion afterall you pay £350 for HD Cam thats what you expect and not some washed out colours shady looking video from a £50 camcorder.

Pictures are also shocking quality with no flash avail apart from a weak led light which is useless.


I am a SONY ERICSSON fan before the small minority of sad individuals on the site start all the usual saying I am a Sony hater and that I must like Samsung or Nokia.

Please for once accept someones honest opinion.

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    • Dubai UAE 7
    • 3Yd
    • 04 Apr 2010

    Sony Ericsson Vivaz
    Main disadvantages
    •No camera lens protection
    •No auto mode for the flash/video light
    •LED flash not powerful enough
    •The S60 5th edition UI isn't to the best in class standards
    •No proximity sensor sensor to lock the screen during a call
    •No DivX or XviD support out-of-the-box
    •No smart or voice dialing
    •No office document editing (without a paid upgrade)
    •No stereo speakers
    •No digital compass (magnetometer)
    •No secondary one(No videocall face)

    you understand .. NO videocall secondary face

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      • Dubai UAE
      • 3Yd
      • 04 Apr 2010

      Dubai U.A.E. Shopping E-Max i see mobile body beauty style Sony Ericsson Vivaz is excellent perpect beauty .. i sad but i want secondary Videocall .. i miss it.. i not buy like it ... sorry....

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        • Anonymous
        • 3H6
        • 03 Apr 2010

        How do you turn the sound up when recording videos? Every time I record something I can hardly hear what I've recorded

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          • Anonymous
          • mrF
          • 03 Apr 2010

          Chris, 03 Apr 2010I believe you have to purchase it at its official site (I w... moreI hope Mobile Shell will appear for Symbian much sooner than the rumoured Q3 as well.

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            • amethyst
            • pqY
            • 03 Apr 2010

            I have owned a red w995 for months and it is unbeatable
            THe vivaz is lighter (Plastic!), better scree, HD video, ...

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              • se007
              • JDd
              • 03 Apr 2010

              Anonymous, 03 Apr 2010i think that Vivaz is great...and i am about to buy it this... morei would go for vivaz....

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                • Chris
                • UG4
                • 03 Apr 2010

                Ara, 03 Apr 2010Hi Chris, can you please tell me where to download the core... moreI believe you have to purchase it at its official site (I went there this morning). Perhaps there are other apps available with the same capabilities.

                Personally, I can't wait for the next firmware update, which hopefully fixes the camera algorithms and lets the flash function in bursts, plus kinetic scrolling across the OS, (and Timescape and Mediascape, if that isn't too much to ask). I read somewhere on the rumor mill that Sony Ericsson might port Timescape and Mediascape to the Satio and Vivaz eventually, but if this isn't true, SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 is definitely a great if not better substitute!

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                  • se007
                  • JDd
                  • 03 Apr 2010

                  amethyst, 03 Apr 2010Hello friends!I bought one from Germany(I am in Spain) and ... morevenus rugby on se vivaz are not yet available.....
                  but applications you can find @ www.mobile360.org, www.getjar.com and mobiles24.com....hope it helps you!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 3HH
                    • 03 Apr 2010

                    is the sound vlume sensible ? can you hear it when on a bus and that ?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0Zs
                      • 03 Apr 2010

                      i think that Vivaz is great...and i am about to buy it this week...but i am not so sure about the quality of its sound...soo i am also thinking about W995...anyone help me to choose between those two???Vivaz or W995???thanx!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • TL5
                        • 03 Apr 2010

                        Can we play motion sensor games ? And does it have two speakers?

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                          • amethyst
                          • pqY
                          • 03 Apr 2010

                          Hello friends!I bought one from Germany(I am in Spain) and sold it the same day...it was silver(beauuutiful), but I would like ine in Venus Red. Where can I get one- unlocked sim free and in Europe?-Any ideas??? I can only find them in black and silver now.Will it tkae long to see them in other colours?
                          Thanks!
                          The headphone are just shameful!!!!I will have to use my w995 ones! Games and stuf??? where to get jewel quest?

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                            • neutron
                            • tA{
                            • 03 Apr 2010

                            Does it support pdf files???

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tDM
                              • 03 Apr 2010

                              Anonymous, 03 Apr 2010@ BEC (bandung electronic center) it costs around Rp.4,5jt.... moreThank's for this info :) but still not yet available in medan :(

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                                • ramin
                                • njB
                                • 03 Apr 2010

                                Parth, 03 Apr 2010Hey ramin does it hav kinetic scrooling like n97 or n97 mini?no it doesnt have kinetic scrooling but maybe will have it by next firmware update(n97 doesnt have this at first but nokia add this function by a firmware update)
                                so maybe vivaz will have this one day

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Khs
                                  • 03 Apr 2010

                                  [deleted post]@ BEC (bandung electronic center) it costs around Rp.4,5jt. The price could be lower in phone retailers ;D

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                                    • Parth
                                    • t1}
                                    • 03 Apr 2010

                                    ramin, 03 Apr 2010i saw my friend's vivaz today and worked by it about 1 hour... moreHey ramin does it hav kinetic scrooling like n97 or n97 mini?

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                                      • ruth
                                      • M3s
                                      • 03 Apr 2010

                                      Nejc, 02 Apr 2010hello! Can someone please tell me what is the diference bet... morereceptive touchscreen means you can use a stylus and capcative touchscreen means you cant use a stylus as it reacts to heat (like the -iphone) - you need to use a finger

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                                        • Ara
                                        • u4k
                                        • 03 Apr 2010

                                        Chris, 02 Apr 2010Hi Demana. I've been using the Vivaz for 2 weeks now, and h... moreHi Chris, can you please tell me where to download the core player to play all formats of videos? for example, avi..