Already leaked as Sony Ericsson Kurara last year, Sony Ericsson has officially unveiled its next full touch screen smartphone as Sony Ericsson Vivaz. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is running on Symbian S60 5th edition, featuring a 8.1 megapixel camera, built in WiFi, 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen and able to do HD video recording. The smartphone will be available soon this quarter in the colours Moon Silver, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue and Venus Ruby according to Sony Ericsson.



‘User-generated content, especially video, is exploding on the web,’ said Lennard Hoornik, Head of Marketing, Sony Ericsson. ‘With Sony Ericsson Vivaz, we have created a mobile phone that makes it easy to catch life in high quality video and upload that self expression onto the web to share with the world. Sony Ericsson Vivaz offers beauty inside and out with an open and intuitive user experience allowing consumers to capture, view and share their lives and spontaneity in HD quality.’

Sony Ericsson Vivaz


* 8.1 megapixel camera

* auto focus (photos), continuous auto focus (video), face detection (photos), geo tagging, image stabiliser, photo light, smile detection

* Video recording (720p HD recording)

* FM radio

* Java

* A-GPS

* 3.5 mm audio jack

* Bluetooth

* Micro USB connector

* Wi-Fi

* 3.2 inches 16.9 nHD wide touch screen (640 x 360 pixels)

* Size: 107 x 521.7 x 12.5 mm

* Weight: 97 grams

* Phone memory: Up to 75 MB

* microSD card slot

* Operating system: Symbian S60 5th edition

* Processor: 720MHz

* Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 13 hrs

* Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 430 hrs

* Talk time UMTS: Up to 5 hrs 20 min

* Standby time UMTS: Up to 440 hrs

* Video call time: Up to 2 hrs 30 min