Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro User Reviews

I got my Vivaz (awful name) at the weekend and so far im pretty impressed. It does everything I need it to do. It's not as flashy as an iphone but then it costs a fraction of the price.

I think the phone is ideal for people that primerally need to speak to people and text and are used to normal keypad phones. The internet is pretty good but we all have laptops or desktops now so why you would want to spend half your life looking at a little screen to see what your friends have just bought, said or done is beyond me!

As for the basic stuff, the battery has lasted on a 2 hour charge for 3 days and is still going strong.

The screen is very good, it does the usually swipe movement like the iphone for pictures and songs etc but it does lack the ability to add widgets or additional short cuts, which is a shame.

The keyboards are good, I have reasonably big fingers and I have only pressed a couple of wrong buttons so far.

The operating system is a bit old, it's the same as my N85 and to be honest isn't the slickest or prettiest but it does work and once you work out what the symbols mean it's pretty easy to use.

The only thing I have noticed is the screen flickers very slightly in the brighter areas, I don't know whether this is a fault or just me being fussy!

Overall - Don't think for a minute this is an iphone rival, it really isn't. But thats what I like about it, it doesn't try to be. It's a decent, light, small quality phone that takes fantastic pictures and has probably the best video on a phone going.