No kinetic scrolling, no automatic full-screen, no next-gen Webkit engine, relatively slow page rendering, and so on. And of course this module is also used as the engine to power the PlayNow system, used throughout the Vivaz, impacting its performance as well It's all rather underwhelming on a spec phone and here's hoping Sony Ericsson can update the version of Web in firmware. On balance, though, the application bundle is comparable with that on most Nokia S60 5th Edition phones, though one or more of the differences noted above may put some hardened Nokia fans off and it's fairly obvious that the app mix is less balanced than on the likes of the Nokia or Nokia N97 mini.
But, as with Samsung on the i HD, it's not too difficult to replace most of the bits you might expect on a Nokia and, glitches aside, there are a few extras which may positively put a smile on your face Water Level, Rally Master Pro. Superb form factor, in terms of maximising spec with minimal size and weight; Feels gorgeous in the hand despite being plastic. Camera: Great stills quality in good or indifferent light with care ; Good camera interface with cutting edge options, including touch-to-focus and smile detection.
Rather than improve their S60 build, the Vivaz team opted to leave this in clunky form and add on their own swish front end and media suite. Leaving the user with two completely different UIs, neither of which is remotely close to being perfect.
Choice of screen tech means that it's hard to see the display or what you're shooting when the sun's out. Resistive touch screen grates a little. What comes across in the Vivaz is that it's definitely a second generation S60 product from Sony Ericsson after years of UIQ experience - there are far fewer bugs and glitches in the firmware, the hardware feels far more refined and the software load-out has less holes.
The application itself comes in two flavors - accessed by pressing the Call key on the standby screen or from the main menu. The first one brings 20 call records in each of its tabs for outgoing, received and missed calls.
The Log application. If you access the Call Log from the main menu, you'll see a detailed list of all your network communications for the past 30 days. These include messages, calls and data transfers even WLAN connections are included.
We didn't experience any problems with the in-call performance of Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro. Reception levels are good on both ends of a call, the earpiece is loud enough and there were no signal drops whatsoever. Two things the phone lacks in the Telephony department are Smart dialing and voice dialing. These two are included in other versions of Symbian and should have been available here. The dial pad. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer you can silence an incoming call on the phone by simply flipping it over.
This works for snoozing alarms too. Unfortunately, your screen doesn't switch off during a call, because of the lack of a proximity sensor. Making a call, call options, dial pad during a call We also ran our traditional loudspeaker test on Vivaz pro.
The handset performed better than the original Vivaz, but it scored only an Average mark for its loudspeaker performance. You might want to keep a closer look on it when it's noisy around. GSMArena team , 04 June User interface, phonebook, telephony. The S60 5th edition homescreen has grown tabs There are five shortcuts on top of the display, one for each screen.
The available tabs Let's take a closer look at those tabs. The Twitter tab goes into landscape mode when you slide out the keyboard The Vivaz pro main menu is more standard - there's a choice between grid and list layout, and by default the shortcuts are styled and arranged to resemble the typical Sony Ericsson menu.
The Log application If you access the Call Log from the main menu, you'll see a detailed list of all your network communications for the past 30 days. Telephony still needs smart dialing We didn't experience any problems with the in-call performance of Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro. The dial pad Thanks to the built-in accelerometer you can silence an incoming call on the phone by simply flipping it over.
The lack of this on Nokia phones has been the cause of many-a-rant in my previous reviews, so it is fantastic to see it here. Sony Ericsson has given the old SyncML application a much needed boost; it now supports scheduled synchronisation.
Even if the phone is switched off across its scheduled sync time, it will sync as soon as it is switched on. The former will be familiar to most readers; version 3. WisePilot is a subscription-based navigation application, taking the place that would normally be filled by Ovi Maps on Nokia S60 phones.
All users have a free 30 day subscription to test the service. Fortunately, there a pay-as-you-go payment model. These can be purchased within the application, although longer subscription periods have to be purchased via the WisePilot website.
Google Maps can use cell tower location plus its own Wi-fi location system and thus get rough fixes indoors easily, while WisePilot is dependent just on the traditional GPS network and so any fix requires a decent GPS lock. Tests for this review saw the Vivaz Pro locking on to nine satellites within two minutes. Until Google provide navigation on all platforms, users may find it simpler to use WisePilot for navigation, rather than going through an 'unofficial' ahem route to install Ovi Maps.
However, in a direct comparison, WisePilot lacks most of Ovi Maps' features. Steve's review listed all of the fun, useful and novelty applications supplied with the Vivaz. The Vivaz Pro's software set is much smaller, perhaps because the Pro is aimed at more professional people, who perhaps are 'robots'! In addition to these, more applications along with music and ring tones can be purchased via Sony Ericsson's PlayNow content delivery portal. As reported in Steve's review, any time an application launches this website, two windows in Web are opened.
Which means that even though the PlayNow page is closed down, Web is still running these pages in the background, clogging up RAM. The Multimedia application is a complete contrast to the rest of the Vivaz Pro user experience. Everything flows smoothly, with kinetic scrolling and single-tap operation. Content is presented pleasingly with a stylish monochromatic interface, initially offering the choice of Photos, Music or Videos, each section having their own relevant sub-categories.
However, this seems to be one area that was just directly copied from the Vivaz without taking the Vivaz Pro's keyboard into consideration - because there is no keyboard control at all! The lack of keyboard support is a particular problem when trying to find a specific point in an audio or video file. The playback widget has a small width, which means touching the time-line slider is quite imprecise.
Being able to hold the cursor keys down would allow for more precise movement within a file. Multimedia highlights another disconnect between Sony Ericsson's customisations and the standard S60 interface.
While browsing the application menus, there's no hint of the standard S60 Music or Video players. However, launching a music or video file from the file manager opens up those familiar S60 applications, rather than the Sony Ericsson suite. Admittedly, this usage scenario will be rare, but does demonstrate the gaps between the S60 interface and the manufacturer customisations.
Overall, the interface for viewing photos is nicely done. The user moves between photos by swiping a finger across the screen. This works well enough, but the kinetic scrolling might be difficult to master if the user is new to kinetic scrolling, since there's a slim movement threshold that will make the album application just advance one photo.
Below the threshold, the current photo just oscillates, and beyond, several photos will rush by at once. The music interface presents a list of options, most of which would be expected by experienced users, although 'Genre' is missing:.
Just as with the original Vivaz, the Audiobooks and Podcasts are just filters, there is no means of content delivery here.
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