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Sony Ericsson Vivaz
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Features of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz include:
- Special features: aGPS with Google Maps and Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation trial version
- Camera: 8.1 Megapixels with face detection, autofocus, smile detection, 4x digital zoom, LED flash and geo-tagging
- Video Camera: HD video camera with image stabiliser and video light / Video calling
- Display: 16,777,216 colour 16:9 nHD touchscreen (TFT), 360 x 640 pixels
- Music Player: MP3, AAC playback with TrackID, PlayNow and album art, FM radio
- Ringtones: MP3, AAC ringtones, Vibrating Alert
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Instant messaging, email with Exchange ActiveSync support
- Games and applications: Symbian apps, 3D Java games, Facebook™ application
- Memory: 75MB plus SanDisk microSD™ (up to 16GB)
- Connectivity: WiFi, USB, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out, DLNA Certified
- Internet: Web browser and web feeds, YouTube compatible
- Operating Frequency: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSPA 900/2100
- Size: 107.0 x 52.0 x 12.5 mm
- Weight: 97.0 g
- Talk Time: Up to 13 hours
- Standby: Up to 440 hours
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Reviewed by Dimitris Karagiannakis on 24/11/2011
Just don't buy it. It's more than a junk.
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Reviewed by Maggie on 17/11/2011
This phone is fiddly and terrible. It also refuses to unlock at times. Don't buy it whatever you do.
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Reviewed by Jojo on 17/11/2011
I bought a Vivaz August of last year. Yesterday the service center said they can't fix its freezing. I have to buy a mother board which costs nearly as much as the unit itself. The software has problems, that's why they have these "updates" as band aid solutions. Instead of being forthright with the issue, they let us suffer and pay for repairs. Don't buy the Vivaz...don't buy Sony Ericsson period.
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Reviewed by issy on 11/11/2011
was good to start with until the end call button broke in half, then the green call button cracked but okay, now battery is broken and lasts a few hours and buttons stick so end up having to delete a long line of 'e's and now the text messaging has broken ! so the messages ome thow but it does not notify me, normaly a message icon appears not anymore! and not noise from texts but phone calls have not broken .... yet! would like to get it fixed but o2 want me to pay £50 to fix the buttons before they fix all the other parts! but was very good for the first few months and a taxie driver had has his longer and said he loved it and had no problems!
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Reviewed by merry on 10/11/2011
I have a S.E.Vivaz but it stopped working because of water damage I'm not saying it fall into the water it was jst a simple contact !!!!
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Reviewed by miri on 01/11/2011
Had this phone for a year,love all the other features; but sadly the keypad the letter a or other letters near the edge of the pad began malfunctioning. I think i have wasted my money
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Reviewed by Hercules on 30/10/2011
I'ts the worst mobile i've ever owned. DON'T BUY IT! It's outdated anyways...
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Reviewed by Kellie Neal on 26/10/2011
PLS DONT BUY THIS PHONE. the problems are just toooo many to list. NOT HAPPY :-(
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Reviewed by fara on 24/10/2011
not good, after a year, all died!!
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Reviewed by Andrew on 24/10/2011
Went completely dead within a week. Was not dropped. Useless phone. do not buy it.
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Reviewed by JustPassing on 22/10/2011
Ok, this is the worst "smart" phone ever produced. It's slow, the touch screen is rubbish, and it's prone to crash at inopportune moments, (i.e. during a conversation). The applications are organised all over the place, and the camera, (although capable of taking quite a good picture), is really slow to poke into activity. It can't keep time on the clock!!! So why not a one star or less? Well because it has a certain puritan chic factor. It's the last blast of a crappy operating system. It does all the stuff everything "modern" systems can do, but really really badly. You a have warm glow while using it knowing that people were actually paid to do this, but failed miserably. It's a "man's",man's phone. See someone using one and go and shake their hands. They deserve it.
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Reviewed by Ray on 19/10/2011
Worst phone ever!!!! loses network at least 10 times a day!! phone is weak, buttons piel off, trimming also. Only good thing is the HD Video camera!! thats it!.. my advice! dont buy cheap phones
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Reviewed by MSM on 19/10/2011
after a weak of using my vivas the camera begins to freeze alternatively during HD recording with problem in sound recording. anybody can help me please. email:dr_salehi@yahoo.com. thanks.
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Reviewed by Denise on 16/10/2011
I had 4 handsets!! 3 out of the 4 had the same problems with the silver cuff where you insert charger always coming loose!! 1 handset had the freezing issues. I had to get replacement handsets as (at the time) I was not allowed any other. By the 4th handset and another 'cuff' problem I was informed that this handset is NO LONGER being made due to this issue. So this is the only disappointing thing. The camera on this phone is AMAZING high quality HD in close up photo's.
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Reviewed by sad case on 15/10/2011
stupid. usb port on the phone broke. unable to charge the phone. cant even use. dam
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Reviewed by Mandii on 13/10/2011
This phone is a piece of junk !!! I have had many many problems with this phone, I got the vivaz pro awhile ago and the first one i had the whole system crashed on me and then it wouldn't even turn on, i had to get a new one, this one i have been using for several months off and on, it will work great sometimes and other times it wont. Right now it doesn't tell me when i have a message unless i am in the inbox, someone will text me and i will never receive the message, sometimes people wont receive my messages that i sent to them. I find the system freezes a lot and glitches quite frequently.. I would no recommend this phone I hate it and wanna throw it against a wall !!!
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Reviewed by konal on 13/10/2011
Sony Ericsson should do something great for Vivaz user. We are all waiting for the release of a new software version of vivaz.
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Reviewed by Tracey on 12/10/2011
I upgraded to one of these and for the 1st 6 months everything was great. Then the charging pin broke, i'd not mistreated it and it was covered all the time.
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Reviewed by Berniecarroll on 09/10/2011
This Phone is the most annoying piece of rubbish I ever bought. Every 'App' functions in a different way forcing you to learn each one in detail. The scrolling doesn't work and I get the impression this was designed by 37 different departments and crammed into one phone which NO ONE TRIED USING FOR A DAY before they launched it. I sold it on eBay and bought an iPhone 3GS. I couldn't be happier.
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Reviewed by Rikki Green on 06/10/2011
this phone has a great camera quality and you cant complain about the pictues you take. but it also has its down sides, the amount of times this fone has crashed and stoped responding to what i want the phone to do. and the brightness on the screen dims and gets brighter on its own. every so offten you press something and about 15 seconds later it does what you want it to do. so overall itisnt a great fone id rate it as average
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Reviewed by mark on 04/10/2011
got the vivaz on contract and will never ever have another sony in my life i am now on my fifth one they either freeze up or dont turn on i am so sick of this phone im not going to renew my contract as they will not change to a different model i have never owned such a poorly made phone and hope inever do again !!!!
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Reviewed by bridget on 29/09/2011
Absolutely rubbish the worst phone I have ever had it is now broken after 9 months and Three will not repair it as they say it is my fault. The charger socket has come away from the phone and has broken, apparently this is my fault for charging the phone! Steer well clear if you are thinking of getting one!
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Reviewed by Amy on 10/09/2011
seriously i was over moon with this phone then just after the gaurantee ran out it started acting up.. it was like the phone had other plans when you tried to use it. it'd unlock by itself and turn camera on aswell but when you go to knock the camera off you'd find the screens locked so god knows how it did that and this was stuff the minor stuff i was happy just to get on with.Till recently it kept opening stuff on it's own like setting the alarm or sending texts to people and when you tried opening stuff by yourself it'd ignore it and go on to something else, even when texting it'd try send it to another person or type for you which is a massive pain in the ass. So i got it sent off to be fixed, they said it wasn't the touchscreen so they thought it might be the software after just getting it back... it was fine i was really glad i got it back working again till it came to opening a text and it did it all over again. I really love this phone but it hasnt lasted long for the price i paid and the fact i now have to consider on getting a new phone or just try and put up with its problems ( which drive u insane).
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Reviewed by Peter on 06/09/2011
I've been using Sony Ericsson phones for ages. When new VIVAZ came into a market I have had replaced my P1i. So bad! Just few months and my touchscreen is givng hardest problems... It's going to lock itself, typing SMS is almost impossible, chosing icons need sometimes power of midsize hammer.... Never again Sony Ericsson!
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Reviewed by natalie on 04/09/2011
this is the worst phone ever, i have always had sony ericsson without problems, then after signing up for a 2 year contract i have had nothing but problems, the charging port keeps comming out, and then once repaired it stops charging properly, also when fully charged the phone will last 4 hour before emptying the battery and thats on standby. This phone has gone back 7 times in 10 months now and for some reason they wont accept it back now saying i have broken it myself and they have no report of me ever taking it back once(stupid me binned all repair receits) and now to top it all off the phone is having a mind of its own, with key lock on and being left on table it is dialling random numbers. this phone has def put me off buying another sony ericsson, my sister has the same phone and the same problems. I have a dissabled child who i need to have constant contact with just in case, this phone is now so unrealiable i am going to have to buy a new phone to get me th rough the next 7 months of my contract as the insurance company wont send a new one either. I am only giving this 1 star as there is no option to give 0:(
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Reviewed by Julie on 31/08/2011
Charging port stopped working and apparently wasn't covered under the warranty. Now can't use it and stuck in a contrat!! Thanks Sony Ericsson!!! Please don't buy this phone and wouldn't trust Sony Ericsson again.
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Reviewed by Jon (Scotland) on 29/08/2011
Dont bother, without going into all the problems the phone can only be decribed as junk, so dissapointed that I will never have another Sony phone again.
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Reviewed by Randy Tay on 27/08/2011
I love Sony Ericsson Vivaz because this phone is very nice.Can go youtube.com to watch video,use the google maps for the location we wanted to go and more.
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Reviewed by Hannah on 26/08/2011
Unquestionably the worst hand set i have ever ha.For day one. utter frustration.
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Reviewed by Mr K on 23/08/2011
in 2010, this phone was great but in 2011. this phone is bad. all thanks to SE. Google around it and you find many angry people want firmware update as SE stop provide it. The main problem is not the phone, is the brand. dump my Vivaz and SE for 9 years of royal fan. Change to Samsung now.
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Reviewed by Paul on 17/08/2011
One of the worst phones ive owned.... 1st: The charging port failed, the little brass tabs snapped off! 2nd: The speaker (when used as a phone) failed and became all distorted. 3rd: replacement phone arrived only for the same speaker problem to happen again. 4th: The phone distarges its battery for no reason? Fitted new battery and still does same. Spoke to Orange and asked for another make of phone and was told i could only have a replacement the same!!!! as soon as contract ends its going.
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Reviewed by Pablo on 16/08/2011
Loved it at first however it seems to degrade itself by the day. Mine overheats when talking for a minute or two and after 10-15 minutes calls, freezes and requires the battery to be removed. Wireless is also total crap, even next to the router it looses connection. I would not recommend this phone, or Sony Ericson, to my worst enemy. 0/5 for me. The good old days when SE made a decent phone are sadly long in the past.
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Reviewed by JB on 15/08/2011
So much potential.... turned out to be an utter bucket of s**t. I can't give it a zero so 1 will have to suffice. The interface is sluggish, it turns itself off randomly, the navigation design really poor, using the qwerty style keyboard for texting is appalling. Every time I touch 'T' a G is selected even though 'T' is displayed as the prompt. Same with 'O', the backspace is selected instead. Even though I have the keypad locked, because it's touchscreen it regularly unlocks itself and does all sorts of weird things while it's in my pocket. I've lost count how many times I've had to apologise to my sister (Her name begins with 'A') as it's sent all sorts of things to her via the Contact book. Pro's: Photo's and video good though in daylight. That's about it. Avoid... avoid... avoid.
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Reviewed by josh on 12/08/2011
Hello frens vivaz is very good for videography n photography with high defination screen which gives excellent clearity.. Phone looks smart n has very different look. Specially battery backup is very good once i fully charge i use it for 3days.. Phone is very slim n lighter compared to other touchscreen phones.. Looks class apart... Excellent phone by sony ericsson.. Dont think frens just buy it u'll love it..
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Reviewed by FRANK on 09/08/2011
After 5 months the connection port waspulled out of the phone rendering it useless. SE refuses warranty, very poor and disappointing support. DONT BUY THIS PHONE
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Reviewed by Bob on 08/08/2011
I have this phone since April 2011. the battery life is dreadful. i never use the internet on it, just Bluetooth and it needs to be charged every day. it got stuck on flight mode in July, i was told it was dropped and the PCB is warped and unrepairable. there is not a mark on my phone i never dropped it.apparently these phone are sensitive, no one told me this when purchasing. I'm so angry, don't buy this phone, its rubbish.
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Reviewed by kz on 08/08/2011
The worst choice i've ever made :( I wouldn't recommend this to nobody !!!
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Reviewed by Mandy Games on 02/08/2011
It is a great camera but the phone is the pits. Every time it switches off you have to do a manual roam to connect it your network. Mine is now unable to change the ringtone. It switches off randomly, loses its charge randomly. I used to love Sony phones this is the fourth one I have had and its by far the worse phone I have ever had. I would change it if I could afford to.
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Reviewed by Raaz on 02/08/2011
I love vivaz more than all phones.it hav gr8 camera and hd video.looking gud more that of all phones.
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Reviewed by Ju on 30/07/2011
Worst phone ever! Switches itself off, when on silent decides to ring (silent mode has been double checked that the ringer is turned off), it will do random things whilst I am on the phone.....and many more other annoying things!! Avoid at all costs.....
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Reviewed by Paul - Dublin on 25/07/2011
Nice phone but after just 3 months the charging port has stopped working. The warranty service says Beyond Economic Repair. I would have expected a replacement under Warranty as this would appear to be a design flaw.
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Reviewed by segafantasia on 15/07/2011
Well i just purchased this vivaz ...... now i'm regretting it i am very up with symbian as i've been using Nokia N97 for over a year and then traded up to N8 sadly it was stolen .. so i purchased this medium range camera with limited phone bolted on the side the reception is poor to be polite and that's on voda, O2, and orange as i have all 3 so dont let them tell you otherwise it will at random decide to just switch off for no reason and unless you walk around with it up in the air at arm's lenghth you'll never recieve your call's and text's ok it is a good media player and the camera and video are slightly above good ... but as a phone your wasting your money ....
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Reviewed by gabriella on 13/07/2011
this is the worst phone ever !!!!! i would never recommend it to anyone the battery life is rubbish and the phone has a mind of its own randomly turning off. Can't wait till the contract is over so i can get rid of it !!!!!
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Reviewed by Dawn From Manchester on 12/07/2011
I was happy with my phone until the last month or so it seems to have no signal or connectivity most of the time so sometimes i dont get my messages until the next day which can cause a problem , i dont know if the phone is faulty but i have had to buy a replacement phone
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Reviewed by Jason on 02/07/2011
For all of you who say this phone reboots by itself or gets scratched easily , you all obviously have been cheated!! I got this for for about 6 months and dropped it at least 10 times and there's not even a single scratch on it! No faults , the touch screen works perfect even after i accidentally stepped on it once , and also the touchscreen DOES NOT move by it's own! It works perfect! barely any faults , only thing is that the phone memory is always full! I dont even have a single picture/video/song on my phone's memory yet it still says its full!! Anyone can help with this? Besides that , perfect phone , and anyone who says the touchscreen and shell has flaws , you guys obviously got cheated and got a China-made phone instead of the real Vivaz
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Reviewed by Danielle Tait on 29/06/2011
This Phone is the WORST phone I have ever had do not even consider it!! It looks good and works perfectly for the first month after that its just one nightmare after the other! I have switched to a £10 Cheapy now as I cant use it at all! I have it on a 24 month contract and still have 12 months left!! Steer Clear!!
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Reviewed by Sally on 29/06/2011
Waste of time and money, freezes, won't charge, turns itself off, then you can't get it replaced while on a contract do not get phone!! Sony should fix the issues when you look at how many people are complaining.
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Reviewed by seb on 27/06/2011
The phone is awesome. Great camera, great sound, great design. Feels a little bit too much plastic, but thats why its not heavy. Nice touchscreen, the Symbian is a little slow. Great phone though
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Reviewed by Ricky Chen on 26/06/2011
Phone does not keep track of time, enough said
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Reviewed by Erion on 21/06/2011
I bought a Sonny Erickson Vivaz for my girlfriend but she didn't want as she likes Iphone 4.She tried it for 1 day tho.She said is a good phone but its a bit slow on the menus and it turns off automatically on its own sometime.She liked all the features on it like hd videos large screen, music player facebbok google and all.I had a try at it myself and yes she was right the phone turns off by itself sometimes and that is no good as you have to check your phone all the time if its off or not. Battery life great compared to Iphone 4.I had it on full day playing music just 1 bar gone 3bars left.Anyone has any ideas of what do i have to change to make the Vivaz phone stop turning off on its own please.3stars for me Vivaz.4 stars if i can fix the turnig off set back.
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Reviewed by John on 19/06/2011
Wish i could give it 0 stars. This is the second sony ericsson phone I've owned and both have had major issues which I've had to take instore to have fixed. Problem has reoccurred a few months later. Such a shame as when its working its very user friendly but I shall be avoiding Sony for phones from now on
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Reviewed by Fizz on 19/06/2011
The Vivaz is a great phone. I've got it on contract and i've had it for more than a year. Its a great phone, with the basic simple features aswel as the most complicated features. When i first got it, i had a few software problems. It would let me send a text message. But i got a replacement and that was fine. Another incident that occured was that the whole charging port came out with my charger. Again i got a replacement so i was fine. For the past 6monthr or so its been working fine. I recommend the phone to everyone :) x x
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Reviewed by john on 18/06/2011
worst phone iv ever had. would rather use a ten pound phone from tesco. dropped it once it broke. got it back from insurance and the charger socket broke. now it says connection error every time i ring and it doesnt call when people ring me i just get a text saying missed call.useless
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Reviewed by tillymint on 18/06/2011
I HATE THIS PHONE! Not user friendly at all 10 months and 16 days until I can get ouy of my contract aaaarrrggghhhh don't waste your money1
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Reviewed by Jonny UK on 14/06/2011
A truly awful piece of junk. Get two od bean tin's and a peice of string and you woill have a better phone than the Vivaz. Only gave it 1 star as I couldn't mark it any lower.
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Reviewed by Steven on 12/06/2011
This is simply the worst phone that I have ever had. If you are after a phone that looks great but doesnt do anything else this is for you. It seems to get confused at every point possible. Apps crash the phone all the time, making calls seem to be a real effort. The camera is rubbish and blurs every photo. There are too many menus and its so time consuming to send messages to contacts. I am very disappointed with this phone, I owuld never recommend it and cant wait till the end of the contract!!! If I dont loose my mind with it all together
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Reviewed by gihan on 11/06/2011
i have too, itz a perfect mobile phone with attach bathrooms too [Editor's comment: Really can't guess what this means! But love it. Attach bathrooms! Cool.]
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Reviewed by Farid on 07/06/2011
De ringtone volume is too low and can't go higher.
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Reviewed by Cheyenne on 03/06/2011
Don't ever buy this phone.The reception can be bad,thats even if it decides to make the call in the first place or even decides to recieve the call.But thats not all-if you like your phone to charge,I advise you not to get this phone,cause after a while the connection on the phone/USB port breaks.And as for 3G,well you better make good use of it when it does decide to show up.They call it a smart phone.Well if its smart why is it not working?
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Reviewed by Troy on 02/06/2011
Decent phone...when it works.
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Reviewed by cute milo on 31/05/2011
i love my vivaz mobile phone, is is awesome. COOL....<3
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Reviewed by Byron gordillo on 29/05/2011
This phone is good style but please don't buy it is so slow and the internet is not working in good conditions i am totally agreed with all this people
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Reviewed by Jordan on 27/05/2011
This phone is the worst thing you could ever invest money in! it's takes years to turn on, which you have to do at least 10 to 20 times a day. battery is poor. no point having music on the phone because of the poor sound volume. at first this phone is amazing.. you will love it, the screen responds quickly but then after 2,3 maybe 4months it will literally start to die on you. within 9months; .2broken screens .2battery's .2actual phones. i sent the phone back to my service provide to fix the broken screen for a thrid time only for them to send my phone back fixed but clearly a new phone.. this is how poor these phones are.. they are willing to lose money and give me a new phone than try to repair it!! Overall 1/10 .. one because sometimes you can take a good video or two. if anyone can handle one of these phones for a year without repair or getting annoyed i personally think you deserve an award.
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Reviewed by Jay Kay on 26/05/2011
I rate the Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5I phone, below one star, in fact I give it a -10 star rating! For the following reasons - 1) I owned two of them, & both units had problems from day one. 2) One unit's touch screen was sent in three times, on the third time they eventually replaced the lcd screen panel. 3) Both Audio Headsets were cheap & nasty, as they broke within 6 months of using them, to top it off we were not granted a replacement. 4) One cannot find/purchase any original accessories for this model in ZA, especially the AV link cable that allows this unit to connect to an external monitor/screen. 5) Both unit's Data Transfer/Power Bay's pins did not make contact with the power supply cable, so one cannot charge it. This happened 6 months of owning them. 6) the Data Transfer/Power Bay Pin on one unit had come out completely from the connection port, from inside the phone, dislodging completely from the mother/circuit board. 7) When the units were sent in for the same problem area, Vodacom SA & Sony Ericsson discharged the one unit as B.E.R / BER (beyond economic repair) & refused to repair/replace it. 8) The other unit, they repaired the Data Transfer/Power Bay, despite them saying it was a brand new unit, but in fact I got my old faulty unit back, & the same unit would not charge the same night of receiving it back. 9) Now reading the reviews, I am reminded of things that happened on the phone, that we actually thought were a network problem, but in fact are OS & software related issues, so I can now confirm that the handset overall is a failure, except the Video, that we can only right home about. Vodacom SA & Ericsson South Africa do not want to accept responsibility for a design error on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz u5i unit, as the power bay is also the data transfer bay, & the pins within; are not robust or designed to handle daily in/out connecting of the power/data cable, & we were offered the same make & model on one repair, & a down graded Nokia E51 model for the other BER unit, what a lovely replacement phone!!! This was after I had put up a fuss of months & months of complaining. So to anyone wanting to know if a Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5I phone is a smart buy, then this should be a good reason to avoid a purchase, as for the service of both Sony Ericsson SA & Vodacom South Africa, my problem with both our handsets have been ongoing for 3 months now, & they have had the units in their possession for this period of time, & all that they can offer is a completely inferior phone & a replacement phone that is bound to break in the same place.
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Reviewed by michiel on 20/05/2011
my vivaz pro is 6 months old and a complete piece of junk.. do not buy this phona as it is complete rubbish. in the beginning it was all goed and well.. till i used it longer than 2 months.. the phone now crashed every 3 minutes, and now i cannot even reboot it anymore.. Sony Ericsson: take this piece of junk off the market. its not good for your reputation!
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Reviewed by Joe on 17/05/2011
Well I had this phone since Christmas and it broke constantly, the screen went negative, randomly crashed, even the screen wouldn't turn on half the time so I would have to reboot around 30 times to get a screen for 10 minutes until it crashed again, all in all worst phone I've ever had, I've gone and swapped it for the HTC wildfire I have no doubt it will be better. The vivaz is a bad choice.
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Reviewed by Muzzler on 16/05/2011
Without doubt the worst phone I have ever had. Battery barely lasts 24 hours, has a habit of making calls and sending text messages at random and is generally useless. Would give 0 stars if able it. AVOID
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Reviewed by Amanda on 12/05/2011
I've had the vivas pro for almost 5 months now. At first it was an amazing phone. After a month and a half of using it, it started to freeze.Now im experiencing problems with the txting. The little enevlope letting me know i have a txt has now disappeared. the little Green light lettin me kno i have a msg no longer blinks. the note at the bottom tellin me how many msgs ive recieved doesnt appear. i have to go all the way to my inbox to see if i have a msg. It doesnt even vibrate anymore :/ Its an awful phne. It only turns on when COMPLETELY charged. It dies w/o notifying you. For the past week, ive been faced with the problem of it not taking charge.Its very annoying. i have to sit next to my phone and hold the wire for it to take charge. Its a garbage phone. Waste of money.
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Reviewed by Gabor on 09/05/2011
Had the phone for 6 months. Good Points: Nice design, shape, fit in your hands. Bad Points: Constantly crashes, poor reception generally, constantly auto disconnects from wifi, touch screen poor, especially for texting and emails (i don't have fat fingers), sold as a HD camara and video phone - v. poor camara, poor video quality. Overall: Stay away from this phone. There must be much better for the price tag. (heard that it is no longer in production / being sold. About time!
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Reviewed by Michelle on 05/05/2011
I have had this phone for 6 months now and it is possibly the worst piece of equipment I have ever owned. I am in a contract so I am stuck with it for a few more months... unfortunately. I would not recommend this phone to anyone. The battery life is terrible. I have to charge it EVERY night and usually around midday and then again in the evening! The running down of the battery is not from using it, after missing a call and listening to the voice message yesterday, my phone went dead! I couldn't even return the call. My service provider didn't offer any help only send it back, which may I add I have done so already, when it was just 5 weeks old! I can say this phone has never worked properly. When trying to access the internet it freezes and turns itself off and takes what seems like forever to boot up again. What's the point in having a hi-spec phone and all the extras if you cant make a phone call when out and about. A mobile phone???? Hardly when its always PLUGGED IN!!
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Reviewed by Jordan on 05/05/2011
not such a bad phone, just dont drop it in the pool lol. anyway, be careful when buying here in Canada that your server supports the media apps. kinda disappointing. camera is amazing for photos and videos.
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Reviewed by matt on 05/05/2011
although i like the vivaz its not reliable, im on to my fourth witch is a pain,the first two i had kept turning off in my pocket, i had to send the first one away for a upgrade the second was replaced the the third and fourth would not charge the latter after only a few months, time to try something else me thinks.
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Reviewed by Dave on 05/05/2011
In all honesty, the worst phone I have ever owned. Touch screen starts pressing itself in random places, corner of the case cracked and came off, phone stopped any notifications of calls or messages, sometimes doesn't turn on, unlocks in my pocket and rings/texts random contacts, sends texts halfway through writing. Could go on, but I think you get the picture. AVOID
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Reviewed by alex on 03/05/2011
had the phone 7months and have had nothing but problems mobiles dead within 6hours of charging it fully and now it wont charge at all also the signal is rubbish very disapointed after all the good reviews
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Reviewed by dj on 01/05/2011
worst phone ive ever had, needs a hammer to get response from the screen and tells you that the inbox has a message in it when it has not-and the sent box has no message in it when it does. Also, camera is so so, and battery is pants
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Reviewed by Jeff Preece on 29/04/2011
Got one of these Vivaz and the camera is amazing but the touch screen is a nightmare.When I touch anything it some times goes crazy which is a really bad when ringing a no it really drives me crazy and is no where near as good as my old Nokia 7600 crome
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Reviewed by itgood on 25/04/2011
i like it :D
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Reviewed by Tk on 24/04/2011
It switches itself off at will, even when on the charger. I will wake up to find its off but the screen is still locked. The alarm does not ring when it is off. It is so inconvenient. Everything else is good
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Reviewed by Person on 23/04/2011
I used this phone for 3 days, then it crashed, still won't work "/
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Reviewed by memo on 21/04/2011
Well, I have been a fan of Sony Ericsson mobiles for a while and was really chuffed to be able to upgrade to the Vivaz when it came out. The speacs looked real attractive and reviews were generally positive. Since I was also a long time satisfied customer of O2, I did not feel too bad about having to tie myself in to an 18 months contract to be able to obtain the Vivaz on a decent monthly fee - only just slightly higher than for my previous phones. Well, not only have Sony Ericsson lost one of their loyal customers, but O2 can also go take a hike as far as I am concerned! Within weeks of purchasing the said Vivaz, the little green 'accept calls' button at the bottom came off, and despite having taken insurance with O2 (exceptionally, as I don't usually feel an extra £7 a month warranted... - boy, was I right!!!) I have therefore been using this phone having to go through 3 actions on the touch screen every time I receive a call! The insurance informed me that a replacement phone was £25!!! The OS is absolutely lousy, slow, unresponsive and sluggish. O2 were absolutely appaling throughout my trying to explain to them this must have been a fault with the phone as I am of a repectable age and have long ago packed away my raving personna! The most I do with the phone is.... make and receive calls - duh! really, that little plastic thing should have lasted 3 centuries! The camera is absolutely vile! The flash is, in fact, a light that comes on and stays on permanently when you switch on the camera... so much for 'candid' shots... you might as well take a loudspeaker and inform the crowd 'stay natural guys, I am only taking a picture!'... And, despite locking the screen, since the camera can be switched on by pressing a side button, I have a very nice collection of well lit pictures of the bottom of my pocket! Of course, when you want to take a picture of a friend, or anything in the open, the camera switch decides to become unresponsive!!! Google map is - I am afraid to contradict main review her - not available on my phone! Sound quality is of the lowest order; as another reviewer has noted, the sound slider is dull, without visual clue as to whether it is working, going up or down - radio stations cannot be tuned in effectively and playing recorded music is near to impossible as the sound distortion is out of this world. One of the reasons why I usually like Sony Ericsson phones is their comparative long lasting battery, but in the case of this phone, the only reason why your battery lasts is because you don't want to use the phone!!! And even still, the power drains away mysteriously, that is, until you realise that if you do not take the time to very carefully come out of applications once you have used them, they continue running in the background (without any visual clue on the screen) and continue draining the power... So really, if there was a minus 3 stars to rate this phone, I would be using it. As said before: Sony Ericsson = OUT and O2 = OUT as far as I am concerned!
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Reviewed by Flo on 21/04/2011
I have had my phone for just about a year and all was fine up until just recently, For some reason, the phone now has a mardy and turns itself off. Sometimes after sending a text, sometimes for no reason. And the battery is charged.! I just start the phone up again and it is fine for a while before it does it again, but now it is doing it daily. Good camera, good video, good alrounder, but major pain in the rear when it turns off.
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Reviewed by Feroz on 20/04/2011
I have been using this phone for last couple of months. Initially everything was just fine until its touch screen start behaving funny. Like someone said it has its own life. It takes over control and navigates menu by itself, start applications on its ow. When I try to type message it will type rubbish on its own. It changes profiles and shut down the phone by itself. First, I thought the phone caught virus, but after scanning and updating many times the problem still exist. Now I feel it was wasting of money for a fancy looking useless phone. Will never buy Sony Ericsson.
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Reviewed by Rachel on 19/04/2011
This is the worst phone I have had, overheats all the time, 2 phones and 2 batteries latter orange are eventually going to offer me a new phone only 8 months into my contract, now i remember why i dont like sony ericsson phones. Seems like alot of the same issues with this phone
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Reviewed by Kelly on 18/04/2011
Decent phone, issues with the vibrate function. Love that the keyboard is seperate from the touchscreen. Phone sometimes turns off, not a huge problem as it happens infrequently. I wish people would spellcheck their post's, makes it dificult to take them seriously. :)
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Reviewed by Kelly on 18/04/2011
Don't know anyone with it who has a working email account on it. Mine broke within 6 months, just turned off and wouldn't turn back on again. Spent hours on the phone to the technical department with no one being able to help me. Screen takes ages to realise what way round it needs to be, awkward to turn on, and the new upgrade made it even worse. Don't buy it, not worth the hassle!
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Reviewed by elly on 17/04/2011
I have Vivaz more than yaer. I love this phone - no problems with it till now, loose charger port( nothing serious).
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Reviewed by holly chapman on 14/04/2011
i have had the vivaz for about 9 months and have had to go back frequently to the 3 store to fix it. they replaced it finally for the same model and i have still had problems. I advice you strongly not to get the vivaz.
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Reviewed by Fastarchon on 14/04/2011
Vivaz have alarm problems that all of sudden it stop working.
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Reviewed by Carol on 11/04/2011
This is the worst phone I have ever had. Do not buy.
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Reviewed by Andrei Romania on 10/04/2011
First, many people complained about battery life...TIP: Turn off GPS, Wireless and Bluetooth and exit applications when not needed, the battery life will go up to 3, maybe sometimes 5 days. Second, the phone is brilliant in all aspects but the OS. Symbian S60 touch kinda stinks and in the Vivaz it isn't even properly implemented(lack of kinetic scrolling is the main problem, there are others). Once u get over the fact that the phone could be much better if given a better OS, u will be quite happy with the Vivaz, as it is full of features, fast, responsive, compact and good looking.
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Reviewed by Natalie on 08/04/2011
Had the phone 6 months, but have had to send it away for repair four times now always with the same problem - charger port keeps coming loose. It is a part of the phone that really needs reviewing. Do not recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by Ben on 07/04/2011
This is worst phone ever. Very slow, freezes every third day. Battery lasts about two days. Hard to navigate, very awkward. I'm wrapping mine in ten dollar bill and throwing out of the window. Hopefully someone will take it.
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Reviewed by BobStifter on 06/04/2011
I have had the Vivaz since 4 months now. The phone has a great design. On the outside there are buttons for camera, connector to USB/recharge and 3,5mm jack. Good. The phone had a thin plastic protection onscreen, which I left there, not to get the screen scratched. SDHC 8GB memory card came already preinstalled. A handbook you can find on the card. There is a PC suite which you can use to organise things around. A leather case and stylus comes with the phone. I have reorganised the menu in the phone to be more suited to my needs and I like it now better. On the front screen I have voice recording, bluetooth, messages, media buttons. Also when you press the clock you get to the alarm-clock setting. Main menu is acessed by the central button, between the green call and red button. You can have also more buttons onscreen, but for the finger this is enough. There are also actual tasks and date alerts displayed below the buttons. This works also ok for me. Movie and photos are great, the HD resolution looks amazing. Sometimes the camera is loosing frames in the beginning of the video (the video stutters). Movie quality looks great when you have good light (of course!) and avoid moving the phone. Movement produces too shaky video. Also do not attach the stylus to the phone, when you make movies, it produces screeching noises as it is attached unpractically next to the microphone. Even if you detach the stylus, be careful with your hands, how you grip it, because you will get noise from the phone cover to the movie. Apps for the phone is problematic, as most Symbian apps are for Nokia and refuse to work. The battery life is 2 days i.e. low, you have to carry your charger around, or at least the short cable to charge from computer. I did know already from the reviews it lasts only 2 days, but the actual experience is bad. Next time I will choose a phone I will focus to have battery life of 4-5 days minimum. Be careful not to have wet or greasy hand, I suspect the phone could slide out of the hand easily then. I did not have the problems described in other reviews. The phone hanged up only four times, call quality is ok. You must push the screen firmly to have response. But this issue is known, display is resistive, not capacitive. I am missing some features of my K550i. Like the shortcut button, or the possibility to use it as pocket lamp. But I have seen apps which advertise to have this functionality. Pros : Design, HD cam, 8Mpix photos, screen resolution, menu Cons : Symbian apps, no light only photo diod, annoyingly low battery life
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Reviewed by Rose on 04/04/2011
In my personal opinion, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz was a delight to use when I first recieved it. The screen always worked without hassle and the camera was superb. I've now had this phone for almost a year (been kept in neat condition), It has recently been playing up. (For example, the touch screen response is delayed). This also applies to the system of the phone not working properly, due to it crashing. After this happened the 'full view' option on the Standby theme is no longer available to use, or when it's selected it doesn't show any icons on the front screen. Overall it is utterly corrupted piece of obsolete technology. There is too much information being recieved for the darn thing to work at a reasonable standard!
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Reviewed by Richie on 03/04/2011
Ive had the phone 4 about a year. at 1st everything was fine then the charger/USB socket came out of the phone!!!! now i have to charge the phone externally. now the touch screen has gone, stopped working so its either w8 2 months 4 it to get fixed or pay another £35 to get it fixed. DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by sravan on 31/03/2011
It is not a good phone to buy
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Reviewed by Shreya . Desai on 16/03/2011
Hello ! This is shreya from Bangalore ,i would like to mention that i have brought Vivaz Last month, its cool & stylish & has attractive Picture Quality ! What disappointed me is only 2 things 1.Low Volume Music . 2. No VIDEO CALLING facility ! Please let me know if i can make Video Calls as its highly required ! If you could focus on this than this Mobile would be the best product in thw whole world if you can help me out than it would be great Pls mail to this email if you have any ideas specially regarding the Video Calls ie,sweetshreya.desai88@gmail.com
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Reviewed by james on 14/03/2011
i have used the phone almost four month. Out of ten i'll rate it 4.is not good phone.volume is very very low even when u play music using 3.5 jack. I cannt wait to upgrad n throw it thing in the water.
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Reviewed by - on 12/03/2011
i got the vivas and i have to admit, it was rubbish. the vivas pro is only a bit better. if you are looking to buy this phone, get something from the xperia/galaxy series. they would ensure better results. (dont get the x10 mini as that phone is an epic failure)
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Reviewed by Richard Allen on 11/03/2011
The phone does preform as advertised, when it Works. My Vivaz has had constant problems with it seizing and then needing restarts and the mini-usb port needing replacing, twice. In fact it is off to the 'shop' yet again. I have had about four weeks out of three months of use from this phone; it is a turkey stay away.
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