Sony's New Vivaz Hits T-Mobile - Sony Ericsson Vivaz HD Phone

The Vivaz is the latest multimedia phone from Sony Ericsson and has now been picked up by a third network operator, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is now available on a range of T-Mobile pay monthly tariffs from free.

Originally made available on both Vodafone and Orange networks last month the Moon Silver edition Sony Vivaz has also been joined in the range by two more colour variants, the Cosmic Black and Ruby Red (sometimes referred to as the Venus Ruby) both of which offer the same great features as the silver model.

The only difference in the models is their outer casings which in the case of this silver edition is finished in a beautiful sleek metallic silver paint with blue accents running down both sides of the phone.

On first inspection the consumer will notice that the Vivaz offers a subtle new design to its back casing, it is a curved finish that looks different from the usual 'slabby' format that sets this phone apart. This has been given the name of 'Human Curvature' by the manufacturer who claim it is an ergonomic design which fits the hand well when holding the phone either to your ear or for operation.

One unique selling point of the Vivaz is its ability to record video clips in 720p HD quality, there is even a TV-out function that lets you view your works of art on a HD ready TV for sharing with friends and family. These are captured using an 8.1 mega pixel camera lens on the rear of the phone which also offers face detection for automatically finding and focusing on faces in the viewfinder making for easier picture capture.

Other key features of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz include Youtube compatibility for instant upload of your video clips, touch user interface on the phones 3.2 inch touch screen display, A-GPS for navigation, WiFi for connectivity on the move and drag and drop media allowing the user to quickly populate their phone when connected to their PC.

Joining the Vivaz is another in the range called the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro which adds a further slide out Qwerty keyboard into the design, this stems back the camera resolution to 5.0 mega pixels and makes for a slightly bigger, heavier phone but with the added physical keyboard for quick text input.

Competition comes in the form of many new phones offering a 3.2 inch touch screen with similar features, these include the Nokia X6, LG Pop, Motorola Milestone (although more a Vivaz Pro competitor) and the HTC HD2 which has a far bigger screen size but similar functionality.

Now released on T-Mobile, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is waiting for launch on Virgin Mobile and 3 Mobile as well as on Pay As You Go and as a SIM Free phone.