There has been little news of the Sony Ericsson Kurara as of late. The Symbian HD-video recording phone has been staying out of the spotlight and the last we all heard of this device is that it was going to get a second version called the Sony Ericsson Kanna. The Kanna is expected to have all the specs of the Kurara with one major addition: a QWERTY keyboard. The new slider phone is set to be launched later this year.
As for the Kurara, it seems like the only reason we have not heard of its further development was because it was already ready for launch. Sony Ericsson just recently unveiled images of the device and have also released its’ new name, the SE Vivaz.
The renamed media phone will come with all the features that were originally announced such as a 3.2 inch WVGA TFT touch screen that has a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels and can display up to 16 million colors. The phone will also have the 8 mega pixel camera with auto focus, LED flash and HD video recording at 720p.
The news that this device will be launching on time this first quarter of 2010 is very promising for Sony Ericsson. Recently, the company has been delaying one major phone release after another that it is hard to expect them to deliver the devices on time. This brave announcement that the Vivaz will arrive early may just be the sign that SE has reached that turning point.
The early release of this Symbian HD phone can also be a sign that SE is regarding its other HD competitors seriously. The recently confirmed line up of high end smart phones for 2010 include lots of devices that have 720p to 1080p video recording such as the HTC Bravo and the LG Apollo.
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