Sony Ericsson has just officially announced its follow up phone to the Satio. Now known as the Vivaz, some information regarding the phone had been leaked onto the internet under the name Kurara over the last few months. Like the Satio the Vivaz will be running on Symbian S60 5th Edition, although it features an 8.1 megapixel which is a step down from the Satio’s 12 megapixel camera.
While the camera’s megapixel count may not be as high as the one found on the earlier Satio it is still clear from the press release that the Vivaz is going to be an excellent camera phone. As well as features such as autofocus, image stabilisation and face detection, the camera will be capable of recording 720p HD video.
It is unclear just yet as to the nature of the screen as the press report that was inadvertently published (and then quickly unpublished) mentioned two differing specs. The 3.2″ TFT screen comes with a resolution of 640 x 360 and a colour depth of 16 million colours. Either way this should provide the Vivaz with widescreen proportions making it an ideal device for videos and fit nicely with its HD video recording capabilities.
The Vivaz will be running on an ARM Cortex A8 720MHz processor with PowerVR SGX graphics acceleration. The Vivaz is quad band GSM with GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, USB and 3G connectivity. Other features reportedly on board include Wi-Fi, A-GPS and a TV-Out port at VGA resolution. Internal memory is rumoured to be a mere 75MB which is nowhere near enough to store even a single HD video, but with a microSD slot and 8GB microSD card included this should be of little concern.
Rumours have circulated that Sony Ericsson had not intended to officially announce the Vivaz just yet, as they seemingly removed the press release detailing the phone’s specifications shortly after publishing it. The press release is now back online suggesting this was little more than a technical glitch. The Vivaz should hit European markets some time towards the end of the first quarter. There is no new just yet on what Sony Ericsson Vivaz deals will be available but it has been speculated to go on sale for around £400 – £500.
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