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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Kurara Renamed as Vivaz, to Launch on Q1 of 2010
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Sony Ericsson Vivaz
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
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.