The ringtone volume is medium and you can miss a call if the phone is in your pocket, especially in winter. The same can be said about the vibro, which is not powerful enough to be noticed at all times. These drawbacks are predetermined by the model's size. There was no space for a more powerful loudspeaker and better vibro. Unlike Sony Ericsson X10 this model has no problems with the voice reproduction and transfer.
The dictaphone does not work during the call and the phone cannot be used without the SIM card.
I like this model and I treated as a designer phone, first of all, for women, but men can use it as well. It suits everybody who loves small models. It is a good solution only in the case mentioned above. Those who look for maximum features will be disappointed, because this phone offers good value for money. In terms of music it has no particular distinction � the headphones from the box offer a mediocre sound quality and the equalizers are absent. These are the explicit deficiencies of the model you cannot easily ignore. Nokia devices have better sound (with identical expensive headphones from the third party manufacturer).
But we have to give due respect to Sony Ericsson product. It is more interesting than its Nokia counterparts by the customized interface and is more pleasant to work with. Operation time is also slightly longer, which is also good. In terms of drawbacks I have to mention slow change of screen orientation. It does not perform well enough. In R2CA024 firmware released at the end of May this issue was addressed, but the remedy turned out to be partial and there are still some issues there.
Cost cutting on the memory card considerably spoils the impressions from the phone. If you want to view pictures and watch video properly and have no problems with the speed of operation you should get rid of the card from the box.
At the moment the phone costs around �340, which is justified if compared with Nokia 5800, but is way too high if we remember about Nokia X6 8 GB priced at �220. The market is full of rival models, for example, HTC Hero. It was a flagship model for HTC last year and its price today equals that of Vivaz. This model now is the slowest from Androids, but if we compare its speed of interface with Vivaz (one of the fastest Symbian phones before the release of Nokia N8), then Hero will win. This price range and even lower offers many Android models with similar or better features � HTC WildFire, Acer Liquid, etc. This phone became a temporary solution and became the victim of Symbian declined popularity. This did not help its sales. The figures were good in March and April, but it virtually stalled in May. Today Sony Ericsson Vivaz sells well only for Sony Ericsson, but plays no role on the market in general and does not put pressure on Nokia products, which it often surpasses.
The company also offers Vivaz Pro, which has a slightly bigger body and boasts a full size QWERTY keypad. That model is nice, but only serves the niche market as it does not offer anything new, but costs more than the rival models. We will speak about it in a separate review, but now let's go back to Vivaz.
We cannot expect Sony Ericsson to work hard in order to improve this model. They use all resources for Android smartphones, which is confirmed by the slow speed of troubleshooting here � it took the company three months to offer a new firmware, though we did not get the necessary fixes.
Finally, if you like the design of the model and plan to call, send messages and use the rest of its features a bit you will be happy. But if you are looking for a full fledged smartphone think twice why do you need a Symbian model, because Android offers better interface and more apps for the same money. This nice model was created to boost Sony Ericsson sales, but it was not noticed by the wider audience and the market in general.
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