Sony Ericsson U5i Vivaz review
Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £315
inc VAT A beautiful design with a great camera, however the Symbian operating system creaks under the weight of Vodafone's branding, making it a nightmare to use.
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If you’ve used Nokia or Sony Ericsson phones before and feel happy with Symbian, you might find it easy to customise the Vivaz to remove the excessive branding. The fact still remains that, while there may be many apps for Symbian phones, they aren’t as useful as the apps you’d find for the iPhone or any Android phone.
There’s no doubt the Vivaz will sell well based on its design, plus the combination of decent stills and 720p video capture. However, while we loved its hardware, we couldn’t live with the operating system and the poor selection of available apps.
Details | |
|---|---|
| Price | £315 |
| Rating | *** |
Hardware | |
| Main display size | 3.2in |
| Native resolution | 360×640 |
| Second Display | No |
| CCD effective megapixels | 8.1-megapixel |
| Flash | LED |
| Video recording format | MP4 |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, USB, WiFi |
| GPS | yes |
| Internal memory | 75MB |
| Memory card support | microSDHC |
| Memory card included | 8192MB |
| Operating frequencies | GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 3G 900/2100 |
| Wireless data | EDGE, HSPA |
| Size | 107x52x13mm |
| Weight | 97g |
Features | |
| Operating system | Symbian Series 60 5th Edition |
| Microsoft Office compatibility | Word/Excel/PowerPoint viewers |
| Email client | POP3/IMAP/Exchange |
| Audio format support | MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA |
| Video playback formats | MP4, 3GP, WMV |
| FM Radio | yes |
| Web Browser | Access NetFront 3.5 |
| Accessories | headset, data cable |
| Talk time | 5.3 hours |
| Standby time | 18.3 days |
| Tested battery life (MP3 playback) | 25h 44m |
Buying Information | |
| SIM-free price | £315 |
| Price on contract | Free on £25-per-month, 18-month contract |
| SIM-free supplier | www.handtec.co.uk |
| Contract/prepay supplier | www.t-mobile.co.uk |
| Details | www.sonyericsson.com |