The Sony Ericsson Vivaz has a fantastic 8.1 megapixel digital camera with built in flash!

Sony Ericsson’s new flagship entertainment phone has HD video recording, an 8.1 megapixel camera and FM radio. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is quite trendy with its sleek design and 3.2-inch LCD touch screen. The phone has a fully integrated social media hub and a very cool media center for gaming, an 8GB microSD card comes standard and is upgradable with cards up to 32GB.

The device has been designed for people who use their phones as portable entertainment devices; the touchscreen is very responsive despite being rugged, it comes in a number of color variations including Venus Red and Galaxy Blue, and the phone feels sturdy and well-made. The nHD screen is colorful and bright, managing to recreate more than 16.7 million colors without hiccups. Sony Ericsson is using Symbian S60 operating system which may be familiar to Nokia users, despite this, the phones interface appearance is very similar to Sony Ericsson, the home screen can be fully customized to suit your needs, apps for social and media can pop up for quick access.

The Vivaz takes full advantage of its high speed Wi Fi connectivity and 3G network connection; offers a brilliant browsing experience with easy-to-use pan and zoom controls that are represented by a set of magnifying glasses, both YouTube and BBC iPlayer have their own shortcuts from the video player section; both are very reliable, as long as you have a Wi-Fi connection, videos load quickly and playback looks great on the 16:9 screen. The Vivaz has a couple of social media apps that let you manage your Facebook, Twitter, though using the mobile site for Twitter proves easier to use than the home screen shortcut.

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz has a fantastic 8.1-megapixel digital camera with a built-in flash that acts as a scene light in HD video recorder mode, a useful 4x digital zoom, autofocus and a touch focus function that will enable you to capture perfect images and the features of face and smile detection make the whole photographic experience even easier. All your videos can be shared with your friends via your social media accounts and with YouTube integration you can upload your videos for the world to see too. The gallery allows you to swipe through your snaps quickly and efficiently, the responsiveness of touch screens is quite amazing.

Sony Ericsson has a brilliant music player pre-installed on the Vivaz, its interface is simple but functional and it organizes your songs into categories like Genre and Artist. Sound is clear and bass-heavy through both the speakers and headphones, the 3.5mm jack means you can use your own headphones for personal listening, and the microSD slot can hold up to 32GB so you can store all your music, videos, movies, and photos on your device. Bluetooth technology allows you to share your content with others and the USB connection allows you to sync the Vivaz with your PC.

With an entertainment core and excellent services for web browsing and social networking, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz will appeal to the masses. This tidy package of smartphone offers plenty of features and storage, its support for email and instant messaging means the messaging crowd should be satisfied and the range of colors available and reasonably low price point make it very affordable.