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February 14th, 2010, 23:20
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It kinda got buried beneath the X10 mini (http://www.engadget.com/tag/X10mini/) and mini pro (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/x10minipro), but Sony Ericsson went ahead and threw us a Symbian-flavored bone this evening with the Vivaz pro (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vivazpro/). The phone's nearly a dead ringer for its non-pro doppelganger -- the original Vivaz (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vivaz/) -- but it adds a claimed 2 millimeters of thickness, which we found to be nearly imperceptible when you're holding it or gazing in its direction. We'll admit this is a better looking phone (along with the Vivaz) in person than we'd figured from the press shots, but we're still not sure we'd buy in -- the UI feels a little bit like a warmed-over S60 5th Edition (http://www.engadget.com/tag/S605thEditio/), unlike the X10's thorough reworking of Android. If anything, this could very well be an N97 mini killer, especially considering the keyboard's decency -- just check out that centered spacebar! Enjoy a few more shots of the phone in Sony Ericsson's ridiculously under-lit venue (it's a nightclub, in case you couldn't tell) below.
Gallery: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708483/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708485/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708486/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708487/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708488/)
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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It kinda got buried beneath the X10 mini (http://www.engadget.com/tag/X10mini/) and mini pro (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/x10minipro), but Sony Ericsson went ahead and threw us a Symbian-flavored bone this evening with the Vivaz pro (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vivazpro/). The phone's nearly a dead ringer for its non-pro doppelganger -- the original Vivaz (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Vivaz/) -- but it adds a claimed 2 millimeters of thickness, which we found to be nearly imperceptible when you're holding it or gazing in its direction. We'll admit this is a better looking phone (along with the Vivaz) in person than we'd figured from the press shots, but we're still not sure we'd buy in -- the UI feels a little bit like a warmed-over S60 5th Edition (http://www.engadget.com/tag/S605thEditio/), unlike the X10's thorough reworking of Android. If anything, this could very well be an N97 mini killer, especially considering the keyboard's decency -- just check out that centered spacebar! Enjoy a few more shots of the phone in Sony Ericsson's ridiculously under-lit venue (it's a nightclub, in case you couldn't tell) below.
Gallery: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708483/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708485/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708486/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708487/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/se-vivaz-pro-hands-on-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/2708488/)
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