The HD Vivaz Released - Sony Ericsson Vivaz on Orange

Sony Ericsson’s new multimedia phone has arrived, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz has now been made available on Orange pay monthly contract deals from free with a further Vivaz Pro model planned soon.The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a natural upgrade to the previous Satio model, although not as big on pixels when it comes to the camera resolution the Sony Vivaz offers a quality 8.1 mega pixel lens as opposed to the 12.1 of the Satio. But this latest device more than makes up for it by providing HD quality video capture which can be instantly uploaded to YouTube to share with the world.The Sony Ericsson Vivaz has been launched in its first colour variant called Moon Silver, there are also blue and Ruby Red models launching soon with the red edition set for a Vodafone release by month end.Other great features of the Vivaz include a 3.2 inch TFT touch screen, a 720Mhz processor for quick application loading and speedy menu navigation, WiFi support and HSDPA for fast downloading of new mobile content such as videos and games as well as internet surfing and applications.The 8.1 mega pixel camera also offers image stabilization, touch focus, face and smile detection  as well as continuous auto focus.The Moon Silver Sony Ericsson Vivaz offers a predominantly silver body with blue accents down each side of the phone, the overall design is new to Sony Ericsson with a curved design to fit the face and hand equally ergonomically.Further features include  A-GPS for satellite navigation, route planning and turn by turn directions, integrated Facebook application for keeping up to date with your friends on the move and TV-Out for connecting the Sony Ericsson Vivaz to a TV and showing off your picture and videos.Competing handsets against the Vivaz include the Sony Ericsson Aino, Nokia X6, LG Pop, Motorola Milestone and HTC Desire to name a few. There are not that manyu phones that will capture HD quality video currently on the market but one that stands out is the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD which has been around for a few months now. Although initially released on Orange the Sony Vivaz is also expected to be launched on Vodafone deals over the coming days, there is also a black edition of this new HD handset which is about to launch on both Orange and Vodafone as well.