Sony Ericsson Vivaz (2010)

Kept breaking down! – Terrible phone! Kept breaking down, switching off, freezing, time going back up to an hour on it's own... and more! Sexy looking It didn't work properly

Could've been a great phone – First impressions are good due to sleek design and compact size. However after having used it for some time, there are a lot of niggly things that detract from it. The software has always been an issue. It would not work on my computer but it would work on my wife's computer. The touch screen is "adequate", only just. And it feels like you are forever pressing buttons to get in and out of menus. The user manual is absolutely woeful, ie, it is terribly lacking in information. The list just goes on and on. One gets the impression that this phone was not fully sorted before coming to market. All in all, I would not buy another Sony phone. Sleek design and compact size. I feel it was rushed to market, there are just too many niggly negative things about it.

The Vivaz disaster – I feel sorry for anyone who has made the big mistake of buying this phone. Its the worst phone I have ever owned and only lasted 13 months .....this was after having problems with switching on and off after only one hour after leaving the shop. Battery life is appalling, on/off switch a disaster. Use in bright day light impossible. All in all a waste of space! The look

Good – overall i like this phone, its really easy to use and looks nice, i got it mostly for the 8mp camera and i have been happy with it so far. i do find it can crash abit but i never turn off my phone and virgin have coverage issues sometimes so its probably that. i did want to get the xperia but couldnt afford it so this one was next step down. I usually buy LG phones as i think they are really good but i thought i would change and these are good too but i probably should stick to LG next time i just like them better. it comes with appts already in it so you dont have to download heaps just to get started like the iphone. The stylo though would be better if you could attach it to the phone conveniently but you can't. The writing options are good small and large qwerty keyboards as well as handwriting and the other normal one. it has convo sms like the iphone and i love blue toothing my pix to the laptop easily. camera, easy to use, comes with appts, wifi, memory card, small lightweight, nice looking phone, good features in general, writing styles mine sometimes crashes but i think thats virgins fault mostly, camera not so HD in dark lighting, stylo not attached to phone