Images of the Vivaz Pro Shows New QWERTY Phone

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is one of the most interesting phones expected to be released this year, and while it was already known beforehand that the Symbian smart phone with HD video recording would be having a version with a keyboard, it was certainly a bit of a surprise to see the device unveiled during the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Spain.

Sony Ericsson announced the Kanna at a time when the Vivaz was still known as the Kurara. Originally, it was meant that the Kanna would have the same exact specifications of the Kurara with the addition of a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Naturally, we expected the new Vivaz Pro to be the same.

Mostly, the Vivaz and the Vivaz Pro are similar in specs, the only thing different is the digital camera on the devices. The Vivaz has an 8 mega pixel camera; the Pro only has a 5 mega pixel camera. This change is pretty big, despite both phones having a 720p HD video recording capabilities, the Vivaz’ biggest selling point is that it has an impressive camera.

The Pro will come in two colors. The first is the standard white and silver color scheme that has been seen in many images of the Kurara. The second is a heavier looking, more serious black finish. In both devices the keyboards are darker (though more significantly so with the black version). It is expected that the Vivaz Pro would be launched during Q2 of 2010.

Aside from the Vivaz Pro, Sony Ericsson had a couple more surprises in the MWC. The XPERIA X10’s variant phones X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro also appeared during the event (the X10 Mini was first reported as the XPERIA Robyn).

Read more about the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro and see the close up images of the device at the SEMC Blog.