There’s normally a good correlation between the price of smartphones in Malaysia and Singapore, due to the proximity of both countries. Prices, when converted, are normally very close to each other to “deter” the citizens of each country popping into the neighbouring country to buy a cheaper phone. So, if you are one of the people who are still interested in the Symbian platform, you may be interested in the Sony Ericsson (SE) Vivaz smartphone. The Vivaz is another touchscreen Symbian phone, similar to the Satio, currently Sony Ericsson’s flagship Symbian phone.
SE launched the Vivaz during last weekend’s IT Show at Suntec City in Singapore. The price? S$798 without contract, which translates to around RM 1,888. Cheap, by Sony Ericsson standards. But what about in Malaysia? Honestly, I don’t expect it to breach the sub RM 2,000 mark at all. It’ll probably sell at RM 2,199 or RM 2,299, slightly cheaper than the Satio, which is still selling for a rather suicidal price of RM 2,499. And about the only reason why you’ll want to buy the Vivaz over the Satio is the Vivaz’s HD recording capability at 720 pixels vertical resolution.
Source. And here’s a flyer from the IT Show. Thanks to fooyc for letting me know of its availability in Singapore!
