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(More customer reviews)I've had this phone for a week now and am seriously tempted to sell my Tilt. The only thing is, there is no replacement for a big touchscreen for long periods of web surfing.
This phone is great. It feels expensive, not cheap and plastic. The controversial keys work great for my big thumbs. I never press the wrong key. Rocker buttons on the side work fine.
Screen is beautiful. Much better looking than the screen on my Tilt, but then most touchscreens lose a little clarity with the touch sensitive layer over it. The screen is not as nice as some of Nokia's phones, like my 6300 which is 16 million colors and gorgeous. But 65000 colors is pretty common and it looks very good. Even in sunlight, which is a huge PITA compared to the Tilt which is absolutely unreadable in sunlight.
The menus are nice, this phone came with WM6.1 which has a great home screen. Intuitive and very easy to use. All the apps are well thought out.
The phone has a great signal and also has the trademark Motorola LOUD AND CLEAR earpiece. I'm really tired of phones like my 6300 that make it impossible to hear someone if there is any noise around you. The speakerphone is also plenty loud and clear.
If I had to name a negative, and I don't really want to, it's the goofy port. Requires an adapter to plug into the usb port on the computer. And you can't use your old Motorola chargers since the plug end is different. But that is certainly no reason to stay away from this phone.
I would buy it again in a second, no hesitation.
Don't forget to search for windows mobile youtube apps, they work great and the videos look much, MUCH better than on iphones and blackberrys.
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In addition to access to the advanced speeds and features of the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, the Sanyo Katana Eclipse ratchets up the fun with unique lighting effects that help to identify a caller in dark restaurants and nightclubs. In addition to music downloads via the Sprint Music Store and on-demand TV from Sprint TV, it also offers GPS navigation capabilities for accessing the optional Sprint Navigation turn-by-turn direction service. Named for the famed Japanese sword, this crisply designed clamshell phone also features a 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree communication and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, and up to 4.6 hours of talk time.
Sprint Service Options Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including the NFL Network, ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more.
The Sprint Music Store enables you to buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song--one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you.
This GPS-enabled phone provides optional access to Sprint Navigation for driving directions on your mobile phone--by voice and onscreen. Along the way, turn-by-turn directions will be announced in a clear voice and displayed on your phone. For example, Sprint Navigation will say, "Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Elm Street." As you approach the turn, you will hear, "Turn right on Elm Street." Sprint Navigation also provides proactive traffic alerts with one click re-routing. And it's easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from over 10 million points of interest across the U.S.
With Sprint Mobile Email, you'll get easy access to your favorite home email services including AOL, Yahoo!, Gmail, and MSN/Windows Live Hotmail and more. And Sprint Mobile Email Work enables you to access email from corporate servers, including Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 and Lotus Notes Domino versions 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 (with the latest software update).
Phone Features The Sanyo Katana Eclipse features a unique illumination capability that allows you to assign lighting effects to specific callers as well as alerts and messages. The 40 different lighting effects include blink, pulse, echo, and multi-color patterns. They're handy for identifying a call in low-light situations like movie theaters where you need to turn your ringer off as well as a noisy environment such as a nightclub. In addition to customizing calls and messages, the illumination patterns can be assigned to the music playing mode, just for fun, or can be completely disabled for those times when the feature is not desired.
This clamshell phone sports dual LCD screens, with an interior 2-inch screen with a 176 x 220-pixel resolution and 65K color depth complemented by an external 1-inch, 65K-color screen. The outside fo the clamshell also includes dedicated music playback controls (which provide part of the phone's lighting effects, in addition to the lights along the side of the clamshell). The phone has an internal 10 MB memory, which can be expanded via MicroSD/MicroSDHC memory cards (up to 8 GB in size). The phonebook can store up to 500 contact entries (with the ability to store 700 phone numbers, 1,000 email and 500 Web addresses) and support for caller groups and picture/ringer ID.
This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, audio/video remote control, and printing. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones.
The 1.3-megapixel camera offers three resolution options (1280 x 960, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240 pixels), and it features a 12x digital zoom three quality settings, five picture modes (including night and snow), multi-shot capabilities, and a self-timer. You can also capture video clips up to QCIF resolution (176 x 144 pixels) in short clips capped at 25 seconds for sending via messaging or for as long as you have room on your memory card for saving.
In addition to voice calls, text messaging, and MMS capability, the phone is also compatible with mobile email. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.
Other features include:
Voice-activated dialing
Text and SMS voice messaging capable
High-quality speakerphone
Built-in productivity tools including a calendar, scheduler, to-do list, world clock, calculator, stopwatch and alarm clock
Record and store as many as 300 different voice memos, with hours of playback anytime
HAC rating of T4 for hearing aids operating in the telecoil mode
Restrict and Lock allows the user to set limits on when and how the device is used
Wireless Backup to manage contacts list in the event that the phone is lost, stolen or damaged
Downloadable screen savers, ring tones, applications and games
Vital Statistics The Sanyo Katana Eclipse weighs 3.4 ounces and measures 3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches. Its 840 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.6 hours of talk time. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO frequencies.
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