Inspired by the legendary sword used by Japan's feudal knights, the Samurai, the Sanyo Katana offers a stunning, ultra-sleek design that evokes the same passion for craftsmanship and artistry imbued in generations of Japanese master sword smiths. Allowing users to express their style the Katana comes in one of three contemporary colors: Mystic Black, Blue Sapphire, or Cherry Blossom Pink. Integrating a VGA camera with flash and zoom, customers can snap photos and tranfer them over Bluetooth wireless technology... [Continue reading Sanyo Katana (SCP-6600) Review]
Sanyo Katana (SCP-6600) Features
Vibrant 1.3 x 1.8-inch main color display with 65K colors makes for easy reading and a rich, full-color experience
Handsfree operation with the built-in speakerphone or 2.5 mm Universal Jack Adapter
Includes an Alarm Clock that can be set one time or daily, a Calendar with a To-Do list and Scheduler, Calculator, Stopwatch, PC Sync, and World Clock
Voice dialing by saying the name of the person to call and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad
Record over a minute's worth of memos for playback when needed
Supports ringers with up to 72 chord polyphonic sound. Choose from 8 multi-chord melodic ring tones and 8 traditional ring tones, including vibrating alert
Features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing the E911 emergency location services
Sanyo Katana (SCP-6600) User Reviews
1. Posted by mathgeek
Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:56 am
The Katana is a sleek, sexy phone, no doubt about it.
But when I started trying to personalize it, I quickly found out that I could BARELY HEAR the ringtones that I had downloaded from Sprint. After checking my volume (up to its highest), I put back one of the standard ringtones that came with the phone and it sounded fine, easily heard even in a noisy restaurant.
I made three different calls to Tech Support. The first two ladies, though helpful, tried to tell me that I had downloaded ringtones that the Katana didn't support.
It was only when I got to the third tech, at an upper level tech support office that I happened to luck into, that I discovered that the Katana has a KNOWN PROBLEM with downloaded ringtones being barely audible. There is no fix for this problem, nor is there a fix expected, according to the Sprint Technician's information.
So, bottom line, get the Katana if you don't care about personalizing the ringtones. If you want cool music to alert you to a call, go elsewhere.
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2. Posted by lovinghope
Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:20 pm
sure the katana looks like the best phone ever created but it has problems the phone has been recalled because of it's mechanical problems. like for example i had mine for less than two months and suddenly poof! it turned off and it wouldn't turn on at all i don't recomend this phone because there's a whole shipment of these phones that have come heavily corroded from the factory. however the worst thing is sprint won't fix them and neither will sanyo.
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3. Posted by kevsgirl24
Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:34 pm
The Katana is a sleek, sexy phone, no doubt about it.
But when I started trying to personalize it, I quickly found out that I could BARELY HEAR the ringtones that I had downloaded from Sprint. After checking my volume (up to its highest), I put back one of the standard ringtones that came with the phone and it sounded fine, easily heard even in a noisy restaurant.
I made three different calls to Tech Support. The first two ladies, though helpful, tried to tell me that I had downloaded ringtones that the Katana didn't support.
It was only when I got to the third tech, at an upper level tech support office that I happened to luck into, that I discovered that the Katana has a KNOWN PROBLEM with downloaded ringtones being barely audible. There is no fix for this problem, nor is there a fix expected, according to the Sprint Technician's information.
So, bottom line, get the Katana if you don't care about personalizing the ringtones. If you want cool music to alert you to a call, go elsewhere.
I also have the Katana and I downloaded my ringers fine I have only one ringer that is low but not that low. I guess i didn't get one of the defected phones because even though my ringer is low i still know that my phone is ringing if i am in the next room. Also It is a game clled name that tune and you have to guess songs and when u get them all right i think seven in a row you get to pick a ringer i think these ringers are polyphonic ringers like no words just the beat but they are very loud and u can tell what song it is.
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4. Posted by bagedtaco
Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:07 pm
got the phone 7-10-06. currently using both the katana and the blade.
size and weight are equal.
features a little lacking on the katana compared to the blade.
speaker phone function is good. good volume and clarity.
the phone vibrates very light, similar to the blade.
battery light is TBA at this point.
over all i'm happy with the phone thus far.
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5. Posted by lu bu
Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:46 am
The Sanyo Katana is a phone, with appearance and styles based on the RAZR. Trust me, you cannot compare this phone to the RAZR because it is not near the popularity than the RAZR and plus the RAZR seems to be more Complex. BUT this does not make it a bad phone.
The phone is stylish, yet the keys are slippery and are hard to navigate around the keys at times. One thing that's good is that, unlike some phones, it has a camera. Since it is a VGA camera, you wouldn't expect it having better quality or equal quality than that of phones with megapixel cameras, yet it is quite good, and it is extremley customizeable because of the frames and color tones the phone provides! YAY FUN!
PLUS the phone's external screen can act as a mirror for self portrait photos. Sadly NO video recording and no video playback.
Phone features notepad, alarm, calendar and more. It has a pretty good Bluetooth too.
I'd give this PCS phone a 4/5, pretty good, but a little lacking in some areas!
If you are a person that just wants a phone for taking decent pics, texting, good reception and bluetooth, this is the phone for you!
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6. Posted by mgmgb19
Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:55 am
even the stock ring tones are not loud enough. I work in a loud job .How can I get the loudest tone?
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