Sanyo Katana Eclipse X Reviews

9 Oct 2008

Sanyo Katana Eclipse Review

The Katana Eclipse sits atop the Katana line as the best Sanyo has to offer. It has gotten a complete makeover from the Katana DLX it replaces, including two light bars that run along the sides of the phone. This is one of the highlights of the Eclipse, and the LED color and pattern can be customized for different events and callers. Music playback keys are present on the external flip, but other than that the Eclipse is basically a redesigned DLX. Features remain the same, including a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSDHC expansion and EVDO data. Included in the box you’ll find the AC charger and a 256MB memory card...

Average

5.5

out of 10

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1. bye bye Katana

21 Oct 2008 by retrobeast

70%7out of 10

Well I was excited when I got my new Eclipse last week, was. At first I thought it was a bad connection but then it happened every phone call. When the person spoke I hear static on every word. So I was trying to get another Eclipse for exchange but the stores by me do not have it so I am going with a Samsung Rant.

I will not only save $70 bucks but also get a nicer over all phone too.

Pros

nice looking with fast internet access on my SERO plan.
flip
nice protective cover for low cost on ebay

Cons

bad voice reception
pain in butt dealing with sprint indians to solve the problem
charging jack location

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2. Solid Phone/Nice Features

20 Aug 2008 by Maria

90%9out of 10

Excellent sound quality on calls, speaker and MP3. After all a phone MUST be first a PHONE. There are about 100 speed dials. I personally like to be able to work a phone with one hand (while I drive) and dial, so I don't work well with touch screens. I don't want to worry about locking a phone and unlocking a phone everytime I dial. The screen resolution is must nicer than the DLX. The clarity of the letters are better so if you almost need glasses for reading, you may not need your glass for this phone. The email interface is much nicer than the DLX. The speaker phone quality is very good. It's lighter in weight and it's a SANYO. They make solid phones that last. The user interface is about the same as the DLX, but it is much improved. So you can view your most recent calls everytime you end a call, or your most recent addresses when you send email. The customizable illumination is a cool feature. Texting is quicker or should I say more responsive than with the DLX. Picture quality is OK, but I don't use my phone as a camera much. Sprint Music store has an upgraded user interface on this phone as well.
Introductory price through Sprint makes this an EXCELLENT value. Oh.. and it now has speaker independent dialing, as well.

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3.

18 Aug 2008 by David

74%7.4out of 10

I've always have had Sanyo phones, good quality for the money. Didn't come with a data cable though. even the manual describe transferring data via cable (not supplied). Remarkable sound Quality for a small phone mp3 player,tv GPS etc.

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