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Sanyo Katana

Sanyo Katana

Katana is Sanyo's answer to the Motorola RAZR. It is CDMA/AMPS capable clamshell with internal antenna, two color displays (the internal one is 65k color, 240x320 pixels unit) and VGA camera

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Sanyo Katana specifications

also known as Sanyo SCP-6600

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Clamshell
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 3.88 x 2.02 x 0.58 (98.5 x 51 x 15 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 3.40 oz (96 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.20 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 182 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536
  • Additional display:

    Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display

      • TFT
    • Resolution:

      Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display

      • 96 x 64 pixels
    • Colors:

      Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports

      • 65 536

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 3.60 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 820 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 5 MB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 0.3 megapixels VGA
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom, Frames, Self-timer

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • WAP 2.0

Technology

  • CDMA:

    CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.

    • 800, 1900 MHz
  • AMPS:

    AMPS - Advanced mobile phone standard. Analogue standard used widely in North America.

    • 800
  • Satellite system:
    • GPS

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 1.1
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Computer sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Service lights, Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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