Sanyo SCP-6600 Katana

AMPS 850 /CDMA 850 /1900 MHz Cellular Phone

Chipography - Level 1

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Product Description

With the Katana (“katana” is the traditional sword of the Japanese samurai), Sanyo presents a sleek, feature-rich phone marketed to emphasize its Asian origins. Both the main display, a 2.2-inch QVGA TFT-LCD with 320 x 240 pixel resolution, and the external display, a 1.0-inch TFT-LCD with 96 x 64 pixel resolution, enable 65,536 colors. BluetoothTM support is available for the HSP, HFP, DUN, and OPP (vCard) profiles. A VGA camera is present with digital zoom, self-timer, brightness and tone controls, and a dedicated shutter key. Additionally, with Sprint PCS Vision®, pictures can be transmitted to participating retailers for printing. There are USB/charger and mono-headset jack ports. The handset handles wireless data via 1xRTT technology; the micro-browser is WAP2.0 compliant. The Katana supports SMS text messaging, Sprint Instant Messaging (IM), and e-mail. Additional features include voice-activated dialing, caller ID, voice memo, vibrate mode, an alarm, a calculator, and a calendar. Users can also download games, JAVATM applications (J2ME & MIDP 2.0), 72-chord polyphonic ring tones, and screensavers. Sanyo claims 3 hours of talk time and 168 hours of stand-by operation with its 820 mAh/3.7 V Li-Ion battery. Currently available from Sprint in four colors, the phone supports English and Spanish.

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