Sprint releases Sanyo Katana II
by Brian White 
posted Jul 4th 2007 at 9:18AM
Looks like Sprint has dropped the drapes on Sanyo's Katana II handset, as it is showing on Sprint's website as of now. The SCP-6650 Katana II makes a few decent strides over the EV-DO-less original Katana from last year, including a refined design and a more RAZR-esque profile, but with the Katana II sportin' a positively ancient VGA digicam and lacking EV-DO data of any kind, this apparently-minor refresh to the Katana design may not win many converts from the original or otherwise. But hey, at under $100 with a new two-year contract, we can't complain too much -- although $50 seems like a more appropriate price right off the bat.[Via Phone News]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HAHAH @ Jul 4th 2007 2:46PM
How many budget handsets do they need? I wonder if they realize there phone selection is costing them customers.. They dont seem to care
Dan Hill @ Jul 4th 2007 10:30PM
Actually the website is incorrect. The phone is 49.99 after a 50 dollar mail in. Making it the perfect release price point. They also refined the speaker making it a much better handset for custom ringers. A worthy upgrade to say the least although it lacks EVDO.
The Man Made MIllionaire @ Jul 10th 2007 12:37PM
I personally own the phone... and it's an excellent phone. If you're looking for a phone with fast data transfer and a good internet... go pay $500 for the iPhone, but if you're looking for a phone with better battery life and service then the RAZR, things that actually matter in a PHONE... then the Katana is a great choice. But thanks for the shallow, pessimistic, not-very-well thought out description Brian, cheers mate!
http://manmademillionaire.com/
cacarr @ Aug 15th 2007 4:03AM
@TMMM
"If you're looking for a phone with fast data transfer.."
...then you're not looking for an iPhone, at least not this iPhone.
Might want to give the Sanyo M1 a look as it's a superior phone to the katana II...gig of handy flash storage/decent mp3 player, Pandora is available for the M1, google maps, gmail, etc..
America is flooded with crappy phones. So, yeah, yippee! Katana II!
Jack @ Dec 15th 2007 11:07PM
Can the google maps and step by step directions be downloaded on the Katana ll without paying the Sprint data plan on my Qwest cell phone