The Katana LX is primarily a voice phone. As is typical for a Sanyo phone, reception was excellent, and both the earpiece and speakerphone were quite loud.

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The Sanyo Katana LX is a digital dual band CDMA phone that operates on Sprint’s 800/1900MHz network, and it has support for Sprint’s Vision for data.

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The Katana LX comes with a couple of Web applications–InStyle Magazine Demo and MSN Live Search–but you can always get more.

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Sanyo Katana LX Cell Phone

The Sanyo Katana LX measures 94 x 48 x 18 mm and weights 96g. It has an elegant mirrored finish with a translucent OLED LCD glowing through to subtly show time or caller ID. The Sanyo Katana LX is family-friendly and affordable offering access to the essential features users need most on their wireless phone.

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The Sanyo S1 comes with a dinky 200-entry phonebook with room in each entry for six numbers, e-mail and Web addresses, a home address, and a memo.

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Sanyo S1 Collection Fans:
The Sanyo S1 measures 112mm x 51mm x 10mm (4.4″ x 2″ x 0.4″) and has support for SMS and MMS, as well as web-based Email and Instant Messaging. It is designed to be a fashionable option for the low end lineup. Showing off a 1.7″ 65k color TFT with 128×160 pixel resolution, the S1 also features the new standard micro-USB connector for charging and data transfer.

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The DLX not only has a better look but it scores EV-DO, a better camera and extra multimedia bonuses that make it more comparable to the LG MUZIQ from Sprint and the LG VX8600 on Verizon.

MobileTechReview Reviewed Sanyo Katana DLX and gave out “Pro: Better aesthetics than the original Katana with pleasing curves and color choices. Strong signal strength and fast data speed by EV-DO standards on feature phones. Support for $.99 per song music store with a Power Vision plan. Comes with Sprint TV and On-Demand. A2DP and AVRCP support. Good camera quality by 1.3MP camera phone standards. Good battery life.Con: Keyboard backlight is dim. Limited numbers of speed dial entries and voice tags . No external music controls.”
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The Sanyo Katana II sports just a few minor changes. Mostly, the new handset is a bit lighter and a little sleeker-looking—but everything else pretty much remains the same.

PCMag Reviewed Sanyo Katana II and gave out “There’s a novelty-value-only VGA camera and a real Web browser, the Access NetFront browser. But this is mostly a voice phone. Reception for phone calls is good, though not quite as solid as on my beloved Sanyo SCP-8400. Also, rural users be advised—Sprint has removed analog service from this Katana. Call quality is pleasing, however, and like other Sanyo phones, the Katana II gets quite loud, though, like the original Katana, it tends to distort voices somewhat at top volumes.”

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The most significant aspect of the Katana DLX lies in its rich multimedia feature set. A huge upgrade over the other Katanas, the Katana DLX actually has EV-DO, a megapixel camera, and more.

CNET Reviewed Sanyo Katana DLX and gave out “The good:The Sanyo Katana DLX has an attractive and slender flip-phone design, plus an impressive multimedia feature set with good sound quality.The bad: The Sanyo Katana DLX has skinny side buttons, and the speakerphone quality was so-so. We also would’ve liked external music player controls.The bottom line: The Sanyo Katana DLX is the best Sanyo cell phone to date, with a fashionable design, plenty of features, and good performance. ”

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The main or internal display is like that of its predecessor as well, measuring about 2.2 inches diagonally with 65,000 colors.

CNET Reviewed Sanyo Katana II 6650 and gave out “The good: The Sanyo Katana II offers a more streamlined design and increased memory when compared to the first Katana. It’s also very affordable.The bad: The Sanyo Katana II is not that much of an upgrade from its predecessor. The photo quality was also subpar, and we felt the side buttons were too skinny.The bottom line: While the Sanyo Katana II is not hugely improved over the first Katana, it’s still a pretty good phone, especially for its price range. ”

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