When deciding between the Motorola StarTAC ST7867 and the Sanyo SCP-4500, I could not find a features comparison list other than the short one on the SprintPCS site., so I downloaded the manuals for the phones and did a comparison myself. I used the categories from a LetsTalk comparison, and skipped items where there was no difference.

My impressions on the phones came from these comparisons, other reviews ("flimsy antenna on the Motorola", talk with a salesman ("Sanyo is sturdier, has better menus"), and reading the manuals. I liked the Sanyo menu navigation and phone book finding methods (whole word single tap, several character multi-tap, voice activated) better than the Motorola method (single character mult-tap followed by scrolling).

Here are the results, separated by a semicolon:

Motorola StarTAC ST7867 (Sprint PCS); Sanyo SCP-4500 (Sprint PCS)

Price with plan $149.99; $179.99
Weight (w/standard battery) 4.2 oz.; 5.5 oz.
Talk Time 252 min; 240 min
Standby Time 170 hours; 288 hours
Minute Minder Y; Auto call Sprint
Warranty One year; ?
System Busy Auto Redial Y; N, press Talk twice
# of Display Lines 4 text lines, 2 icon lines; ?
Memory Slots 99 names, 4 numbers per name; 300 names and numbers, 9 per name
Ringer Options 9 ringer tones; 7 ringer melodies, voice, vibrate
Call Timers last call, all calls; N
Call Log 10 outgoing, 16 incoming; 10 outgoing, 10 incoming, 10 missed
Keypad Lock N; Y
One-Touch Emergency Dialing Y; N, use speed dial
Clock Y; N
Dimensions 3.7 x 2 x 1 in.; 5.3 x 1.73 x 1.11 inches
Voice-Activated Dialing N; Y
Data Synchronization Free Internet sync by fusionOne; N
Speakerphone N; Y
Design Clamshell; Box
Distinctive Ring for Select Callers N; Y
Multiple Numbers per Name 4; 9
Alarm N; Y
Calculator N; Y
Games N; Y
Calendar N; Y
Voice Memo N; Y
Scheduling Capability N; Y
To Do List N; Y
Customizable Ring Tones N; Y, Voice name

Motorola StarTAC ST7867 (Sprint PCS); Sanyo SCP-4500 (Sprint PCS)






Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 179