Sanyo Katana II Cell Phone Reviews

Sanyo Katana II Cell Phone

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  • Sanyo Katana - A Sleek, Slim, Easy to Use Cell Phone

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 27, 2007
    Pros: Small, lightweight and easy to use.
    Cons: Not many ring tone options.

    Summary: Cell phone service had been available in my area for several years before I finally got one. I did like that two of my previous phones were flip phones, but I wasn't happy with other aspects of them. Earlier this year I ended up switching to Sprint and ... read more

  • Katana II: Not Too Shabby

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 4, 2009
    Pros: Good sound quality, reception; Looks cool; Thin.
    Cons: Low-res camera.

    Summary: I've had a Sanyo SCP-6650 "Katana II" for ten months, with a Sprint family plan, and I kinda like it.  When we signed up for cellular service, we told the salesman where we live -- way out in the boonie-weeds -- and he basically handed us this phone ... read more

  • Phone was worth the investment

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 2, 2008
    Pros: Great phone and gets lots of talk time about 5.8 hours with full battery charge.
    Cons: No tv access and limited ring tones(must purchase additional tones) and is fragile.

    Summary: I recently upgraded my phone to the Katana LX which is the predecessor to the Katana II. This is a great phone it's sleek and stylish and has that look that is professional, but not too over the top. It's got many features with the exception of tv ... read more

  • A Sleek, Simple Phone

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 18, 2008
    Pros: Durability, camera special effects, talk quality, battery life
    Cons: No video camera, Memory Space, VIBRATE VOLUME

    Summary: I've had this phone for about a year now, and I can't complain about it. I love how sleek it is, my friends are still complimenting me on how much they like my phone. But don't get me wrong, this phone has no bells and whistles at all. It reminds me a ... read more

  • My Dependable Easy-to-Use Sanyo Katana Cellular phone

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 20, 2008
    Pros: Reliable, easy to use, good reception, phone numbers easy to see, holds a charge
    Cons: none

    Summary: I just recently switched to a new cellular phone, the Sanyo Katana Sprint vision phone. It provides me with a level of technological advances far superior to the old phone it has replaced. Battery Charging The most ... read more

  • Solid Phone in Terms of Basics

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 24, 2008
    Pros: Slim, Decent Reception, Bluetooth Performs as Expected
    Cons: Limited Ringtones, Display difficult to read

    Summary: I upgraded to a Sanyo Katana Deluxe from a Samsung A900 after having reception problems with the A900. The A900 was purchased new and worked very well for a number of months then suddenly started having bad reception problems. I have the insurance policy ... read more

  • LOVE IT!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 22, 2008
    Pros: Awesome phone all around
    Cons: None

    Summary: I had a Katana and I absolutly loved it. I got it about a year ago and it was great. It fit perfectly in my hands, it had great features with the camera phone. The numbers were easy to hit, and easy to text with. It was bluetooth accesable and I had ... read more

  • Excellent coverage in rural areas plus COOL!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 24, 2008
    Pros: COOL factor, EXCELLENT coverage capability, very slim.
    Cons: Don't buy it for the camera.

    Summary: I researched LOTS of phones and I decided on this phone for 2 reasons: it would give the best coverage in hard-to-reach areas and it's COOL! After using this phone for 1 year, I have been 100% satisfied that both of my reasons were completely accurate. ... read more

  • Sanyo Katana

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 30, 2007
    Pros: Size, ease of use, battery life.
    Cons: Speaker phone, internal memory for external applications.

    Summary: I decided to get the Sanyo Katana (Blue) offered through Sprint when my old Sanyo cellular phone became too old to service. This will have been my third consecutive cellular phone made by Sanyo, and like all the ones prior to it offers all the bang for ... read more

  • Simple Camera Phone

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 18, 2007
    Pros: Size and cute color!
    Cons: No expandable memory

    Summary: The Sanyo 6600 Katana cellular phone is a nice simple camera phone. It doesn't do anything fancy, like play mp3s or take videos, but it does everything I need my phone to do. The phone is nice and slim; I can fit it in my pocket easily. The camera ... read more

  • Blue Ver. Katana

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 15, 2007
    Pros: Price, Slim Look, Battery
    Cons: feature, sliding buttons,

    Summary: it's been about 6 months, I have had Sanyo Katana Mobile Phone with Sprint. I purchased the phone at the costco for $50, which includes auto battery charger, wired head set and Leather Cover (i refuse to use the cover). Only down side purchasing this ... read more

  • A very well built phone with good sound and easy to use

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 11, 2007
    Pros: Just a great little all round phone.
    Cons: Slippy.Does Sprint really need to print on the phone "Ultra Slim Mobile Phone" ?

    Summary: I have had 3 Sprint phones this month, the first was the Sanyo 3100,sent that back as the key pad was a pain to use and the phone looked and was built like a toy.Then I got a Katana, arrived used and a bit beat up;Sprint then sent me a Samsung M610 which ... read more

  • I wish I would have never upgraded to a Katana

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 6, 2007
    Pros: Slim and fits well in your hand
    Cons: Bad selection of ring tones and melodies. Drops calls because of signal fade constantly!

    Summary: Since my old cell phone was outdated and the battery wasn't lasting long I decided to upgrade to a Katana. I researched on the net and it is suppose to have a 3 hour battery life and great signal. I was so excited about having it that once I fully ... read more

  • Cool pink, slim phone

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 7, 2007
    Pros: slim, cool, high tech, easy to use, pink!
    Cons: speaker!

    Summary: Never a big fan of the Razr (too thin, delicate, and everyone has one...), I was thrilled to see this phone on display, and even more exicted that it was pink! I ordered it through Sprint (extended my contract for 2 years), payed $129 with an $80 MIR, so ... read more

  • Sanyo Katana the cell phone that makes me feel hip

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 31, 2007
    Pros: compact, attractive, great reception, easy to use, good battery life
    Cons: poor camera quality, few ringtones or games, soft speakerphone

    Summary: Because my employer was kind enough to negotiate a discount with Sprint, I recently switched over from my Verizon service and replaced my well worn L G VX3200 phone for a sleek, shiny, and sexy Sanyo Katana. ... read more

  • Sanyo SCP-6600 Katana in Cherry Blossom Pink...because a sword is sexier than a razor! (MOTORAZR)

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 12, 2006
    Pros: Pretty pink, sexy looking, slim profile, bluetooth
    Cons: Not a Mega Pixel Camera, Internal Antenna can make holding it tricky...

    Summary: Finally after 2 years of use my time to upgrade my phone, a S anyo PM-8200, and Sprint contract without receiving a penalty came along. I pretty much knew which phone I wanted, and I admit that I put form before ... read more

  • Express Reviews
  • Katana

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Dec 16, 2007
    Pros: Sexy, fun and easy to use.
    Cons: Ring tones, ring tones, ring tones...what?

    Summary: I really like this phone. Small, easy to use and the screen is much better than its competitors. It feels almost weightless on my hip! Wow...but can hardly hear the ring tones and must use the weak vibration mode. Although I am looking to upgrade, I am

  • Meh.

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Aug 14, 2007
    Pros: sleek design, large screen, vibrant colour
    Cons: poor ringer volume, poor signal strength, poor camera, poor ringer and game selection

    Summary: I got this phone on a three year Bell Mobility contract. I was quite excited about it's sleek design, similar to the Motorola Razr, but with a more defined keypad. I also was quite fond of the larger than average screen, with vibrant colour. The

  • my little black katana

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Jun 30, 2007
    Pros: decent battery life. flushed keypad. easy to use calculator.
    Cons: horrible speaker phone quality. secret phone number. temperamental ringer.

    Summary: The phone is overall okay. This is the basic camera phone with blue tooth & speaker phone. Compact in design. Contains a few games, limited ring tones and 2 screen

  • Great phone

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Mar 25, 2007
    Pros: Slim, good looks, easy to use, totally worth the money, bluetooth
    Cons: not a great camera, not a whole lot of features.

    Summary: I just recently bought this phone. I think the design is great and it's slim enough to fit comfortably in my jean pocket. Doesn't have a lot of amazing features and the camera isn't top of the line, but for the amount i payed for it, it's totally worth

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