This is the future; well, sort of
Written: Sep 07 '01
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Pros: Awesome Color Screen, very light; good show-off phone
Cons: Extremely expensive, very poor battery life; no good option for extended battery
The Bottom Line: If you want a light phone that's easy to carry, and fun to show off, this is the one. But you also better have $500 to burn!
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| poorvesh's Full Review: Sanyo SCP-5000 |
So much has been written and said about this phone, but I will go ahead and put my experiences with this phone into the mess. I have been using this phone since it first came out in August, and overall I'm pleased with it. It's important to bear in mind that I did not pay for this phone, so one of the most important things that anyone has to consider in deciding to buy this phone, is whether or not they have something else they can do with the $500 this phone will cost them. There are a lot of phones for about $250 less that can do everything this phone can, but without the color screen. That's a tough fact to ignore.
The aspect of this phone that really surprised me was how light it is. The phone is lighter than anything else I've ever picked up, and is real close to the weight of the Motorola 8162 (Vader phone). The size of this is not as small as the that phone, but it is smaller than the V60. In any case, it also makes the best use of space on the phone for the screen, in that it has the largest screen of any phone I've seen yet. The phone also has lots of flexibility in setting up the various options for this phone; you can have things beep, not beep, or play various sounds instead.
In general, other than the color screen, and the ability to upload photos into the phone, this phone doesn't do anything that a regular phone can't do. This has all the features of the Samsung 8500 (the phone I previously had), and doesn't really offer much more in terms of functional features. It has voice dialing, 300 address numbers, separate phone numbers for each addressee (cell #, home #, etc.), a web browser, etc.
To sum it all up, the only reason to buy this phone is if you absolutely need a light phone, or want a good show off phone, and have nothing else good to do with $500. If that's the case, you'll be pleased with this phone. Otherwise, you can find many other fine phones on the market that will give you the functionality of this one, without some of the frills.
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Amount Paid (US$): 500
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