Sanyo 8400 Phone (Sprint PCS)
Mobile Phones - Sanyo
Monday, 03 December 2007 01:32

Sanyo 8400 Phone (Sprint PCS)A major upgrade to the 8300, the Sanyo SCP-8400 bumps up the specs with a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth compatibility for communication headsets, an integrated digital audio player, and memory expansion via a MicroSD card slot. It's also speedier, thanks to compatibility with Sprint's Mobile Broadband Network (EV-DO), which enables you to enjoy the multimedia experience of the Sprint Power Vision Network and quickly download games and data applications. You can also customize this clamshell phone's looks with a Sanyo FaceMask--a lavender FaceMask is included with this Powder White model, and more are available separately. This phone operates on Sprint's 850/1900 MHz CDMA voice network.

Sprint Service
Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, the SCP-8400 is fully compatible with Sprint's Power Vision service. With Power Vision, you can download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Enjoy full-color video clips or live TV of the latest news, sports, and entertainment from brands you know, like CNN, Fox, The Weather Channel, NFL Mobile, and more. Power Vision also serves as a portal for enhanced games. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. Sprint Power Vision also enables faster Web browsing and Internet email access.

Sprint's music service is another EV-DO-powered service that makes the M510 all the more desirable. With the Sprint Music Store, your phone is a music player, letting you buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song--one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you. You can even pause to take a call without missing a beat.

With the optional Sprint PCS Ready Link service, you can use this phone's two-way, walkie-talkie-style communication feature across the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. As long as family, friends, or co-workers have a compatible Sprint PCS phone with Sprint PCS Ready Link service, you can call anyone, anywhere. And with the optional Wireless Backup service from Sprint, you can automatically store your phonebook contacts on the Sprint network, allowing them to be instantly updated in the event your phone is lost, stolen, or replaced. It also allows you to manage your phonebook contacts through a Sprint web page.

Phone Features
The SCP-8400 offers dual color LCD screens, with a 2-inch QFBA TFT main interior display (240 x 320 pixels, 65K colors) and a 1-inch external screen (122 x 160 pixels, 65K colors), which enables you to quickly view incoSanyo 8400 Phone (Sprint PCS)ming caller ID, time, battery and connection status, and more. This phone provides Bluetooth version 1.1 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and printing. With the Sprint PCS Connection Manager and a Sprint Power Vision service plan, you can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking (DUN)--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server--at broadband-like speeds via the EV-DO service.

The 1.3-megapixel camera shoots still photos at up to 1280 x 960 pixels, and it offers a digital zoom, integrated flash, macro setting for close-up photos, and the ability to cusomize saved photos as wallpaper, screen savers, or contacts in your address book. It also provides support for PictBridge technology so you can print your photos without the need of a PC (either using USB or Bluetooth). Shoot and share your digital photos instantly with Sprint PCS Picture Mail. This phone can also capture video clips--either up to 30 seconds in length for sharing over Sprint PCS Video Mail or up to 120 minutes (when saved to a MicroSD memory card). Video features include a 1-12 step zoom, a video light for low light conditions, and a brightness control setting. You can also customize your phone by assigning video clips as screen savers or ringers.

The SCP-8400 is compatible with MP3 and unencrypted AAC/AAC+ files, which you can transfer to the phone from your PC using the included USB cable. Manage music with Playlists using the Sprint Music Store Player. Listen to music privately with the included 2.5mm stereo headset or share it using the embedded speakerphone feature. Other features include:
  • Personalize your phone by downloading and assigning different ringers to numbers in your address book (72-chord polyphonic ringtones)
  • Download and play exciting 3D games; Java (J2ME) enabled
  • Voice Recorder: Record meetings, classes or memos. The record time is only limited by the memory on the microSD card
  • Voice-activated dialing: up to 30 entries
  • Messaging: 2-way SMS (Text messaging), Picture Mail, Video Mail, Voice Mail, Email, Instant Messaging (IM)
  • Call screening/answering machine mode
  • Answer On-hold: allows you to place a caller on hold while you step out of a meeting
  • Vibrate patterns: set different vibrate patterns for different types of incoming calls (Voice/Ready Link), Voicemail or Messaging
  • PIM tools: alarm clock, world clock, calendar, countdown, stop watch, calculator

Vital Statistics
The Sanyo SCP-8400 weighs 3.6 ounces and measures 3.4 x 1.8 x 1 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time. It runs on the CDMA 850/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
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