Sanyo M1
Last Update: Review by Geekzone.NZ (added on 02/06/07)
The Sanyo M1 is the new flip phone (released on 03.12.06) featuring 2 MP camera with built-in flash and digital zoom, 1GB internal memory, A2DP, QVGA, MP3 player, and main display of 240×320.
+ REVIEWS (last updated: 02/06//07)
Geekzone.NZ reviews the Sanyo M1 and writes;
“SMS 10/10: HUGE improvement over older phones. You can view contacts, then press the left softkey to “Send message” directly. You can assign a shortcut key to “send message” and do it a slightly different way. It allows a great list of options to change things like predictive and symbol settings…. Nice phone, Does it’s job well as a “phone” and all the extras work very well. Great Camera, Good mp3 player, Good videomode, Great usability. very effective without being to cluttered. Logical menu layout and some handy tools for sharing (non DRM) media and pictures.”
DigitalTrends reviews the Sanyo M1 (rating: 6.5/10) and writes;
“As noted, the M1 is a superior cell phone. Reception on the dual Band (1.9 GHz, 800MHz) phone via Sprint’s EV-DO network is strong and clear, and the M1 delivers plenty of earpiece volume, even at medium settings, with plenty of headroom to compensate for noisy environments. Thanks to the twin 15mm speakers, ringtones were equally loud and the vibrate alert equally violent. We faintly heard and definitely felt the phone ringing through jeans pockets while walking down a reasonably noisy city street….Great phone section, nice camera, quick web access, bright screen, loud ringing — almost everything you’d want in a cell phone.”
CEN have reviewed the Sanyo M1 and writes;
“Call quality is very good and antenna strength is extremely good especially in my house where I know there are dead spots. This phone doesn’t have problems sending or receiving calls but my other Sprint phones do. Headset volume is adjustable and the phone has a built-in speaker phone with dedicated speaker button in the center of the keys, very useful when in a situation where you’d want your hands to be free and you don’t have a wireless headset or hands free equipped car.”
Mobileburn have reviewed the Sanyo M1 and writes;
“Things get a bit more interesting on the inside of the Sanyo M1. The device’s bright 2″ QVGA (320×240 pixel) resolution display, capable of showing up to 262k colors, resides here and takes up almost all of the space on the top half of the flip. Working from the bottom up is the M1’s rectangular styled keypad that sits flush to the unit. The flat and metallic alphanumeric keys feel sturdy and provide a solid click when pressed…Pros: EV-DO support, background music playback, good reception. Cons: Not completely sturdy, no PC sync options.”
YahooTech have reviewed the Sanyo M1 and writes;
“One of the highlights of the phone are music controls on the front of the clamshell. The iPod-like wheel doesn’t have scroll features, but it works perfectly well. You can also play tunes by opening the phone and playing music from the standard menus. Stereo speakers are mounted directly above the external display on the front of the phone, and many songs come through quite loud. You can also, of course, listen through headphones. The phone includes 1GB of memory, which is good for about 220 songs (assuming you have no videos or pictures on the device).”
CNET have reviewed the Sanyo M1 where they rate the phone 8/10 and write;
“The good: The Sanyo M1 is a feature-packed multimedia phone with a 2-megapixel camera, EV-DO support, ReadyLink (Sprint’s push-to-talk service), a music player, stereo speakers, access to Power Vision content such as streaming audio and video, and an astounding 1GB of internal memory. Audio quality is good as well. The bad: The Sanyo M1 is a boxy and clunky handset. It can be hard to view the screen in bright daylight, and pictures taken with the phone’s camera can be a little murky.”
PCmag have reviewed the Sanyo M1 where they rate the phone 4/5 and write;
“Music, video, and Java are all strengths here. You can hook the M1 up to your PC via USB cable to send and receive files, or use Bluetooth 2.0 to transfer music and pictures to and from a PC or a Mac. Speeds were refreshingly fast, at 55 KBps for Bluetooth and a thrilling 2 MBps for USB, much faster than I’ve seen on most other phones. The built-in music player takes MP3 and iTunes M4a files (but not protected files bought from the iTunes music store), and it plays .”
Infosyncworld have reviewed the Sanyo M1 where they rate the phone 79% and write;
“The Sanyo M1 makes calls that sound good, clean and accurate with no static and little trouble from background noise, although breathing sounds were a bit of an issue due to a microphone that faced our mouth…The Sanyo M1 may not be as flashy or thin as, say, the Motorola KRZR K1m or the Samsung SPH-M610, and your friends won’t crowd around when you take it our of your pocket. But what it lacks in style it makes up for in substance. The phone handles audio very well, video better than most, and, most importantly, boasts excellent call quality. Sanyo has been very thoughtful packing in all the accessories you need (seriously, Verizon Wireless, pay attention), as well as 1GB of memory, which was more than enough for days worth of tunes. While slimmer phones like the Samsung Trace are for taking to a party, this is a phone you can settle down with. “
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- Sample Photos of Sanyo M1 at Mobileburn
- Video Review at Phonescoop
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