sanyo 8400 in my hand

[behemeth]

The sanyo rep came by the store today and showed us the 8400. It is nice!!! Cross between the 9000 and the 7500. Qvga screen, 7500 body w/o rubber, bluetooth, and 1.3 mp camera. I wanna get rid of my 7500 now. He said late August, early Sept. It was blue in color and he said there was going to be a white one and one other color, I forgot.

I also saw the new i880 from Motorola. The next step up from the i870. It was nice. Thinnest Nextel phone i've seen. Not as thin as the a900 or katana, but for Nextel it is thin. 2mp camera. Ugly dark purple/maroon color. Almost look like a dull pen ink color. I think it's the same design as the dual mode phone. Best designed Nextel phone so far. I think motorola rep said October. Sorry they said no pics.

Man i need to trade my 7500 for that new 8400!

[Yay4Juggs]

yay and stuff

:needpict:

[Storino03]

eh, decent news.

[Jonathanlc2005]

im assuming you have a sanyo rep because you work for sprint store

[SU_Diva*]

The sanyo rep came by the store today and showed us the 8400. It is nice!!! Cross between the 9000 and the 7500. Qvga screen, 7500 body w/o rubber, bluetooth, and 1.3 mp camera. I wanna get rid of my 7500 now. He said late August, early Sept. It was blue in color and he said there was going to be a white one and one other color, I forgot.

I also saw the new i880 from Motorola. The next step up from the i870. It was nice. Thinnest Nextel phone i've seen. Not as thin as the a900 or katana, but for Nextel it is thin. 2mp camera. Ugly dark purple/maroon color. Almost look like a dull pen ink color. I think it's the same design as the dual mode phone. Best designed Nextel phone so far. I think motorola rep said October. Sorry they said no pics.

Man i need to trade my 7500 for that new 8400!


I can't wait for the 880...I like the color... :clap:

[olddog]

Is it a PV phone?

[RicoRich196]

Removable storage?

[behemeth]

yea 8400 power vision and micro sd card slot, forgot about those. i only got to see it for about 30 sec.

[dasanyokid]

i got a pic of the white 8400, but when i try to upload it it says the file is to large. how can i post it?

[tbakergobuck]

i got a pic of the white 8400, but when i try to upload it it says the file is to large. how can i post it?host it at photobucket or send it to me and I'll do it. Hopefully it's not the blurry one that has been posted.

[dasanyokid]

i'll send it to u , its white and its clear

[9000 BABY]

Wheres The Picture

[dasanyokid]

i sent it to TBAKERGOBUCK and they will post b-cause i didnt know how to do it myself.

[tbakergobuck]

i sent it to TBAKERGOBUCK and they will post b-cause i didnt know how to do it myself.I haven't received the picture yet.

[shamefulzero]

MAN! its a PV phone my gf got the a900 in april and its so not worth paying for it, can some reiterate what so special about this phone cuz if it has PV i might be out! all i need is regular vision...i guess once i see the phone i will be willing to pay extra for the P.V

[Carterism]

i got a pic of the white 8400, but when i try to upload it it says the file is to large. how can i post it?

Alright here's your pic :) :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/pinayee/1084851234_ORIG.jpg

[YPG]

oh gosh yes because I don't think My 7500 is going to last until the 7600 in December

[shamefulzero]

i love it IF it comes in silver or black! DOES IT? what colors is it coming in

[tbakergobuck]

ok well fine then..j/k I can't really tell what part is the facemask. Any shots of the inside? I think my Fusic will be 4 sale soon. I can't wait to finally be back with Sanyo. :fingers: :lol:

[dasanyokid]

The Whold Chell Will B Changeable With Different Colors. U Might Bye The White One But U Can Change The Whole Phone To Be Another Color

[dasanyokid]

I Got Shots Of The Inside But They Have Ppl In The Back Ground So I Cant Post Them

[pmb333]

I can't really tell what part is the facemask. Any shots of the inside? I think my Fusic will be 4 sale soon. I can't wait to finally be back with Sanyo. :fingers: :lol:


Me too, I'm interested in the black one. How about you tbaker?

[shamefulzero]

ok well fine then..j/k I can't really tell what part is the facemask. Any shots of the inside? I think my Fusic will be 4 sale soon. I can't wait to finally be back with Sanyo. :fingers: :lol:

yeah 1st i wanna see the inside too, and 2nd i am a second time lg owner and like my first lg this one is already shown signs of death

[9000 BABY]

Wow!!! Bye Bye 9000 Hello 8400 Lol!!! Sanyo Is Back Baby!!!!

[shamefulzero]

I Got Shots Of The Inside But They Have Ppl In The Back Ground So I Cant Post Them


cmon dont be a punk post the inside pix photo shop the ppl out if your scared!

[YPG]

photoshop the people in the background and post the pic of the inside please!

[shamefulzero]

photoshop the people in the background and post the pic of the inside please!


HAHA JINX BUY ME A SODA!

[tbakergobuck]

I Got Shots Of The Inside But They Have Ppl In The Back Ground So I Cant Post ThemJust black the people out of the background. I need to see the inside ASAP, pretty please. I'll give you some SU money. :hee:


Me too, I'm interested in the black one. How about you tbaker?I really want a scarlet and grey one but I guess I can go with either blue or black. :lol:

yeah 1st i wanna see the inside too, and 2nd i am a second time lg owner and like my first lg this one is already shown signs of deathI'm on my 3rd Fusic as of today. First one would power off when I closed the flip and the second one the sd cover didn't stay closed. I was going to get a different phone but I don't really like any other phones.

[9000 BABY]

Please Post The Inside

[pmb333]

Inside, please, please please!!!!

[shamefulzero]

Just black the people out of the background. I need to see the inside ASAP, pretty please. I'll give you some SU money. :hee:


I really want a scarlet and grey one but I guess I can go with either blue or black. :lol:

I'm on my 3rd Fusic as of today. First one would power off when I closed the flip and the second one the sd cover didn't stay closed. I was going to get a different phone but I don't really like any other phones.

YEAH tep (L;L) sent me a sanyo 8300 but it turned out to be someones in NY so i went in the store and they gave me thr lgxx350 i said **** YOU and they said not im forced to take the lg

[YPG]

HAHA JINX BUY ME A SODA!

lol
I know what that means! :)

[shamefulzero]

lol
I know what that means! :)
yep your in NC! my bros gf lives over there in the off semesters ill tell her to stop by your hour for the soda

WHERES THE INSIDE PICTURES PPL!

[9000 BABY]

Inside

[ReLLz05]

post that i880

[dasanyokid]

Tbakergobuck Check Ur Mail

[ReLLz05]

http://www.slashphone.com/news/uploads/4661/i880_1.jpg

i880 looks ugly

[9000 BABY]

Ugly 8400 Is Way Better

[Carterism]

Up to he/she wants to show pics of the inside but here is another of the outside:

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/pinayee/1085343134_ORIG2.jpg

[s2000gtx]

Finally the 8400. damn it looks nice. anyone knows what the price for thsi phone will be?

[tbakergobuck]

The part where I outlined in orange is that the facemask? Does it click when you open/close the flip?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/8400orange.jpg

[Jonathanlc2005]

inside part please... and is that the hand of the sanyo rep?

do they come to every sprint store because if thats the case, im working for the sprint store

[9000 BABY]

Please The Inside Im Sold

[asf4588]

:Popcorn2: This thread .... becomes interesting...


:clap:

[wabone]

thanks for the pics posted...i agree, inside shots are necessary if you have them.

[tbakergobuck]

I Got Shots Of The Inside But They Have Ppl In The Back Ground So I Cant Post ThemWell as bad as I want to see them I don't want you or anybody to get in trouble. Thanks for the pictures you posted. ;)

[VibrantRedGT]

It does like the MM-7500 without the rubber. Hopefully the screen is bigger then the 7500 though.

[ikandi]

looks nice, anymore pics?/info

[tbakergobuck]

It does like the MM-7500 without the rubber. Hopefully the screen is bigger then the 7500 though.First post says it has a QVGA. :headbang2 I kinda would've liked the rubber sides but then again I think I like the way it looks.

[Yay4Juggs]

whats holding you back from showing us the inside ???????? if you're concerned aboot the pic then just photoshop them out or email it to me and ill do it we need to see the inside!!!

[VibrantRedGT]

First post says it has a QVGA. :headbang2 I kinda would've liked the rubber sides but then again I think I like the way it looks.

I know QVGA but is it 2.1 inches like the 9000?

[shamefulzero]

whats holding you back from showing us the inside ???????? if you're concerned aboot the pic then just photoshop them out or email it to me and ill do it we need to see the inside!!!

i 2nd that and say it again inside is a must. photoshop the ppl out

[HeRe4fUn]

Sanyo is now making people sick, literally.

Good God, I had to turn away from the monitor for a few seconds. What is with these designs? They make the Nextel phones look gorgeous. Yet all of the Sanyo people eat it up.

Just put an EV-DO chip and megapixel camera in the Katana already.

Now that I've cleaned up the resulting vomit, I now understand my attraction to the i850. And I don't use anything but Sanyo... until now.

Another Sanyo that looks just like every other Sanyo, what a surprise!

Oh and by the way, in case you weren't aware:

S P E A K E R P H O N E

[s2000gtx]

Sanyo is now making people sick, literally.


i personally like the sanyo phone except for the 2300 and the 3100 and the lower class phones but the 8000 series and 9000 series have been really good. and im sure this 8400 will be absolutely great too. think abnout it, it has all the features that the 8300 and 9000 SHOULD have had

[HeRe4fUn]

I can't seem to get passed the ancient design.

[s2000gtx]

they look fine to me and expecailly now sicne there coming out with White color phone. something different other than silver and black phone that everyone have

[HeRe4fUn]

color hardly makes a phone new.

[r0fl]

well tuo it has alot of features that are not available in the 8300 so it is a new phone. sorry you dont like japan phones as much as korean but i think you got some personal issues there

[jes]

Anyone else notice that the pics of the phone were taken in a pharmacy. I guess Sprint is expanding its sales channels :lol:

[Marlon_JB2]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can put black rectangles over people in Microsoft Paint! Do that if you have to!

Please post those inside pictures! :)

[rlm22b]

I'm curious as to what the inside looks like as well.

[HeRe4fUn]

well it has alot of features that are not available in the 8300 so it is a new phone. sorry you dont like japan phones as much as korean but i think you got some personal issues there

No no - I have already come to the conclusion that Sprint's lineup is more or less atrocious compared to it's largest CDMA counterpart.

With exclusives like the KRZR, SLVR, A990, Q, 700w, Chocolate, and RAZR V3m, Sprint never really stood a chance.

I'm sorry, but it absolutely pains me to see them still recieving third rate phones like the 8400, a phone that in all respects pales in every concievable dimension to all the phones I listed above.

I want to see Sanyo put this kind of thought into their desings. Do something. For gods sake, do something more than create another tacky rehash.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/07/motorola-motorazr-maxx.jpghttp://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8260/dsc04648605dw5.jpg

If they are not capable of that, I'm sorry, but they have absolutely no business positioning themselves as a premier manufacture in the North American mobile phone market.

[9000 BABY]

Sanyo Has Better Features And Lasts. I Dont Like Moto

[Jonathanlc2005]

wow the razr 2 is nice and all but still is lame to my 9000, or better yet, wait till 9100 noob

[9000 BABY]

Yes I Hate Moto Suck

[HeRe4fUn]

Sanyo Has Better Features And Lasts. I Dont Like Moto

Sanyo has better features than the Motorola RAZR MAXX?

Cluless :rolleyes:

[Matt]

Sanyo Has Better Features And Lasts. I Dont Like Moto

Good luck with that one. Moto has had BT for how many years now? Sanyo has 1 model in the US with BT? Try again. Sony has BT, nokia has BT. They also have phones that play MP3'S, video, get great reception and QVGA screens. What other features do you need?

[HeRe4fUn]

I am feeling that warm feeling in my heart opening up again just like the first time I bought a Motorola. The excitiment...The urge...The overall feeling of owning a Motorola. It's hard to explain. I think it has to due with Moto as a whole...the "Bubble" ringer..."hello moto"...

All I can say is that I want a KRZR/Maxx/RIZR...For the sexiness...for the ringers...for the interface...for the Motorola accessories,

Motorola has done it again, and when Motorola does it, nobody does it like Motorola.

[Matt]

I am feeling that warm feeling in my heart opening up again just like the first time I bought a Motorola. The excitiment...The urge...The "it" feeling of owning a Motorola. It's hard to explain.

All I can say is that I want a KRZR/Maxx/RIZR...For the love...for the ringers...for the interface...for the Motorola accessories,

Motorola has done it again.

You do know that these Sprint will not like what you said? They are all about Sanyo, LG, and Samsung. I myself have no problem with those phones, but some around here Moto.

[indyfsufan]

When will the 8400 be on Phonescoop?

[Matt]

When will the 8400 be on Phonescoop?

When Rich or Eric get wind of it.

[9000 BABY]

Had A Moto It Was Wack Sanyos Were Better Bottomline

[Matt]

Had A Moto It Was Wack Sanyos Were Better Bottomline

How many Motorolas have you actually used? I have had 6, and everyone has worked when I needed it it too. Can't say the same about Sanyo, No Moto I have used had that redial bug that plagued the 4500 and 8200.

Either way, it doesn't matter. You are happy with your phone, and I am happy with my phones. Yeah plural. I can switch my sim anytime I want. Oh sorry you can't.

[cdkb]

nice phone!

[Jonathanlc2005]

Stop fooling yourself. There is no 9100. That is, at best, wishfull thinking form a diehard Sanyo fanboy.

Sheeze, you people are completely devoid of any sort of logical reasoning.

here4fun loves to flame, just letting everyone know

[Matt]

here4fun loves to flame, just letting everyone know

He is just exspessing his opinion, as are you and I. Doesn't seem to flame. His one flaming post was removed.

[Jonathanlc2005]

I am feeling that warm feeling in my heart opening up again just like the first time I bought a Motorola. The excitiment...The urge...The overall feeling of owning a Motorola. It's hard to explain. I think it has to due with Moto as a whole...the "Bubble" ringer..."hello moto"...

All I can say is that I want a KRZR/Maxx/RIZR...For the sexiness...for the ringers...for the interface...for the Motorola accessories,

Motorola has done it again, and when Motorola does it, nobody does it like Motorola.
sure.. noone does it like motorola. was that why camera phones we so lame back then when they brought out the t720 or crapped out with the time ports. only 3 phones came good with motorola. that is the startac, razr, and slvr. thats it. bandwagons arent the best representative of motorola. and thats why i love samsung in gsm, and sanyo in cdma.

[r0fl]

matt isnt he supposed to be perm banned? or do you let other mods deal with that?

[Matt]

Matt is he supposed to be perm banned? or do you let other mods deal with that?

You're right. He is banned again. I didn't realise it was him.

[Jonathanlc2005]

wow must be that desprite to talk to us. poor baby.

[Brandon]

It seems like we have swayed off topic. Any info when this phone will be out, and is there a way to get inside shot's of the phone? I wouldn't worry if it's gonna get you in trouble.

[9000 BABY]

I Have A Sd Card To Watch Movies Oh You Dont Have That On A Razor Lol!!!! But Moto Sucks People I Know That Had One Had So Many Bugs ,bad Screen,and Bt Problems And So On.but On A Sanyo I Can Rl,watch Movies,store Hundreds Of Mp3 Cant Do That On A Razor, Evdo,voice Sms, Great Camera,loud Speaker,screen Call,apps Run Smoothly,wow Should I Go On. Its Like A Car That Looks Good But Inside It Lacks The Performance. Oh!!! And If I Want Bt. I Can Get It But I Dont Care About Bt. Big Deal Lol!!!

[Matt]

It seems like we have swayed off topic. Any info when this phone will be out, and is there a way to get inside shot's of the phone? I wouldn't worry if it's gonna get you in trouble.

You are right. We have gotten off topic, and if I do that again, I expect to be told so. Just cause I am a mod does not mean you can't talk to me.

So are there inside shots of this phone?

[r0fl]

It seems like we have swayed off topic. Any info when this phone will be out, and is there a way to get inside shot's of the phone? I wouldn't worry if it's gonna get you in trouble.
this phone will be out late august-september

[9000 BABY]

From Looks Alone

[Matt]

I Have A Sd Card To Watch Movies Oh You Dont Have That On A Razor Lol!!!! But Moto Sucks People I Know That Had One Had So Many Bugs ,bad Screen,and Bt Problems And So On.but On A Sanyo I Can Rl,watch Movies,store Hundreds Of Mp3 Cant Do That On A Razor, Evdo,voice Sms, Great Camera,loud Speaker,screen Call,apps Run Smoothly,wow Should I Go On. Its Like A Car That Looks Good But Inside It Lacks The Performance. Oh!!! And If I Want Bt. I Can Get It But I Dont Care About Bt. Big Deal Lol!!!

I'm talking about my v635. Not the RAZR.

[Matt]

I have 9 phones that I can use. So it's not a problem. If I need video, I can use the s710a or w900 or v635, or Treo 650, or t609, or t809, anything else?

[9000 BABY]

my bad

[Matt]

and Tou? Don't you belong in the Samsung forum? I'm just going to keep banning you.

[9000 BABY]

who????

[Brandon]

I was just wonderin because i'm goin back to a sanyo and i was goin to get a 9000 but i may just wait for this phone, given the date is correct.

[9000 BABY]

ok!!!!

[r0fl]

Don't worry about it, nOOb.
are you ok.. i know this is just an online forum but i wonder about you as a human being, the person behind the keyboard

[9000 BABY]

are you asking me am i ok????

[r0fl]

are you asking me am i ok????
no...

[9000 BABY]

oh sorry

[tbakergobuck]

It would be nice if Sanyo changed there designs but I just want a good durable compact bug free phone with bluetooth, good battery and a good camera. I don't really like how thin phones feel in my hands and even though the 8400 looks kinda wide I think I will like it's size. :fingers:

[Scrumptious]

I like the look of this phone.

[Mayimbe87]

if it has bluetooth and more memory than my 9000 , i'll consider buying it, i like the look of it

[tkrandall]

I wonder if it will have "full" bluetooth including phone to phone or phone to pc transfer of files. you know, like the GSM offerings seem to all have.

[tkrandall]

also, can it handle mp3s?

[SoloDogg]

I for one am sick of all the sanyo's having the same look...only slightly updated. This phone looks damn near identical to the 9000, 830, 8200, 8100, 5400, 5500, etc. Why is it that Sanyo is the only manufacturer that has had the exact same design everytime they release a phone? Every other manufacturer at least tries different things...and adds different features. Sanyo just keeps adding a feature or 2, and updating the phone. 8300 + EVDO = 8400? 8400 + 2MP cam = 8500? Maybe they'll release a new color next time too...

I really miss Sanyo from the 4900 days. Whenever they can start building phones that get the job done, and aren't full of bugs again...i'll buy another one. Until then..i'll keep wishing for more.

BTW...none of you have ever heard quality until you've used a good phone. Check out a ringer on the Sony Ericsson phones...clear, loud as hell, and does not distort! Moto's phones are the same way for the most part...especially the iDEN phones. Not a single Sprint phone can touch ANY of those.



p.s. I think tuo should be allowed back. What's wrong with one expressing their opinion on a phone? Everyone else here does it..maybe not to that extent, but hey, he's got some valid points. BRING BACK TUO! I'm tired of going to hofo just to see what he has to say. (and i've even got proof that he actually reccomended a Sanyo to me on hofo)

[reemusk]

I for one am sick of all the sanyo's having the same look...only slightly updated. This phone looks damn near identical to the 9000, 830, 8200, 8100, 5400, 5500, etc. Why is it that Sanyo is the only manufacturer that has had the exact same design everytime they release a phone? Every other manufacturer at least tries different things...and adds different features. Sanyo just keeps adding a feature or 2, and updating the phone. 8300 + EVDO = 8400? 8400 + 2MP cam = 8500? Maybe they'll release a new color next time too...

I really miss Sanyo from the 4900 days. Whenever they can start building phones that get the job done, and aren't full of bugs again...i'll buy another one. Until then..i'll keep wishing for more.

BTW...none of you have ever heard quality until you've used a good phone. Check out a ringer on the Sony Ericsson phones...clear, loud as hell, and does not distort! Moto's phones are the same way for the most part...especially the iDEN phones. Not a single Sprint phone can touch ANY of those.



p.s. I think tuo should be allowed back. What's wrong with one expressing their opinion on a phone? Everyone else here does it..maybe not to that extent, but hey, he's got some valid points. BRING BACK TUO! I'm tired of going to hofo just to see what he has to say. (and i've even got proof that he actually reccomended a Sanyo to me on hofo)

you should know being around so long about tuo not needing to be here

[New91]

Alright here's your pic :) :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/pinayee/1084851234_ORIG.jpg
Wow thats hot!

[shamefulzero]

so what are the official specs on the mm8400? it will have BT right, it will come in different colors! will it have mp3 capability? it obviously has a camera! anyone knoe the offical specs as of today?

[phil2cool]

Even though I am tired of the design (they need to finally bring a decent internal antenna phone out), everybody that has owned Sanyo will come back for the refresh on design and feature set and not for new innovative features. Sanyo's have been reliable and solid phones for the most part over the years and that is why people will keep buying all these new models. They appeal to the common people, similar to the way the RAZR is touted and sold by the other carriers.

[9000 BABY]

stop hating on sanyo some people like the look and a bug free phone. I for one dont want a phone thats thin because i have hands like a man not a girl lol!!! and if you drop a thin phone vs. and thick phone the thin phone will break quicker. I had moto,sony,lg, and samsung and there nice phones but sanyos are bug free. looks wont sell me a phone it's what it can do.

[jivey]

Hmmm...I actually kind of like that phone. I think I will hang onto my Fusic for now though. Any word of what colors besides white this will come in?

[RCS]

yay and stuff

:needpict:
You got that right!! Pics man, we need pics!!:haha:

[RCS]

Alright here's your pic :) :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/pinayee/1084851234_ORIG.jpg

This is a nice looking phone. It will be interesting to actually lay my hands on it. Sanyo is by far has the best phones for sprint. Is this Ready Link capable?

[9000 BABY]

question??? why is a Toyota Cameray the best selling car in North America and it's not because of looks lol!! it's because what's under the hood. People stop buying phones for looks and buy a phone that will work for a longtime. Sanyos are most reliable.

[New91]

I thought the Toyota Camry was a pretty decent looking car.

[9000 BABY]

well i think the new ones are but the old ones no

[smithint]

Can we get some pics. I like all the intel (#) but we need PICS. Get a flyer with the picture (#) on it something please. draw a sketch you feel me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jonathanlc2005]

question??? why is a Toyota Cameray the best selling car in North America and it's not because of looks lol!! it's because what's under the hood. People stop buying phones for looks and buy a phone that will work for a longtime. Sanyos are most reliable.
RIGHT ON BABY!!!!!

[Jonathanlc2005]

yeah buddy, just crop the picture of the phones inside thats all we want. then cut out the people. there probably ugly anyways. lol j/k

[MysteriousJ07]

yea i have tha samsung 920 (which i hate) and stepping back in to the sanyo side (5500-best phone to date, and 5600) will be a pleasant change considering all the bugs i have to deal with, with this phone. plus i like the design of the phone myself i jus want one in all black

[KevC84]

I like where this Sanyo is going but as far as Power Vision phones the Sanyo's seem to be lacking lots of features, some of which aren't even major but make a difference. Both the 9000 and 7500 had no BT or External Media Playback Controls. The 9000 had miniSD and now the 8400 (according to info gathered from posts) has BT and a microSD slot but still no external media controls from the looks of the pictures. Also no mention about A2DP profile for BT. To me Sanyo is still a step behind from the Korean manufacturers like Samsung and LG. The only thing Sanyo has going for them IMO is a solid build and usually no major bugs. When they do something they (typically) do it right.

Like I mentioned before to someone, the Korean manufacturers stuff these phones with features but they don't seem to be greatly implented or work as well as promised. I do have to admit that I am really liking the FUSIC but its external speaker lacks decent sound volume, especially for a music focused phone. Haven't played with the FM transmitter but its a nice extra feature to have which compliments the fact that the speaker isn't the greatest.

If the 8400 had external media playback controls and stereo BT then I would consider it higher amongst the PV phones but it seems as though Sanyo is probably trying to get more into the low to mid-level PV phone. If you think about it the 8400 is really just like an A920 with perhaps a larger screen and external antenna but lacking external media controls or even better a non-rugged 7500 with expandable memory and BT. I'll admit that while I am slightly impressed I am still waiting to be "WOWED" by Sanyo.

[s2000gtx]

I like where this Sanyo is going but as far as Power Vision phones the Sanyo's seem to be lacking lots of features, some of which aren't even major but make a difference. Both the 9000 and 7500 had no BT or External Media Playback Controls. The 9000 had miniSD and now the 8400 (according to info gathered from posts) has BT and a microSD slot but still no external media controls from the looks of the pictures. Also no mention about A2DP profile for BT. To me Sanyo is still a step behind from the Korean manufacturers like Samsung and LG. The only thing Sanyo has going for them IMO is a solid build and usually no major bugs. When they do something they (typically) do it right.

Like I mentioned before to someone, the Korean manufacturers stuff these phones with features but they don't seem to be greatly implented or work as well as promised. I do have to admit that I am really liking the FUSIC but its external speaker lacks decent sound volume, especially for a music focused phone. Haven't played with the FM transmitter but its a nice extra feature to have which compliments the fact that the speaker isn't the greatest.

If the 8400 had external media playback controls and stereo BT then I would consider it higher amongst the PV phones but it seems as though Sanyo is probably trying to get more into the low to mid-level PV phone. If you think about it the 8400 is really just like an A920 with perhaps a larger screen and external antenna but lacking external media controls or even better a non-rugged 7500 with expandable memory and BT. I'll admit that while I am slightly impressed I am still waiting to be "WOWED" by Sanyo.


true on the other hand Most of Sanyo phone have readylink. not many other companys are making cell phone with readylink service i think samsung has one phone that has ready link while 90% of Sanyo phone are ready link. so i guess Sanyo have 2 aims. making an walkie talkie phone with some decent uptodate feature that most phone come with for the cooperate and buisness world and making the smae phone useable for the everyday mid-class users.

[Brandon]

Is it supposed to have a card slot, and if so did they move it to the side of the phone? On the 5600 and 9000 its on the back.

[9000 BABY]

WOW!!! someone always find faults with a Sanyo phone on here ,first it was bt. now external controls lol!!! Sanyo does what Japan does best that's be reliable. Cute phones is what America wants but how long does it last. Lets see Hyundai and kia vs. Honda and Toyota. Do the math and come up with a answer.

[james2K]

the 9000 has external controls....sorta....not "dedicated Ipod looking" ones but they are there, seems logical that the 8400 will follow suit

BTW I like this phone's design a lot! I can see myself with a white one perhaps.

[NONAME]

I like where this Sanyo is going but as far as Power Vision phones the Sanyo's seem to be lacking lots of features, some of which aren't even major but make a difference. Both the 9000 and 7500 had no BT or External Media Playback Controls. The 9000 had miniSD and now the 8400 (according to info gathered from posts) has BT and a microSD slot but still no external media controls from the looks of the pictures. Also no mention about A2DP profile for BT. To me Sanyo is still a step behind from the Korean manufacturers like Samsung and LG. The only thing Sanyo has going for them IMO is a solid build and usually no major bugs. When they do something they (typically) do it right.

Like I mentioned before to someone, the Korean manufacturers stuff these phones with features but they don't seem to be greatly implented or work as well as promised. I do have to admit that I am really liking the FUSIC but its external speaker lacks decent sound volume, especially for a music focused phone. Haven't played with the FM transmitter but its a nice extra feature to have which compliments the fact that the speaker isn't the greatest.

If the 8400 had external media playback controls and stereo BT then I would consider it higher amongst the PV phones but it seems as though Sanyo is probably trying to get more into the low to mid-level PV phone. If you think about it the 8400 is really just like an A920 with perhaps a larger screen and external antenna but lacking external media controls or even better a non-rugged 7500 with expandable memory and BT. I'll admit that while I am slightly impressed I am still waiting to be "WOWED" by Sanyo........ :good:

[tkrandall]

true on the other hand Most of Sanyo phone have readylink. not many other companys are making cell phone with readylink service i think samsung has one phone that has ready link while 90% of Sanyo phone are ready link. so i guess Sanyo have 2 aims. making an walkie talkie phone with some decent uptodate feature that most phone come with for the cooperate and buisness world and making the smae phone useable for the everyday mid-class users.

But hardly anyone actually uses Readylink do they? Seriously, RL is not the future with Sprint, is it? So why invest your design energies in it instead of other more desirable features? example, how many Vi2300s out there for example actually subscribe to readylink? I would venture to gues it is in the single digit percentages. For the most part i would think people buy Sanyos for their reliability as phones, not for RL.

[s2000gtx]

the 9000 has external controls....sorta....not "dedicated Ipod looking" ones but they are there, seems logical that the 8400 will follow suit

BTW I like this phone's design a lot! I can see myself with a white one perhaps.


hopefully the white one Wont just be an radio shack special but will be Available for everyone also the phone look really really light just like the 8300

[SoloDogg]

okay...here's my thing. why can't anyone make a phone with great reception, good internal and external screens, a status LED, 4900 style battery life, and a good clear internal ear piece and external ringer that's loud as hell and still clear with no distortion. Screw the cameras, screw mp3 players, screw gps...afterall, this is a phone! If someone would make a phone like that...and have 0 bugs in it...i'd pay just as much if not more for it than the most feature oriented product on the market!

[flipn0tic]

WOW, if the features are right on this, it may just be the phone that pries me away from my beloved 5500.

[Wayne 1]

okay...here's my thing. why can't anyone make a phone with great reception, good internal and external screens, a status LED, 4900 style battery life, and a good clear internal ear piece and external ringer that's loud as hell and still clear with no distortion. Screw the cameras, screw mp3 players, screw gps...afterall, this is a phone! If someone would make a phone like that...and have 0 bugs in it...i'd pay just as much if not more for it than the most feature oriented product on the market!


Add the standard quality speakerphone that Sanyo is famous for along with a candy bar configuration and I'm there too!!!!

[Carterism]

I wonder if it has the same green leds as the 8000 series...

[RattDawg]

I wonder if it has the same green leds as the 8000 series...
Lol....I was wondering that too. I hope to h#@l not!

[New91]

WOW!!! someone always find faults with a Sanyo phone on here ,first it was bt. now external controls lol!!! Sanyo does what Japan does best that's be reliable. Cute phones is what America wants but how long does it last. Lets see Hyundai and kia vs. Honda and Toyota. Do the math and come up with a answer.
Why do you always feel the need to defend Sanyo?

[9000 BABY]

inside and out its a great phone and people that owned one only know this.

[Carterism]

Why do you always feel the need to defend Sanyo?

I noticed this too.

[shamefulzero]

ARE THERE PICTURE OF THE INSIDE YET? :fingers:

[9000 BABY]

and i have the right to state how i feel

[tbakergobuck]

I hope the earpiece is better then the 8300. I tried the 8300 4 different times but couldn't stand the earpiece.lol I didn't have a problem with the 9000 earpiece. I hope there is no page limit when usign the web. I hope Sanyo improves the low light camera shots. I hope that there is more then 9 speed dials. After trying a pocket pc a few samsungs and a LG I will be happy to go back to a Sanyo (I think). :lol: :fingers:

[EDGE23]

Why do you always feel the need to defend Sanyo?
he/she's the official sanyo fanboy/girl? lol :Popcorn2:

[james2K]

I hope the earpiece is better then the 8300. I tried the 8300 4 different times but couldn't stand the earpiece.lol I didn't have a problem with the 9000 earpiece. I hope there is no page limit when usign the web. I hope Sanyo improves the low light camera shots. I hope that there is more then 9 speed dials. After trying a pocket pc a few samsungs and a LG I will be happy to go back to a Sanyo (I think). :lol: :fingers:

the 8300 was so cheap, a sad moment for sanyo, with it's buzzy, tinny external speaker and throwback earpiece. Old style hinge but no click!! The 8300 is the only Sanyo phone relesased since 2004 besides the 200 that I haven't used, and for a reason...it was never worth it.

The 9000 blew me away because of its quality audio components and the excellent build. Hopefully the same level of quality will be present in this 8400. Otherwise it's another mass-market wannabe.

[VibrantRedGT]

I've been PM'd about the inside of the phone. It's basically the 3100 with a 2.0 inch QVGA screen. Rumored to be 65K screen like the Katana, not the 262K color like the 5600/9000.

[Jonathanlc2005]

Nooooo!!!!! Ok 9000 Elite, Not Yet People

[shamefulzero]

I've been PM'd about the inside of the phone. It's basically the 3100 with a 2.0 inch QVGA screen. Rumored to be 65K screen like the Katana, not the 262K color like the 5600/9000. YEAH I WONT BELIVE IT TIL I SEE IT. but im pretty much sold on it.

[dasanyokid]

yes it on the side of the phone (the card slot)

[james2K]

I've been PM'd about the inside of the phone. It's basically the 3100 with a 2.0 inch QVGA screen. Rumored to be 65K screen like the Katana, not the 262K color like the 5600/9000.

The 65K QVGA from the Katana would make sense to me. I finally saw a Katana live and in person today and I must say although nice, the screen isn't as bright or as rich as the 5600/9000 screens. Being an 8000 series, I don't think they would use the 9000's screen, but a lesser one from an already mass-produced model. Still givin props to Sanyo for getting the QVGA screens into more phones tho :clap:

[dasanyokid]

yeah the light behind the numbers was green on this phone

[james2K]

yeah the light behind the numbers was green on this phone

First no AAC on the Katana now Green on the 8400? :irked:

[9000 BABY]

green nooooo!!!

[dasanyokid]

yeah like a greenish yellow or something like that

[ssaifull]

I noticed this too.

Me too! I been around the world with GSM phones: Razr v3, v3i, v635, Nokia 6131, Samsung D600* among others and have researched and played with a ton of others and I still can't find anything that resembles a well-built Sanyo. Plain and simple.

A lot of people look at Motorola's from afar and fall in love, but looks are only skin deep! (or shell/casing deep in this case). The UI in all their phones are SLOW and CLUNKY, very annoying to anyone who has used a Sanyo or Samsung. They do have some advantages, with the super long battery lives and ability to switch phones on a whim.

But I do miss Sanyo and I'm putting my faith once again in them. My contract with T-Mo ends in Feb. 2007. I hope they release the 9100 by then and that it's all we expect it to be.

*On a side note the Samsung D600 is a tremendous phone with a lot of features that all work amazingly well, especially the 2MP camera. Don't know why we don't see a CDMA version of the Samsung slider series.

[NONAME]

I hate to say this :indiff: , but for all of those who are thinking that this phone will be "THE ONE", I hope your prepared for a little bit of a let down (maybe) ;) .

[shamefulzero]

I hate to say this :indiff: , but for all of those who are thinking that this phone will be "THE ONE", I hope your prepared for a little bit of a let down (maybe) ;) .

explain!

[NONAME]

explain!Four words...NO PHONE IS PERFECT :p

[9000 BABY]

why do you say that????

[9000 BABY]

true

[NONAME]

true :lol: And do you know what 9000 B? If I had the 9000 (like you), I think I would pass on this 8400 and wait to see whats up with the 9100 ;)

[shamefulzero]

when is the 9100 gonna come out?

[9000 BABY]

Yeah I Want To Know ????

[NONAME]

when is the 9100 gonna come out?Rumor has it that it will be one of the"Holiday Releases" (around Christmas time)

[Ovaltine224]

yo this phones madd nice. i like the speaker grille

[Wayne 1]

As long as Sanyo doesn't forget there are alot of people out here that require high quality speakerphones.......and that their speakerphone raises them way above the pitiful, (except for the EOL Sanyo 7500 still in stores only) current Sprint PV phones. Then everything will be fine. Sanyo/Sprint needs to leave the ready-link feature in place, that mandates them to keep the large speakerphone speaker.

Please don't fall into the trap of having a speakerphone feature on a phone and it being worthless!

[Jonathanlc2005]

i bet 9100 will have evdo rev a and if it true that they will let us upgrade at no charge, then we will do it in masses

[tbakergobuck]

:lol: And do you know what 9000 B? If I had the 9000 (like you), I think I would pass on this 8400 and wait to see whats up with the 9100 ;)A phone junkie that gets almost every Sprint phone giving a user advice to pass on a phone. :lol: I know I should just wait for the 9100 and pass on the 8400 but I usually have a 4 month time span for keeping phones so I'll probably just get both. lol

[Deval]

Well, I felt I should throw my 2 cents into this convo.

The 8400 (from the specs/pics here) is going to continue the tried and true tradition of bringing high-end features, into lower-end models. The 8100 was $200 when it launched, bringing a camera phone into Joe Smoes price range. The 8200 followed the same by adding a VGA cam, and readylink, the younger brother of the 5500, and so on and so forth.

Its a smart business model. The people on this forum wouldnt be satisfied if Sanyo made a personal phone for them, to their exact specs, because in the end, there will always be something better, something newer, which they will feel their current phone lacks.

This phone will bring the music store/BT into the hands of Joe everyman, who likes Sanyo phones, who's used Sanyo phones, since the days of the 8100.

No one likes the design, but you know what, here's a reality check, it will sell, and it will sell by the thousands.

[shamefulzero]

A phone junkie that gets almost every Sprint phone giving a user advice to pass on a phone. :lol: I know I should just wait for the 9100 and pass on the 8400 but I usually have a 4 month time span for keeping phones so I'll probably just get both. lol

4 month timespan inbetween phones! lol i have had the samsung a680 since it came out! i wish i had your kinda money! when i get the 8400 which im thrilled about ill stick with that til it falls apart too

[9000 BABY]

Deval
IS RIGHT

[Jaggrey]

Well, I felt I should throw my 2 cents into this convo.

The 8400 (from the specs/pics here) is going to continue the tried and true tradition of bringing high-end features, into lower-end models. The 8100 was $200 when it launched, bringing a camera phone into Joe Smoes price range. The 8200 followed the same by adding a VGA cam, and readylink, the younger brother of the 5500, and so on and so forth.

Its a smart business model. The people on this forum wouldnt be satisfied if Sanyo made a personal phone for them, to their exact specs, because in the end, there will always be something better, something newer, which they will feel their current phone lacks.

This phone will bring the music store/BT into the hands of Joe everyman, who likes Sanyo phones, who's used Sanyo phones, since the days of the 8100.

No one likes the design, but you know what, here's a reality check, it will sell, and it will sell by the thousands.
:good: :werd:

[rlm22b]

I like where this Sanyo is going but as far as Power Vision phones the Sanyo's seem to be lacking lots of features, some of which aren't even major but make a difference. Both the 9000 and 7500 had no BT or External Media Playback Controls. The 9000 had miniSD and now the 8400 (according to info gathered from posts) has BT and a microSD slot but still no external media controls from the looks of the pictures. Also no mention about A2DP profile for BT. To me Sanyo is still a step behind from the Korean manufacturers like Samsung and LG. The only thing Sanyo has going for them IMO is a solid build and usually no major bugs. When they do something they (typically) do it right.

Like I mentioned before to someone, the Korean manufacturers stuff these phones with features but they don't seem to be greatly implented or work as well as promised. I do have to admit that I am really liking the FUSIC but its external speaker lacks decent sound volume, especially for a music focused phone. Haven't played with the FM transmitter but its a nice extra feature to have which compliments the fact that the speaker isn't the greatest.

If the 8400 had external media playback controls and stereo BT then I would consider it higher amongst the PV phones but it seems as though Sanyo is probably trying to get more into the low to mid-level PV phone. If you think about it the 8400 is really just like an A920 with perhaps a larger screen and external antenna but lacking external media controls or even better a non-rugged 7500 with expandable memory and BT. I'll admit that while I am slightly impressed I am still waiting to be "WOWED" by Sanyo.

I actually hate those external media controls. I'm glad the 9K went about external controls the way they did. I really don't like anything on the front of my phone besides a screen. I miss my 5500, cause its camera was on the back.

[YPG]

Regardless of if I would buy it, I know it well sell well and that will fatten My paycheck enough until they come with something I like! ;)

And what happened to the inside pics of the phone?
You can PM Me to send Me the pic and I will photoshop the people out if you like.

[NONAME]

Regardless of if I would buy it, I know it well sell well and that will fatten My paycheck enough until they come with something I like! ;)

And what happened to the inside pics of the phone?
You can PM Me to send Me the pic and I will photoshop the people out if you like.Yeah, I would like to see this also. Man, I hope that they werent lame enough to use those sickly "Sanyo green" key pads. That enough would make it a make or break for me, unless I can call on Yi ;) . (The oldies around here know what im talking about) :p

[reemusk]

Well, I felt I should throw my 2 cents into this convo.

The 8400 (from the specs/pics here) is going to continue the tried and true tradition of bringing high-end features, into lower-end models. The 8100 was $200 when it launched, bringing a camera phone into Joe Smoes price range. The 8200 followed the same by adding a VGA cam, and readylink, the younger brother of the 5500, and so on and so forth.

Its a smart business model. The people on this forum wouldnt be satisfied if Sanyo made a personal phone for them, to their exact specs, because in the end, there will always be something better, something newer, which they will feel their current phone lacks.

This phone will bring the music store/BT into the hands of Joe everyman, who likes Sanyo phones, who's used Sanyo phones, since the days of the 8100.

No one likes the design, but you know what, here's a reality check, it will sell, and it will sell by the thousands.


in the words of ali g....respect!

[jschu22]

Yeah, I would like to see this also. Man, I hope that they werent lame enough to use those sickly "Sanyo green" key pads. That enough would make it a make or break for me, unless I can call on Yi ;) . (The oldies around here know what im talking about) :p

He still around?

[tbakergobuck]

I prefer blue backligthing on the keypad but as long as it's not pink I don't really care.:lol: It would be nice if Sanyo would make the keypad backlighting bright enough so that it lights up the entire keys like the Fusic instead of just the number. I know Yi could changne the led's but I wouldn't have it done just because I think it voids the warranty and I don't let anyone touch my phone let alone take it apart. lol

Katana

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC03228.jpg

Fusic

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC03282.jpg

[Marlon_JB2]

He still around?
I hope so!

Sadly, he hasn't logged in... in a while. :(

chenyichung
Telephone User
User ID : 3512

Last Activity: 02-27-2006 10:41 PM
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[GG652T]

Well, I felt I should throw my 2 cents into this convo.

The 8400 (from the specs/pics here) is going to continue the tried and true tradition of bringing high-end features, into lower-end models. The 8100 was $200 when it launched, bringing a camera phone into Joe Smoes price range. The 8200 followed the same by adding a VGA cam, and readylink, the younger brother of the 5500, and so on and so forth.

Its a smart business model. The people on this forum wouldnt be satisfied if Sanyo made a personal phone for them, to their exact specs, because in the end, there will always be something better, something newer, which they will feel their current phone lacks.

This phone will bring the music store/BT into the hands of Joe everyman, who likes Sanyo phones, who's used Sanyo phones, since the days of the 8100.

No one likes the design, but you know what, here's a reality check, it will sell, and it will sell by the thousands.

Irrelevant. This is 2006.

Design and function are not too much to be asking for in the same package anylonger.

I understand Sanyo can't design any new phones due to their immense cash crisis, but my god, at least use the Katana's design further...The 8100/8200 form factors are simply too ancient to be used halfway through 2006.

And by the way, the phone that is bringing music store/ev-do into joe shmoes hand is the $99 Samsung A900:lol:

[Deval]

Irrelevant. This is 2006.

Design and function are not too much to be asking for in the same package anylonger.

I understand Sanyo can't design any new phones due to their immense cash crisis, but my god, at least use the Katana's design further...The 8100/8200 form factors are simply too ancient to be used halfway through 2006.

And by the way, the phone that is bringing music store/ev-do into joe shmoes hand is the $99 Samsung A900:lol:

you back again?

[Marlon_JB2]

:haha:

[NONAME]

I hope so!

Sadly, he hasn't logged in... in a while. :(

chenyichung
Telephone User
User ID : 3512

Last Activity: 02-27-2006 10:41 PM
Offline I can still get in touch with him though ;) . But I wouldnt really get him to change the LEDs on the 8400. I would just go without.....the phone :p . Back when Yi was doing the mods most phones still were using the "funky green", but now adays the phones dont need to be modded as the keypads are already cool :cool:. I am very picky when it comes to the key pad looks, so any phone that comes down the pike that still uses the "funky green" "I" gotta pass on :p . Yep, the man who is Vice Prez. of Brooose's Elite Phone Whores Club said it....I gotta pass on a phone :lol: (Damn that hurts)

[Ronkh]

you back again?


not for long :wavey:

[Marlon_JB2]

I don't know if I will end up with this phone. There's not much difference between it and the 7500. My mom's been wanting one of those Bluetooth Headsets lately, so maybe she'll pick it up.

Those ugly green LEDs make my decision to keep the 7500 much easier. ;) I will admit, keypads look much better these days. The keypad on my 8200 was atrocious! Good phone though, which is what matters, right? :)

[pacman9900]

:haha:
WELL GUYS IF YOU ACTUALLY FOCUS WHAT DEVAL HAS SAID IS SO TRUE SANYO IS PRETTY PREDICTABLE AS FAR AS NEXT MODEL PHONES SO IF DA PATTERN IS TRUE THEN THE MM9100 AN MM7600 WILL HAVE AN 2.0 MEGA PIXEL CAMERA bluetooth and more upgrade goodies BCUZ LAST YEAR WAS 1.3 and evdo so im waiting until fall winter season 2 give up my 9000

[YPG]

and I heard the 7600 will be here around December... :)

[shamefulzero]

i gotta a new question about the 8400! what does the front screen look like once its turned on? like the 2400 & 3100 in black and grey? or is it gonna be in color like the samsung a680 was? does sanyo evem make colored c.i.d screens?

[S.A.M.]

Thas really cool ...How did you get it..

[Marlon_JB2]

i gotta a new question about the 8400! what does the front screen look like once its turned on? like the 2400 & 3100 in black and grey? or is it gonna be in color like the samsung a680 was? does sanyo evem make colored c.i.d screens?
Um...

Yes they do make "colored c.i.d" screens.

The front screen is obviously the same as the Sanyo MM-7500.

[shamefulzero]

Um...

Yes they do make "colored c.i.d" screens.

The front screen is obviously the same as the Sanyo MM-7500.

so the 7500 is colored? IM SOLD! sept now seems forever away!

[shamefulzero]

I've been PM'd about the inside of the phone. It's basically the 3100 with a 2.0 inch QVGA screen. Rumored to be 65K screen like the Katana, not the 262K color like the 5600/9000.

hey you got pix of the inside of the mm8400? can u email them to me? i cant wait to see it

[ScrapMaker]

wow... looks just like my 3-year-old SCP-5500... yawn...

plus, why can't they put the camera lens on the back of the phone?? that's where the Fusic gets my vote...

I'm still waiting for 2mp/bt/sd/rearcam/evdo

closest thing so far is the Razr Maxxx thing

too bad Sprint won't get any phone that awesome... because to get anywhere near the same plan from Verizon, I'd be paying over $100 a month plus tax, compared to my $70 with tax

[Mayimbe87]

Then go to verizon Scrapmaker

[Mayimbe87]

lol this is a sanyo section not a lets list wat we hate about sprint section

[ScrapMaker]

yeah too bad Verizon sucks in every regard but their phones... otherwise everyone would have left Sprint already, obviously...

It's just mind-boggling that Sprint/Sanyo is so far behind... pretty much every new phone coming out for other carriers is 2mp/bt/sd at least...

[SingSongBird]

I did notice on the pic that it's branded if you look at it you can see it says "sprint" in the lcd when it's open.

[Jonathanlc2005]

not everyone is looking for bt and a 2mp camera. some are those 87 year old people who want prepaid and we tell them postpaid is better and cheaper, and they want a free phone

[ScrapMaker]

not everyone is looking for bt and a 2mp camera. some are those 87 year old people who want prepaid and we tell them postpaid is better and cheaper, and they want a free phone

haha so you're saying the 87 year-old people should be looking for Sanyos?? haha

[Marlon_JB2]

Darn. I'm so not the target demographic then. ;)

[ScrapMaker]

maybe motorola will buy out sanyo sometime soon.... force them to dish out some awesome phones... sanyo has the technology, they are just dumping all this 4-year-old technology on the US market cuz they think they can...

I wish I could bring the badass Sanyo phones from Asia over here... but I'd have to change from Sprint... weak...

[autoprime]

if you really want a Verizon phone bad enough.. buy one and clone it to your current Sprint phone.

[ScrapMaker]

interesting....

[Deval]

and enjoy a nice voice only phone

[9000 BABY]

VERIZON SUCKS AND THERE PHONES!!!! I had them for one year. I dropped calls to many times but with sprint I hardly drop calls.I took my 9000 in a Verizon store and played a full movie and only thing they could say is damn that's hot. SPRINT BABY!!!

[Deval]

anyway...back on topic.

The thing I like most about the 8400, from what we see here, is that it is basically a better 7500, and I loved the 7500 camera!

[Brandon]

If only it had the 7500's keypad...

[Wayne 1]

Yesterday a local store rep told me his tech has one of the 8400's and is testing it. I found that interesting........ :)

[EliteSoja]

Wirelessly posted (LG-LX550 AU-MIC-LX550/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

I really tried 2 wait for this phone but the 5300 finally died out. Couldnt find any 7500s n my area. Ill be stuck with this subpar fusic until the 9100 comes. The 8400 looks good to though.

[Deval]

Yesterday a local store rep told me his tech has one of the 8400's and is testing it. I found that interesting........ :)

I think people get fired for stuff like that?

[Marlon_JB2]

I think people get fired for stuff like that?
I think you just need to let it go. :)

Let people do what they want to do. Whether they endanger their employment is their own business? Don't try to be the protector. :)

[Deval]

:wavey:

[Marlon_JB2]

:wavey:
:hee:

[LGWarrior]

:wavey:

:wavey:

[Wayne 1]

Interesting, what happened was I asked him if he had actually seen a 8400 in his store, and his response was "yes our tech is testing one". I don't think the mgr. was in earshot when he told me about seeing the phone. Is it typical for tech's to have these phones prior to introduction? :cool:

[s2000gtx]

Interesting, what happened was I asked him if he had actually seen a 8400 in his store, and his response was "yes our tech is testing one". I don't think the mgr. was in earshot when he told me about seeing the phone. Is it typical for tech's to have these phones prior to introduction? :cool:


could be have no idea i know they have demo phone beofre it comes out tho. the store where i live by the tech is an god friend of mine and he said the store had the katana about 2-3 weeks before it came out.

[Deval]

Interesting, what happened was I asked him if he had actually seen a 8400 in his store, and his response was "yes our tech is testing one". I don't think the mgr. was in earshot when he told me about seeing the phone. Is it typical for tech's to have these phones prior to introduction? :cool:
nope, not unless the Sanyo rep let them borrow it or something...thats the only way I ever get to see these phones...my Samsung rep showed me the 640 a while ago...and I told him then that I hated the external LCD

[Sprint Know It All]

LOL u ever wonder who really gives the final, "ok this phone looks good i think people will buy it"? i mean, who in the hell let them release half of these ugly ***** phones? i wanna get an 8400 and the design looks good i must say but other sanyo's like the 7000 series Sucked as far as look IMO. the 5600 was the best looking sanyo to date IMO. i just cant wait to upgrade and i'm lookin forward to the 8400. i want some more DA** pics!!!!!

[ScrapMaker]

in terms of looks... I still think the VM-4500 / SCP-5500 looks better than mostly any other phone released... especially the 5600...

[SL-10]

LOL u ever wonder who really gives the final, "ok this phone looks good i think people will buy it"? i mean, who in the hell let them release half of these ugly ***** phones? i wanna get an 8400 and the design looks good i must say but other sanyo's like the 7000 series Sucked as far as look IMO. the 5600 was the best looking sanyo to date IMO. i just cant wait to upgrade and i'm lookin forward to the 8400. i want some more DA** pics!!!!!
Agreed. :D :clap:

[Sprint Know It All]

in terms of looks... I still think the VM-4500 / SCP-5500 looks better than mostly any other phone released... especially the 5600...

i had that phone and it looked second best behind the 56k. LOL :cool:

[Jonathanlc2005]

haha so you're saying the 87 year-old people should be looking for Sanyos?? haha

dont laugh or hate... 87 year olds do buy sanyos and sanyos only from me because they know the want a simple but signal quality phone. :bang: :Popcorn2:

[YPG]

LOL u ever wonder who really gives the final, "ok this phone looks good i think people will buy it"? i mean, who in the hell let them release half of these ugly ***** phones? i wanna get an 8400 and the design looks good i must say but other sanyo's like the 7000 series Sucked as far as look IMO. the 5600 was the best looking sanyo to date IMO. i just cant wait to upgrade and i'm lookin forward to the 8400. i want some more DA** pics!!!!!

Gosh I am in love with the 7300, 7400, 7500 look.
I gave up My 9000 to get My 7500 back. :)

[josh33_unc]

Gosh I am in love with the 7300, 7400, 7500 look.
I gave up My 9000 to get My 7500 back. :)

its ok, ur female, we forgive you :lol:

[gothicx00]

All i have to ask is why? Why why why? Is it because of how it looks?

When my gf and I were shopping for phones late last year, early this year, we looked at everything Sprint had to offer. Did she immediatly go for the phones that "looked good?" Hell no.... she kept asking about ones that had features she wanted. She wanted the memory card. She wanted readylink. She wanted a phone that would do everything she wanted with out shelling out $500 for a PDA phone. She wanted power vision, she wanted a good camera. When I asked her what she thought of how the phone looked, she said (and i quote) "I could give a rats ass about how it looks. It's got everything *and* the kitchen sink!"

[josh33_unc]

All i have to ask is why? Why why why? Is it because of how it looks?

When my gf and I were shopping for phones late last year, early this year, we looked at everything Sprint had to offer. Did she immediatly go for the phones that "looked good?" Hell no.... she kept asking about ones that had features she wanted. She wanted the memory card. She wanted readylink. She wanted a phone that would do everything she wanted with out shelling out $500 for a PDA phone. She wanted power vision, she wanted a good camera. When I asked her what she thought of how the phone looked, she said (and i quote) "I could give a rats ass about how it looks. It's got everything *and* the kitchen sink!"


hell yea, i want a chick like that. all we got here is, the chicks that are like, ooooh i want a pink razor...blech:td:

[Marlon_JB2]

hell yea, i want a chick like that. all we got here is, the chicks that are like, ooooh i want a pink razor...blech:td:
I had a co-worker who bragged so hard about her pink RAZR. Her boyfriend bought it for her. You would have thought he gave her an engagement ring...

[Jonathanlc2005]

lol you should tell her that the cell phone accessory shop in the mall has a pink case for a razr with the playboy bunny symbol so she aint that special

[Sprint Know It All]

its ok, ur female, we forgive you :lol:

i dont forgive her, she didn't give it to me.... :lol:

[GrEeN gOBlIn]

i know theres hundreds of MM-8400 pages but can some tell me the price, and colors its coming in? i really dont wanna search

[Yay4Juggs]

299.99 white blue black

[YPG]

i dont forgive her, she didn't give it to me.... :lol:


hey wait a minute, I didn't give it to him either, lol

[Snowman1823]

i also saw the 8400 at a sanyo conference and it will come in green blue white and pink. and they also have a thing called a face mask thatis like a 3d face plate that is really awsome. and they come in many colors

[shamefulzero]

i also saw the 8400 at a sanyo conference and it will come in green blue white and pink. and they also have a thing called a face mask thatis like a 3d face plate that is really awsome. and they come in many colors

it will come in silver right? like solid color silver

[flipn0tic]

i haven't seen a one tone silver sanyo in forever.

[shamefulzero]

well thats the deal breaker for me, if it doesnt come in silver im out OR if the bluetooth button on the side beeps everytime u accedently push the button

[Jaggrey]

i haven't seen a one tone silver sanyo in forever.
The 8300 came in all silver.... so did the 8200.... so did the 8100 :p :music:

[Brandon]

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i haven't seen a one tone silver sanyo in forever.

I'm guessing that's because that silver color was getting old.

[Annette06]

Talked to my local rep this week - said they did not expect the 8400 to be out until Oct. 2006

[shamefulzero]

thats horse crap! another thing sprint does to piss ppl off! i was told by 100 reps that it was begining of sept.! why would they lie and say sept? see telesale just told me today i called after i say the last post

[Deval]

thats horse crap! another thing sprint does to piss ppl off! i was told by 100 reps that it was begining of sept.! why would they lie and say sept? see telesale just told me today i called after i say the last post

the reps dont control when phones launch...there are alot of things involved in it.

and the only people they 'piss' off are forum junkies who get caught up in their own self-created hype

[DF@Work]

Reps don't build the phones. Delays happen. We see it in every industry often (phones, planes, cars, books, movies, restaurants, UPS, post office, ships, toy stores, video games etc.) Get use to it... Its all part of life.. Have you ever been early to EVERY appointment you needed to be at?

[Deval]

damn right :good:

[shamefulzero]

the reps dont control when phones launch...there are alot of things involved in it.


i know, im just thinking logicly! sprint reps (as long as i can remember) say we dont get phone info until a week before its released! all the ones i talk to tell me sept. which makes sence cuz sept is in a week! october is in 4! so either sprint reps are liing about the release date, or there lying about how soon they get the info! i dont know but that makes sence to me.whick i cant see why theyd lie about it coming next month cuz im sure they want ppl to sign and resign ASAP :clap:

[Deval]

maybe you just have no idea whats going on.

They got the info this week, and it said, it would launch in oct. How is that their fault?

[shamefulzero]

yeah, i just called again, and the rep told me that telesales and he had no ifo on the phone even excisting! which that makes sense that it is being released! in oct. its almost like a conspiracy like the witness protection program 1st it exsists then it doesnt! so damn another month i have to wait for a new phone? geez aug was long enough lol

[tbakergobuck]

I can understand why people are getting upset or pissy when a EV-DO phone is delayed right now because the EV-DO phone selection is/has been limited for awhile. However I would rather have the phone pushed back and come out with less bugs then have it come out to early and full of bugs.

[ScrapMaker]

If it was a Samsung, they'd just sell it with bugs... and possibly update it later!!

/rim shot

[shamefulzero]

I can understand why people are getting upset or pissy when a EV-DO phone is delayed right now because the EV-DO phone selection is/has been limited for awhile. However I would rather have the phone pushed back and come out with less bugs then have it come out to early and full of bugs.

thats an excellent point no bugs are extremely welcome, another good point is that ive just takin this 8400 way to seriously. ITS A PHONE i need to go see a movie or something, i read my last few posts and i was very worked up. its just ive been living on a refurb for tthe past two yrs now cuz sprint hasnt put out a phone im intrested in until the 8400 and i feel like they have tied a twinky on a stiring on a helmet i wear and i cant get it. at this point maybe ill just pass until the 9100 come out, or maybe i should just relax for a month. lol sorry guys working from 10pm-6am sure messed me up. i need sleep

[Deval]

there is no 9100

[shamefulzero]

ok 5700 then lol

[Deval]

no such thing :)

[shamefulzero]

neverember!

[Brandon]

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You know if just forget about this phone for a while it'll come out sooner than ya think, at least that's what i'm doin.

[Marlon_JB2]

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You know if just forget about this phone for a while it'll come out sooner than ya think, at least that's what i'm doin.
That's easier said than done for some people. Personally I'm not one of them. I want to take another look at this phone. I happened to run on the Sanyo rep in the Sprint store. I do NOT like the keypad. Seemed to be well lit. It's basically the 3100's keypad... but the screen sure looked nice...

[Brandon]

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Im gonna have to eat those words, it seems longer now that i'm hearing it has an october release date. Hopefully my 9000 holds til then, (knock on wood)

[wildcat65gt500]

Im sure yall have seen this pic but if not here is a link to a very good picture of the 8400.

http://www.pcsintel.com/articles/1463/8400.jpg