Sanyo Katana DLX

10 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
design (3)
sound (2)
performance (2)
portability (2)
battery (1)

Negative
usability (2)
price (1)
durability (1)
camera (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 reviews of Sanyo Katana DLX. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Comments about the screen and sound are on the whole positive. The performance and portability also get good opinions. Some have doubts about the price and camera.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Sanyo Katana DLX is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Evan Shamoon (wired.com)

Review: Sanyo Katana DLX

Sanyo's newest weapon in the mobile phone wars has a decidedly old-fashioned design. Looks aside, it's a passable multimedia phone: The interface is efficient, and...

Easy-to-carry, 0.6-inch-thick design. Sharp QVGA screen. Sensible button layout. Keys have nice bounce. Included 128-MB microSD card is better than nothing

Kinda fugly. Uninspiring build quality. Mediocre 1.3-megapixel camera. No external music controls. Rather pricey considering what you actually get

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by : Nicole Lee (cnet.com.au)

Sanyo Katana DLX 8500 review: Sanyo Katana DLX 8500

Sanyo Katana DLX 8500

The Sanyo Katana DLX has an attractive and slender flip-phone design, plus an impressive multimedia feature set with good sound quality.

The Sanyo Katana DLX has skinny side buttons, and the speakerphone quality was so-so. We also would've liked external music player controls.

The Sanyo Katana DLX is the best Sanyo cell phone to date, with a fashionable design, plenty of features, and good performance.

Jul, 2007

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Expert review by : PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

Sanyo Katana DLX Review

The Sanyo Katana DLX is currently the most feature rich model out of the Katana series. The overall design of the phone as been updated with sleeker lines, a more stylish look, and is available in three color choices. The DLX now offers a 262K Color...

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by : About.com (about.com)

Sanyo Katana DLX Review: A Great Phone With Strange Design Flaws

Clearly above-average sound quality, Above-average speakerphone performance, Battery life lives up to advertised rating

Keypad is below-average: The semi-spongy plastic keys are almost flush with the frame, Charging and data port combo connector is on the side, not convenient for talking while charging, The volume control keys are too thin and located on the flip cover,...

The Sanyo Katana DLX is lightweight and its basics are above average. Putting aside a few minor design issues, the Katana DLX is a great cell phone for everybody.

Sep, 2007

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Expert review by : Richard Baguley (washingtonpost.com)

Sanyo Katana DLX 8500

The Sanyo Katana DLX is a mid-range handset from Sprint that boasts a decent range of easy-to-use features for $129.99. It can play music downloaded from a computer or through Sprint's online music store, and has a very good e-mail client. However, the...

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by : Richard Baguley (reviewed.com)

Sanyo Katana DLX Cell Phone Review

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by : Alfredo Padilla (wirelessinfo.com)

Sanyo Katana DLX Cell Phone Review - Manufacturer - Reviews - WirelessInfo.com - Cell Phone Reviews and Wireless Plan Ratings

The Sanyo Katana DLX is an unremarkable handset that provides the usual set of features we see on modern mid-range phones: it can make calls, play music, browse the web and provides organizer functions to help run your life. But it doesn't really...

The Katana DLX is one of two successors to Sanyo's original Katana handset. The Katana DLX is differentiated from the Katana II by its support for music playback and the ability to expand storage space via Micro SD cards. We found the Katana DLX to be...

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by (tech-faq.com)

Sanyo Katana-DLX

Most cell phone companies like to name their phones very nondescriptly. Take a look at phones like the HTC Touch or the Nokia N95. Bland and boring. Sanyo, a company not exactly known for producing high quality phones, however, has a different plan of...

Attractive design and a cool name ; Nice feature set for a mid-low end phone ; 3G support

Battery life is somewhat sub-par

If you can get a deal on this phone, the Sanyo Katana-DLX is a great investment. It has a variety of useful features and looks pretty cool.

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