camera phones

The last PCS cell phone I owned was the venerable SCP-8100 from Sanyo. It was a cute little phone that was the second cell phone from any U.S. carrier that could take pictures. (The first-ever model was the SCP-5300 also from Sanyo, released in July 2002.) The PM-8200 addressed two shortcoming of the 8100: 1) camera quality, and 2) speakerphone.

The 8200 sports a higher-resolution built-in camera. Picture quality is also improved. The old 8100's pictures often had streaks and distorted colors. The 8200's pictures look much better. The speakerphone is definitely a great addition for those of us who like to multi-task yet dislike headsets. The volume and clarity could be a little better, but given the compact size of this phone, it's not bad.

Reception on the 8200 is great, thanks to its external antenna. Battery life is good, unless you save a lot of things in memory, which depletes battery faster the more stuff it holds. The phone is attractive and can be customized in many ways, not to mention it comes in three colors. To Sanyo, I suggest you use the iPod Mini color scheme, because not many people like big red!

In summary, the 8200 delivers lots of improvements over the already-excellent 8100. If you have Sprint or plan to get Sprint, this is the phone. If you want video recording, check out the Toshiba phone for Sprint.

Well I rescently switched from Nextle to Sprint. I switched because of the price and the hardware. The price, you get what you pay for. I live an area that is very affulient and about an hour from Boston, Ma. I never had many issues with connectivity to Nextel. And I did not assume I would have any issues with Sprint either boy was I wrong. There is a stop on my way to work where I have full signal strength and my call gets dropped every time. Sprint is bad in my area.
The phone however ROCKS, Nextel has crappy phones for gadget freaks like me. This phone you can download songs to the ringer not just midi's. The screen is big and bright, unlike the new i730's tiny screen. The camera is easy and fun to use, and with the color display on the outside of the phone you can even take pictures of yourself if you are that vain. The battery last well.
If Nextel could get some cool phones I would switch back... Oh wait I have a 2 year contract. I guess I will have to wait.
I hope this helps

this phone comes in handy all the time the menus are user friendly it looks nice and it holds 100 pictures the ting i use most often me being a outdoor person is the flash light its not really bright but you can see in the dark with it