But not having a memory card eliminates the easiest way to get music and pictures in and out of this phone. On the surface, the elimination of the often hard-to-manipulate pinky nail-sized external memory card seems like a dream, especially since Sanyo has figured out a way to squeeze 16 hours of music in that 1 GB nearly twice the number of tracks than the Apple iPod Shuffle can hold. The M1’s primary claim to fame is its 1 GB of internal memory.
On the rear is the 2 MP camera lens and the video light, both of which are placed right where your index finger wants to support the phone when taking a picture. On the front flap of the black-and-silver handset is a bright 1.3-inch LCD, sandwiched between twin 1.5mm speakers above and a music control array underneath. It’s sort of like a cheese shop that only sells green cheddar.Ĭonsidering its compact but somewhat thick around the middle 3.6″ x 1.9″ x 0.9″ dimensions (a little less than twice as thick as the RAZR or Samsung A900m), the M1 is a bit like a middle-aged man trying to look and act young.
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There’s just one problem: Sanyo has ballyhooed the M1 as “The Music Phone with More.” Unfortunately, the “more” in this case is more bad, as in a bad music software application. Its 2 MP camera takes surprisingly blur-free pictures, and it has a bright LCD screen that displays the numbers you’re calling in such a large font that even the thickest Coke-bottle glasses wearer will be able to see. It’s light, it’s relatively compact, it delivers plenty of volume for voice and ring tones, and it gets great reception. Sanyo’s M1 (available from Sprint for $199.99 USD with the usual rebates and contract restrictions) is a superior cell phone.