Sanyo company profile

Sanyo logoSANYO, which means "three oceans" - specifically, the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans - and symbolizes the company's global perspective, has a history rich in creating and delivering technology-based products to every corner of the globe. The SANYO Group of companies is truly an international organization, comprising 83 manufacturing companies, 37 sales companies, and 38 other companies.

Under the leadership and direction of SANYO North America Corporation, the North America Group of companies operates in accordance with the global strategies of the SANYO Electric Group. Each Group company works to ensure that SANYO's exciting and innovative products and services create a more comfortable and environmentally safe lifestyle for its customers and the areas in which they live.

Top Sanyo cell phone specials

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SellerItemRebatesFinal PriceBuy
Sprint PCS logoSanyo SCP-7050Sanyo SCP-7050
Carrier: Sprint PCS
Sold by: Sprint PCS
200.00 
$99.99
Sprint PCS logoSanyo Katana-II Cosmic BlackSanyo Katana-II Cosmic Black
Carrier: Sprint PCS
Sold by: Sprint PCS
200.00 
$49.99
Sprint PCS logoSanyo Katana-DLX ChampagneSanyo Katana-DLX Champagne
Carrier: Sprint PCS
Sold by: Sprint PCS
230.00 
$99.99
Sprint PCS logoSanyo Katana-DLX Pink SatinSanyo Katana-DLX Pink Satin
Carrier: Sprint PCS
Sold by: Sprint PCS
230.00 
$99.99
Sprint PCS logoSanyo Katana-DLX Platinum IceSanyo Katana-DLX Platinum Ice
Carrier: Sprint PCS
Sold by: Sprint PCS
230.00 
$99.99

Latest Carrier Releases: Sanyo Katana Eclipse

Sanyo Katana Eclipse
The Katana Eclipse from Sanyo offers a lot of features wrapped in a somewhat plain Jane design. Key features include a 1.3 megapixel camera, Live TV capability, microSD memory card slot, stereo Bluetooth, Picbridge, external music controls and call screening. Carrier: SprintContract Price: $149.99 before rebateHot Feature: Upgraded Katana

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With tons of technical improvements, Sanyo's new Katana DLX is now available for only $129.99 after rebate when purchased with a new Sprint calling plan.  Besides it's sleek new design, the Katana DLX comes in hot new colors like platinum ice, champagne, and pink satin. The new and improved upgrades that Sanyo included on this model of the Katana DLX include a larger outer display, stereo bluetooth, and increased memory capacity. ...

Sanyo M1 in-depth review - Introduction & Design

Sanyo debuted their media-centric M1 mobile phone for Sprint at CES in January 2007.  The clamshell handset features 1GB of onboard memory, an integrated music player with included stereo headphones, and compatibility with Sprint's Power Vision EV-DO data network and entertainment offerings.  A two megapixel camera rounds out the M1's spec sheet, putting it at the upper end of Sprint's multimedia phone lineup. Sanyo's not one of...

Sanyo M1 in-depth review - Features

Sanyo built the M1 to be a media-centric handset, with its 1GB on onboard memory, music player with dedicated controls, and 2 MP camera.  The phone works well with Sprint's online music store and you can also load it up with your own unprotected music files by way of Bluetooth or USB data transfer.  I was a bit surprised to find that Sanyo didn't include a memory card slot to supplement the onboard memory — while 1GB is room enough for...

Sanyo M1 in-depth review - Display & Audio

Both of the M1's color displays yielded excellent results.  The internal 2" QVGA (320 x 240) TFT LCD screen is capable of displaying 262,000 colors, and generally rendered crisp images with sharp, clear color.  The only trouble I had reading the display came under direct, fairly intense sunlight.  Navigating menus, browsing the Web, playing games and watching videos were all a delight on this display.  While color depth isn't...

Sanyo M1 in-depth review - Messaging, Internet & Connectivity

The M1 has support for SMS, MMS, and Email messaging.  My review sample came with a full Sprint Power Vision plan, and it was easy to send any type of message from the handset. Combining a high resolution main display with large, easy to use buttons, the M1 makes reading and composing messages quite easy to do.  The M1 relies on Sprint's standard navigation and messaging screens, which are functional if not the most elegant UI...

Sanyo to sell its moblile phone operation

Sanyo is now considering selling their mobile operation unit. Kyocera and Sharp are thought to prime takeover candidates. I've never like Sanyo, Kyocera or Sharp phones. I can't even begin to imagine what the three ugliest phone manufactures are going to produce [;)]

Sanyo Katana Expert Review with images

IntroductionSanyo's new phone, the Katana, is named after the beautifully and brilliantly crafted swords used by Japan's legendary Samurai warriors. While comparing the design and workmanship of this phone to that of a Japanese master swordsmith might be a bit of a stretch, there are some areas of similarity. Katana swords are not about excessive detailing; they are about perfecting the general form to improve the function. In these areas,...


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