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Sanyo continues its streak of solid performers for Sprint PCS with the RL-4920. This Ready Link-capable phone is designed to appeal to those looking for an alternative to Nextel's Direct Connect offerings. With its utilitarian design and its lack of camera features, the Sanyo RL-4920 is geared toward the business user who wants a functional handset free of fancy trimmings. But with a price tag as low as $19 with a two-year service agreement ($199 with no contract), Sprint is hoping this handset will find a wider audience. There's not much to say about the Sanyo RL-4920's appearance. It's a candy bar-style phone with an all-silver casing that's neither fancy nor gaudy. At 4.2 by 1.8 by 0.9 inches and 3.8 ounces, it's the average size for a Sprint candy bar-style model, and it somewhat resembles the company's SCP-4900. It's longer and bulkier than, say, Siemens's stylish line of handsets, but some may find the extra girth more comfortable when holding the phone during conversations.
No show: The Sanyo RL-4920 has an unassuming design.
The 1.6-inch-diagonal, 65,536-color display is vibrant and easy to read in both dark rooms and bright outdoor environments. Below it, you'll find six control keys and a four-way navigation pad. The control keys are a bit cramped, but we never had a problem with hitting the wrong button. Likewise, the backlit dial keys are well spaced, with the numbers slightly raised off the body of the handset.
On the Sanyo's left spine, you find two volume-control buttons, and below that is a larger key for the Ready Link functions. We wish Sanyo had ditched the external antenna for an internal model, which would have cut down on the phone's size.
The Sanyo RL-4920 includes a 300-entry phone book. Each entry can store up to seven numbers and includes room for e-mail and Web addresses. You save Ready Link numbers in a personal list, which can hold up to 200 contacts (businesses that establish a PCS Ready Link server can create company lists, which only the server administrator can maintain). When you press the Ready Link button, you see a display of all the contacts stored in your personal list. Scroll down to select the proper contact, then press the Ready Link button again to make a walkie-talkie-style call. The contact and personal lists are completely separate, so when you save a number to one, it won't show up in the other.
