Sanyo SCP-8100 (Sprint)

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3.5 stars

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CNET Editors' Review

The good: Vibrant color display; built-in camera; solid call quality and battery life.

The bad: A bit cumbersome to send images.

The bottom line: It may not have all the bells and whistles of the 5300, but it's a good choice for an easy-to-use, phone/camera hybrid.

Review: When Sanyo introduced the SCP-5300 camera phone a few months ago, we were clearly impressed with the company's efforts. The only aspect that might keep that impressive mobile from having mass-market appeal is its prohibitive price point. Enter the SCP-8100, an arguably affordable phone/camera that has many of the sought-after features of its sibling without the high cost.The Sanyo SCP-8100 is more compact (3.3 by 1.8 by 1.1 inches; 3.9 ounces) than the SCP-5300 and fits better in a small purse or a pocket. However, you'll find the same overall design: a ... Expand full review
When Sanyo introduced the SCP-5300 camera phone a few months ago, we were clearly impressed with the company's efforts. The only aspect that might keep that impressive mobile from having mass-market appeal is its prohibitive price point. Enter the SCP-8100, an arguably affordable phone/camera that has many of the sought-after features of its sibling without the high cost.The Sanyo SCP-8100 is more compact (3.3 by 1.8 by 1.1 inches; 3.9 ounces) than the SCP-5300 and fits better in a small purse or a pocket. However, you'll find the same overall design: a built-in camera and a small, 65,000-color external LCD that not only displays network strength, battery life, time, and caller ID info when available but also a picture of those calling (if they have an image associated with their phone-book entries). All that's missing cosmetically from this slimmer model is a built-in flash.

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3.5 stars out of 165 user reviews

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  • 5 star: 50
  • 4 star: 65
  • 3 star: 20
  • 2 star: 23
  • 1 star: 7

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4.0 stars

"This was my iPhone back in 2004 lol" By mrsgt81

Pros: it was one of the first phones to have video playback.

Cons: I can't even remember lol

Summary: Had this phone all the up until I was fired from Sprint during the Nextel merger.

2.0 stars

"Cool in its day; outdated now!" By Ivoryqueen

Pros: Cool design and camera options when it first came out

Cons: Outdated now, hard to text, hard to navigate

Summary: I got this phone when it first came out (2003 I believe), and it was the COOLEST!! It was the first camera phone that was bright, colorful, and I was impressed with the ringer capabilities, etc.
I started having problems with the "mouthpiece,' and the battery would fall off. Not
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