Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5000 by Sanyo Is First Mobile Phone in U.S. With Full-Color Screen
256-Color Screen Ideal for Users in Downloading Color Photos to Phone For 'Photo Caller ID' on Incoming Calls
One-Touch Web Access Makes Sprint PCS Wireless Web Navigation Fast and Easy
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS) and Sanyo Fisher Company today announced the nationwide availability of the Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5000 by Sanyo, a compact, clamshell-design handset featuring the first full-color screen on a mobile phone marketed in the United States. The large, two-inch (measured diagonally), 256-color display has backlighting for exceptional readability, enhancing the user's Sprint PCS Wireless Web experience -- making it easier than ever to read email messages and make menu selections. Up to 20 digital color photos of family, friends, or business associates can be downloaded, then synchronized with phone book entries, providing an onscreen "Photo Caller ID" for select incoming calls.
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The phone, which also offers one-touch Sprint PCS Wireless Web access, voice-activated dialing, menu-driven navigation and a convenient external Caller ID screen, is available for $499.99 at Sprint Stores and other participating retailers within the Sprint PCS 100-percent digital, 100-percent PCS nationwide wireless network.
"With the first full-color screen and downloadable images in the U.S., customers will immediately notice that the Sprint PCS SCP-5000 successfully integrates an innovative, full-color display into a compact and easy-to-use handset," said Charles Levine, president of Sprint PCS. "With one-touch Sprint PCS Wireless Web access in addition to the full-color screen, Sprint PCS and Sanyo have created a mobile tool with style to spare."
"As with our previous models, the SCP-5000 was designed especially for use on the digital Sprint PCS nationwide network," said Atsushi Kodera, vice president, general manager of Sanyo Fisher Company's Communications/Information Technology Division. "Our ongoing relationship with Sprint PCS has inspired us to create our most innovative phone -- one that offers an uncompromising user interface with its color screen."
Consumers can personalize their phone experience by downloading up to 20 digital color images, plus up to five images reserved for use as wallpaper. Photo Caller ID allows the downloaded photographs to be linked with address book entries, letting users see who's calling. In addition, Call Screening acts like a home answering machine, enabling the user to decide whether or not to take the call while a supplied or user-recorded announcement greets the caller.
The Sprint PCS Phone SCP 5000 was designed with ergonomic comfort, convenience and navigation in mind. The "Web" button, located left of the navigation key, offers one-step convenience and simplicity when accessing the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Access to Sprint PCS e-mail accounts can also be easily achieved by simply pressing the left "soft key." For selecting the majority of menu options, the thumb-operable navigation key offers mouse-like speed and convenience.
When the clamshell is closed, the external screen is useful to identify incoming calls or missed calls. Additionally, this display indicates the battery level, new voice memos, local time and new messages. An external LED (green/red) blinks green when there are incoming calls and blinks red to indicate received messages, voicemail, etc.
Complementing the sleek, ultra-compact design of the phone is its exceptionally thin (3/16-inch) Lithium Ion standard battery (included) which offers two hours of digital talk time or 120 hours of digital standby time. An optional high-capacity Lithium Ion battery can provide five hours of digital talk time or 12 days of digital standby time.
Additional feature highlights of the Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5000 by Sanyo include:
-- Dual band design: 1.9 gigahertz digital, 800 MHz analog
-- Full Spanish text and Spanish voice prompt options
-- Enhanced phone book stores up to 300 phone book entries, up to nine
numbers per entry; and holds up to 500 phone numbers and 300 e-mail
and web addresses
-- 16 four-chord melody selections, plus silent vibrating ringer alert.
The user can select from several classic melodies; four unique ringer
selections: old fashioned telephone, pigeons, rooster or laser missile
-- Additional ringers (any small, standard midi file) can be downloaded
-- Electronic organizer: a color scheduler/calendar, to-do list and event
manager; function alarms remind the user of important events or calls
to be made
-- Enhanced call log captures last 10 incoming, 10 outgoing and 10 missed
calls
-- Up to 10 user-defined folders to store received messages
-- Adjustable screen contrast allows five contrast variations to ensure
optimal viewability; four user-selectable menu colors for easy
personalization
The Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5000 by Sanyo includes a standard battery, travel charger, serial data cable, CD-ROM software (Sprint PCS Dialer(TM) Software and Downloading Software) and a convenient belt-clip holster. Phone dimensions are 3.74"H x 1.93"W x 0.94"D. Weight is 3.53 ounces.
About Sprint PCS
Sprint is a world-class global communications company -- at the forefront of integrating wireline and wireless communications services. Sprint is a large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband communications. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data communications services. Sprint operates the largest 100-percent digital, 100-percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential customers.
About Sanyo
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SANYY) is a $19 billion manufacturer and distributor of consumer and commercial electronics, including multimedia and telecommunication products. Sanyo is the world's largest supplier of digital still cameras and rechargeable batteries, as well as the leading CDMA One supplier in Japan.
Sanyo Fisher Company is a division of Sanyo North America Corporation, a subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Sanyo and Fisher products marketed in the U.S. by Sanyo Fisher Company include PCS phones, audio/video components, portable and mobile audio equipment, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, dictation machines, digital still cameras, home appliances, LCD projectors, security video equipment and air conditioning systems. For more information, visit Sanyo's U.S. web sites at www.sanyo.com and www.sanyousa.com .
SOURCE Sprint PCS
CO: Sprint PCS; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Fisher Company; Sanyo North America Corporation
ST: Missouri, California
IN: TLS
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03/29/2001 06:00 EST prnewswire.com |
