| This summer, Sanyo and Sprint roll out no less than | | | | II is a worthy mid-range phone with plenty to offer |
| six new Katana model cell phones, designed to | | | | the casual user, although it may just whet the |
| replace the original Sanyo Katana line. They are, in no | | | | appetite for the more full-featured DLX. |
| particular order: the Katana II Pink Fascination, the | | | | The Katana DLX |
| Katana II Midnight Steel, the Katana II Cosmic Black, | | | | For those with more powerful mobile features in |
| the Katana DLX Pink Satin, the Katana DLX Platinum | | | | mind, the Katana DLX is a "deluxe" version of the |
| Ice, and the Katana DLX Champagne. | | | | Sanyo Katana. With all the feature of the Katana II, |
| At first, this might seem like an utterly bewildering | | | | the Katana DLX also features an 18-bit display, |
| array of cell phones... but all is not as complex as it | | | | 500-contact phone book, a built-in music player, and a |
| might seem. Sanyo's six new cell phones are really | | | | 1+ megapixel digital camera capable of video capture |
| just color variations on two basic models: the | | | | and streaming multimedia. |
| mid-range Katana II (a stylish general-use phone with | | | | In addition, the Katana DLX is EV-DO capable, |
| a VGA camera) and the more powerful, | | | | meaning the cell phone can be used as a wireless |
| media-centric Katana DLX (a deluxe model with a 1+ | | | | modum with a portable computer. Add to this the |
| megapixel camera and built-in media player). | | | | longer battery life and a slimmer form factor, and the |
| The Katana II | | | | Katana DLX becomes a powerful cell phone without |
| Comparable to the Motorola RAZR in many respects, | | | | a staggering price tag. |
| the Katana II is an update of the already-thin Sanyo | | | | The Katana DLX comes in three colors: The Pink |
| Katana, featuring a similar form factor and sleek | | | | Satin, the glossy metallic Platinum Ice, and the |
| design. The Katana II has been updated with 21 MB | | | | Champagne (an elegant pinkish hue). |
| of onboard memory, Bluetooth capability, built-in text | | | | While both the Katana II and the Katana DLX are |
| SMS messaging and Web browsing, and a | | | | worthy successors to Sanyo's slim Katana line, the |
| serviceable built-in VGA camera, and ships in three | | | | DLX definitely offers more bang for the buck, with |
| models, all of which differ only in color: your basic | | | | an updated camera, EV-DO capability, and a built-in |
| Cosmic Black, the considerably more feminine Pink | | | | music player. With these six new cell p coming onto |
| Satin, and the metallic Midnight Steel. | | | | the market, however, the discerning consumer will |
| While it lacks some of the features that make the | | | | certainly have no shortage of choices. |
| Katana DLX so attractive by comparison, the Katana | | | | |