Sprint this weekend launched two new phones, despite the fact that most of their stores were closed. The Katana Eclipse may be the last phone to be sold under the Sanyo branding, as Kyocera has acquired the company since the Katana Eclipse went into development. The Eclipse is a fusion of two prior models; the Katana II and Katana DLX. It will also replace the mid-to-low end Sanyo’s SCP-3000 family in Sprint’s lineup.
The Motorola VE20 is a higher-end phone, aimed at replacing the Motorola RAZR2 V9m, which Sprint ambiguously pulled from its lineup abruptly earlier this month. Sprint also pulled the Motorola Q9c at the same time. The VE20 is similar to the RAZR2, including the RAZR2’s external touch screen. Both phones are now available both online and in Sprint Retail Stores.
Sanyo Kyocera Katana Eclipse Product Page
Motorola VE20 Product Page
holy 2003!
*activation of simply everything plan required*
The Motorola Q9 is being re-released later this month.
The VE20 does have a touch-sensitive external display similar to the V9m.
The Q9C is out on Sprint.com right now.
$99.00.
Go look.
Does Sprint’s pulling of the Q9c hint that they might be getting the Motorola Q9 Napoleon? I’d buy that phone in a heartbeat if true…
You are incorrect James. Neither the MOTORAZRâ„¢ VE20 nor the Sanyo Katana Eclipse require activation on Sprint’s Simply Everything plan. Please try to be a bit more careful with posting inaccurate information as you did regarding these two wireless devices. Thank you.
chris price u actullaly messed up this time. there IS a touch screen like the v9m. james is kind of right all sprints plans are simply everything except u can choose you lot of minutes. two strikes in these comments!
Obviously it was a simple typo. Fixed.
uhm rayshami, i was kidding… no need to get your legal team on me. didnt the 2003 comment give you that impression? plus if i was serious, i would have provided a link. sprint fan boys have no sense of humor. perhaps its cause theres nothing funny about having to sell towers for cash or losing over $200 million in three months.
I checked out the VE20 at a retail store, the interface is snappier, apps load quickly and there are separate options for updating the firmware and PRL updates under the settings menu. Sprint TV has an option for widescreen in its menu (finally). Its about the same size as a V9M but thicker and lighter. I don’t care for the plasticky nature of the phone, but YMMV.
will you sprint haters get a life… stop bringin up the towers sale.. how about you go to a company that owns all of thier towers… oh wait sprint was the last one to sell towers… freakin dummies