Sanyo S750i Announced

[getti]

http://www.todayon3g.co.uk/sanyos750i.htm

SANYO, the Japanese electronics giant, has given a facelift to its first 3G phone for the European market. The new S750i is a revamp and part of the company’s continuing commitment to exceed customer expectations.

The S750i is a redesign of the popular S750, which was launched at the end of 2004. Today the lighter S750i boasts a sophisticated silver and black casing retaining the slide-up opening and presenting a rounder, more ergonomic shape, which is in tune with consumers’ fast-paced lifestyle.

The features of the phone which have made the S750 a standout seller have been retained. This includes one of the largest screens on the market – a 2.4 inch high resolution QVGA which has 262,144 colours to guarantee extra sharp viewing quality. The high-quality integrated digital/video camera also remains a key element of the handset, as the popularity of video calling and photo messaging amongst consumers continues to grow across the UK. The S750i also retains its four times zoom dual camera functionality – 1.3 Mpix CMOS (with integrated flash) and 310K pixel CCD.

Besides the design makeover, the S750i includes a 32MB SD card, providing more memory for customers to store high resolution pictures, long recorded videos, mp3 music files and other data. A USB cable allows data transfer, synchronisation or modem functionality between the S750i and a PC. In combination with a Pictbridge printer the USB cable also makes direct print outs of photos possible.

“Our entry into the UK 3G market has been a tremendous success, with a great response from the consumers,” said Masatsugu Yamano, president of SANYO Fisher Sales (Europe) GmbH and also responsible for SANYO’s European mobile phone business. “However we can’t afford to rest on our laurels. SANYO’s achievements in the past have been because of our refusal to be complacent. We’re always looking at how we can make things better for our customers and the S750i is no exception.”

The revamped handset continues to support UMTS, GSM, GPRS, Bluetooth and Infrared. Other features include 72 polyphonic tones for almost real tunes, Java Game and WAP Browsing.

In the UK the SANYO S750i will continue to be available directly from Orange.

[3g-g]

I know it's only rounded... has a silver face and a silver aerial... but I like it! Would of better of Sanyo if they'd launched something a bit different, they've got lots of handsets in Asia, surely it wouldn't of been too difficult to come up with a new HS design?

[getti]

I REALLY like the look of the new S750i. Phoned 350 and they said Orange WILL be stocking it but they have no date yet, it's not even been tested.

However he did say the 6680 is due anytime now

[3GScottishUser]

Had a look at the link and was pretty impressed with the S750i. What a difference some brushed aluminium makes!

All in all - very tempting.

[TheBrit]

It's identical to the S103 for sale in Hong Kong.

See here.

[Jon3G]

Anyone got any further news on this handset

[getti]

My contact in Sanyo is still waiting for them to get review handsets in. Once they are in i will be sent one straight away meaning i can review it BEFORE public release

well i got my sanyo yesterday and must admit i'm very impressed!!! the amount of features this phone has is unbelivable and all for £69.99!!! (£59.99 if u buy online!) the only gripe i have is the external antenna!!! why?? ...it soooooooo spoils the look making it look dated!.....remedy?? i'm gonna buy a stubby aerial so it wont look as bad!

[Ben]

Cripes, this is an old thread!

Congratulations on your purchase, shelly58. Just be careful that you don't drastically reduce the phones reception quality by tinkering with the aerial - it probably sticks out so much for a reason!

Keep us posted with how you get on!