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Sanyo Zio Review
Review of the SCP-8600
Choosing a smartphone can be time consuming as there are so many available today and hopefully this Sanyo Zio review will help you save time. Sanyo is a very large producer of various products to make our lives easier and now they are offering phones too. It seems that just about everyone has a smart phone today; so what's so great about the Zio?
Any review should be informative and offer a good description about the product/service as well as provide the pros and cons relating to what is being reviewed. When reviewing a smart phone, you need to consider what you want from the phone. There are a number of features that you can opt for and many of these features will have an impact on the price.
In this Sanyo Zio review, we will discuss more about the phone itself and how it can benefit you. The Zio is Sanyo's first phone and was originally offered by Sprint. There are 2 phones available and these are the WiFi Android CDMA and the SCP-8600 CDMA. The main difference between the two is that the WiFi version has a keypad while the SCP-8600 has a touch screen.
Both phones are entry level and for this Sanyo Zio review, we'll be discussing the SCP-8600. This smart phone is considered an entry-level version and is an Android 2.1. On the front along with the power answer/call buttons, there are 4 touch-sensitive buttons along with a trackball in the center below the 3.5 inch touchscreen. The front also holds an LED light which tells you if the phone is on and a light sensor too.
The volume rocker, headphone jack, ports and microSD slot are located on the sides. And of course, there is also a camera (located on the back) too which autofocuses images at 3.2 megapixels. Since this is an entry-level, there is no flash. The camcorder uses WVGA and the resolution could be better. Although you can still scan barcodes. Some more of the necessary specifications are:
- 600MHz for the Qualcomm MSM7627 CPU
- 512MB for the RAM
- approximately 512 ROM (256 user availability)
- A-GPS
- Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
- 802.11 b/g wireless
In this Sanyo Zio review, we still need to review the software. You get Sprint TV, Sprint Zone, Sprint NVL and Nascar as well as Sprint ID. There are 5 homescreens of which each one is dependent upon the ID installed. The software leaves something to be desired as it is somewhat unresponsive at times. In addition, the phone is really light, 3.7 ounces, and it doesn't have a solid feel to it; we have to remember this is an entry-level phone.
The call quality is good considering but there are better phones on the market that offer more.
With the inexpensive price tag, most touchscreens allow a pinch-to-zoom method to be used; unfortunately it doesn't work on this phone. Using the keyboard is a little tricky too and it's easier for the user to use the landscape mode to type.
The Zio is lightweight and basic, however it is slow when responding to the user's commands. To complete this Sanyo Zio review, if you need the basics then this is the phone for you otherwise you should continue your search.