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Review: Sanyo SCP-2700

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Browser

The 2700 is limited to 1X data, so that means no speedy mobile Internet for you. It has a WAP browser on board that takes its sweet time to load pretty much any web site that you might wish to view. The default home page is Sprint's portal. You can choose to visit other web sites, which the browser terms "external links". You can type in the URLs easily enough via the address bar at the top of the home page.

The one thing I really like is a toolbar that the web browser has. Press the right soft key, and you get a small little controller module. It lets you jump back and forward, as well as to your home page, a Google search page, a list of your recently visited pages and some very limited options. The options do let you increase or decrease the size of the font within the browser only, to help make web pages easier to read. I like that you can choose to automatically generate an SMS from within the browser and insert the current URL into that message.

Curiously, the main search client for the phone is Google, but the "local" search client is powered by Microsoft's Live Search product. It's odd that Sprint has chosen to pair both together, when either one could handle both general and local search at the same time.

The 2700's browser gets the job done, but it does so slowly, and with little flair.

Customize

The 2700 only allows you to customize some of the really basic things, such as ringtones, ringer IDs, screen savers, etc. As noted, you can alter the main menu between grid and list views, but further customization to the way apps and folders are organized is not available.

You can also change the input font (what you type with) between normal and large. The size increase is just enough to make a difference, but it doesn't go far enough for those who need very large fonts.

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Sanyo SCP-2700 Juno

2.2" display 320 x 240 pixels
840 mAh battery
Hardware Text Keyboard

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