Well, now that there’s a phone battle going down, I’d like to voice my interest phone of the year.

Sanyo is a very reliable brand in both hardware, design, and firmware.  Too bad it’s exclusive to Sprint.  I believe Sanyo is to release the Incognito this December.  It looks so sexy.  The design is, well, unique in my opinion.   You need their ‘Everything Plan’ to support this phone.

Yes, the external screen disappears, and its of course a touch screen.  Full QWERTY keyboard inside, and the stats are..

Modes:  CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900
Weight: 4.23 oz   (120 g)
Dimensions:  4.2″ x 2.2″ x 0.7″   (107 x 56 x 17.8 mm)
Internal Antenna
Battery Talk: 5.1 hours max.   (306 minutes), unknown standby time
840 mAh   LiIon battery
Display Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
2.6″   diagonal
Colors: 262,144 (18-bit)
Platform / OS (proprietary)
Processor ?
Memory 60 MB   (internal memory available to user for storage)
Phone Book Capacity 600

GPS / Location Type: A-GPS
supports LBS (navigation)

Adjustable Text Size for messages only
Digital TTY/TDD
Hearing Aid Compatible Rating: M4, T4 (very tele-coil compatible)
Multiple Languages Languages Supported: English, Spanish

External Display monochrome OLED / 1.1-inch, 128 x 64 pixels
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 72
Vibrate Yes

Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP 1.5, OPP, FTP, DUN, PBA, A2DP, AVRC, BPP
version 2.0+EDR
USB built-in micro-USB connector / supports mass storage mode (for memory card)
Multiple Numbers per Name Numbers per entry: 7
plus email addresses
Picture ID

Ringer ID

Voice Dialing Type: Speaker-independent (automatic)

Custom Graphics
Custom Ringtones
Real-Music Ringers Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, QCELP

Flight Mode
High-Speed Data Technology: 1xEV-DO r0
WAP / Web Browser Browser Software: NetFront 3.5.1
WAP 2.0

Predictive Text Entry Technology: XT9
Side Keys lock on left / volume, speaker on right

Memory Card Slot Card Type: microSD (TransFlash)
1 GB card included / supports up to at least 16 GB

Email Client Protocols Supported: IMAP, POP, SMTP, Exchange (OWA)
Instant Messaging Networks Supported: AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!
MMS
Text Messaging (SMS) 2-Way
threaded
Text Messaging Templates Number of Templates: 20

Music Player can play music in background

Camera Resolution: 2+ megapixel
night mode, multi-shot, digital zoom, timer, brightness, white balance functions
PictBridge
Streaming Video

Video Capture Max. Length: 120 minutes
up to QCIF resolution (176 x 144 pixels)
Alarm

Calculator
Calendar with Outlook sync
To-Do List
Voice Memo Number of entries: 300
can also record calls
Java (J2ME)
2.5mm head set jack
Speaker Phone

I can personally vouch for the durability of Sanyo Phones.  Back in the day, I have a Sanyo 8100, and i took it with me to a roller coaster, the one that swings side to side, higher and higher.  Well the phone somehow got out of my pocket, and after a few futile attempts to snatch it out of mid air, I watched it fall to the ground and shatter.  I spent 20 minutes with Naota finding the pieces, and after putting them together, the phone still worked!  Yes the screen was smashed, I had to identify all callers by ringtone, and some other broken stuff,  but hey, it bloody worked!  Pretty damn good lads!

Sanyo FTW.