Deets, pics emerge on Sanyo MM-8400 for Sprint

Sprint tends to roll fairly deep with the Sanyo clamshells, so it comes as no surprise that they're adding another midrange unit to their stable in the SCP-8400. The handset -- which could be called a spiritual successor to the Power Vision-christening MM-9000 -- looks to sport a slightly cleaner design, but the biggest news here for Sanyo fans could be the inclusion of Bluetooth. No word on availability, but with units floating around in retailers' hands, it can't be much longer now.

[Thanks, Nan]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2006 2:51PM]

not to be an ass but it says bluetooth on the box shot so wouldnt phrase be this is the first sanyo with the iclusion of bluetooth

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2006 4:29PM]

nope, the sanyo katana was the first sanyo with bluetooth

[rickster Posted Aug 3rd 2006 6:08PM]

problem is, sprint usually disables everything useful about bluetooth in their handsets....

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2006 7:34PM]

hmm. since people are so happy with sanyos, would this just be another form of logical progression for sprint? after all, sanyo is the only thing saving sprint right now, and this is nothing unexpected. it is a nice phone, nonetheless, and if it's half as good as the last sanyo sprint release (the katana), then it should be a good buy.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 4th 2006 11:50PM]

Rickster I thnk you have Sprint confused with Verizon who disables every aspect of Bluetooth.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 26th 2006 1:44PM]

When is this phone even dropping into the stores? I'm eager to get it asap.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 6th 2006 12:56PM]

I purchased the 8400 4 days ago and have spent 4 days on the phone with SPRINT discussing the proublem with sending video to any AOL users.
I discovered (without SPRINT assistance)that you cannot send video to any AOL users directly from this model.
But if you send the video to SPRINT PIC MAIL then go to their site you can send upto 5 videos at a time to any AOL account without any proublems.
I found out that it has to do with the e-mail address that the phone uses.
When sending from SPRINT pic mail site the e-mail is sent as [e-mail].
When sending from phone it uses the phone#.
Other than this 1 proublem it is an AWESOME device

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2006 6:00PM]

Been using this phone for 5 days now. It rocks. HARD.