Sprint Announces New Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5150

Sprint PCS SCP-5150 by Sanyo Offers the Ultimate in Personal Communications With Over-the-Air Downloads of Ringers and Graphics and Photo Caller ID
Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS), which operates the largest growing all-digital, all-PCS nationwide network and is the fastest growing wireless carrier, and Sanyo Fisher Company today announced the nationwide availability of the Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5150 by Sanyo. The new SCP-5150 features a backlit, 256-color LCD screen that displays exceptionally vivid and crisp color images. The slender, clamshell-style handset can easily download ringers and graphics wirelessly via the recently announced Sprint PCS Ringers & More service.

This new wireless download service connects customers with the best in brand-name music and graphics. Sprint PCS customers can browse the Ringers & More content at Sprintpcs.com or through the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Music and graphic content are then wirelessly downloaded to the Sprint PCS SCP-5150, and saved as customized ringers or screen savers. Sanyo's remarkably vivid, 256-color LCD screen and robust 16-chord polyphonic sound capability are ideally suited to maximize the Ringers & More user experience.

Ringers & More content providers are unlike those of any other download service, and include the best in both music and graphics. At launch of the service, musical ringers will be provided by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing. The nearly 200 graphics include characters, sayings, collegiate logos and original content provided by Walt Disney Internet Group, King Features Syndicate, Creators Syndicate, Inc., The Collegiate Licensing Company and uclick, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal.

The dual-band phone is equipped with a new medium-size (1000mAh) Lithium Ion battery that can provide up to three hours of talk time or ten days of standby time in digital mode. Photo Caller ID allows the user to select up to 20 color images of friends, family and business associates to appear onscreen during incoming calls (requires optional Sprint PCS Wireless Web(TM) Connection Kit featuring Sanyo MultiMedia Master software). The menu-driven phone also makes it easy to select ringers and adjust backlighting, contrast, menu colors, font sizes, etc., for personalization at its best.

The sleek, silver-toned Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5150 by Sanyo is available for $399.99 at Sprint Stores and other participating retailers within the Sprint PCS 100-percent digital, 100-percent PCS nationwide wireless network. Phone dimensions are 3.7"H x 1.9"W x 1.1"D. Weight (with included medium battery) is 4.1 oz.

"The Sprint PCS SCP-5000 by Sanyo was an instant hit with fashion- and feature-conscious customers. The new SCP-5150 takes this one step further by improving on the form, the color-screen and enhancing the services it supports, such as the Sprint PCS Ringers & More download service," said John Garcia, senior vice president of sales and distribution for Sprint PCS.

"Sanyo has combined an advanced new color screen, a rich feature package and unparalleled personalization options in this new phone," said Atsushi Kodera, group vice president, general manager of Sanyo Fisher Company's Communications/Information Technology Division. "We are pleased to bring this exceptionally versatile handset to the U.S. market exclusively through Sprint PCS." Highlights of the Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5150 by Sanyo include:

Personalization:

• Vivid, half-permeable color LCD screen (2-inch diagonal) with LED backlighting has five contrast variations to provide optimal viewability
• Supports Sprint PCS Ringers & More over-the-air download service (optional) from Sprint PCS for easy personalization
• Color Photo Caller ID: when synchronized with the internal phone book, any of up to 20 images can be selected to appear onscreen during incoming calls (requires optional Sprint PCS Wireless Web(TM) Connection Kit)
• Download Color Images (20 plus 5 wallpaper) and Ringers (up to 22 in standard MIDI format) from your PC with optional Sprint PCS Wireless Web(TM) Connection Kit
• Adjustable Backlighting: 8 seconds/15 seconds/30 seconds/ Always off
• Animation: if enabled, animation occurs while placing a call and during start-up
• Five ringer tone selections
• Seven melody ringer selections featuring 16-chord polyphonic sounds
• Four unique ringer selections: Asian Jingle, Samba, Cat, Dog
• Selectable vibrating ringer alert
• Four user-selectable menu colors (plus "High Contrast" option) for easy personalization
• Adjustable font sizes; the user can choose from four font sizes for message and browser functions to optimize legibility
• Enhanced Internal Phone Book: Enhanced phone book stores up to 300 phone book entries, up to nine numbers per entry; and holds up to 500 phone numbers and 300 e-mail and web addresses
• Adjustable ( English or Spanish) text and voice prompts
• Fun "Crab Catch Deluxe" game
• Optional high-capacity (1360mAh) Lithium Ion battery can provide four hours of digital talk time or 13.5 days of digital standby time

Productivity Tools:

• Electronic Organizer: a scheduler/calendar, to-do list, event manager and function alarms remind the user of important events or calls to be made
• Voice-activated dialing for up to 30 phone book numbers
• Call screening: listen in while the caller leaves a message
• One-Touch Web Access to the Sprint PCS Wireless Web
• One-Touch Voice Memo for up to eight, 18-second messages
• External caller ID: external display allows viewing of Caller ID without opening the phone
• Call log captures last 10 incoming, 10 outgoing and 10 missed calls
• Up to 10 user-defined folders to store received messages
• 2.5mm headset jack for connecting ear bud for convenient, hands-free operation.
• "Downloads" indicator on menu for simplified, fumble-free downloading of images and ringers

Wireless Data Tools:

• Wireless circuit switched data and fax capabilities
• Openwave(R) Mobile Browser 4.1 for Email and Internet Access. Check your stocks, weather, flight schedule, or the latest news to find out if your favorite sports team won, and message your friends to let them know!
• Dual band operation: 1.9GHz digital (CDMA) and 800MHz analog

The Sprint PCS Phone SCP-5150 by Sanyo includes a medium (1000mAh) battery, travel charger, user guide (including quick reference card, accessory guide) and activation guide.

About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving 23 million business and residential customers in more than 70 countries. With more than 80,000 employees worldwide and $23 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state of the art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network. Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone is being extended to key global markets to provide customers with a broad portfolio of scalable IP products. Sprint's high-capacity, high-speed network gives customers fast, dependable, non-stop access to the vast majority of the world's Internet content. Sprint also operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at www.sprintpcs.com .

About Sanyo
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SANYY) is a $19 billion manufacturer and distributor of consumer and commercial electronics, including multimedia and telecommunication products. Sanyo Fisher Company (a division of Sanyo North America Corporation, a subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.) markets PCS phones, audio/video components, portable and mobile audio equipment, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, dictation machines, digital still cameras, home appliances, LCD projectors, security video equipment and air conditioning systems. For more information, visit Sanyo's U.S. web sites at www.sanyo.com and www.sanyousa.com .

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