Sprint Announces Sanyo Vero for Only $10

Sprint is still serving up low-end phones with its latest, the Sanyo Vero. Many folks don’t need all the flash and pizzazz of a fancy smartphone like the carrier’s HTC EVO 4G or the Samsung Epic 4G – some just need a phone that makes calls and does text messages with a few extras here and there.

The Sanyo Vero has a 2.4-inch QVGA display with 1.3-inch glow-thru OLED sub-display and a 1.3MP camera. The phone is also rated at 5.2 hours of talk time, which isn’t so bad, but one would have expected more from a basic phone since lots of smartphones these days get well over six or seven hours of talk time.

Here are some details from Sprint:

ENTERTAINMENT AND PERSONALIZATION

·         1.3  MP camera with digital zoom

·         2.5 mm headset jack

·         SMS Threaded text messaging

·         Send pictures to friends and family in your contact book

·         Stereo Bluetooth^® capable

·         Choose from 36 built-in ring tones, offering a variety of traditional ring tones as

well as polyphonic melodic ring tones (up to 72 chords) and vibrating alert.

PRODUCTIVITY

·         Easy-to-use keypad with large number fonts

·         Sprint Family Locator capable

·         Speakerphone with dedicated access key and speaker-independent voice dialing

·         Assign up to 600 entries, each storing up to 7 numbers, email and internet addresses, with a total phone book capacity of up to 4200 numbers, 1800 email and 600 URL addresses.

·         Parental Controls – great for parents and business managers

·         Built-in productivity tools allow you to access your planner and scheduler, check your task list and more. Also includes a world clock, calculator, memo pad, and alarm clock.

·         Hearing aid compatible (M4/T4 rating)

SPECIFICATIONS

·         Available in an organic, comfortable design – color: Graphite

·         Dimensions: 3.8” x 2.2” x 0.6”

·         Weight: 3.4 oz

·         Display: 1.92” x 1.45 QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT

·          840 mAH lithium ion battery; 5.2 hours of continuous talk time