The Sanyo M1 is a feature-packed multimedia phone with a 2-megapixel camera, EV-DO support, ReadyLink (Sprint's push-to-talk service), a music player, stereo speakers, access to Power Vision content such as streaming audio and video, and an astounding 1GB of internal memory. Audio quality is good as well.
The Sanyo M1 resembles a Jeep more than a cell phone. It has a large blocky shell with a circular music control button on its face, like a round Jeep headlight, and the hinge sticks out when the clamshell is open. The M1 is narrow but disconcertingly thick, and when we first opened it we wondered how such a large phone could have buttons that seem so small. The phone's various ports -- for AC power, headphones, and a data cable -- are protected by rubber covers that you peel open, and though this is probably safer for the phone, trying to flick them open was an annoying process.
"When you try your best, but you don't succeed. When you get what you want but not what you need." As we listened to the opening lyrics of this Coldplay song play on the Sanyo M1, we couldn't help but think that they summed things up pretty well. Yes, the M1 comes with a whopping 1GB of flash memory built in, but you can't upgrade the capacity because there isn't a memory card slot. Still, there's a lot to like about this $199 clamshell-including surprisingly loud speakers, a two-megapixel camera, and stereo Bluetooth--almost enough to forget about its most glaring weakness.
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