(The numbers and punctuation on the Deep Blue version may be easier to discern.) The number icons on the pink version we tested are pink-on-gray (as opposed to the gray-on-pink alpha character icons) and, along with the tiny gray-on-pink punctuation marks above the alpha characters, are impossible to read in anything but bright ambient lighting conditions. Unfortunately, you’ll have to memorize where the number and punctuation keys are. Our slim adult fingers made few typing errors, though we suspect a child’s smaller fingers/fingernails will be able to tap far faster and furiously than we.
On the flip side, the QWERTY keypad’s tiny keys are closely bunched, but humped to help separate one from the other. But when combined with the unit’s smooth, but cheaply rounded plastic enclosure, this light weight makes the 2700 feel as if it actually was a toy – not a plus in our book. At 3.4 ounces, it’s light as a bundle of feathers.
Imagine a Fisher-Price interpretation of a BlackBerry and you’d get the slab-style 2700 with its 2.2-inch LCD screen, full QWERTY keyboard and a simple navigation array and control keys located between the two. Other than the music player, however, it’s doubtful a child will notice these missing amenities or care about its GPS capabilities. Oddly, it does include Sprint GPS navigation, hardly necessary for those too young to drive. It has a 1.3 MP camera, but doesn’t record video. While the 2700’s design and simplified QWERTY form factor will appeal to your young daughter hoping to both emulate her executive parents and tickle her fashion sense, the phone is more notable for what she doesn’t get than for what she will.įor instance, it doesn’t have a music player. Subtly curvy, it feels a little cheap to our adult hands, but the 2700 – especially the flowery Impulsive Pink version – is perfect for a cellphone neophyte who might not know what they’re missing.
If Sony hadn’t already used the appellation, the Sanyo SCP-2700 could easily be called “My First Cellphone.” For just $30 (after the usual discounts and rebates), your pre-teen or tween gets a barebones, but stylish candybar phone with a full QWERTY keyboard and all the non-verbal communications options necessary – but little else.
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