Sprint announced today to offer customers a Sanyo 8100 camera phone for $99.99 after a $100 rebate.

The Sanyo SCP-8100 camera phone is the successor of the Sanyo 5300. At $99.99 Sprint makes it easy to upgrade to a camera phone!

The PCS Phone by Sanyo 8100 with built-in camera offers Vision-enabled wireless voice and data communications capabilities. The 1.8-inch internal TFT LCD supports 65,536 colors and provides a rich, compelling experience when viewing photos, screen savers, animated ringers and games. The 1-inch external TFT 65,536-color LCD offers users the convenience of Caller ID for quickly identifying incoming calls by their number, or Photo-Caller ID, for instantaneously identifying incoming calls by viewing a previously selected image of the caller that has been linked to the handset’s internal phone book.
Sprint Sanyo 8100 Press-Release

Will be interesting what happens now to the price of the Sanyo 5300

Get the best deal on Sprint Phones and Other Camera phones here:
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Check out also the I4U Camera Phone Buyer's Guide

UPDATE 04/25/03:
I just got a Sanyo 8100 from RadioShack. It is very cool! Look out for a first user review of the Sany 8100 camera phone on I4U over the weekend.

Update 04/28/03:
Tip: The USB Data Cable for 8100 Sanyo is the same as the Data cable for Sanyo 5300.
Sanyo Wireless Store

Update 04/30/03: New I4U Sanyo 8100 How-To Guide


Update 04/26/03:
Here are a couple of sample pictures taken with the 8100: